The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-17

| Ing from the governors room is the bach
| parlor, general reception room. where the
/ governors son, II stalwart young kentuck
ian of %, just out OF college, acts as his fs
Tiers private secretary.
Walking directly back through aside euv
try, we find the dining room and iichen
for here the governor and son keep house
with the modest retinue of a cook aud
janitor. The other side Of the house con.
sists of front and two back parlors used by
the secretary of state and his two clerks
Here the records are kept in large mo~.
able safe Up stairs are ten rooms. Tws
connecting ones are occupied by the gov
ernor and his son, for he has no more fam.
iy-his wife died II years ago. The re.
manning rooms arc mostly flied with mustJ
records, Legislative documents and desks
crowded together in dusty confusion
The officers Of state are as unpretentiou.
a. their surroundings. Governor Caleb W.
West is called the Grover Cleveland OF tbs
West" As the large. ful' form moves for.
ward TO extend greeting the visitor {.
struck with similarity Of the contour oi
face, the thick neck the same cut of hal,
and mustHche while the black Prince Al
bert coat buttoned over 90 pound frame
completes the resemblance 10 the White
House occupant ~ the Likeness il re-
marked the governor will modcstly ssy
his friends sometimes joke him about IL
In Governor Vests method Of doing
business strong executive ability Is shown
He receives all callers and petitioner.
pleasantly, listens but gives no sign of
favor or disfsvor The next day. after bs
has slept 'over IL. be the matter little OF
great. his decision IS given. lie keeps Li.
own counsel strictly. aBd j. Ears TO many,
lips to few Ii prisoner under Lis III.
or death sentences Is 20 bs pardoned. ne,
even the nearest 20 him Ia official order. the
secretary Of state, knows IL until the roy.
ernor says, Draw up pardon for -.r
This governor. 20 democratic In principles.
who formerly worked 10 the lac Of bitter
hatred Of muitimillionalse leaders of the
Mormon church for enforcing the Edmunds
antipolygzmy law. and often going counter
TO the sentiment OF the non Mormon pop
ulstion, receives for bis responsible s-rv-
ices s., 500 d year. He ~ not a rich nsn
and lives within his salary. He is a Iarys,
by profession, ard back IN Old Esn.nex,
bore the title Of judge He is - year. Of
age OF him Senator Edmun9s aid 70 hls
kentncky friend. Senator Joaeph Blaes
burn; There - euly one thing I have %
complain of ia our frisrd Harrisons al.
mini.tra;ion, that he did not keer your
frieri. Hest 10 of.3ce lie made one Of til
best governor. Utah ever bad
The secretary o4 Asafe. GbHrie@ r. Rec.
Ards, receives a salary Of z. 20 and fee
lie - a MorIoa. born ia Salt f.&ke Clty -
years ago. lie i the Br.f Mormon resoz
nizsd by pre@.dsEt of she United ssa,s.
s.nce the appointment OF Brigham Yculg.
seps. p, ls59
The secretarF eorn mission il da.sd 3sF
o, lSS5. there bs4ac 81 iatsritl e. ~ TsAFs
and raoatEs tEst no Norm1E I'D fe4erai
Office
The sotksr territorial oescs-. rsesivs larger
salaries "a ,,rosSoTtioa - tsslr saifss tEsa
she two eblef executive Gf-csTs zee Eve
territorial commissioner 6Faw sara sssI,
tes nit-a States 5no - s@es A1o. a
'erritoriai gos.fusnsat - esoeacie3 CO
economic prSrcipi-z