The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-21
which Republicans have been circulat-

which Republicans have been circulat-
ing there.
So much for the Tribune article. Now
TO examine a little farther into the mt
ness of the two candidates for the
office to which they aspire. To Wnonl
does Heber NJ. Wells owe his hrsl
official position and the training Wnlch
kept him from becoming profession
al actor? To John II. Game, who ap-
pointed him deputy city recorder, when
the former first took the office When
Mr. Game was elected to Congress he
was chiefly instrumental in securing
the city recordership for Wells and
helped him to retain the Office until
the Liberals came into power. For
tunately, at that time the State Bank
of Utah was organized, and, largely
through the influence of friends, Wells
was appointed cashier. Had it not
been for this he would have been very
likely to have become a professional
actor.
Not Leading Financier.
Republicans have been making capt.
tai out of the fact that he is cashier
of the State bank and saying that de-
notes an ability to conduct the e1ecu-
tive affairs of the state of Utah. But
they are sadly in error. Heber NJ. Wells
is not the executive head of the State
bank. Every day at 1880 the eXecu-
tive committee of the board of direc-
tors, William 3. Preston, Spencer
Clawson and Charles S. Burton, meet
at the bank and go over all the bust
ness. 1t is this committee that does
the business. It is the board of direc-
tors that maps out the policy and the
committee that executes it. The success
Of the State bank is not due to its
cashier.
There are other cashiers in this city
who are regarded as better financiers
than Heber M. Wells, and yet they
are not thought of as gubernatorial
possibilities. Some of them with more
latitude even are not pressed forward
for such high Offices. What is more
the place of ,Heber NJ. Wells at the
bank was promptly filed by Charles
S. Burton, and the board of directors
would hardly. feel embarrassed over
the prospect of finding a suitable per
manent successor. So much for the
executive capability of Wells.
Give Some Instances.
The Tribune has been saying Wells
is up to the times and progressive
and that John T. Game would not be
so. Now it would be a relief if the
| Tribune should kindly take upon itself
to show wherein Heber NJ. Wells has
shown himself particularly progress
sive. He has not lacked opportunities
Did he ever show such remarka bic
progressiveness when one of the di-
rectors of the chamber of commerce.
Did he show 1t while a member OF
the board Of public works? Did he
show 1t while he was a member of thu
constitutional convention? An anxiou:
public waits for some sign that he is
a leader that he is one who will make
! a good governor.
If he is up to date why did he no.
take occasion in his ratification speech
in the theatre to give some sign of it
Why did he not speak of the living
questions that are now confronting tn,
| people of Utah and that will confron
them under statehood? Why did h
leave a discussion of those living
questions to the man who is pro
nounced by the Tribune to be behind
the times? Why did he not range him
self alongside the giants of the con
stitutional convention and endeavol
to lead his leaderless party along {
course that would have excited admir-
alton; instead of allowing it to b.
| broken into dozen pieces and forced
into ridiculous positions? These arr
| pertinent queries.