The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-21

but he has been turned down twice in
his own particular field. Is it Crane?
He is doing nothing; he is lying low.
Is it George NJ Cannon? He has said
nothing since ne put his foot into it
several days ago. 1t is Wells? He is
too fond of theatrical speeches. Is it
Eichnor? His name is Dennis. Then
the mantle must have fallen on the
shoulders of SquireS. He is always
speaking for the Republicans. Or il
may be Van Horn. Van occasionally
takes more or less brilliant oratoricap
streak. AT any rate there is no rally
ing point for the Republicans; they
have no leader who can speak in their
name. What a spectacle.
There is proposition on foot to give
McGurrin extra compensation and
adOrn him with the title of assistant
president" He certainly deserves it.
He is running the convention, though
it must be confessed that he is not
working through the most responsive
instrument.
Kimball should have had more char
ity for President Smith than to call
upon him to decide anything during
the absence of Assis mt President Me-
Gurrin.
Coray will be remembered as the
man who wrote a crack-brained letter.
to Charley Crane when the latter was
endeavoring to learn where to send cer-
tificate of election. The supposition
that such attacks are spasmodic is un-
founded. They are chronic.
Was it not most singular that in the
stating of committees Charley Crane
and his instrument. President Smith,
should have overlooked Ogden and
Salt Lake on the prohibition question?
Was this merely an oversight, or was
it part of deep laid scheme?
If Varian gets jumped on a few
more times by the Republican majority
he may regret that he surrendered,
horse, foot and dragon, in considera-
ton of the paltry chairmanships. In
his own language. he may conclude
1.-The game is not worth the powder"
The convention should promptly
come to its senses and cease wasting
time. For the proper consideration OF
all the articles which are to come up,
ii will be necessary to have morning
sessions right away. If there is not a
care the appropriation will soon be
running short. and articles win be
rushed through without half considera-
ton.
There are a number of members af-
fiicted now with that strange malady,
known only TO those who have unde-
livered speeches inside of. them. The
symptoms of ths disease are a per-
petual nervousness, akin to st. Vitus'
dance, and an ever present desire to
unload the mind to anyone who will
become d martyr.
Kimball loses no opportunity to take
a shot at Evens, of Weber. From the
first he has shown a desire to be most
sarcastic toward the latter. He will
often interrupt business in order to
make a fling and Evans receives all
this good naturally, but always gives
as good as he receives.
If the committee of the whole ever
finishes the preamble and declaration
of rights, it is bound to have a minia-
ture circus with the educational bill,
which is set for Friday. Both sides
are preparing for the fray and the
University question wi be hotly de-
bated.
Van Horne, posing as the advocate OF
the unfortunate infidel." is good.
President Smith is expected to be
inconsolable when he learns that 'As-
sistant President McGurrin will be
tied up in court all day today. Fred
McGurrin is a competent stenographer.
but he has not the happy faculty Of
taking the proceedings and doing tha
thinking for the president, both at
the same time.