The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-11

People who rejoiced yesterday morn
Ing over the departure of the cold
snap which has been hanging over
the city for several days and the dis
persion BY the shining sun of the low
ering clouds, did not generally give
credit where credit was due. It was
not conceived as it should have been
that the return of baImy air and sun
shine was coincident with and due to
the return from California of Colonel
Isaac Trumho.
Perhaps it may sound too good to
be true, but nevertheless the Liber-
&tor" has returned Yesterday his
prancing steeds and yellow dog-cart,
with son of Ham armed cap-a-pie in
his suit of livery, met the great Re-
publican at the depot and a few
minutes afterwards wondering crowds
saw him whirled up the street to his
residence. 1t was not half an hour
before those who had been watching
spread the news around town, and the
small fry politicians began to descend
upon the TTumbo palace in hordes.
There was a constant stream of call
ers from the time of his arrival until
late at night, and the colonel was
fairly swamped with petitions, sug-
geshons and offers of allegiance. Pol
iticians called to pay their respects
ara Vigilant lieutenantS to report the
plans Of the other side and progress
and intended moves on the checker
board.
As Straight Silver Man.
The colonel was almost too busy to
be interviewed, but to a Herald man
he said he had simply read in the
newspapers Of his surprising election
as delegate to the Cleveland con-
Vention. As yet he had not had an
opportunity to consider the matter,
and did not know just where he stood.
However. he would give that atten-
ton in due time, and it is possible
that he viii conclude TO &C. If he
does, he says he will go as a straight
silver man. without any strings on
him and without being willing to con-
sent to any straddle. He expresses
the belief that both political parties
win make platforms and nominations
favorable to silver in the next nation
al campaign, as the cause of silver is
gaining ground all the time He is
proud TO be among those who are
favoring free coinage at the ratio of
16 to l. While willing to express opin-
ions on the national fight, the colonel
would say absolutely nothing about
| his own warm political fight and am
billions.
Important Moves Expected.
Now that he is returned, some i'm
portant moves are expected. The lieu
tenants of his faction have been very
busy lately. Farley Christensen, OF
Tooele. and Buffalo Bill Glassman,
from ogden, have been coming to the
city with remarkable frequency, while
those from farther out of town have
been constantly reporting in writing.
It has been quietly whispered around
that only the absence of the colonel
was preventing an important con-
ference of the faction, and that GER
tain plans to be put in execution were
only awaiting his approval The other
side. too. is anxiously waiting to see
what his. moves will be. They would
hail witt. a great shout of joy any
announcement from him that he
would not go to the silver conference
But in this they are almost certain to
be disappointed, as he is too astute
to miss such an opportunity to push
himself to the front, especially when
it is said that the 'erstwhile valiant
Senator Goodwin does not expect to
go.
By the way, the intrepid utterances
of Tom Kearns, of Park City, before
leaving for the Cleveland convention,
have caused quite a stir among Re
Dublicans It is we'll known that
Kearns is a senatorial possibility.
Ever since his requirement OF sudden
riches and his inability to find SUI
ficient legitimate means of getting rld
Of his princely income a large sized
bee has been buzZing in his bonnet
He made a good record for himself ir'
the Irrigation congress at Denver ana
also in the constitutional convention
He combines the desire for the office
with the ability to spend a great
deal Of money in getting it, and just
now he is calculating on working IN
between the factions when the battle
becomes too warm for comfort. If he
carries out his plan and induces the
western silver men TO walk out OF the
cleveland convention before conSenting
TO a straddle on the financial question,
he will make such a contrast TO Sen
ator' c. c. Goodwin that the mining
men viii Immediately rally around
him and push him for all he IS worth.
Let him get his Irish blood up once
and the Republican party had better
look out. There is one thing about it.
He would make a much better sena-
torial Joke than Senator Goodwin, !
because he possesses much more ma
tive ability and his humor would be
real and free instead Of studied and
stilted.
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The Assistant Postmaster.
An Office that is attracting some
talk now, particularly because an ap-
pointment is expected in the near flu
+ura il that of assistant TO Postmaster |