The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08
Judge Baskin the Latest Candi-
date for Senator.
NO DECLARATIONS AS YET.
THOSE MENTIONED DECLINE TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT.
The Republican Scramble for Fed
eraI Appointments Has Already
Commemorate Lively Chase for
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of jackson Day.

The senatorial situation is becoming
interesting, and there is much specula-
ton as to who will be the successful
candidate.
So far, it has been a campaign, if the
term may bes used, in which no formal
declarations have been made, and the
candidates. of the@wae nEl mentioned
are based upon statements of friends
"Quil" Nebeker, one OF those who has
been mentioned in that way, came down
from Rich county yesterday, and when
asked if he would be a candidate, SAID
he did not care to discuss the matter at
all at this time.
Still another name was prominently
mentioned in connection with the senator
ship yesterday, that of Judge Baskn,
who. like the others, is widely known
and highly esteemed.
During the afternoon. some gentlemen
took it upon themselves to suggest the
name of Hon. George Q. Cannon ana
this created quite a hurry. 1t was sug-
gested to those who urged his fitness Tor
the position that probably Mr.. Cannon
knew nothing of their efforts in his be-
half, and this was not denied.
Aside from him, those mentioned are
Hon. o. w. Powers, Hon. j. L. RaWllns,
Hon. H. P. Henderson, Hon. David Evans,
Hon S. K. Thurman, Fisher ). Harrls,
Hon. r. n. Baslhin. Hon. Aquila Nebeker
and Hon. John T Game.
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The senatorial fight, however, is not
all that is taking place in politics which
interests the people There is going to be
a lively scramble for the official shoes OF
Postmaster Barrett and already the pa
triots are putting on clean SOCKS IN
order that a neat ut may result.
J. Greenewald is going to be an ap-
plicant, and j. j. will have good hacker
1t tor az.
very close to the pres.dent-elect- j. j.
came very near getting the office at the
time Mr. Harrison was elected, but he
didn't, and by the way he Will come just
as close this time.
Ex-Postmaster Nash is in the field
already and a petition urging his claims
is already being circulated. Nash was
appointed to succeed l. y. Benton, ap-
pointed United States marshal in Deem
Der, 1892, and served until May l, 1885,
when he was removed. He was very
popular man in the position and made
host Of friends.
w. Scott Crismon, who was defeated
for the position of recorder at the late
election, was announced as a candidate
yesterday, which means that ne must
satisfy John Lu Taylor rs to how he
voted at the election in relation to cleo
tors, John having declared he will have
something to say as TO who gets office
under the new administration. Should
Crismon satisfy John Lu he may stand
a chance.
1t was rumored that Frank Mcbride,
deputy postmaster, would be candidate,
but he refused to say yesterday whether
he would or not. He IS a nephew of
Senator Mcbride OF Oregon, and will
have strong support if he enters the
race. These are all the candidates up to
date, but bless you, there is yet plenty
of time.
The applicants for postmaster can rest
their souls in peace for time, however.
1t is not likely there will be any change
in the office for at least two years yet,
that having been the custom. But then,
they will have a good time working Tor
the place just the same.
Candidates for the position of United
States marshal are not as plentiful as
they would be were this a territory in
stead of a state. But they will bob I'D
a dollar will be vigorously sought after.
and the patriots will fall on each others
necks and chew and bite vigorously and
intensely.
There will be applicants galore for the
position of registrar Of the land office
and receiver of the same. The surveyor
generalShip is q plum worth looking after
tween a great many live Republican civil
engineers. 1t is intimated that Harry
Joseph will seek to retrieve his lost for
tunes by going after this place. La
Prohon is being groomed also and there
are others.
The Mckinley organ in this city, now
that election is over, is jumping on Frank
J. Cannon with both feet because of his
action in the recent election. 1t desig
mates him as Judas and all that sort
Of thing, because of his support of Bryan.
Narian and Allen are also given atten-
ton. All of which will not have ten
dency to make the parties alluded to feel
over joyful. The Argus has invited them
to join the Democracy several times
during the campaign and the invitation
is seconded from this side of the house.
Perhaps it would be a good thing for
all the Independent Republicans who sup
ported Bryan to come over on this side
of the fence. But in that event the re
united Republican party in Utah, of
which the Argus is the official organ,
would be small lot of potatoes indeed.
1t is a good thing for the opposition
that the Democracy has a senatorial con-
test on this fail and winter. Their papers
viii have something to use as an offset
to the rolling and tumbling which the
will indulge in in the chase
for Dlums from the tree which will be
shaken by Mckinley after the 4th of next
March.
Sheriff Hardy has announced his in
tention Of returning TO the real estate
it is said he will try for the
Peter Condie is making no
Scott Crismon will engage
in mining as heretofore, and will while
away the lonesome hours chasing the
pcstmastership; Charles Stanton viii en-
gage in mining; Al Reese hasn't made up
his mind yet; Geddes will continue with
Barton & Co.: Roberts will go back to
his hotel at Bingham; Christopherson will
continue in the fruit tree line: Corbis and
Cone.y will weep over lost opportunities;
let's not tread on sacred
ground
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Among the reforms which VIII be in
sututed by the legislature this winter
will be that of engrossing bills Hitler
to a scribe has been employed who hos
written out all bills in several
styles of penmanshiD. with more or less
mistakes. The process has been slow
and unsatisfactory; the bills when com
pleted being cumberome and unhandy