The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20
IN THE LOCAL
POLITICAL ARENA

The announcement made yesterday that
the decision of the supreme court would
not be filed with the clerk until tomor-
row morning was a keen disappointment
10 the parties interested. 1t was believed
the justices would certainly see their way
clear to agree yesterday and cut short
the suspense.
There are all sorts of rumors in ne air
but from what appears TO be an author
native source, the Information is gath
cred that the court is not a unit on all
the issues that will be covered by the
decision; that the chief justice and JUS
ice Bartch had agreed on the main
po1nts in the decision, but that Justice
Miner was going TO dissent from the de-
c-s-on of the court OF course there is
70 knowledge extant as to what this de-
c:sion will be. but the officials elected at
the last election. and their friends, have
great hope, insGmuch as the court is
supposed to stand in ths relations
alluded to.
There are all sorts of funny stories
prevailing anent the decision. One is to
the effect that day or two ago. one of
the members of the janitorial department
or the joint building, thinking he would
scoop his friends by going to the
fountain head of ali knowledge, con-
s=lted one of the justices as he sat in
chambers. Judge" said the seeker af-
ter information, II have come TO ask
you what the decision of the supreme
court our. is going to be in the election. case"
.W-w-w-w-hat?" said the justice,
aghast at the query. "Why. my good
man, do you not know that il is against
al precedent for member of a court to
give out information as to what its de-
clslons are going to be-"
Nav" was the reply. Say. Judge,
nut me on; l can make a few bones If I
know just how the thing is going. You
see. there are lots of fellows who want
to bet on this thing and
But at this juncture in the recital. the
court arose and hurled his interlocutor
into the hallway and proceeded TO write
Curiam.'
1t is somewhat strange, but the life
insurance men say the holding back of
the decision is having an influence for
the bad on their business. Joe Walden
declares he wishes the court would set
tie the case and that soon There are
three or four men who have been elected
TO Office who want to insure with me, and
| want them but you see / cannot do
anything until the court speaks Ii
should write them policies before the de-
cssion, and it should be adverse to them,
they would fall dead, and the company
would lose, while if everything is o. X.
they viii live to good old age and die
fished a pippin from his pocket and
ambled down street, biting great chunks
from the same.
Lilburn P. Palmer. clerk of the su-
creme court. is a candidate for the posi- |
ten of United States marshal, when the
powers that are to be shall have removed |
Maj NJ. Brigham, the present incumbent I
Lilburn is not waiting for Mckinley to
be inaugurated before making an appli- !
cation, hoWever-oh. no. On the con- |
trary. he is working now getting appli |
c. tons endorsed and letters written and |
VII fire them at the major as soon as |
he is inaugurated.
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There are new applicants for the Office |
Of marshal springing up every day The |
latest is that Editor Glove of the Provo 4
Enquirer has decided to come into the !
race and trot along to the first quarter /
at least. He will be supported by the 4
editor of the paper. who has man for |
the Enquirer in view already