The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07
Rawiins Receives Messages From
All Parts of the State.
SENATOR DUBOIS EXPRESSES
SATISFACTION.
The Senator-E1ect Has Not Yet APP
pointed His Private Secretary
Editorial Comment of the Denver
Times.

mail and wire, and his time is largely oc-
cupied in receiving those who call to
extend their Fluctuations and good wishes.
The first suggestion of the many west
ern interests he will be called on to
look after and promote at Washington
came from mining men, who are heavy
users of cyanide of potassium. They al
lege that an attempt is now being made
before the ways and means committee
OF the house to increase the already high
duty on cyanide of potassium from %
per cent to 40 per cent, which, if carried
into effect, will prove very disastrous to
the mining interests of the west
Mr.. Rawlins. although he has not yet
taken his seat in the senate, has wrapped
ABOUT him the mantle of senatorial eti-
auette, and declines TO make public his
attitude on the Cuban question, tariff
| legislation and other important questions
! that will soon come before the senate
1t IS believed that his sympathies are
with the Cuban insurgents, but for OBJ
Nlous reasons he does not care to discuss
the SUBJECT He stated yesterday that
he had not yet appointed his secretary
ana was not certain that he would do
! so at this time.
That the election of Mr.. Rawlins has
apparently given great satisfaction to
many leading Democrats as well as Re-
puohcans IN all section of the state is
shown by the congratulatory letters he
| IS receiving. Among those that reached
MIN yesterday We're the following:
!: u. Stewart, city, attorney at Logan.
writes: You will please accept my con-
gratulations, and l am pleased to say
that OF the very many Democrats l have
met since the good news came, nine
tenths of them are rejoicing over your
triumph The majority of the Democrats
of Cache county support you. and l
know whereof 1 speak"
The following came from ]. NJ. Blair,
postmaster at Logan: Il have been wait
ing anX1ouSly for the news of your sue
cess to the Senatorship, and | now take
the pleasure of Offering you my congrat-
ulatlons. l am sure our cause will be
taken care of in your able hands, es-i
pecially our state and the silver cause u
Joshua Greenwood writes from Fillmore,
Willard county: Notwithstanding our
men in the legislature favored Thatcher
for United States senator, the news of
your election last evening to that i'm
portant station was received in this
section with much JOY and satisfaction
Many expressions can be heard on every
hand that the right thing has been done
Your honorable record and standing have
been indicated by the party, which, in
my opinion, has not given more than was
justly due You can be assured that,
with few exceptions. Willard congratu-
lates you. The nation and the state and
especially the Utah Democracy, congrat-
ulates.''
This came from Richard Bridge, Heber
City: No people in Utah rejoice over
your election more than the people of
Wasatch county. You are deserving of
the success you have just attained. and
we feel that our fair young state will
be ably represented in the United States
senate
William Greer ''sagebrush Democrat"
writes from Spanish Fork: Il take
pleasure in congratulating you upon the
cnoice made by the legislature for sena-
tor. Looking back to the time when
the Democratic party was first organized
in Utah, and contemplating the changes
that have taken place politically since
then, we have reason to feel happy
A. J. Weber of Ogden, known during
campaign times as the Weber cyclone"
owing to peculiar conditions, you were
not my first choice for senator, still l
can earnestly and sincerely congratulate
yeu upon your victory You sounded the
keynote in your address yesterday and |
I know you will always remain true to
the sentiments then expressed
William Howard writes from Castle |
Dale: Il am pleased to think that l |
cast my mite to help elect as United |
States senator man whose record in !
congress in the past could not be met !
by his enemies and whose record in |
the future we hope they VIII not reach. |
Please receive my most hearty congratu-
lations on your election Our county
commissioners also send you greeting.
James A. Alfred from Spring City, San
pete county. sends the following: L am
satisfied, from my long acquaintance with
you. and from your past service to the
people that your labors will be for their
best interests.
James L. Loar writes from Ogden: 81
have always been persuaded that your
election to the United States senate would
bring about the highest possible good to
our party and have known that such Sc
lection would be rewarded by such serv-
ices to our entire state that could not
fail to look after the rights and interests
of our citizens to the highest degree"
Fire Chief James Devine. in congrat-
ulatory letter. SAYS: Utah, without re-
gard to politics. should congratulate you
and herself. 1. as Republican, expect
to be proud of our Senator Rawlins.'
Among others who sent congratulations
by mail were H. o. Young, Farley Park;
j. B. Carver, Plain City; ]. S. HYDE.
Eureka; s. w Ritter. Logan: I. NJ Pitts
and Elijah Sells Salt Lake.
FROM SENATOR DUBOIS.
United States Senator Dubois wires
Rawlins from Washington
and ability. They were fully demonstrate
ed to me by your service as delegate to
congress. / congratulate you and the
people of Utah on your election to the
senate
Ex-Governor Mcconnell, of Idaho, and
Charles Crane sent the following mes
sage from Boise: We congratulate the
Democratic party on the election of the
lblest exponent of the party in Utah.
The following editorial, published by
he Denver Times, is from the pen of
In electing Joseph l.. Rawlins as it's
representative in the United States SEN ,
tie Utah has chosen one of the best ,
md most useful men that could have been ,
FAMED. The defeat of Mr.. Thatcher is ,
Unfortunate because OF the church issue
t involves, but Mr.. hawlins has been
n congress on behalf of Utah and has t
his unusual capabilities as I
. worker for the interests of those who s
lonor him. He is an apostate from Nor I
nonism and was bitterly opposed by the 2
Iormon leaders during the campaigns of 7
S94 and 1895. If he has gained the sup I
Ort of the church in his candidacy for $
he senatorship it has been solely because {
he church was unwilling to see Mr. |
hatcher elected. 4
During his two years as delegate r
rom the territory of Utah Mr. Rawlins r
ccomplished the unprecedented work of =
aving seven bills in behalf of his con- 2
passed through both houses +