The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-08

Arthur l.. Thomas left here yesterday
for Washington. The Tribune pays the
freight
The above is a copy. minus check marks
and signature, of a telegram sent yester-
day to ex-senator Brown, by one OF his
friends 1t is but an indication OF how
the political fight is warming up. There
are other indications, but as yet ue-
tails are alarmingly scarce. But II one
had the privilege of looking at all mes
sages sent from this city to the capital,
or could read all the letters, there "oulu
be some interesting tales written;
The cry seems TO be 'on to Wasnlng-
tom and there is general stampede IN
that direction by all who are aole 70
go. Thomas left Sunday in his usual quiet
and transformations manner; he dldn
bio any one farewell in public ana mace
no noise about his trip.
From reports which float around the
streets il appears that the anti-Brown
faction are becoming worried over the
in the city on Saturday was to the effect
that Brown and Lindsay Rogers would
have a conference with the president yes
terday. II was determined 10 wait no
longer but 10 act So Thomas flew TO
join the array of talent which is already
paying its board by the week in the city
where congress meets
Thomas, however. wasn't the only man
who left. Charlie Post. who wants to be
receiver of the land Office also folded his
be somewhere in the neighborhoOd of
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
who wants Charlie to have the place and
who will give him all the assistance he
can in the matter.
Wallace r Wight, who desires the ap-
pointment of registrar of the land office
has left for Washington also. He goes
on the same kind OF an errand. From
this time on until the appointments are
made, the streets of the nations center
will look like a scene in Zion. Charlie
Whittemore is down there, Glen Miller is
camping in the vicinity, Brown and
Rogers are buzzing senators and con-
gressmen; Thomas will be there. Oh, the
leading men OF the nation will suffer for
a few days now.
Browns friends want him to be aware
of every movement which is being made
by his opponents, and have. telegraphed
him on every occasion when il was
deemed best he should be informed. So
up to date he has been posted as to what
was being done to circumvent his plans.
It IS believed he can checkmate any move
that is made against him. He has two
days and a half in which to prepare the
way for Thomas and make his paths
smooth and viii doubtless have a warm
reception for the ex-governor by the time
he arrives
Candidates for the marshalship and at
torneyship are beginning TO get warm
these days. There is a look of anxiety
on all their faces. Jim Devine and
tTlitnrle. harvey Hardy and Pratt. all of
them are becoming agitated and are
wishing ii was all over. Devine has been
led 10 actually believe he VIII secure the
place; Hardy thinks things are coming
say anything but his face has an ex-
pectant look Hoyt Sherman pegs. along
in much the same old way. and relies en-
tirely on Uncle John for his aid.
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Dykens will have his chances belittled
tbs week by the arrival of the aDplica
ton and endorsement of Wesley X Wal /
ton. who would take the land office if he
could get il. I'd 10 date Rich county
has been the only county which had a 4
single candidate. The balance of them 1
instance, and every man who voted for /
Mckinley is a candidate. Dykens fig /
urcd as he was Rich county's only man, I.
Ii would stand good show. but now I
comes Walton. and creates a discord by .
putting the appointing power in a di- (
lemme. If they appoint Dykens. where /
does Walton get of; and If Walton is fav- /
ored. VINO will care for Dykens?
Other candidates for the marshalship .
say Dykens has nc business with the (
place. that he is more of a Wyoming (
man than a Utonian. that he does all his /
business al Evanston: that he ships cat J
tie from Evanston, buys flour at Evan I
Ston. bacon at Evanston, gets his clothes +
at Evanston. obtains babyis shoes from
an Evanston store; in short, belongs 10 I
Evanston entil ely: that he has nothing in (
Win 0tdn people except 10 NOAt. .
Eat his support of Mckinley amounted /
to nothing as he WAS never heard OF be-
tore III connection with a campaign, and
as matter of fact wouldn't have been
heard of as an aspirant for marshal had
it not been for his being a client of Lind
say Rogers who thought to get In his
good graces further by urging MIN to
enter the lists
1t is stated by many members of the
fire department they would be very glad
to see Chief Devine promoted TO the po-
sition of marshal. he has the sympathy
and good VIII of the men in this par
ticular. especially at first glance. although
when one pursues his Questioning it is
with the result Of ascertaining they want
10 get rid of him as chief.
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The opponents of Brown are going to
make a strong pull with the executive
that he is not responsible for the work
done by the party in Utah; that he is
not a man whom the people of Utah like;
that his services do not entitle him 10
recognition But he has his friends, too
One of them said on the subject yester-
day in this wise.
IF Brown isn't the man. who is? That
IS the question asked by all his friends
D.d ne not stand up in the convention
at Louis and declare for the party.
no latter what its declaration of prin-
ri,,les might be? They speak of the
Cannon liz boiling the convention When
that bolt was over he and his associates
came back TO be received with open arms
by all Utah, Bands met them at the de-
pots speeches were delivered a them.
heir pathways We're strewn with flowers.
everything was lovely. But in Browns
Ease il was different He was met with
black looks with gibes and jecrs. no man
srasped his hand and called him noble.
But finally from all over the state the {
sca tered apostles of the gold standard, ,
Tobn C Graham. John E Booth. Wesley {
K Walton, Dykens. Joe Smith the shep :
aerd. Guthrie, Glove and even Thomas,
The man who now seeks to cloud the
snconiums on the man who had the
moral courage to stand for his convic- I
ions DESPITE opposition. But the rank
md file of the people turned their heads {
iway from him. They pointed the ringer ( I
# scorn a: him for his conduct. rallied at {
lim. sneered at him and made
rs daily walk and conversation '
me of extreme unpieasantness. Brown,
sothing daunted. paid no attention TO J
What they said. but took the stump for ]
he party OF protection. promises and
poverty and shrieked from one end of
his commonwealth to the other for sheep 5
md WOOL gold and giit-edged times and. {
aliying the scattered cohorts. managed .
which went into power under false pre-
enses. That is history. The Tribune {
Iidn't have anything to do with it.: L J
vas fighting the battles of Bryan. /
Thomas played second fiddle TO Brown
rom the start. Mr. DOoly AID Y. 5.
'ampbell were engaged in petty politics ]
N the time. endeavorins TO harmonic
he two factions of Republicans so they
ould CAPTURE the legislature and elect a c
enator ana get what pic there was in t
hats one view OF the Republican quar-
el II is the Judgment of the friends of
srown: the rank and file of those who
oted for Mckinley. OF course the Bryan T
l.