The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-16

; WYNN FL rying, it can be
( a E.@AsE e set down that
g ;fss there is going
to be a settle
- RasE ment of the
question as 10
II who shall con-
troll the federal patronage in Utah, and
that right soon. Word has been re-
ceived from Washington, and an
nounced in The Herald, that Hon.
George Q. Cannon. P. II. Lannan and
others are in the field. seeking to dom
mate at the expense of Arthur Brown.
and as a result the ex-senator has de-
cided to see who is the best man.
o @ o
It was announced yesterday that on
Thursday next Arthur will leave for
the national capital and will arrive in
time TO get a bath and a good nights
sleep before calling on the president
early Monday morning, before the other
fellows know he. is in the city.
Arthur is not going there because he
feels that his influence has waned
either He has received an intimation
direct from the president himself that
a visit from him would he agreea BILE
and acceptable at this time. in view of
certain representations which have
been and are being made by the Can
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1t seems that now the fight is over
the two illustrious politicians alluded
TO are claiming that the future of the
party in Utah rests upon their being
able to control the patronage. That
the ex-senator was very we'll in his
day. but now he is sort of nonentity
in the politics of this state and to per-
NIT him to make distribution of the
offices here would he merely rewarding
ola worn out hacks, with no eye 10 the
future This song has been sung to
so many of the leaders in Washington
that it has taken root and reached the
president through the opportunities of
those with whom the workers have
been talking and he has decided to call
Brown down there and have a war talk
with him.
So Brown viii go and there will be
an impromptu conference. Hanna and
Quay viii be present TO advise and con-
suit because. Il any one asks YOU the
two latter are warm friends of Brown
and viii back him for all they know
how, while Thurston is also in the
game as strong adherent OF the man
1t appears that Mr.. Lannan wants
his friend Arthur /. Thomas recognized
for something and Brown did not en-
dorSe him. which caused a clash. 1t
was then decided to make a fight. Mr.
Dooly, as chairman of the state COM
lnittee of the Reunited Republicans"
was called upon and. while not seri-
ously opposing Brown. it is claimed
nevertheless leaned somewhat toward
the dOuhle-barreled combination al
luded 10 and there was trouble right
away.
Arthur vowed a big VOW that no out
fit against which ne held a Judgment
for damages for libeling him. should
dictate TO him. and has been working
wires ever since. The Washington con
tingent has been assisting him in the
struggle and il is believed he Will win
in the final struggle.
. .
Brown will be absent from the CITY
but short time. He is merely going
down there; have an understanding
with Mckinley and come home again
Il is announced that until after his
return there viii he no Utah appoint
ments made. If there should be II will
be- signal TO the effect that Brown has
lost and the other fellows have won
victory.
Matt Quay and Mark Hanna are still
engaged in writing letters to J. j. /
GreeneWa!d, who recently received a /
@NNAfi Aiplil AllE former ADVISING MN !
TO make his formal application for the |
pace OF postmaster Of this city The !
pennsylvania senator cOmplimented /
Jake upon the fact that he had no. /
deluged ths department with letters /
OF recommendation, as has been the 4
case with the other candidates. and !
told him he need not bother with get
ting long strings Of endorsements: that /
The suggestion he he appointed signed 1
by lew good Republicans. who voted /
Tor Mckinley, would be all that was I
required. Senator Quay added that
Jake.s backing as to ability and in
tegrlty was all right and needed no
fur sher endorsement A similar letter
was received from Hanna. who said
he had consulted with Senator Penrose
OF Pennsylvania on the matter and
both had agreed that Jake was the.
proper man for the place.
G. .
This news viii not be at all crafty
Ing 10 the other aspirants. who are
jealous of the showing Jake is making.
and are endeayoTinS to counterfeit all
his work by sending numerously signed
petitions, containing names of Bryan
Republicans and straight Democrats
galore. to the department in the hope
of heading someone of.
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As announced in The Herald some
time ago, Hoyt Sherman viii not be
United States marshal, but will go af-
ter the land office. He has been wcr-
rying all applicants fer the marshal
ship for some months, but while os-
tensibly Logging for the place in
dicated. has been getting IN some quiet
and effectual work for the receivership,
which is a better place anywav. It
has been practically agreed that ne
Shall have il and there is where Brown
has shown commemorate skill. He
fixes Hoyt in this matter and gets
some help from the secretary CT state
in adjusting other matters.
q (. g
Just who viii he marshal is a prob
lem that many Of the applicants wish
they could solve. They scan with
eagerress the morning papers in the
hope that theT may read their names ,
as having seen sent in, but all TO no
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