The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Idaho'S Senator Proposes to Stick to
the Administration.
STILL ENTERTAINS HOPES
AND DOES NOT ENDORSE THE
GAGE PLANS.
Sees No Reason Why He Should Cut
Loose From the McHanna Re
gime-Senator Rawlins Assists In
Securing Pardon For a Wyo-
ming Man-Utah Postmasters.
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington, Dec. N.-The Republican
senators from the intermountain states
are undoubtedly much disturbed by the
Gage proposition to convert all coin OBJ
legations into gold ones, and the other
plan originating with the secretary of the
treasury. There seems to be little doubt
that they will all vote solidly against such
a proposition, if offered in the senate. Be
yond this they are not prepared to 60
There seems to be no likelihood whateve r
that there will be anything like a bolt
from the party.
Senator Shoup, of Idaho. was the only
one of the Republican senators from the
intermountain states who was available
10 the interviewer this evening. TO your
correspondent Mr.. Shoup said:
Il have heard nothing whatever OF any
determination on the part of any western
senators to leave the party. For one,
do not believe there is any truth in 1t. |
am still Republican. just as was at
the st. Louis convention, and expect
to remain. [ am still strong bimetalllst
and continue to have confidence that the
Republican administration will do much
for bimetalliSm.
'How about Secretary Gage, the Sana-
tor was asked.
well. there are some of his views with
which we of the west are not agreed, but
he is not the president.
do you attach particular sigfincance
to Senator Wolcott's speech at the dinner
of the New England society,""
Il have not read the speech closely. but
I do not suppose that any after-dinner
address has the Importance that would
attach to a speech in the senate.
"Then you take no stock il the report
of another bolt?'
Il have heard nothing about it and 1
see no reason for ceasing to be Republic
can. AS 1 said at the st. Louis conven-
ton something might arise m the future
to affect the loyalty of bimetallists to the
party. but it had not at that time arisen,
and has not since. L hope it never will. -
UTAH POsTMASTERs.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed to-
day:
Utah-Dry Fork. Uintah county, George
Smith. vice Matthew Caldwell, resigned.
Henefer, Summit county, William Brew
err. vice William Rheims, removed.
Portage, Box Elder county, James Park
inson, vice William IL. Anderson, re-
fdaho-Nez Percss. Nez Perces county.
Wilson Bowlby, vice G. H Tamblin, re-
Eliza Metcalf was today commissioned
postmaster at Gunnison. Utah.
II. R. McGrew, of Provo, who is a
Surgeons in Baltimore. is spending the
holidays with r. B. Thurman, Senator
Rawlfns private secretary.
An original pension of $l2 is granted TO
Cornelius Shrader, Glenn'S Ferry, Ida, and
an original Of So is granted John F. Riff,
Green River, Wyo.
WYOMING MAN PARDONED.
Dan Parker, who was this afternoon
pardoned by President Mckinley. was
sent to the Detroit house of correction for
life in 1890. The judge who pronounced
the sentence was United States Judge
Riner, of Wyoming. Parker, who is now
% years old was II when he received his
life sentence. He was convicted of rob-
bling the United States mails and of using
force and violence against a mail carrier.
There were some eXtenuating clrcum-
stances and these, together with the
youth of the convict, caused his liberia
ton.
Senator Rawlins was active in securing
Parker's pardon having enlisted in the
case on receipt of letter from the con-
vict's mother. He urged that it be
granted in time to be a Christmas pres
ent Cor the unhappy mother.