The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-22

the Deep Creek country, where he ha.
some claims, and now the political pot
which has teen only simmering for {
time. will commence to fairly seethe anC
boil once more.
Because Hardy is rival for the posi-
ton Of United States marshal, with Henry
Page, Hoyt Sherman. John Lu Taylor
and several other people. including Al
unknown, who will doubtless get the
place. He was asked yesterday if he ha.
anything new in relation TO the matter
of his selection, and replied in the mega
tive This negative was delivered in {
mysterious manner; one calculated tC
impress the listener with the fact that the
aspirant has something weighty on his
mad in the way of plans, which he does
not wish to let loose on an unsusDectine
public all at once.
But that Hardy is confident of getting
something is evident from the expression
| which he wears. His face has a ruddy
glow, the result of exposure to the burn
ing sands of the desert and glorious an
ticipation. His eyes shine with an un-
wonted brightness, his smile has whole
bundles of sunshine concealed in it, which
1 he permits TO escape in small portions
] from time to time.
! Colonel Page is looking well these days,
too. He also wears look confidence
/ in addition TO the clothes he has on. II
IS rumored that the colonel has received
! glad tidings from the capital of late, in
| connection with his candidacy. The
! colonels army friends are reported to be
boosting for him from all points OF the
I compass, and, as the president himself is
a member of the G. a. r., it is thought
/ he may develop a whole lot of strength
when the time arrives.
Were - not for the fact that John Lu
Taylor is playing the same game in con-
nection with the matter, it is thought
Pages chances would be all right. Still,
4 he has the advantage over the man IRON
! Lucerne county in this that history tells
/ I 10 dl n a NO down =
chester or to Winchester, according as
directions lay, with Phil Sheridan, ana
! that Grant rushed him off to the tele-
J graph office when he wrote that famous
dispatch, II viii fight it out on this line
! If il takes all summer" OF course Tay-
log has no such record. It is not related
I that he rode anywhere with anybody or
carried any messages to the once, or even
mailed any official correspondence.
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1t is related that we will soon lose two
OF our leading citizens in the persons OF
Colonel Erasmus W. TatlOck and Colonel
Ralph Guthrie. 1t is said these illuStri-
Gus people will be ordered to report for
duty at Washington very soon, the former
to take a place in the war department,
the latter to receive place as pension
examiner. This condition of affairs leads
one to believe that this is a military ad-
ministration, as the judicial end does not
seem to be getting on at all, as witness
the fact that Judge Lochrie and Frank
Lea are still In our midst
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A communication from Washington, ad-
dressed to Arthur Brown, and bearing the
words Executive Mansion in the upper
left-hand corner OF the envelope, excited
considerable comment around the Brown
headquarters a day or TWO ago Inc en-
velope. with nothing inside. was left. pre-
sumably by one Of the clerks, Where every
visitor who came in could see 1t, and mas
much as one of the faithful happened IN
on an unimportant errand, 1t was soon
oh hcf
a. letter to the ex-senator. AS result,
there has been an influx of visitors 10
the Brown headquarters every cay since
The visitors aforesaid manifest soncl-
tude in the health of Arthur Brown and
Mrs. Arthur Brown which is affecting IN
deed One would imagine from the IN
universe depended upon the couple al
luded to keeping in good health the pal
ance of their days. If either shouid CON
tract a cold there would be great distress
manifested.
OF course the contents of the communi-
cation are not known. But 1t IS easy 10
presume. Every move which the oppo-
nents of Brown are making is either
wired or written him as soon as IL nap
pens. He knows within short time Just
what he has TO meet. Inc presiaeht MN.
self is depending upon Brown for ADVICE
in the matter of distribution or patron
age and will consult him in reference TO
every selection made.
the means alluded to, the hungry croWd
which for a time has stood aloof ana
standing between Brown and the otner
side murmuring How happy We could
be with either were tother dear charmer
away" is now fiocking to the standard or
the ex-senator by the dozen 1t may
be we'll and truly said of Brown, ne IS
the Edham Pasha of the campaign.
Thompson has disappeared from his
usual haunts on the street and his race
Nrh M Ia
was wont to converse in low, mysterious
tones of brighter days to come. when
his patron saint and double. Senator
Brown. sir, should get movement upon
himself. 1t is a matter of conjecture
whether he has gone 10 take that position
AZ collector OF revenue at Nogoches. or
Nogales or Nogo. Arizona, ana MS com
Danions in grief are wondering what has
become of him However, it is thought
his absence cannot be for long,
Frank Harris again announces. I'M :
officially, of course. that he is all ready
to turn over the land Office to whom 1t
may concern. Later developments in con-
nectiNn with this case show that FRANK
place; that Hoyt Sherman has made him
self a sort of persona non grata with the |
ex-senator and is not likely to receive any
from him, but Will have to de- |
pend entirely upon his relative from I
Ohio, who is secretary of state. Hobbs !
has been working very smooth game in
friends in Washington pointing with
pride to his record for several weeks |
with good effect
What has become of the remainder of /
the crowd. who were all going off to
foreign shores to represent the govern |
ment? They do not seem TO bob up any
where The face of Myers hasn't been
seen on the boulevard for 10, these many /
moons Louis Hyams is no where to be /
found. so far as his old haunts are con-
cerned. There is something wrong with {
this contingent. Perhaps they have
wearied of waiting. Alma Katz is about
the only one who puts IN an appearance
as Of vo-e, but then he isn't looking for
I consuishio: he Just wants to be court
examiner. and doesn't train with the
crowd.
Politics outside the city seems to be at
l standstill. so far as efforts to obtain
places are concerned. Even in Provo,
where one newspaper furnishes two ap-
,licants for Office. there is nothing to be
accorded worthy Of note.
In the matter of city politics. everything
5 at q standstill. so far as the ReDubli-'
ans are concerned. The members there
If are looking about for a candidate for
mayor OF course there are plenty of
people who would take 1t, but whether or
Tot they are available timber in the
emergency which confronts the aggrega-
ion IS the question which is agitating
he crowd Joe COttle IS extremely anX-
Gus that some good man. who will con-
niue him in Office up the canyon, should
,e nominated and Urry, too, wants A
rood man. Henry Heath, he who shaved
he lawn on the joint building grounds
or so many moons; he. too. wants re-
liable person, one who will do some
hing for the taxpayers Fred Price has
second, in line for the place. 1t is said
Own IN that direction the Second pre-