The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-31
RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR
LOCAL POLITICAL AsPIRANTS
ARE ON THE QUI WYE.
That is on Account of the Command
er's Intimacy With Mckinley
Surveyor-Generalship-The Post
ofice-Secretary of the Land Com
Observation-Disclosures Politics.

there and expect to have great time
The major (Thaddeus is a major, just
the same as Mckinley will make a
short speech; there will be recitations
and the like; the ladies of the Relief
corps will be on hand and assist in
the entertaining OF guests, and an all
round good time is contemplated. The
officers of the National Guard viii be
present and win participate in the en-
Joyment of the reception.
The visit of Commander-in-Chie
Clarkson is being looked forward to
With anticipation by not only the griz-
Zled men who fought in the war of the
rebellion but those who did not. While
the old soldiers will delight to do honor
to the head of the organization, Will
throw up their hats and cheer at the
sentiments which he will express in
recalling the days when Burnside at
tempted to throw his pontoons across
the Rappahannock, and when Hancock
rode through the rain at Williamsburg
and ordered his gentlemen to
charge" there will be others who will
not do any considerable hat throwing,
but viii indulge in hat doffing. For be
it known that Clarkson is "a power with
the president of the United States. He
and Mckinley are old comrades so to
speak, and a word from Clarkson to
the chief magistrate of the nation in
favor of a candidate will have a Won
drous effect.
So, according to reports, several of
the would-be office-holders in the state
are going TO attempt to gain the ear of
the great G.. A. r. man and solicit his
assistance in gaining favor at the
hands of him who has all the appoint
ments to make.
This leaked out yesterday, and there
was d commotion among those who
wear the bronze medals. They want
their organizations chief to have
good time while in the city, and not
be hampered by a tagging lot of office
seekers. AS a result of the discovery,
1t is believed when the commander-in-
chief arrives, he will be taken in tow
and zealously guarded from all inter
1operS who did not, in the battles
thickest smoke, wear the army blue.
There will be one exception to that
rule, however-Arthur Brown and his
man Friday or Freddy. They will be
admitted to the sacred portals of the
majors quarters at the Knutsford. 1t
is said that the ex-senator will lay
bare the Utah situation TO Clarkson
and will urge that only those Vouched
Tor by MIN be recommended for place.
However, some of the Grand Army
men declare they propose to put a stop
to all laid plans; that ClarkSon comes
here on an errand connected solely
with the Grand Army of the Republic,
and they do not propose to bring dis
credit upon thu organization by per-
hitting lot Of bowling patriots who
want places to disturb him. They claim
he is not interested in the disposition
OF the offices of this state, and does
not want to be and ii would be a cry
ing shame for them to permit him to
be worried during his stay.
If the last plan { &c r-riad ont c,,ooaee
fully there viii be several disappointed
ones, notably one candidate for the
Office Of surveyor general, and one for
the position of registrar of the land
Office. 1t is stated that the would-be
surveyor received a letter from a friend
IN the east to the effect that he had
best see Ciarkson while he was here
and if he could bring certain pressure
to bear he would stand a right smart
chance of being appointed.
Speaking Of the office of surveyor
general, LIE Prohon and his old time
friend seem to be monopolizing all the
available attention in connection with
this office. lie PrOhon is working might
and main like a beaver. and Dorenous
Is pulling this string and that string
with asslduity from early Monday
morning until after supper on Satl1r-
day. The fight between Nash. Smith
and Greenewald for the postoffice pales
into the proportions of a sl1irnish
alongside the struggle which is going
on day by day to determine
who shall drag the chain in in
Utah in the name and nv
the authority of the United States. Sen
ators from all over the Union are he
ing urged to take a hand in this mat
ter; TO let their own patronage alone
III order that competent man may be
secured to run the lines on public lands
IN Utah for the general government II
is something grand and Sublime 70
contemplate. Matt Quay, Platt of New
ok Hoar OF Massachusetts. FRYE of
Maine, and even the venerable Morrill,
OF Vermont have all been appealed IN
IL has been represented to them that
politics in Utah is in a chaotic state
and to determine who voted for BRYAN
ana VINO Tor Mckinley is something no
man can arrive at. That the other fell
low IN the case, while he saws he was
Tor Mckinley really and truly. if the
Facts were known. cast his ballot for
bryan and never did ANYTHING 10 aid |
IN the grand battle for the tariff and
the gold standard. Citations are in
oulgec in which represent that the
other fellow may be a good man in !
some thlngs, such as laying out a lire !
Tor fence, but when it comes to doino
anything III the line of surveying he |
isn't in it at all And they are pulling |
ana hauling and Juggling and strug- |
gilng day by day Harry Joseph is for
gotten entirely and the only evidence !
there is of his being in the fight are /
letters which come through the post {
office which read: Dear Sir-I am di /
rected by the president to acknowledge |
the receipt OF your letter of the 2nI, and /
10 state it has been referred With The |
papers in your case to the department /
OF the interior; which said eoistles are I
usually stamped with the rubber. sig [
nature of the private secretary.
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There seems to De a lull in the most
office matter since the announcement
was made that the present Incumbent
would not be disturbed in his place nm
I'll after his term had expired The
would-be officials are not hustling at |
home for support so much as they are
to bring pressure to bear
at Washington to have Barrett re-
moved. hat this is being done is as
certain as that Barrett is postmaster
now One of the people who are push
ing matters in the interest of Smith
said q day or so ago that the president
would be urged to remove Barrett lust
as soon IS possible, and that it was be-
lleEed from Information received that
he would remove him right after the
close of the extraordinary session. One
Of those who are very close to ex-Sena-
tor Brown, however. declares that the
chances are all in favor of Barrett hold
ing over until one year from next June. |
when his term expires.
The custom seems to be to hermit