The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07


ments which remain to be filed, and
for the purpose Of disseminating some
information, which is presumed to be
as accurate as any which can be OBJ
tanned at this time, The Herald has
been at some pains to collect the fol-
lowing for the information of all con-
cerned.
1t would seem from intelligence ac-
quired recently that there will be one
appointment made before the begin
ming of the new year, and one directly
afterward. The position of United
States attorney for the district of Utah
is liable to come up almost any time,
and no one need be surprised If the
announcement is made within the next
few days, although it may be delayed
for a couple Of weeks.
The receiver of the land Office will be
held off until after the holidays, as the
present incumbent does not finish his
term until the Goth day of January.
THE LAND OFFICE.
The land office is, beyond doubt, the
most important of all these. The can
didates are legion. To begin with,
there is Colonel Percy Sewers, who is
after it in this way, that he has told
position here, and when asked which
one, said he preferred the land Office.
This conversation between Mckinley
and Colonel Sewers took place some
time in September last. Sewers has
made no application. He is an old
time friend of the president, and was
at one time resident of Canton. He
called on Mckinley when he was at
home in September, and held this con-
versation with him
Frank Hobbs is the man whom Sec
/ rotary Bliss would like to see appoint
ed. Hobbs has an acquaintance with
| land Office matters which makes him
! especially desirable in the eyes OF the
! head Off the interior department 1t
/ will be remembered that some time last
! fall, j. NJ Stout of the Utah National
went to Washington TO see about get
/ ting the Office OF the land department
! removed to his bank building Incl
dentaiiy he suggested the name of
! Charlie Post to the secretary Of the
/ interior for the place. Soon afterward
/ Post received information from Wash>
/ ington that his name was Dennis. That
! Bliss had a man, and his name was
/ Hobbs. Post gave up the fight right
( then and there.
Editor White Of Ogden, formerly of
the Press. is an applicant also, and has
gone to Washington TO boost himself
for the place. He has the backing of
Senators Frye and Hale Of Maine with
whom he is personally acquainted, but
those who know say they Will avail
him nothing, as he has no show.
y Editor Glove of Provo is backed by
Arthur Brown, bat he too, is declared
out of it. because it is 4 fight between
Hobbs and Sewers.
Now the matters stands just this
way: Sewers is as close a personal
friend of Mckinley as one could wish
to be- Their acquaintance is not a
casual one, hut one which mas covered
several years, during which time they
have been in contact with each other.
Those who know say that when Bliss
takes the name of Hobbs to the presi-
dent. he viii say he has personal
friend whom he wants to appoint to
the place. and that viii settle it.
But there is still another Richmond
in the field. Wesley X. Walton, secre-
tarv of the state land board, has the
endorsement and backing of the organ
izatiOn of which he IS a member in
GLIDING the governor and the secretary
of state. He has also been endorsed
by the executive committee Of the state
committee. and thinks ne is in it, but
from all indications he is not.
That sizes up the situation on the
land board matter
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
c. o. Whittemore. Pennel Cheering
ton. Lindsay Rogers and Dennis c.
Fichnor are the candidates for this
place. TVhittemore stands no more
show. according TO statements made,
than a SNOWFALL would Of retaining its
rotundity in Lucifer's summer garden.
He is out If it entirely before the race
Lee ~ hn n N-lT
Lindsay Rogers isn't a bit better off.
He is a national committeeman. to be
sure, but that ends it. He has g show
of influence behind him, but there are
more men with hammers out knocking
him than one can count on the ends of
ones fingers, and all that Earring
counts.
Pennel Cherrington has a host be
hind him in the person of his father,
Judge CherrinSton, a lifelong friend of
the president Judge Cherrinston is
working hard in the interests of his
son and may make a showing.
Eut don't let any one delude You with
the idea that Dennis c. Eichnor ism
coming down the stretch like q whirl-
wind. That young man has been doing
some work. He isn't the slow old per-
son the balance of these ordinary can
didates take him to be. Dennis came
from Pennsylvania. where head cheese,
ponhaus, souse, apple butter, cider,
apple sass and other brain foods are
staple articles of diet. His gray mat
ter is well developed. and while the
balance Of them have been hiring
brass bands to play under their Win
dows at night, d. G. has been pegging
along with q persIstency worthy of
the Pennsylvania Dutch grandSires to
whom he points With pride.
Back in JohnstoWn is 4 man named
Endsley. who is a brother-in-law of
Abner Mckinley. He has known Den
mis- Tor 20 years. He didn't do q thing
but set Abner one day, and the two of
them went down TO Washington and
called on the chief magistrate OF this
great aggregation of states, and while
they were there they talked. And they
talked Eichuur, and talked Eichnor
hard. TLey showed up Dennis record
as d Republican, and the president
was very well impressed with il. He
told Abner so; he told Endsley so; and
when the pair came away from the
White House where Mckinley eats his
meals. Abner said to Endsley: Ends
ley. old boy. III bet You a Email bottle
and a large hot bird your man gets
that place
And there you have the attorney
ship.
Now to the postofce.
THE POSTOFFICE.
Every. one knows who wants the
postOince at the expiration OF the term
of the affable Mr. Barratt. There is
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