The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-04
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Washington. D. c. Oct. S.-President
Mckinley has returned from the last
section of his summer vacation. He
has been more persistent in his Austen
ton from duty than any of our modern
presidents. Even ex-President Cleve-
lands prolonged sojourns at Gray Ca
bIes We're shorter than Mr.. McKinley's
outings Of this year. Now that he is
once again on duty at the White House
the long delayed western nominations
may be expected to emerge from the
executive hopper. The Utah federal
Offices SSH continue in doubt. The pro
crastination of these nominations has
been due largely. though by no means
wholly, TO the fact that the president
had many other troubles On his hands
that he desired TO dispose Of first. Far
more important. however. has been the
fact that there has yet been no final de
cision as to what person shall be ac-
cepted as grand almoner for and in
Utah.
INTER-MOUNTAIN SPOILSMEN.
Generally speaking. the president has
found the distribution of inter-nountain
patronage remarkably easy. In Colo
RADIO it went to Wolcott without MUIR
mur; in Montana Thomas H. Carter
fills the roll of Sell1irl1- He's monarch
of ali he surveys, and his reign there
is none TO dispute. Shoup's recomnlen-
dations in Idaho amount to mandates.
Governor OterO lands every fish he
angles for in New Mexico Senator
Warren owns Wyoming patronage in
fee simple. Ii is true that Senator
Clark's endorsements of Warren's rec
concentrations are appreciated, but they
are by no means considered essential.
This is because there is still a we'll
grounded suspicion at the executive
mansion thai Clar6'S heart may NOT
beat ever true to the single gold stand
ard idol.
DIFFERENT IN UTAH.
In Utah things are different It has
not been at all easy for the president
and his advisers to decide between the
Brown and the Cannon-Lannan in
fuences. BY the arguments that have
prevailed in the other states of the in
er-mountain region, Senator Brown
would seem to be entitled beyond per-
adventure TO the patronage OF Utah.
His position in the last campaign was
Identical with that Of ShOuD, Carter
and Wolcott. HIS sacrifices were much
greater, for he surrendered every hope
of reelection TO the senate when he
remained in the St. Louis convention.
Carter and ShOuD still hone that the
silver craze" VIII have blown over by
1900 and that they may yet be returned
TO the senate.
ARTHUR BROWNS SACRIFICE.
Senator Brown was fully aware of the
great sacrifice he was making to party
loyalty when he remained in the con-
vention. Il am a Republican he said
at the time to the correspondent of
The Herald 7 conceive it to be my
duty to remain by the old party flag.
Do ! think my course viii be popular
in Utah? Well, I'll tell you about that.
II is my impression that when l get
back the people cut there VIII be dis
posed TO hang me!'
Yet he STAYED in the convention and
made the sacrifice of all chances of a
seat in the senate, and lest the approval
of Utah people.
These things would seem to have rem
dered his control Of Utah patronage not
only certain, but imperative. II is, how
ever, already plain that he is not TO
have the commanding influence in the
patronage of Utah Whether he is TO
have any to speak Of seems to be still
an open question.
He was an endorser Of Glen Miller 1t
is true. But so Was about every ether
Republican in the territory OF whom
ever heard. II Is no secret that George
@. Cannon assured the president per-
sonally that Miners nomination would
be unobjectionable after he had learned
that Miller was 10 be appointed, and Il
IS also claimed mat P H. Lannan &C
QuieSced in the appointment.
THE MILLER PULL.
In fact. the influence that Miller has
been e1eut.ng in Utah matters since MS
own nOndnauon. is quite as much dua
% the oppression prevalent at the
White House that he was the unan.ial-
Gus ollcice of Utah for his mace as it
was TO dis Vaunte1 former residence in
Ohio, and his personal acquaintance
With tAe- Colossus Of Republican POI
les. Marcus AuIeliuS Hanna, whose
huge legs bestride the naTTow continent
and WHO could be. if he would fully as
potent. in securing nominations in the
valleys Of fl1e Wasatch as in the west
ern Reserve Of Ohio.
Hanna WAS for Miller ungloubt stdly
And the lat-ter's appointment actually
came because OF an expectation tglat
row exists IN administration circlas
that Utah Wih return to the ReDGlb-
1can fo!i if propsU caution is sClown in
p2rceling the pie. Ma.ler was nominated
because Of tire Impression thai. every
one III Utah is for him. His reconner-
dations of candidates for other places
have force for the same reason
REWARDS FOR NoN-PARTTsANs.
IL any Utah nominations are made
the coming week it is safe to say that
they viii be from among the partisan
Republicans VINO have projected the
Non partisan movement in Utah. They
WIFI also have Glen Mil7er'S endorse
nent and it is limited that they WIN not
be nominated until AFTER President Geo.
O. Cannon winks the other eye. Ac-
eordang 70 all advices obtainable, the
administration win be well-enough
pleased TO also have the endorsement
Of ex-senator, Brown on the papers of