The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-03

months Iney have to recopy all the
records. and make the office abstacts in
the. Office right away for use in the
spring.
a meeting of taxpayers of the west
side, held last Monday evening requested
the new board of county commissioners
| to retain in service John T. Alexander
the supervisor of District Z. who has held
the place for the past two years. a petit
ton: signed by nearly all the taxpayers
| OF the district, is all ready for presenta-
ton at the first meeting of the new
board, the document being strongly
done more with the appropriations he
had at command than any of those who
have filled the office before him
Among the most strongly recommended
applicants for superintendent at the poor
farm is j. r. Howells' who is going TO
make strong pull for the place. He
has behind him some of the best men
in the city. Mr.. Howells is not old
as a great many, but he has arrived AT
the ripper. years which lie just beyond the
excellent reputation for honesty, fidelity
to business and ability. 1t is believed
he stands an excellent showing for the
place.
Miss Phoebe Fletcher, who was an
nounced as the stenographer in the
sherim's office for the next two years
was knocked off her Christmas tree
the sheriff to the effect that her APP
pointment had been cancelled. The
reasons given by the sheriff are to the
effect that he will have TO cut the eX-
penses of the office. Miss Fletcher is dis
appointed, as she is entitled to some
thing, having been one of the indefatig-
able workers during the campaign.
Last week the governor appointed the
following to represent the negroes of this
state at the Tennessee centennial. which
opens in Nashville in May: Hon. w. w.
TaYlor, Hon. p. w. Nelson, Hon. P. H.
Robinson. Hon. P C. Howells, Hon. P.
W. Jackson, Judge r. B. Johnson and
Rev. Matthew Jones. All of which
agitates the editor of the Broad-Ax, the
leading negro paper of the city. who, in
his last issue comments somewhat I'M
favorably upon the appointments. or
most of them Mr.. Taylor says that the
governor made a mistake when he
selected Taylor, because 125 of the best
colored citizens refused to vote for him
for the legislature, simply because they
did not want him to represent them in
any capacity. In connection with the
reverend gentleman. last named he re-
marks:
We will not say anything against the
Rev. NJ. Jones, because he has only re-
sided in our beautiful city about four
weeks, but. inasmuch as the reverend
does not pay any poll or dog taxes. we
believe that he should be willing to stand
aside and allow one of our older citizens
The only favorable mention received is
by S. d. Chambers, of Mill Creek who
is treated thuSly:
I'm our opinion, S. D. Chambers, esq.
of Mill Creek. is the only member of our
race who is thoroughly qualified to repre-
sent our state at Nashville. Mr.. Cham
beFs is one of our oldest and most highly
respected citizens, and he has been en-
gaSed in farming on his own hook for a
great many years. And we feel con-
tident. that if the governor had only APP
pointed This gentleman, that he would
have done more real work for Utah than
all of the other negro commissioners
combined
M. Chambers was paying taxes and
shouting for Utah. while one or two of
these gentlemen were engaged in picking
cotton down in Louisiana, and while sew
oral of them were driving mule teams in
Tennessee and in old Kentucky"
The Great Campaign came out yester
dav with the name of Norman w.
Macleod at the top of the editorial
column, Hon. S. A. Kenner having re-
tired from the management. The paper
will be enlarged in a couple of weeks.
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James C. Lambert has announced him.
self candidate for messenger for the
senate.