The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-27
Story of Hot Campaign For a
G0yernOrShip.
ARIZONA WANTED HIM
GLOWING ACCOUNTS OF HIS sU-
PERIoR FITNESS.
Written By Mr. McGrew Himself
Was Just Like Perry Heath and
No McGrew Had Ever Been a
Democrat Or a Drunkard-Ham
mered the Silver Cranks.
1snecial CorresnondenceO


Washington. March 2S.-H. n. McGrew
adopted an enthusiastic plan of campaign
for the Office of governor of Arizona, the
office uDon which he fixed his eagle eye
before he determined to pose as a citizen
of Utah. He was pathetical in his APP
peals TO the president to take care OF him.
In a letter addressed to the president
from Denver under date of Feb. Y, 1897,
he said:
MY Dear Mr.. Mckinley beg pardon
for writing you at length. but am prompt
ed TO do so from the fact that the illness
of my wife prevents me from making you
a personal visit. ] viii state in few
lines the purport of this letter, and then
tell you why ] am worthy of considera-
First am going to ask you for the
appointment OF governor Of Arizona.
'Second-Wh.r l do this is for two
reasons: LIST. 10 serve you and your ad-
ministration faithfully, and secondly for
my wife's health. who is in exactly the
same condition as your dear wife
Third expect to come TO you en-
dorsed by Senator Thurston. Mrs Thurs
ton, Congressman Mercer. Senators ALI
son and Gear, congressman Hepburn,
Henderson, Deliver, Hull and Perkins
Fourth write this letter so that you
will not consider in advance any one else.
and after ! make my Application IN the
proper form and have talk with you.
# you consider my case one of merit and
deserving consideration. / would be
pleased TO have the place.
Before writing you this letter. l wrote
Senator Thurston asking his endorsement
to you. and he has consented. and l think
you know Mr.. Thurston well enough TO
know that he would not personally recon-
mend me to you unless l was worthy of
favor at your hands. ! append his letter
pertaining to my appointment. and as he
states in two different places about my
residence being in Arizona, l shall i'm
mediately move there and take my
chances at your hands
Mr. McGrew here quotes Senator Thurs
tons letter. in which the latter advices
him to become a bona fide resident of
Arizona.
4 shall take my wife and go to
Phoenix. Ariz.. Immediately" continues
Mr.. McGrew. and shall not be fool
enough to tell any one in Arizona that |
am seeking = government position. l
have faculty of keeping political mat
tiers to myself"
Here follow some intensely per-
sonal references to domestic Affections.
in which he compares some of his troubles
with the distress of the president in hav-
ing an invalid helpmeet.
Every Republican president we have
had for 20 years. says Mr. McGrew, has
asked me to accept place. have never
sought On9. They have been rendered me,
and / have always refused. l was salts
fed with the success of my party. If
my wife was in good health 1 would not
ask an appointment. The salary of the
governor of Arizona is only a drop in the
bucket. 3 600 a year, a mere nominal sum,
but Mr.. Whitelaw Reed tells me it is the
finest climate in the world and should
take my wife there l met him on the
train one day on his way to Arizona, and
he told me this.
forth his qualifications for the Office. de-
claring that he had never been intoxicated
in his life. never smoked cigar, and had
edited law journal at Omaha, by which
he became thoroughly posted on law
matters. To settle the question if his
fitness. he proceeds:
ssT q < l-a Perry Heath a.
man you ever met in your life and my
wife was a Miss Heath before we were
married. Concerning my family. will say
that my father in an early day was DR..
John McGrew. of Lancaster county, Ohio.
! am of the Ohio McGrew strain OF
blood. ana l never knew one vet that was
a Democrat or a drunkard. but generally
Republicans and respectable.
If you consider me favorably, and l ami
selected. / viii do my utmost by hard
work. sobriety. integrity and strict at
tsntion to business TO be a public servant
and a credit To your administration If /
am not selected. / will not say a word. but
select some climate where my wife would |
probably improve in health; work at my
occupation as newspaper man; devote |
my time and attention to her as you do !
to your dear wife in a similar invalid /
condition. and always be ready to serve Z
the Republican party without favor or
gain
His letter concludes as follows:
Hoping you will consider this letter in (
the spirit 1t is written, and not for selfish /
vice to your administration, in a climate /
that will make my wife and home happy. 4
and with best wishes for the welfare of I
yourself. wife and mother las l have q !.
dear old mother with me and my wife, /
allow me to subscribe myself as. sincerely
yours. II. n. MGREW. !
Permanent address. Phoenix. Ariz."
This letter was followed on 4 9ril g. (
by another, written at Phoenix, in which !
the writer speaks disparagingly 6 the 3
other candidates for the Arizona govern
orship. declaring that the people demand I
ed q dark horse. IA good man." but eX- !
would not appoint him unless convinced |
of his fitness.
Il have hammered these free silver
cran6s so hard with my pen and in
single one Of them to point to an act Of
yours that will call out defense on
my part
This epistle ended as follows:
NO matter what comes up in our party
Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Thurston will tell |
you that Mack'-that's me-is still your
friend
Mr.. McGrew next forwarded petition
ment, but with no signatures. explaining |
that -'clergymen, citizens and business
men" had promised to sign it if the presi- /
dent would hold off for a few days II |
does not appear that they did so.
Mr.. McGrew sent letters of endorsement |
from Senators ThurStOn and Allison and |
Congressman Hepburn. and one from D.
c. Dunbar of Salt Lake which is some
what nOn-committal and is susceptible of |
various constructions. 1t is as follows:
The Republicans Of Salt Lake City |
and Utah will no doubt be pleased to add |
Hon. II. y. McGrew 10 their party or
ganization and having known Mr. Nc
Grew for years. / want to say that think
the Republicans OF Utah will find no /
fault II you appoint him to the position
asked for by Senators Thurston and AL
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