The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-21


of Governor Nebeker's official acts for
the day. He knew that after the hour
of the return of Governor Wells TO the
state his acts would be declared null
and void, and he did not care to give
rise TO any contest of this kind. Speak
ing of his experience during the day
of his power the governor said yester-
day evening:
Il have 20 apologies to offer to any
one for any. one of my official acts of
today. My only regret is that l could
not have done more. If I had known
at noon the day before that ( was to
be governor of the state. even for so
short a time, 1 should have called the
legislature together in extra session
for the election OF a United States
senator. 1 know that all the old bit
terneSs among Democrats has died out
and l am inclined to think that the
Democratic members OF the legiSla ture
would have gone into caucus and
teen minutes. it is, Judge Powers
must make a fig. the seat with the
presidents of the = e against him.
L have been crit. Used by some of
my friends today for the selection of
Judge Powers for this honor | don't
know why l should be. / thought the
appointment of Judge Powers was a
just recognition of his work for the
party ever since the division on party
lines, and I consider him the peer of
dily litdD III the STATE Wneh II comes TO
presenting the interests of Utah either
at home or abroad
His Serious Thoughts.
"Of course, a man cannot be governor
of state like Utah, even for one day,
without feeling the responsibility; and
today / have had serious thoughts as
to what it might have been in my pow
err to do for the state as governor, even
in one short day. The smelter trust is
of the things that /
been pleased to investigate with a view
to curbing its power and making it
comply with the law. As to the state
land board, l would put one man at
the head of IL at q good salary. instead
of five at poor salaries, and | would
have the one man hire such help as he
needed from the different parts of the
state where the work is to be done.
Then 1 think, too, that salaries are
too low, and 1 would use my influence
to have them raised; the salaries of
governor and judges of the supreme
court are ridiculous. The salaries of
the judges would not command the ser
vices of fourth rate lawyers, and any
efficient man must make sacrifice
when he takes one of these Offices.
Speaking of other appointments, the
governor said: Il could not decapitate
the entire staff and appoint new men
without giving the matter careful con-
sideration, and this 1 did not have the
time to do
Calling of Legislature.
There were those who thought Gov
ernor Nebeker should have called the
legislature together, anyhow, even if, it
could not assemble before the return of
Governor Wells. Ii was held in that
event that ne would not have the power
to adjourn the body until it saw fit to
adjourn of it's own accord. There were
others who held that all the acts of
Governor Nebeker were illegal, for the
reason that Governor Wells had not
been out of the state legal day of
twenty-four hours. No doubt many
technical points viii come up out of
the matter. Among the veTy many
amusing incidents of the day was the
receipt by the acting governor of the
following:
Hears From Glasmann.
Governor Quill Nebeker, Salt Lake
CITY. UTtah.-Governor of Utah and his
staff billed to appear at the opera
house tonight with Roosevelt. Will
you and staff be here2 Have you call
ed special session of the legislature?
Answer for the afternoon Standard.
WILLIAM GLASMANN." =
To this the following reply was sent:
salt Lake City. Utah, Sept 90 1900.
William Glasmann, Editor Standard,
Ogden
..Beliving the first duty of the gov
ernor to be at his post attending to the
affairs of state rather than participant
ing in purely partisan affair. and not
wishing to be understood as endorsing
in any way Governor ROosevelt'S abuse
of silver men, 1 will not be at Ogden
with my staff to meet Governor Roose-
welt.
Time prevents my reccnVening the
legislature for the election of United
States senator; but l have appointed o.
w. Powers of Salt Lake to fill the eX-
listing vacancy
..AQUILA NEBEKER-"
As the day wore on the humorous
side of the affair appealed to the gov
ernor and no one enjoyed the fun at