The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-20

At noon yesterday Aquila Nebeker of
Rich county. president pro tempore of
the Utah senate, became governor of
the state Of Utah when Heber NJ. Wells
and James T. Hammond passed out of
the state into Idaho. where they went
10 meet Theodore Roosevelt. Mr. Nebe-
ker VIII continue TO be the acting gov
eTnor until those officers get back into
The state at LOO this afternoon. Gov
erHor Nebeker did not become aDprized
OF the responsibility resting upon him
until last evening, but it Is safe to say
that never in the history of this or any
other state did an executive, act with
greater vigor or decision tia I did Gov
tnor Nebeker after he grasped the
helm.
He is the first Democratic governor
the state of Utah has ever had and
the man from Rich in a few short
hours gave a good example of what a
genuine Democratic governor could do
for the state The first thing that
commanded his attention was the
vacancy in the United States senate
and 90 his mind there was but one man
I'm the state considered in connection
with that vacancy. That man was
Judge Orlando W Powers and it re-
Quired but the work of few minutes
10 commission Judge Powers to sit
among the grave and reverend
seiEneurs in the upper house at Wash
ington.
But he May Not Be Seated
This appointment is intended to tide
over the time until the Legislature can
BE- called in extra session and a senator
elected. The fear of the executive is
thar Judge Powers will not be seated
p he stands on the same footing as
did senator Quay last winter. so that
If Governor Wells and Secretary Ham
mond stay out of the state long
enough he viii convene the legislature
ana have senator elected SO as to re
move all question as TO his eligibility.
The next matter to receive the atten-
ton Of Governor Nebeker was the gov
ern'rs -ah. the personnel of which
did not suit him at all. The old staff
was made up of Democrats. Republi-
cans and mixtures and some of the
men the governor considered entirely
out of place on mis- staff. He COM
4.ru"rt by deCapitating Colonel TheO-
oor- Eruback aide-de-camp. and ap-
pointing Hyrum HaybaIl of Cache
county in his stead. This morning the
governor VIII make a clean sweep of
Ne OLD staff The following are the
names b. mas under consideration to
l.- The a.ancies,
Governor Nebeker's staff
Rrieadier General-James Andrus, St.
Adju.a1s seneral-E. A Wall. Salt
Inspector General-Hock Rambous,
Qua. e-mav.er General - William
N--T. '"alNillp.
A., g51s ssary General-A. J. McCus-
Surgeon General-walter R. Pike.
Judge Advocate-w L. Maginnis. Og-
~ laSp.e.7r Target Practice-Joseph p. I.
+'tE- Fillmore
s,.A.j1e-de-camp-L. 5. Cook. Garden
IN making these appointments to his .
-. Governor N2beker states that he .
= t.ludted only by a desire to do what .
or>. Tor his state: he is not permit [
-- either friendship o. relationship TO .
s--| IT'D the way of his duty He even
L'S-d mis- own cousin, claiming that
-'-. Denocrat had no right 70 hold 4
IL. '''sldl position under a Repub-
AS ne is a Democratic COVER Z
s-+ ne purposes to have Democratic
So and the men ne has selected, he
En- ~ would be an honor to any state
ID The nation.
After Shelter Trust.
. me next matter that pressed for at
--N-lon with the new governor was the
.-.-5..er trust, which he says is levying
,-o-le on every miner in Utah and
l.llLlnS IN direct violation of the state
~ Inc statutes of this state he finds
M stringent against trusts and be
s -l ms morning order Attorney Cen
a. blshop TO commence suit at once
tSs 'li isl this unlawful orga nization. If
NE law is found after trial to be in
axe IN deal with this evil he viii