The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-22

Justice of the Peace.
Smith, Judge Dana T.
For Constable.
Hills, WE. GodinE, B. Y,
Thomas Wier, American nominee for
conpraes WAS born In washington
county. n. Y, about fifty years ago. After
graduating as mining engineer lFom
The Union college OF Schenectady. n. IL
he came West to Colorado In 1851, en-
pasing In mining, which he mas since
followed, He came TO Utah In 1898, and
became Identified with the camps or
Bingham and Tintic.
Hon. Thomas Maloney OF ogden, Amer
lean nominee for Justice or the supreme
court is q gentleman OF the old school,
and eminently qualified for place on the
Supreme bench. His judicial polse and
digrined composure are noted character
istics. A great Jurist, he would carry
TO the Supreme court OF Utah such splen-
did legal knowledge as belongs TO the
distinguished few. Fearless he Is, and
honest; absolutely Just In conclusion and
scholarly In statement; honorable Ia the
most exalted sense Of the word. That he
has consented to be the candidate OF the
American party lends to that partys
ticket a strength that few other men in
the State could bring to 1t.
The slate-makers Of the Republican
party are by no means happy at the re-
suits of Thursdays convention. and the
most nervous man in the bunch is Joe
Howell. Friday Howell was around try
ing to square some OF the bad breaks he
hRd made in the past two years, and TO
the leader Of the Sevier county delegation
he inquired why he had received but two
votes to Christensen's fourteen.
Because you appointed a Democrat
10 our postoff1ce," was the re1oinder, and
for Aye minutes the corridor OF the VIII
son hotel echoed one OF the hottest
roasts Joe Howell has ever heard OF him
self-and there have been others.
The Congressman tried hard to explain,
pleading he had been pressed to make an
early appointment TO the office In ques-
tlon, and had been mlsled. But 1t didn t
90 for the Scvier man, who dismissed the
man from Logan with the warning: 'It
was bad thing for you. Joe, and you'll
see II when the votes are counted"
Mont Fisher is not candidate for
County Auditor, as announced, and has
dictated the following to The Tribune:
You have suggested my name for County
Auditor. Many friends have volunteered
their assistance to that end, and some OF
them are kindly insistent. To you and all
others l desire to say that / am not q
candidate for Auditor In any convention,
and positively would decline the nomina-
zion IL rendered. l am unalterably op-
posed to third term in any office. l be-
lieye l should have a successor who will
check up my administration OF this
Office" Learning that Mr.. Fisher holds
such pronounced views on the question
Of third term, some OF his friends
started boom for him yesterday for
Treasurer II is given out that while In
no sense candidate that such a nomina
tion by the Americans would be accepted
Harry Mercer is spoken OF as a candi-
date for the American nomination fol
Auditor. Mr.. Mercer Is deputy county
treasurer and is q stalwart young Amer
lean.
James e. Clay. one OF the hustline
young farmers Of Utah county. was II
the city last night to attend the American
party rally.
Logan Americans telegraphed con-
gratulations to Salt Lake, and 1t is re.