The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-22
DEMOCRATS DIVIDE
SUPPORT FOR PLUM
Utah Marshalship Is Morsel
of Federal Pie Sought by
Two Candidates.
APPLICATIONS ARE FILED
Term of Present Incumbent
Expires August q; Action
Expected Before Then.
APPLICATIONS ARE FILED

MANY Utah Democrats. whose hear
ing is not the slightest impaired, ann
who now have IN anxious ear to the
ground. are expecting to hear something
drop IN the immediate vicinity OF wash
inaton. D. c.. between now and August
!. Upon that date. the term OF once
Of James H. Anderson, as United States
marshal for Utah will expire, and 1t
is expected that a successor VIII be
named on or before that date,
The successor, of course. Will be
Democrat-ip fact, the belief prevails
pretty generally throughout the state
that il will be one of two Democrats,
the two Democrats being Aqulla Nebek,
er and George A. Storrs, OF Rich and
Utah counties, respectively.
And right there is the rub. Nebeker
was indorsed by the Democratic state
committee, but National Committeeman
". r. Wallace declined to be guided
by the uction of the committee. Ne
beker proceeded to work on the ma.
tional committeeman, through personal
friends for n brief season and then he
decided to take his fight TO Washing
Ton,
Many IndOrsers.
Nebcker's application for appoint
ment as United States marshal for Utah
was filed with the president and attor-
ney general some days. ago; Nebeker
is said 10 have been Endorsed by Judge
o. ". Powers, at one time candidate
for the United States senatorshlp from
Utah; T. D. Johnson and Mathonihah
Thomas, candidates for congress on the
Democratic ticket at the last general
election; George G.. Whitmore, former
state senator; j. w. Andrews, who was
Il candidate for presidential elector on
the Democratic ticket at the last gen
cral election; Charles S. Varlan, Sam
ucl Russell and c. p Overfeld and
many others.
In addition TO these we'll known
Democrats, it also is announced that
Ncbeker is Endorsed by the Democratic
county committees of Cache and Rich
counties, and by many members of
county committees in other counties of
the state. In addition, his friends say,
his claims are being supported by some
of the leading members of both houses
of congress.
Opposing Ncbeker for the appoint
ment is George A. Storrs. former sheriff
OF Utah county, and 4 widely known
war horse of Democracy. Storrs is be-
ing supported by National Committee
man Wallace, and, while Mr.. Wallace |
declines TO discuss the matter, it is un
derstood that he has forwarded his in
dorsement OF Storrs to the president |
and attorney general and wired the |
president requesting him TO withhold |
action upon Nebeker's petition until
the matter can be gone into officially |
from this end of the line
Thurman on Fence.
In the meantime State Chairman
Thurman is occupying a position upon |
the political fence As chairman of |
the Democratic state committee Judge |
Thurman feels himself bound by the |
action OF the committee in it's indorse
inent of Nebeker and other candidates
and II Is not believed that he will re-
cedc from his position. 1t is under
stood, however, that Judge Thurman |
VIII not officially oppose the appoint
Inent of Storrs, as he holds a high opin. |
ion of the ability and the Democ- |
racy of the former sheriff
And in the meantime there is much |
guessing as to the outcome of the con-
test between the regularly elected ma |
tlonal committeeman and the friends |
OF Nebeker, While Mr.. Wallace de- |
clines to discuss the matter for publi- |
cation, it is known that he feels per
fectly confident that his Endorsement |
of Storrs will be acted upon favorably |
by President Wilson; to the contrary.
Neoeker s supporters appear equally |
confident that Nebeker will land tbe |
position despite the opposition of The |
national committeeman.