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Show A RIFT IN THE LUTE. Therp appear; to be a rift. In the harmony Of the political lute which the mnchinf has been playing upon in this region for lo tbese many vears. Mr. J r." Eldredge; dr.. U. S. Assayer, has long been chairman of the county Republican committee but for some reason or other saw fit some days ago to send in his resignation as chairman to that committee. It seems that some of the members of thp committee were anxious to accept the resignation and put T. A "a Mister in his place. A minority mi-nority of the committee met on Saturday Satur-day evening and undertook to accept the resignation and elect Mr. allister. But Assayer Eldredge got in before rhe meeting closed, denied its validity, claimed that it had been irregularis called, and that a mere minority only of the committee was there, and consequently conse-quently that anv action taken would be invalid. According to the list of those present at the meeting. Assayer Bldredge's position was well taken; for it appears to be a clear case that there was nor a quorum of the committee present, and therefore anv action taken would necessarily be void. A pies is made against U. 8. Assayer As-sayer Eldredge by the organ of the Federal bunch that it was necessary for Eldredge to get out of the chairmanship chair-manship m order to comply with orders or-ders of the President. But, so far as has been made public, there have been no recent orders in regard to this matter. mat-ter. Such executive orders date back oven prior to the time that Mr. Bid redge was appointed TT. S. Assayer here; and if they were to be enforced, it was in absolute violation of those orders for Mr. Eldredge to have been chairman of the county committee all these years that he has been holding the Federal office named. The plea of violation of executive orders, therefore, there-fore, is evidently an afterthought, and one brought, forward for the purpose of Mr Eldredge 'e undoing, Mr. Eldredge charges that the precipitate pre-cipitate move for the acceptance of his resignation was caused bv those who are opposing 'iovernor Spry 'a candidacy candi-dacy for renomination, and that the meeting was called irregularly in the interest of that, movement. However thi? may Vie. it. is a clear cas-e that there is a decided antagonism between the Assayer and the U. 8. Marshal. But it there is anv order to prevent Assayer Assay-er Lldredge boincr active in politics, the same order should surely prevent U. S. MaTBhal Anderson from being equally acfise and prominent. It will hardly do to claim that there is an executive order that svill squelch Assayer Eld rodi.ro, and that will still lease Mar shaJ Anderson free to take part actively in political management, Here is a dilemma di-lemma that perhaps the Federal bunch in its hypocritical raid upon Mr. Eldredge Eld-redge seems to lias e forgotten; and when vo remember that ton Federal bunch here is composed ot Federal officers, offi-cers, including Internal Revenue Col lector C allister, U. 8. Attorney Booth, U. fi. Marshal Anderson, Postmaster A. L. Thomas, and other Federal officials less active than they in the bossing of Utah politics, the curious spectacle of that bunch undertaking to plead executive exec-utive orders neainst Mr. Eldredge is a sensational sight. An executive order thai would applv only to the Assayer and would leave the Internal Revenue Collector, the U. S. Marshal, the U. S-Attorney, S-Attorney, and others, free to retain their active control of the politics of the State, would be a singular order indeed. The rift in the lute is evident. The reason for that rift, as given, is ridiculous |