Show WEST ON JUDGE lS DEATH thinks a successor will lo be appointed TRIBUNE SPEC J washington D C N nov 0 v 21 24 gov west who is still la in was washington hington tins not surprised to lo learn of 0 the death os of judge smith ot of the fourth judicial district of utah judge smith 11 sald said the governor I 1 was very sick when I 1 left salt lake city and I 1 understand that his life to was in danser danger I 1 am deeply pained and grieved however that tho the judge Is gone and am sorry that I 1 could not have been there to be ot of assistance if 1 possible the Co governor vernor stilted stated that he did not know whether president cleveland ifould vi fill the vacancy caused by judge smiths death in llew of the fact that the tenure ot of inflect would exilie upon the entry ot of the territory into statehood 1 I have not seen any one in authority liete heie since hearing of 0 judge smiths death eat and do not know concerning concern lne the the matter but as there will be perhaps a month elapse betcie utah li Is formally admitted into statehood said governor west it Is likely that a successor x tt III HI be appointed the governor thought it not unlikely that the judge who A he was elected by the people to succeed judge smith would be appointed tor for the balance of tile the territorial term to he be again sworn in upon the admission to statehood |