Show THATCHER substitute fred J kiesel of ogden named as alternate PRINCIPAL TOO ILL TO SERVE the Select selection lOn of mr riegel was announced yesterday and created a surprise before the appointment was made hade it wits was round found that it would lie be acceptable to the other delegates passage of tho the california delegation democratic silver conference fred J kie iel of ogden hag been named by the non ilon loafs thatcher to serve as lija ids alternate at tho the democratic C ra tie national convention the selection which was made mad c yesterday morning came as EL a surprise to many of the faithful who believed that mr thatcher would select a member of the dominant church ills his choice of 0 mr wesel was determined by his big staunch democracy his jiin extensive acquaintance along alone the coast and in the ilia east and ills his ability as a convention worker mr air thatcher has been too ill III to lice ace any ally one the past few days on thursday afternoon lie he saw chairman powers of the state stale committee and to him expressed ills hla intention of naming mr air klesal it if that gentleman would bo be qc 00 CC table to the remainder of the delegation judge rowers powers replied that bo be was confident that any select selection lon mr thatcher might make would br be f ollre ly satisfactory but this did not sails satisfy ry him and upon hla his insistence that judge powers with the ballou 1 delegates and obtain tit an expression from them this action was taken judge thurman mr and sir mr evans were reached either cither personally or by telephone each expressing him self belt as eminently satisfied with mr duesel mr chambers could riot not be reached tho the appointment was based solely on n I 1 mr I 1 Kl fitness bitne said judge powers mr thatcher Thatch cr la 10 discus discussing ising the matter it I 1 Is s a plo pleasure asure to me ino always to emphasize the fact that whatever difference may have rent utah in tile the past they are now all burled buried mr thatcher believed mr kiesel would add great strength to the delp gation and in consequence of that opinion named him mr wesel kiesel la Is not in ili ogden but it 11 Is regarded as a a certainty that he will accept tho the proffered honor it Is understood that lie ho intended belag present at tho the convention as an active spectator pec in older to further the efforts of 0 tile tho wet wen and south to secure tile the nomination t ion 0 of a tree free silver candidate for or president when tile hie state convention last saturday mr thatcher a delegate to the national convention by acal jana lion filon an and then with a continuation of unanimity gave him the unusual arhl lege of 0 naming his own alternate the rank and file 1110 of the party parly simply carried out tile the pro gramme 0 of the leaders to give a tried and trusted exponent of 0 the democratic file idea the highest honor at its ils disposal dip ill dosal osal the thatcher episode was tile hie single portion ot of the prearranged pre arranged proy iamme that required tie no manipulation of oc delegates to insure name created the only genuine enthusiasm that the weary day produced it waa known that he was much too lit to possibly be able to attend the chicago convention and the compliment was wall intended to demonstrate the absolute faith 0 of the party in his leadership while the matter was not discussed it was expected that sir mr thatcher would lit ili exercising the power given him select a me member aber of oc the mormon church it was anticipated that eliat the task set the sick man would bo be open to misconstruction no matter what its ills action to he be ell entirely in harmony with the convention remarked a shrewd politician he must appoint either cither a non flon mormon or a mormon who has declined to accept the recent manifesto in the former case lie may be charged cliare cd with apo apostasy stacy in the gifter with open 0 position opposition 1 to the church authorities both horns of 0 the dilemma are almost equally unpleasant plea |