Show 60V WELLS WAS SAO How Decision in Quay Case Affected Him WONDERFUL SELFCONTROL Although the Governor Had Encountered Encoun-tered n Crushing Disappointment Ho Mastered His Emotions as He Discussed the Matter with Friends Yesterday Afternoon Unfeeling People Have Expressed Belief that Ho Preferred Not to Appoint a Senator Green is Modest ia HEN the tele 4IW graph ticked oft t the surprising p an n o u ncement yesterday after I noon that the United Stales Senate hud de 11 MtIi oied tt seat toj kf ilatthew S Quay J a tj of Pennsylvania i If Gov Hebcr M i 11i Wells found V q himself face lo t 1JI face with the one 0 I crushing disappointment disap-pointment of his I l j administration 1 tlj For months past Gay Wells 1 has looked gleefully glee-fully forward lo the time when by a stroke of his pen and the exercise of his official prerogative ho could confer con-fer upon some distinguished resident resi-dent of Utah the title of United Slates Senator No obstreperous youth perhaps per-haps ever accompanied Ills stern father and a trunktlrai out to the woodshed wood-shed with more pleasant anticipations than those which surged through the Governors mind ns he looked forward to the time when he could In a moment mo-ment do that which the late Legislature Legisla-ture of Utah was unable to do4nnmc a Senator There arc a few misguided people of course who have expressed the belief that Gov Wells would almost rather have gdne to the Senate himself than to have faced the ordeal of naming a colleague for Mr Rawllns but then the world Is full of people who are ever ready to misjudge their brethren These people should have seen the Governor yesterday after the receipt of the sad news from Washington They should have seen him alone in his private pri-vate office yesterday afternoon struggling strug-gling with his emotions and exerting himself to the utmost to conceal his bitter disappointment Even his chemical chemi-cal laboratory and woollen mill were forgotten for the time being Yes said the Governor frankly but with a mighty effort at composure I am deeply disappointed The appointment appoint-ment of a United States Senator is an honor and distinction that falls to the lot of but few Governors Here the Governors feelings got slightly the better of him and lie hastily hasti-ly retired to an adjoining room There are those unacquainted with the salient points of deep emotion who might have claimed from the sounds that Issued from the room that the Governor was laughing and patting himself on the back but the practiced ear could not easily be deceived Having recovered his official equl pose Guy Wells returned and resumed the conversation where It had been In terrupUd Yes It ia too bad he added I had decided upon the best man in I the State the very best and I would have announced his appointment tomorrow But now nowHere now-Here the Governor again broke off abruptly and reached for his handkerchief handker-chief while the Interviewer burst into tears and made his escape It has been reported quite freely during dur-ing the past few days that Gov Wells I had narrowed his choice down to two prominent men but as to which one would have secured the appointment is a mystery which will probably Join hands with the fate of Charley Ross Gov Wells has the sincere sympathy of a wide circle of friends |