Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-01-18 | Page 12 | Local News

The Montreal Chamber of Commerce has awakened the enthusiasm of Canadians Cana-dians and startled the British lovers of precedent by declaring for the appointment appoint-ment of Lord Strathconu n Canadian to be the next Governor General of the Dominion No Canadian has ever been appointed to that office and the Idea of Strathconas succession to the position Is not relished In London But he is an Intensely loyal man and a Canadian to the backbone He It was who outfitted the Slrathcona horse battalion for the South African war which did such brilliant liant service and always had mounts when there were any horses within reach they did not even respect the horses of the headquarters staff Slrath cona has great wealth and the Canadians Cana-dians think he would be an ideal Gov ernorGeneral And this old man may get the place too if he wants It for the tilings are few that he has ever reached for and failed to get