Show II lipian piAn fit alil 3 UTAH BOASTS OF A LOCAL GOVERNOR col sells secretary of utah territory washington may 7 the dent made the following appointments today to day arthur JL thomas salt aake city to be governor of i utah elijah sells salt lake city to be secretary daggett salt lake city jaco bo united states surveyor general of utah territory washington may 7 special telegram to the yesterday lest erday afternoon it wag determined by the president and secretary of the interior to make the following appoint monts for utah arthur li thomas to be governor colonel elijah sells to be secretary and ellrworth Ella worth dag getic to be surveyor general J lio ly AV v were made in accordance with the understanding reached on monday it has not transpired why sells was sacrificed in favor of thomas until last week it was understood both at the department and at the executive mansion that bells was booked for governor but since then several consultations on utah appointments have been held and as one of the results of these thomaa gets what sells was after and sells is given a lesser office but ono which is thought will satisfy him quite as well the salary is not so much as that of the governor but the fees attaching to the office are understood to be fat and he will also get a year for acting as secretary of the utah commission the man selected for thomas on the utah commission is a mr of indiana he is a republican of some prominence and a personal friend of president barnson and attorney general miller it is said that he was the presidents own choice and his selection destroys the chances of mr of indiana for the of utah as two men from the same state cannot consistently bo given fat offices in one territory robinsons Bobin sons appointment will be made soon probably on wednesday As utah has finally been reached all the appointments will probably be made in quick order being out of the way again comes to the front for the though the unexpected may hap penas in the case of the washington may 7 arthur L thomas appointed governor of utah is a member of the utah commission he is a native of pittsburg pa and for several years was a clerk in the office of the clerk of the national house of representatives he was appointed secretary of utah in 1877 elijah sells appointed secretary of utah was a native republican in the early days of the party in iowa and was elected by the to the office of secretary of state and auditor of iowa he afterwards emigrated to utah and for some time has been one of the gentile residents of salt lake city commenting on governor thomas appointment the notes says the news that arthur jj thomas has been appointed governor of utah will be a great surprise to most of our readers and particularly so to the crowd of office seekers who have been expecting something entirely different from this selection we understand that mr thomas was not an applicant for this position he has been to washington recently and while there was spoken to by the secretary of the interior in relation to the post but it is easy to that he was not an eager candidate for the governorship considering the fact that the office of utah commissioner which he held was worth financially about twice as much as that to which he is appointed while were onerous the president has adhered to the policy of the platform of his party in this appointment and also in that of col elijah sells as secretary of the territory both these gentlemen are bona fide residents they have personal interests here which are identified with the progress and well boing of utah whatever may be thought of the presidents choice and no doubt there will be different opinions on this by different people it must bo acknowledged by all that president harrison haa acted consistently and after much consideration era tion arthur aj thomas camo hero in nril 1879 as secretary of the torri tand way acting governor dur in legislative session of 1880 ef g anve days because of the abr ce of the governor he was very efficient and was much esteemed by the members he was appointed to superintend the census of 1880 and was very painstaking and exact in the work which was generally considered to haye been done fairly and thoroughly he was reappoint cd secretary of utah in may 1883 As secretary of the utah commission mr thomas exhibited the same diligence and vigilance manifested in other official capacities and when a vacancy occurred was unanimously recommended by tho commission for the position of one of its members which ho has occupied up to the time of receiving this appointment to the governorship we hope the new will devote his energies and abilities to the work of advancing all the material social and political interests of the territory he is familiar with the situation ho knows much ot the people choir condition sentiments and desires ho can if he will do much towards tho quieting of sectional rotations and internal antagonisms A conservative course be reasonably expected of him ath from the majority and abo minority he should bo of the whole people not tho advocate or ngoat of a class if he pursues unbiased dignified and proper cour will receive the support and respect ot ell our citizens except a diw extremists gov arthur ti thomaas enjoys the distinction of berns tholet i resident of utah to receive this appointment since the days of governor young strangers have been sent to the territory to occupy the chief official positions leac us hope that the change now inaugurated may prove the preparation for still greater changes until utah shall enjoy the full liberties rights and privileges designed by the founders of this natica to be secured to all its citizens on every part of the public wednesdays mornings herald contains the following review of the situation the president reached utah yesterday with some appointments placing arthur L thomas in the governorship making coland elijah sells secretary and giving the sur veyer generans office to ellsworth ells worth daggett we need not say that these appointments will cause great surprise and more or less di satisfaction the selections are astonishing to say the least thomas was not an applicant for the eseck office he held a position worth twice as much in cash and involving not a tenth of the labor required from the government he was content with his place and not being a bidder for another was without endorsement or backing for the gubernatorial office his appointment therefore is simply astonishing and appears morose when we take into account what was done for colonel sells and the expectant expect at oain regard to him the colonel was an applicant for the governorship and his name went to washington supported as few have ever been his petition was endorsed by perhaps nine out of ton of the men in this territory who have asked the place for anybody all classes seconded him and his recommendation men dation was so strong that others stood aside knowing warnot war not only was his local backing all that could be asked by any man but kansas and iowa ii both of which states ho had resided gave him powerful and influential support weeks ago it came to the herald from very close to the autocrat at washington that it would be idle for any other man to apply for the governorship colonel sells appointment leaving been practically decided upon notwithstanding this the colonel is relegated to an insignificant clerkship about the least important office in the territory with a salary of only per month while the honors and juices of the plum which he hoped to pluck are conferred upon one who was not asking for them colonel sells wo believe will make a good secretary but it cannot be otherwise than humiliating humi lating to him under the circumstances to accept the office something similar to the above occurred inythe matter ef the surveyor generalship ai gentleman who desired theoffice went to washington distancing all competitors in regard to endorsements his backing being of a character to cause any man to foel proud and which should have been sufficient to convince the administration that no better appointment bould have boon made but the gentleman referred to is thrown overboard and a man appointed who was so indifferently backed by local citizens that he was hardly thought to be in the race the presidents first three appointments to utah prove the truth of chathas been intimated namely that general harrison cares little or nothing for local endorsements and is disposed to appoint men who are urged for the places least by their jellow citizens this has been said lo 10 bo the presidents way in dealing with other communities and ho has certainly sustained his reputation in this respect here we wonder what other surprises president harrison has in store for effice seekers and the utah people |