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Show STEAIS MARCH ON GZAinKOUHJ! Mrs. Margaret. Zanc Witelicr Appoints T. L. Irvine Clerk of Juvenile Court. COMMISSIONER MACKAY'S IRE AT ONCE AROUSED An Attempt May Be Made to Withhold Salary to Get Even. Mrs, Margaret Zano "Witchcr, county clerk, appears to have stolen a march upon tho aristocratic band of county commissioners who rulo tho political destinies of Salt Luke county with an Iron hand sometimes in tho appointment appoint-ment of former Deputy Sheriff T. L. It-vino It-vino to tho clerkship of tho juvcnilo court of Salt Lako county. It will bo recalled that tho commissioners, commis-sioners, for personal reasons partb' and also because lrvino conies from a family fam-ily dccpl3' tainted with insurgcnc3-, refused re-fused to confirm lrvino 's appointment as a deputy in tho count- clerk's office. of-fice. Whou tho commissioners heard Wednesday morning of Mrs. Witchcr 's appointment Tuesdav afternoon of lrvino lr-vino to tho clerkship of tho juvenile court, there was consternation, then indignation, in-dignation, and Maokay, builder of good roads, called upon Mrs. Witchcr iu high dudgeon. t After going over some ancient history his-tory regarding Irvine's first appointment appoint-ment 1)3- Mrs. Wit e.her and his turndown turn-down by tho commissioners, Maekn3r hoatedh- told Mrs. Witdier that tho commissioners would not confirm lrvino lr-vino this lime. Mrs. Witcher informed Mr. Mai'kay that tho county commissioners commis-sioners have tiothing to do with the confirmation con-firmation or rejection of Irvine's appointment, ap-pointment, in this instance; Hint she bad made tho appointment, as clerk of the Third District court, and that tho juveiiilo court, commission, and not tho count3 commifsioners, would havo to confirm or reject the appointment. It Was Ncvs to Him. This Mr. Macka3' had not heard of and ho was taken aback for a time. When ho rocovercd ho said it was his understanding that Irvine would depend de-pend upon tho eountj- for his pa3 aud intimated Ihat tho eonimissionors would refuse to pa3 anybody anything whoso appointment thoy did not control. Mrs. Witchcr's reply to this is not of record, but. it is understood that Irvine, Ir-vine, if ho retains tho appointment, is to be paid out of an appropriation for Iho juvenilo courts of tho. stato made 1)3- the legisluture. If so, it will bo a caso of love's labor lost with the commissioners. com-missioners. If not, tho3- will probabl3' attempt to drive Trvino out of tho clerksliip I13' reducing his salary to practical' prac-tical' nothing. It also is said Ihat the commissioners commission-ers will appeal tn tho juvenilo court commission, which is to meet this morning, not to confirm Mrs. Witchcr's appointment of Irvine. In spito of tho commissioners' hatred of the lrvino famil3 tho Irviues appoar to have done tolerably well, for insurgents, insur-gents, at least. Col. A. B. lrvino is supremo su-premo court reporter at an increased salary: a brother has bold a job on an important stato board and uow T. L. Irvine, also a brother, has boon appointed ap-pointed clerk of the juvenile- court at a salarv 3'ot to bo fixed but which will probably "not be less than $1200 a 3-car and possibh- more. |