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Show JOHN W. GEIGER, who will probably receive indorse- i ment for United States As-sayer. GEIGER SLATED F0ROTER1P Expected That Name Will Be Forwarded to Washington by Wallace. There now appears to be practically no quostion that John W. Geiger, well known mining man of this city, will receive the indorsement of National Committeeman Wallace and Judge Thurman Thur-man for the ofSce of assayer, from which J. U. Eldredge, Jr., recently resigned. re-signed. It also i3 believod that Mr. Goigcr's name will bo sent to tho president presi-dent oarly this week. Mr. Geiger came to Utnh in 1887 from Burlington, la., and for some years was cashier of tho Pacific Express Ex-press company in this city. In February, Febru-ary, 1S90. he went to Park City and devoted hia attention principally to mining. In 1905 he returned to Salt Lake City and ha3 since made his home here. At tho present time he is connected con-nected with several mining companies Mr. Geiger also is an assaycr, and this fact has been much in his favor. Judge Thurman announced yesterday that he was for Mr. Geiger, "and that he would support him for the appointment. appoint-ment. Mr. Wallace would not mako a definite announcement, but those who are closest to the national committee- 1 man say that he will go with Judge Thurman in the mattar. Mr. Geiger is being supported hy such men as former Senator Bamberger, W. W. Armstrong, Judge Thomas Ma-rionenux, Ma-rionenux, Charles Baldwin, John W. Burton aud Judge William H. King, in this city, and also has strong support from Summit count'. Mr. Geiger was candidate for state auditor on the Democratic ticket in 1904. Discussing the 'matter yesterday, Judge Thurman said tha if Ilcber Jex of Utah county had not withdrawn from the race he would have been compelled to have supported Mr. Jex, but that when Mr. Jex left the race, after having hav-ing been indorsed by the Democratic state committee, that fact left him free to make n personal choice and that Mr. Geiger was his choice. |