Show RAWLINS RETIRES BACKED FOR BENCH DENCH County D Democrats at Sea More Applicants Applicants' Than Jobs MOOSERS ON OUTSIDE Sheriffs of Utah Indorse George Cl Cleveland for Warden By BURL ARMSTRONG ARI The Democratic county committee committee committee com com- hasn't the heart to say No This warm hearted gathering gathering gathering gath gath- ering of political genius touched with tender hand the applications of swarms of Democrats wept tears of regret that there is not enough pie and passed the buck to Governor elect Bamberger While the snow was still falling the governor-elect governor passed the buck right back again The county committee had so many applications before it that it could not indorse any anyone one and with ruthless ruthless ruth rut less hand tell the other loyal workers workers workers work work- work work- ers there was nothing doing So the county committee decided to tobe tobe tobe be real diplomatic It agreed to indorse indorse indorse in in- dorse a number of ot candidates for each offic office leaving Uncle Simon to select the he lucky one This was a very nice thing to do doand doand doand and would have been beena a ripping success except for the fact that Governor-elect Governor Bamberger told the committee none of the selections would be appointed unless unless unless un un- un- un less one and only one was indorsed Will Meet Ag Again in I The county committee decided to hold another session Today the subI sub- sub chairmen are scooting around through I the snow to get district Indorsements and tonight another meeting will be beI beheld beheld I held in an attempt to indorse one apI applicant ap ap- I ap for each Job All of this is done to prepare for forthe forthe I the pie powwow at the Newhouse hotel Friday wh when n the real cutting will take place Meantime the Progressive county committee is sitting back In fn the back back- ground It wants to see which way the pie is going to be cut Its allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment by the Democrats of ot certain patronage patronage patronage pa pa- will determine future action and it may be Friday afternoon before the Bull Moosers will know Just how many coming heir way many Jobs are coming their way M Moosers Look On The Democratic pie committee contends contends contends con con- tends that the Progressive state committee committee committee com com- isn't entitled to much It is charged that there really was no Progressive Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- state committee that the campaign w was s conducted with only three voting members State members State Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Wesley K Walton C. C G. G Patterson Patterson Patterson Pat- Pat terson of Salt Lake and Joseph Ririe of Ogden The latter Is not worrying worryIng worryIng worry- worry Ing because he be has been elected state auditor N. N A A. Robertson state secretary A. A T. T Moon 1 rational national committeeman and W. W D. D Livingston representative at large of all Bull Moose interests it itis it itIs Is said helped the state committee run the campaign but had no vote Therefore some of the leading Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- tell me the Progressive state committee was merely a 0 paper organization organization organization organ organ- controlled by only a few Since election this same state committee has been making itself more representative representative representative by filling vacancies from various various various va va- rious counties I want to make a prediction right now that there will be ba a big split between be- be between between be be- tween the Progressives and the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- because the former will not not- pet et the recognition they believe belleve is due Watch Watch Vatch the appointments Committee Scraps The Democratic county committe commute passed an entire evening last night wrangling over the chairmanship of the tho Fifth ward Barney B. B Quinn that veteran of many mans campaigns was was elected ward chairman early In the game But the campaign committee selected later decided Barney Darney wasn't wasn't the right leader for the Fifth and accordingly made H. H Cook a commit commit- Continued on page G. G RAWLINS RETIRES Continued from page 1 teeman with title of acting chair chair- man When the rookus developed last night Cook offered to resign from the committee and the acting chairmanship chairmanship chairmanship chairman chairman- ship but a a vote showed he h was badly wanted This was taken talen as an additional ad additional ad- ad additional slap at Barney Quinn who by the way is still chairman by reason reason reason rea rea- son of pf the power vested In u him by bythe bythe bythe the district chairman of his ward Frank K former Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic national committeeman now has the united backing of Utah Democrats for the appointment as judge of the Eighth circuit court of appeals at St. St Louis The death of Judge Elmer B. B Adams some time ago created this vacancy vacancy vacancy va va- cancy and intimations have come from Washington that an intermountain Democrat will b be named by President Wilson Rawlins Withdraws Senator Ex-Senator Joseph L. L Rawlins who was a It candidate for the appointment and who was generally indorsed by all Utah Democrats has withdrawn forthe for forthe forthe the reason hinted from Washington that there is an unwritten law against the appointment to offices of this kind of men over 60 years of age As Mr 11 Rawlins is 66 years old he bowed to the tradition and those who had been supporting him immediately got in behind behind behind be be- bei i hind Frank Leading the fight for the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of Mr is Unites United States Senator-elect Senator William H. H King Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor King wired President Wilson and Attorney General Gregory Other telegrams telegrams telegrams tele tele- grams urging Mr appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment also were sent Utah started late in the race but the delay has been comp compensated by ny a thorough combing of all the avenues of Influence remaining open Qualified Frank is one of the most brilliant young men at toe Western Vestern bar bar- He is a native of Utah went through Brigham Young college at Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan and rounded out a college education education education tion at Cornell He was elected co county nty attorney of Cache county then district attorney Later he was appointed assistant as assistant assistant as- as general attorney for the Short Line and when he withdrew withdrew from from that teat connection became a t. t member of the law firm of Howat MacMillan and Aside from having the requisite qualifications for United States circuit judge has won his spurs spurs- in in inthe inthe the Democratic party Always a virile leader he became national committeeman committee- committee man in the d days ys when to be a Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat in Utah one had to be the bravest of the brave self denying and long- long suffering Utah would be honored by the president president dent to get this recognition and the state would be further honored by the appointment of Frank Sheriffs Busy i Eighteen members of the Utah Sheriffs' Sheriffs association have indorsed George E. E Cleveland for warden of the state penitentiary to succeed Arthur Pratt Cleveland is head Jailer at the county county coun coun- ty jail under Sheriff Jack Corless who engineered the sheriffs sheriffs' meeting and Indorsement He has been a guard at the penitentiary and knows something about the work Also he was a detective detective detec detec- tive In the police department has served in the army and Is said to be qualified as to training and discipline The same association has indorsed Sheriff E. E O. O Reading of Davis county for state fish and arid game commissioner and If it It is lucky enough to pick off both hoth Jobs for its it will spring into Mito prominence a as a political factor While the action of the sheriffs was un unanimous Sheriff East of Utah county county coun coun- ty declined to vote explaining h he was a 0 member of the executive committee at Provo and the Democrats are split over the candidacy of George Storrs for warden Whether this split from his home county will affect the candidacy of Storrs is not known It may be Jesse JesseI Knight will be ba powerful I override the lack of unanimity enough to |