Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-20 | Page 17 | People and Things

PEOPLE AND THINGS n 1 FRED BAGRY Removal of the portico from the rout of the Kenyon hotel marks mis for what served during man many ars as an official reviewing re stand r P many hIstoric parades and dem- dem In Salt Lake City From Fromi i is point or of vantage man many high ig tate count County city and military als aIs have hac stirring dern- dern on Salt Lakes Lake's Joe a vetran vetran vet vet- ran ran of the Spanish American war that this was one ot of the from which SnIt Salt Lakers the boys of batteries A and and the cavalry troop of Utah march away to do their art rt In thIs war var They were pre pre- ded a short time by the Twenty Twenty- infantry colored from Fort which went to Cuba while he Utah batterIes went to the Phil Phi It was from the same bal bal- ny fly that the survivIng members of e Utah organizations were greet greet- d with shouts of welcome upon heir return Again the balcony its part in war Ions when Utah men were march march- ug ng away to fight In the World war years ears however the old por- por l io o has served principally as a con con- clothes line linc for political banners I Dr Samuel G. G laul director of health work in the Salt Lal Lake c CIty schools says sn's health conditions condl- condl among pupils has shown marked Improvement in the tho past two weeks and he believes es the tho unprecedented epidemics of measles meles and mumps that almost j. j i at times have ha been ch checked historic COUp Approach of a senatorial election In n Utah recalls to J. J T. T Hammond ormer secretary of state of Utah nd Judge Samuel R. R Thurman former for for- mer chief justice of the Utah supreme su- su preme court incidents connected with what vas was probably the most unusual political coup ever engineered engineered en- en by one party on another IU ft is the story of how n a Democratic governor back in 1900 tired fired the R Republican appointive officers officers cers cers in Utah named Democrats in their place pace and capped the climax by appointing the late Orlando W. W Powers as S' S United States senator It happen d that at this time timet t the Democrats were in control J of oC the st state te legislature but the Republicans had elected the I governor and other state officers cers Heber Me M. Veils now in inI r I Washington D. D C. C was governor govert gover- gover t nor J. J T. T Hammond Salt Lake Laker r attorney was secretary of state rand and the late late- f prominent Democrat and stock stock- p raIser ralser of Rich count county was presIdent pres- pres Ident of the senate semite The legislature legislature legisla- legisla ture at Its 1899 session had de deadlocked dead dead- d- d locked and failed to name a United States senator leaving a vacancy In the congressional delegation Theodore Roosevelt then vice ice resident was on a tour of the west and md advised ad Governor Wells VeIls of his to pa pay a vIsit to Salt Lake Wells Veils and Secretary Ham Ham- nond with other leading tans ans decided to meet the vice ice lent at Pocatello Idaho Mr Ham Ham- nond recalls that he attempted to Mr to advise him If the trip but was unable to do so 80 The governor and secretary left or Idaho Early that nIght a news reached a Salt Lake paper hat bat Governor and Secretary lammond were in Idaho and w uld emain awaiting the vice resident whose train had been de- de ayed The late William Villiam Igleheart of the paper recalled that he situation put a Democrat in lower ower In the state and he sensed a tory A young reporter ered he had seen Quill n a the street The reporter was out to find him Soon Mr was in the newspaper of- of ice being hailed as Governor Go er