| Show SECRETARY RICHARDS on saturday evening last president cleveland appointed hon charles C richards of ogden secretary of utah territory the was not at all unexpected although there was some opposition to it and this thie as has hae been shown became quite active and even eat n bitter toward the close the position is an important and lucrative one the secretary is virtually lieutenant governor of the territory with powers that most such officers elsewhere do not have bave that is he be is at once invested with all the functions of governor gu vernor upon the lattery latter 18 faven for a brief time 1 I lo 10 0 with the president for making this appointment as some do who claim that the wishes of the delt delegate gate should have been considered in the matter is quite ridiculous in view of all the facto it can be shown that this particular nomination la in more nearly in accord with what was wag wanted by democrats on both sides of the social line here and elsewhere than any other that has been made lor jor several j ears and that to have ignored such endorsements as 88 mr richards had would have been to make the president indeed what the small and disgruntled element try to make him appear lor for not acting as mr rawlins desired him to a despot mr richards was endorsed by hoke smith secretary of 0 the interior J sterling morton horton secretary tf 1 culture Daniel Lament stere secretary tary f war senator faulkner chairman senate committee ou on territories senators germau vests vest beckwith and others other congressman man washington Washing toL chairman house committee committe eon on territories coign esmen W li wilson W D bynum and others delegate smith ot of artz na ex delegate came chauncey F black president al association democratic clubs col john P irish H P henderson pree ident democratic society of jf utah S A merritt national committeeman for utah frank beane national committeeman lor for idaho A li new chairman state committee of wyoming the chairman of nearly every county committee in the territory a large majority of 0 the members of the territorial committee and ft a large num number berof ot prominent members ot the party both gentiles and mormons cormons Mor mons the showing in mr richards richard favor thus appears as nearly irresistible as fuch a thing could be and the president was as nearly as possible deprived f discretionary power in the premises besides the choice isa is pleasing rec recognition titz of the doctrine doot rioe of local home rule and of the abilities and fitness of young utah we predict that the new secretary will give general satisfaction and the remnant of the old ring that opposes him will soon see how greatly mistaken they are whether they admit it or not |
