Show EFFICIENT SERVICES recognized ir IP industry indu siry efficiency and thorough familiarity resulting from experience with the duties of an office entitle a man to hits honors and emoluments secretary arthur L thomas has been rightly promoted to the position of a member of the utah commission it is well understood here that the chief labors of that body have devolved upon its active secretary and generally believed that many of its antl anti Mor paon mea measures Eures havo been prompted by his suggestions the appointment is a recognition of his services aud and we are informed was made on the recommendation men dation of three of aliel atie commissioners sio ners mr z raddock is in the race for the nebraska and is likely to give mr van wyck his personal 0 op pout poti cut a close run for the goal his resignation of the ottice ot of commissioner is have been becu beckwith with a view to eng abing wholly in this campaign re he has served his state in the united states senate already and stands a very good chance of ills his antagonist whom he regards with little tavor favor on other than grounds political As tar far as the work of the utah commission is concerned mr aft thomas might just as well be entrusted with it all ali the board is really a useless body and with the corps of clerks employed when its chief business is transacted one live man like tile the new commissioner could easily manage the whole of it and with less trouble than under tile present costly and cumbersome arrangement A vacancy 0 of course occurs in the sec eel reship of tile the territory occasioned casio ned ed by the appointment of mr r thomas 0 as an and a democrat will no doubt be sel selected led lor for the post mr thomas is a republican anere are three democrats on the commission and the law requires that only three members hall be of the same political party mr W C hall a resident attorney and a personal friend of tile the governors Governor ls Is talked of more than any other wan man for the posit position lon of secretary of the territory and Ex officio Secre secretary tiry of mhd utah commission |