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Show Wcllsvlllc jjjjH Hon. Joseph Howell nnd Mr. Nor- iH man G. Allen went down to Salt Lako H City on Sunday, to bo present at tho jH opening session of the legislature. Mr. jH Allan was fortunate enough to bo ap- H pointed as engrossing clerk of tho H house. It Is reported over here, that H there Is considerable misapprehension, H If not actual bad feelings, In Logan H over the appointment of Mr. Allan. H lr your correspondent Is correctly In- H formed in this, it Is certainly duo to a total misunderstanding of thu facts of H tho case, Before the lato election JH took placo Mr. Allan had expressed - 'H his intent to apply for thisouicc, and ll his many friends both hero and in jH other partsof the state had been open- jH ly working to this end. Mr. Howell H alone had held aloof from any attempt jH to assist Mr. Allan, for tho reason as fl he himself stated; "In my position, I iil feci that 1 am under so many obllga- il tlons to all of my friends, that being IH unable to return adequately all their BH kindness, it would bo Invidious on my, Sl part to atempt to benefit ono to tho ul detriment of others, and so I consider ll it tho wiser course not to tako any il part In the matter ot legislative ap- iH polntincnts." ifl Mr. Allan has been ono of tho Re- ll publican stalwarts of this county, and il in the days when tho silver crazo swept IH the west, still remained steadfast to hI the party of sound and consistent prln- jl clpal. IIo has never sought any reward, jH nor has he ever received any, until lH now. There is no ono in the cntlro jjl state inoro competent to till tho posl- SH tlon of engrossing clerk, and his work Ifrl will rcllcct credit and honor, both on fl his county and party. H Thcrcshouldbenolll-fccllngcugcnd- : crcd, by his success, because he was H first In the field nnd had a majority of H the house enlisted In his behalf, beforo H the alleged meeting of the county cen- H tral committco took place in Logan. H To that meeting our prcclnctchairman H had not been Invited, nor was any- H thing known of it here until tho news ll reached us inrougn tue papers, siai- ll lug that such a meeting had been held. ,, . Had Mr. W. 11. Maughan Jr., been 1 H present, he could havo related theso jH facts and perhaps saved some heart- H burnings. Mr. Maughan In common with" tho J rest of the local republicans, feels that It Is duo to the party, no less than to Mr. Larson of Paradise, that the clcc- tlon contest should he carried to a. jH higher court. 1 1 The present outcome is evidently tho result of a state of things which, to put It very mildly, has an extremely Sl shady appearance, H Mr. Maughan has gone energetically i to workiii this affair and has raised a goodly sum towards a furthor light tho case. If the other precincts do any- IH thing approximating AVellsvillo the H Supreme COurt will have an apportun- iiH lty to pass on the contest. I IH |