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Show A WESTERN MAN cOR THE CABINET There is open to a western man the honorable position of secretary of the interior in the cabinet of the new president Senator Borah, in ? state menf given out in Washington, say that if the wesl unites on a man, the office is to be had foi the asking. Bui the Idaho senator uotes there is i ; multiplicity of candidates, and no una nlmlty of opinion as to who Is best lilted for the pe.- j ion A.S the development develop-ment of the west ;s largely contingent contin-gent upon the support the west can get from the financial centers of the east, it is intimated that the man to fill the bill must be a man who is o such standing that he can. on occa Ision, be helptul in interesting eastern capital in v. eslern development "I feel certain," says Senatoi Bor ah, "thai if the western stales can get behind a strong man. one who has had such wide experience in western affairs as to assure his knowledge of; western problems and western views i and also has capacity as a man of i executive ability, 'hat he will In all probability be appo.ntod. ' I'tah should not be lov in niakintr a bid for Ibis most Important position. Whj not phi forward an Ogden m-in"1 There are two or ihree men a' ea;;t Who have a thorough understanding of all the big questions before the inte rior department, and on manv of the western problems dealt with bj that branch of the government are author! ties. There ih o possible bar though to Utah gettinc the position, SB former Senator Sutherland, who is credited to Utah, may be called upon to be secretary sec-retary of state, and no one state reasonably rea-sonably can expect to be given great er consideration than now is prospectively pros-pectively in sisht for this common j wealth. |