| Show thomas on oil utah affairs secretary arthur L thomas who is now in the east enst was interviewed at tit Or omaha nalia while e en route hy by a reporter of the tile omaha bee in relation to tile situation in ill utah from froin which wo we make inake the tile following excerpt from froin the bee of f the alt in ill conversation willi with a kee bee reporter ho lie said in territorial affairs thathy lid not think tho governor would c call all a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the refusal of congress to admit either campbell or cannon lie ile had not looked inep the matter much but did not think there was any law lany to Avar warrant rint the calling of a special election this is probably r bably the ground which will be p taken oil by Gorer governor nor slurry and will bo be endorsed indorsed indor sed by the gentile entile po population pula of utah as the only means ot of preventing arc the election of a monogamist to tile vacant scat seat as lias has been dono done in tho the mayoralty of salt lake city secretary thomas thought the edmunds bill if intended to make any radical change in the condition of tile body politics in utah would prove a failure tile general it impression is is that it leaves many points for and is cefic deficient ten t in many respects the I lie affairs ot of tile territory are arc unsettled and will remain so until the ap appointment i of emission as all 11 depends upon the material of which it is made up lip in its is acts the commission will bo be endowed with considerable power if they will avill only exercise o it utah is in a prosperous condition except in one regard and that is tile uneasiness in regard to tho the withdrawal of the patronage from the gentile merchants ex united states marshal shaugh accompanied the secretary |
