Show THE PROGRESS P OF THE SLATE the silence of the democratic papers of utah upon alie all absorbing subject of alie party slate ia the result of either cowardice or ignorance or both every well informed man knows that the approved list is being prepared and the th public desires to bo be inform informed edof of tho the of tho tile slate so THE tue standard DARD being in close although uninvited and unwelcome communion with the distinguished autocrats of the democracy must from timo time to time give notoriety t to facts which ought tobo to bo official officially lyde declared through tho Ife herald irald rest journal and dispatch if it were not that the dense stupidity of those organs or tho tile severe censorship which tho the party boss exercises over them prevents them from froni making the announcements so falaq faraq far ag yet definitely and irrevocably prepared the slate roads as follows for governor caleb W west for secretary hon ilon 0 0 11 richards tic hards for utah commissioner john T cai caine for marshal mars lial john W mcnutt for district judge kentucky smith As to tho the governorship west welt is entitled to expect tho the lionor by reason 1 oi of il previous service and the friend lines linesa of some of Clev elands advisers it is not a very profitable olna but we west at could not accept an inferior position no matter how lucrative and still retain his pars personal onal dignity and the respect of his friends As to tha the it goes naturally to hon 0 0 It richards ichards it paya pays abacut par per year and tha tile incur bant is acting governor in ill tha absence of the tile governor himself combining as as it doas dos both emolument and honor it is precisely the kind of position which hou 0 0 richardi Rich irdi not to say enjoys ho can call manage affairs so that caleb 0 blab who is a bon vie viv two in will much of his timo time at washington while the tile easy duties but exalted powers aers of tha the olice oskco arc are exe reisel and discharged by tho tile soa rotary As A to the to succeed kolonel and chairman godfrey it is a kind of poetic retribution lor for mr cattle to ra alve tho the appointment ho ile will ba a man mail of nic merited leisure after the tile ull of march and in the possession of this the sweet serenity of inactive ufa life will not ba disturb ad d CAU can calmly reflect upon the vicissitudes cf a fortune that lias has thrown him into a place which waa the object of hig his dearest lia hatred and the salary ol 01 which ho lie wag was instrumental in reducing from to 2000 2033 par per annum some of his noat moat burning phil lipics have abson hurled at the utah U tali commission it is to bo that they have so far failed cf of their ob that ho lie cm can 0 occupy cupy on ous of tha tho seats without scorching asto As to tho the major would 0 occupy cupy tha station with gra graso 3 and eom competency pity ho isa is a gentleman whose long in of tha the demoz democracy racy upon military and civic grounds entitles him to broat and authority but like soma of tile other slate candidates hii his appointment ia is not certain not with it anding tho tile assurance given by bill whitney As to tile judgeship kentucky 13 13 a good lawyer and 0 Os lea ion wants all that she can get |