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Show j WILL HE COME TO UTAH? A special dispatch from Springfield (Dl.) to the Chicago Herald of the 29th inst., states that General McClernand returned to that city from Washington on Sunday last. In an interview with the Herald correspondent, the General stated that during his conference with the President "no mention was made of an appointment to office, either by himself or the President. The conversation, however, was almost entirely regarding Utah and its affairs, and Mr. Cleveland j obtained an index of General McCler-nand's McCler-nand's views and opinions on all matters pertaining to Utah and the Mormons. General McClernand denied the published pub-lished story that Utah offices were tendered ten-dered him by the President." This statement, made by General McClernand Mc-Clernand himself, knocks into a cocked fiat the published announcement that he lias been tendered and refused to accept ihe office left vacant bv the resignation of Governor Murray. But certainly the President must have had some idea of urging upon the General the acceptance of either the Governorship of this Territory or a Commissionership, otherwise other-wise he would not have found it necessary to summon him to Washington Wash-ington for the purpose of "obtaining an index" of his views on Utah affairs. There are thousands of men in the United States who are better posted on Utah matters than General McClernand can possibly be, and the President could doubtless at any time have had the benefit bene-fit of their experience and knowledge by simply signifying his desire therefor, so that it is altogether improbable that for that purpose alone General McClernand was invited to a conference with the Executive. After all, it is just possible that the President does intend to tender General McClernand one of the two offices referred re-ferred to, and until they are disposed of by the appointment thereto of other candidates, can-didates, we shall remain under that impression. im-pression. It is to be- hoped, however, that the President will see his wav clear to placing General McClernand on the Utah Commission if he is to be given a Utah appointment at all and that he will then dispose of the Governorship by appointing thereto our local candidate, Colonel S. A. Merritt. j |