Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-18

can Senators, voted to confirm man whom
another Senator in the privacy of the execu-
tive session pronounced to be self-con-
fessed i'd fool.''
Three Democratic members of the Public
Lands Committee voted to reject him. De-
ment is the person who gave out the
story of gigantic land frauds in Utah and
then tried to accuse correspondents of falsi-
flying. ALI newspapers and all newspaper
men, Mr.. Logan declared, were liars, and he
hoped Dement, would not be sacrificed to
them.
Mr.. Plumb made faint objection to al
lowing the Senate to pay off the political
sippi urged Mr.. Dement'S rejection. Mitchell
1 of Oregon, Hale, Sabin, Sawyer, Logan and
Cullom were the other Republicans who
voted for Dement,. The vote was % to %.
This was done on Thursday in the. absence
of Teller, and after half hours debate
Yesterday Teller arose in executive session
and made an impassioned speech. He said
that 1t was discourteous and rankly unjust
that personal insult and a criminal charge
should be fastened upon him by spy and
that spy be approved by the vote of his Re-
publican brethren to permit Mr.. Logan to
discharge traitorous debt. He had been
charged by Dement, with winking at man.
moth frauds in Utah lands and with being
the agent of the Mormons in the Senate.
nation and had been promised by two men,
bers of the public lands committee that he
would be rejected. Yet in his absence Sena-
tors had been wheedled into favoring Logan
| at the expense of letting these grave
accusations rest upon him (Teller). He
asked that motion for a reconsideration
be entered. Not Republican who voted to
confirm opened his mouth.
He then demanded that the confirmation
be reconsidered. Still silence reigned, and
then in high dudgeon Mr.. Teller picked up
his hat, but before striding out of the cham
Der let fly this parting arrow: "I tell you
now that have done with the caucus whip.
l shall vote Independently hereafter on all
of the Presidents nominees. I regret that
have been one of the six men cowed by the
party lash into obedience to radical obstruc-
tionists." With that he left the Capitol.
The other five uncertain Republicans are
Jones. Van Wyck, Mitchell, Sabin and
Plumb. Dement, may be yet rejected. It is
stated on reputable authority that Dement,
when here was much exercised over his con-
trmation. But Logon told him to go back
to Illinois and take his family to Utah and
he would care for his interests in the Senate.
Logan kept his pledge.
This account of the threatened break in
the Republican ranks over the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Dement,, is from the pen of
E. M. Rothacker, formerly of the Denver
Tribune, and Teller's political confdant.
The Associated Press dispatches of last
night, however, state that yesterday a
motion was entered to reconsider the vote |
by which Mr.. Dement, was confirmed,
and this fact indicates that an effort is to
be made to placate Senator Teller and
draw him back within the caucus lines,
even if it has to be done at the cost of
sacrificing Mr.. Logan's protege.
This case has developed into one of
more than local or ordinary political
importance, and its final disposition will
be awaited with much interest.