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

can Senators, voted to confirm a man whom |
another Senator in the privacy of the execu- |
tive session pronounced to be self-con-
fessed id 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. All newspapers and all newspaper
men, Mr.. Logan declared, were liars, and he
hoped Dement, would not be sacrlhced to
them.
Mr.. Plumb made faint objection to al.
lowing the Senate to pay off the political
debts of Senators. Mr.. Walthall of Missis.
sippi urged Mr.. Dement'S rejection. Mitchell
of Oregon, Hale, Sabin, Sawyer, Logan and
Cdllom were the other Republicans who
voted for Dement,. The vote was 25 to 22.
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 it was discourteous and rankly unjust
that personal insult and criminal charge
should be fastened upon him by spy and
that spy be approved by the vote of his Re-
publican brethren to permit MIR. 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.
He had protested against Dement'S confir
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 n motion for 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: ~ tell you
now that have done with the caucus whip.
l shall vote independently hereafter on all
of the Presidents nominees. L regret that
I have been one of the six men oowed 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. 1t is
stated on reputable authority that Dement,
when here was much exercised over his con-
firmation. But LogPn 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 confrma-
ton of Mr.. Dement, is from the pen OF
L. NJ. Rothacker, formerly OF the Denver
Tribune, and Tellers political confdant
, The Associated Press dispatches of last
=, night, however, state that yesterday {
motion was entered to reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Dement, was confirmed
!, and this fact indicates that an effort is t
: be made to placate Senator Teller ant
draw him back within the caucus lines
.. even ii it has to be done at the cost o
;, sacrificing Mr.. Logan's protege.
This case has developed into one c
more than local or ordinary politica
~ Importance, and its final disposition wi
be awaited with much interest.