The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-23
SM0OT IN THE RACE
Apostle is After United States
SenatOrShip.
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING
INTERVIEWED THE PARTY
LEADERS AT WASHINGTON.

With a senatorial bee that is husky
enough to carry off a young lamb,
Apostle Reed Smoot returned yesterday
from a trip to eastern cities, principally
Washington. In spite of the passes
that the justly notorious insect has
been making at him, Mr.. SmOot looked
well and happy. He declared in posi-
tive terms that the senatorship had not
overtaken him as yet. Neither was he
prepared to say that it would overtake
him.
To tell you the TRUTH" Mr.. Smoot
went on. Il haven't made up my mind
just what / viii do. L won't be able to
decide until after I've had a chance to
talk to Ed Loose and some more of my
friends at Provo. If ] should go into
the race and be elected L would serve
the people of my state to the best of
my ability. All of my interests are
here and no man has the welfare Of
Utah more at heart than have.
Il have received assurances of
very fattering nature from many Of
my friends in connection with the SEN
atorship, and within the next few days
I VIII give out a sta .ement covering my
exact position. Until then do not ex-
pect to say anything, Tor l haven't de-
cided what course ought TO pursue"
VIII be a Candidate.
That Mr.. Smoot win shortly an
nOunce his candidacy, no one who is at
all posted on the situation seriously
questions. That his entrance in the
race viii simplify matters is also re-
garded as a sure thing. In fact, some
Withdrawals are looked for within for
ty-eight hours after the Provo man
comes cut.
Mr. Smoot was in town only a few
hours yesterday He arrived at Z
in 10a inc n
Provo at 3:I5 in the afternoon. he was
not so busy shaking hands with his
friends, though, that he could not md
time to run over to Colonel P H Ian
mans residence for a conference What
happened there is known only to Mr.
Smoot and Mr.. Lannan. Mr.. SmOot
said all there was to it was that he
told Mr.. Lannan he hadn't made up MS
mind to run yet, but II took MIN a
long time TO say those words, for the
conference was in session something
like half an hour.
shortly afterward 0. J. Salisbury was
seen bearing down on the Lannan
homestead and another conference was
held without Mr.. Shoots presence Just
what took place there is likewise I'M
known The result may be apparent
when Mr.. Salisbury withdraws from
the fight for the senatOrshtp, II, indeed,
he does gracefully pull out as soon as
Mr.. Smoot lets the legislative world
Saw Mark and Mack.
People in a position TO know say that
Apostle Shoots main purpose in visit
-ng Washington at this cine was TO
ascertain whether OF not dIgnIUdTy
of the Mormon church would be &C
ceptable to the administration in the
senate. With this end in view, il Il
said he called on Mark Hanna and Nc
KinIey and it is intimated that he re
ceived assurances that an apostle SEN
atOr would be persona gTata-
Mr.. Hanna is 50 busy with his shiT
subsidy bill just now that he Won't
have time to come out 70 Utah and
assist Mr. SmCOt as manager or other
wise but II is stated that M. SmOOJ
was led 10 believe that the heart of
Marcus is with him. Mr.. Mckinley
was likewise cordial according -
Apostle Shoots own statement to The
Herald yesterday
II called on the president while
was IN Washington" said Mr.. Smoot
and had a very friendly converse lion
with him. He told me that nothing IL
the election pleased him more than the
carrying of Utah by the Republicans.
The president said he wished through
ME. to thank the loyal Republicans out
here who so ably assisted in the work.
Candidates Agitated.
There was more than enc evidence
iclLG yesterday AFTERNOON LIldI MI
Shoots dash through town had caused
some agitation. Mr. SaIisbury's friends,
for instance, began talking loudly
about what poor politics it would be
TO send a Mormon to the senate a
this time. They argued with great We
hemence that a nOn-M8rmOn would do
the state much more good. and that if
a Mormon wanted the place he ought
To wait two years and then go after
Senator RaWlinS.
The fact remains. though, that Mr.
SmOot is practically sure to enter the
race and 10 stay in it to the end. No
better evidence of the size of his boom
IS needed than the fact that the other
candidates are all beginning to fight
him.