The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-05
How Mr. HEITFELD
SAVED ROOSEVELT
Amusing Story of Last Inaugu-
ration Day.
IDAHO INSTITUTIONS
1IR. SHOUP AGAIN IN RACE FOR
THE SENATE.
IDAHO INSTITUTIONS
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Boise. Ida, Aug. 4.-Senator Henry
Heitfeld has been in Boise the last few
days shaking hands with his friends
and making new ones. The senator ID
quite jOcular at times, and is acquir-
ms no small fame as a good story
teller, as well as a good worker in
Washington and a loyal supporter OF
MS principles. A little episode of the
last inaugural in which Senator Heit-
Ield inquired most prominently in con-
hectlon with Vice President Roosevelt
VIII bear repeating at this time.
1t seems that after the Inauguration
OF President Mckinley and the swear
ing IN of Vice President Roosevelt. to-
Setber with the new senators, all of
the senators left the senate chamber
one after the other to hear the address
Of the president, and left the newly
sworn in vice president monarch of all
he surveyed And there he had to stay
for the reason that there was not a
single senator present to adjourn him.
He hung on the ragged edge awhile,
for over an hour. at any rate, until
finally Senator Heitfeld wandered in
that way, and seeing the state of af-
fairs, rushed Immediately to the help
of the stranded Teddy and eSSayed to
solve the sphinx problem and adjourn
the body. He clamoTed for recognition,
which was gladly given, and made a
motion to adjourn. He saw immediate
~ that that would not do, as were the
motion TO prevail the senate would
stand adjourned and an extra session
would have to be called. The distin-
guished Idahoan bethought him, how
ever, of the usual formula, and intro
duCed the usual resolution which would
allow the senate to meet from day to
day at noon until the final adjourn
ment, which, after due debate, pre-
vailed unanimously. Then Senator
Heitfeld made a motion to adjourn,
which also passed. With sigh of re
lief Teddy flung down the gavel and
clasped the hand of his deliverer. He
had fought with beasts in the wild and
wOOlly west; he had sought the bubble
reputation even in the lannon's mouth,
but he had never before been stranded
in the lonely Vistas of the United States
senate with no power to adjourn him
self even for necessary repairs 1t IS
safe to say Teddy will never be caught
in that fix again.
Senator Heitfeld viii leave Boise
Sunday or Monday for Wood river,
where he viii remain for a few days.
The coming session of congress, Sen
atOT Heitfeld says, will be a very i'm
pOrtant and busy one. The problem of
irrigation will be up for solution among
other things, and he will be found with
Senator Dubois and the other western
senators and representatives earnestly
working for the passage Of some kind
OF irrigation bill that may be mutually
/ agreed upon to annex the arid west to
the United States. He realizes this to
be the most important question that
will come before congress, at least so
far as it affects the people Of the west.
Your correspondent has lately been
! in many of the leading counties Of the
J Il s--=e-
/ to be very popular among all classes.
/ The people realize that the present ad-
miniStTatiO is sincere in its desire to
I be careful, economical and yet progress
/ sive, and this is the kind OF work that
! suits them. Governor Hunt, Secretary
! of State Bassett. Attorney General
Martin, Auditor Jones and Treasurer
/ PlUmmer with their aids in the vari-
/ Gus departments, are making an excel
/ lent record, and are attending strictly
/ to business. All of the state institu-
I tions are running along nicely. There
/ is not a jar or break anywhere ATOMS
/ the line. Warden Arney Of the state
1 penitentiary is adding to his laurels
/ from day to day, and the excellent as
/ cipline good management and sensible
/ regime OF the penitentiary are spoken
I well of by everybody.
/ The Soldiers home, under the super
| intendence of Captain Gum, ex-mem-
Der of congress, is in excellent condi-
/ ton The new home will be in course
( Of erection soon, and it viii be COM
/ pIeted before snow flies. The inmates
/ will have to move from their present
! quarters at Boise barracks soon 10
/ make room for the regulars that are
/ coming, and they viii go into camp IN
! tents until the new home is finished.
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The question of whether there will
/ be a free-for-aIl in the race for United
1 States senator the coming year, OF
| whether the democrats viii do as they
/ did the last time and nominate a SEN
ator in the state convention is being
/ quietly discussed by the party leaders
While opinion is somewhat divided, the
/ cOncensus seems to be in favor OF
/ nominating the senator. This gives al
I the candidates a chance to make thel
| tight before the convention, and estOpS
/ bOodling in case the Democrats win the
/ legislature. The example of the last
/ state legislature when Dubois was
| elected on the first ballot. without
! bo odiing. without an unseemly scram-
I bile which under the regime under he
! Dublican rule here has been spectacle
for gods, angels and men, stamps tnF
nomination plan with approval 1t gave
| Idaho fame far and wide, and make:
her name hOnored wherever deem
politics are appreciated
| The Republican camp IS very mucf
gusted with the management OF the Ole
leaders and are clamOring all over TIT
state for the retiring of the ancient'
and a new deal all round. One thing i
quite clear, that the defeat Of ShouI
last fall has not retired him from poll
tics. At a little banquet given by SOM
senators in Washington just befor
Shoup left for the west in honor Of III
distinguished services and in token o
their personal respect for him. Senate
Shoup, in the course Of his remarks
said quite plainly that he was IN tn
race for the senatorial toga, and the!
need not be surprised to see him com
marching back again in the sweet o.
and BY. With this tip from the thron
the ShOup papers in Idaho immed-ate
liz. commenced his campaign, and !
may as we'll be counted on that Shoul
is a candidate for the senatorship- II
viii be opposed by the younger elemen
in the party, VINO, with a large IoloM
ing. are centering their gaze on w: I
Borah Of this city as their candldat
for the senate. Mr.. Borah IS recog
nized as an eloquent orator and q mos
formidable candidate for senatorla
| fnuors