The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-03
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| state eFaring that they might not sue
| coed in the Gentle counties, church ennis
saries decided to make their position
doubly sure; word was sent down the lire
to the smaller counties to vote for men
/ who would elect Brother Smoot. a b.
Irvine, son-in-law OF the late George
! Q. Cannon. carried the word TO Millard
county and Lieut. Geo. Seaman, one Of
/ the officers Of the Utah batteries, pronot-
/ ed for galantry in actIon, was turned
down for the legislature py a farmer
known % be for Smoot. Z. c. A. Christen-
/ sen. a Scandinavian -.4ornon missionary,
/ with influence, was despatched to San
! Pete county to disseminate the tidings
among the brethren. and he did it 50
well that that county went Republican
F overwh elraingIy. Wasatch county,
Democratic stronghold, yielded TO The per-
suasions OF James Jensen, a former Dem
ocrat. but now second counsellor to
stake president, and fell into the ranks.
Utah county, Shoots home, went for him
from state senator's to constables.
But the greatest surprise OF all was
in Cache county This IS the home of
Apostle Merrill Cache has always been
a Democratic stronghold. II never has
failed to roll up majority until now.
The only legislative stronghold candidate
on the Democratic ticket who pulled
through was a 9. Barber whose great
personal popularity landed him with
few votes to spare.
OF the members of the lower house
there is only one Republican who denies
that he is pledged to Smoot. He is a
Gentle from Salt Lake county, a work
ingInan named Hamlin. But as Kearns
got him easily in the previous session it
is believed he win Yield TO influence"
Outside Of Hamlin in the House there
are three Gentle members OF the state
senate who declare they win never vote
for Smoot. They are Allison, of Weber
a hold-over and Lawrence and sherman
OF Salt Lake. also elected two years ago
Apostle Reed Smoot IS the youngest
member Of the Twelve Apostles in point
of service, having been "set apart and
ordained as an apostle and a prophet
seer and revelator about two and half
years ago. He is forty-one years old, and
a son OF a O. Smoot. one of the pioneers
who came here with Brigham Young in
1917 and was the first mayor o. Salt Lake
City Sm0ot the elder was a southern
man, and when he came to Utah brought
several slaves with him. When President
Lincoln issued his emancipation procIa-
nation Smoot gave his slaves their lib
e-ty, but they continued to live with him
When the old man died in the early
nineties. leaving five widows. it was dis
covered that the estate was considerably
involved. Reed was placed at the head
OF The Smoot Investment Company" a
corporation formed by The heirs He sue
ceeded in bringing order out of chaos
and in saving a good portion OF the prop
erty.
He is good business man. He in
vested in the Grand Central Mining COM
pany and Immediately rich strike was
made which netted him half million dol
lars. He is the manager of the Provo
Woollen Mills and has stock IN several
enterprises in the state He married
daughter Of Horance Eidredge, one of the
leading pioneer Mormons, and has four
children.
Smoot is not a polygamist. He is one
Of three of the Twelve Apostles who
only have one wife. The other nine have
all the way from three to five each. In
early days plurality of wives was requi-
site to ordination as an apostle
Personally he is affable. In business
he is shrewd. Intellectually he is about
medium. He is not brilliant in anyway
an his opinions on the subjects other
than business are not sought after He
is a slow speaker. Except in the ex-
pounding of the gospel Of Mormonism.
it is doubtful if he ever made speech
in his life