Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-15

non, keeQ SmOOt was nOHllndleN ~
United States senator by the RepubE-
can caucus held last night in the civil
court room of the City and COUNTY
building, There was not an indi-
y!dual IN the state, who knew the con-
dltions, who did not anticipate the re-
guilt, ana the latter therefore was any
thig but a surprise. The only thing
that now remains to invest Mr.. smoo:
with the toga is the formal ballot, thai
WI! be cast in the Legislature next
week.
VERY FEW ABSENT ONES
There were 20 members present at
the caucus 10 senators and IS repre-
aertauyes The members of the SEN
atr who were absent were Sherman
and Lawrence, ana those Of the house,
Brink, Stewart Of Salt Lake, White Of
Piute, Caild Of Weber and Lee Of Car
bon, The absence Of these members Is
naturally regarded as opposition on
their part to Mr.. smoot, but Of COURSE
that opposition ayails nothing.
II is freely admitted that Mr. smoot
will receive in the formal ballot all the
votes that We're cast for him in the
caucus, and in all probability, several
more AS 32 votes ore all that are re-
Quired TO elect him the outlook is that
he viii be the next senator from Utah
sMoOT SUPPORTERS.
The slnoot supporters from the senate
were G. r. Larsen Of Sanpete. David
Mckay OF Weber, Stephen II. Love Of
Salt Lake, William n. Williams of Salt
Lake, Henry Gardner OF Utah, c. H.
Loose Of Utah, Willis Johnson OF P!ute
and A. b. Lewis Of Beaver.
The Representatives who voted for
Mr.. Smoot We're +. W. Fishburn OF
Boxelder Thomas H. Merrill David r.
Roberts 40 William w, Hall OF
Cache, Mrs Mary q. Coulter, DR., A. s.
Condor and Archibald Mcfarland OF
Weber, James A. Anderson of Morgan,
William Spry Of Tooele, Heber A.
Smith Thomas Hull, Daniel McRae,
Willard Done, A. H. Nash, James ~
Haslam Of Salt Lake, James b. Wilson
Of Wasatch. John Q Stone. George Aus
tin Stephen L. Chapman and Charles
4 Tetjen Of Utah, Don Il. Cotton Of
Uintah, Joseph Il. johnson Of Emery,
Asa Il. Hawley Of Sewer. Charles w
Watts Of Willard, William X, Barrett
CT Beaver, <Mlfred Luther Of Garfield,
Morgan Regards, Jr., Of Grand, Joel
II Johnson II Kane and Wayne Ii,
Redd of San Juan
OTHER CANDIDATES.
The friends of MIR Sutherland who
cast their votes for him were, Senator
H. S. Larsen Of Boxelder. r. NJ Allison
OF Weber Representatives A. l.. Ham
lin Of Salt Lake, william Metculf and
Lorenzo Peterson Of Sanpete and Alma
MolyneuX OF Grand. Senator Larsen
afterwards changed his vote To Smoot,
before the result was announced
George NJ. Cannon received the votes
Of Senator's Love and Johnson, who
also changed 10 SmoOt before the re-
suit was announced.
Those who voted for Gov Wells were
James W. Cahoon Of Salt Lake and
Edward =. Evans OF summit
CALLED TO ORDER.
The caucus was called to order and
its object briefly stated by Senator
Loose. after which Representative VIII
liam II. Barrett was made chairman
OF the meeting Representative David
r. Roberts was elected secretary and
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committee OF FIVE be appointed on rules
and order Of business. A committee
vas appointed consisting OF Senators
Larsen OF Boxelder and Allison and
representatives Hun, Austin and Chip
man. The committee, after rather q
long dellberaion reported through
Senator Allison, first, roll call; second
nomination of candidates FOR senator
no speech 10 last more than 10 minutes
and seconding speeches TO be confined
10 five minutes; that q majority Of the
caucus would be necessary 10 nominate
and that 10 ballots would be taken be.
fore adjournment N no nomination
were made; any member was 30 be
allowed to change his vote before the
result Of the ballot was announced,
each member must be bound by the
result Of the caucus and all voting
to be viva yoce. The report was adopt
ed on motion Of Senator Gardner.
OUT OF ORDER.
Here Representative Cahoou arose
and startled the members by moving
to adjourn the caucus until Monday
night.
The chairman thundered you are
out OF order" and Representative Ca
hOon subsidized.
sMOoT NOMINATED BY LEWIS
whom nominations were declared 20
be IN order Senator A. y. Lewis
arose and IN a happy eulogy
prcsent9 the name Of Reed Smoot
Representative Edward a. Evans fol-
lowed with a surprise up his sleeve. Tie
had been regarded as a Smoot man. but