The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-13
SM00T MEN TO
CALL A CAUCUS.
This WILDE Done If the Ssnste
Further Delays.
THE APOSTLE WON'T RESIGN
has NO INTENTTDF OF LEAVING
OFFICIAL. CHURCH POSITION.

y - = ~ = =
l shall not resign my apostle =
= ship on account Of my senatorial y
= candidacy I am in this race, and =
. intend 70 stay Ny friesds have y
y signihed their intention OF stand >
ing by me, and as long as they y
? are with me, I shall not desert
= them As have said before, / do y
y not believe that President ROose-
Z welt intends TO take a hand in a y
= local fighr--Reed Smoot TO The >
y Herald
A CALL for caucus Of Republican
a members Of the legislature to vote
on the United States senatorship
question VIII probably be issued today.
The Republican senators declined yes
terday TO appoint a committee on joint
senatorial caucus to confer with the
committee already appointed by the
house If the senators persist in their
refusal, Smoot men in both houses will
sign a call, without waiting further for
action on the part OF the senate on the
committee proposition.
A call has already been drafted. and
the expectation is that Il viii be signed
and circulated today There are at
least four Republican senators who
al LGdUE 10 sign IT, anu many uloAE
than that number in the house. The
date set viii probably be "Wednesday
evening, although il may be decided
to hold the gathering before Wednes-
day evening.
The pronounced antf-Smoot men viii
decline TO go into a caucus, unless they
I change their minds They have not
yet had a meeting 10 agree on a con-
certed plan OF action. but It is expected
that they will do so soon The present
outlook is that they viii cOnfine their
opposition TO refusing to go into eau
Gus and TO voting against Smoot in the
/ Legislature
Will Keep Position in Church
Some Of the members Of the 1egisia-
ture and others have made the sugges-
ton to Apostle Smoot that he resign
his Office in the church with a view 70
removing one OF the objections raised
TO his candidacy Mr.. SmOot was asked
I last evening if he intended to act on
| this suggestion. In reply, he made the
statement quoted above.
Mr.. SmOOt read over the interview
with Congressman George Sutherland,
I contained in a special dispatch from
Washington. He smiled, but did not
comment on il.
ITS strange how political situations
viii change" remarked somebody IN
M yes" said Mr.. smoot, with
thoughtful smile 1T is"
Smoot headquarters have been
/ opened in rooms AL and 442 Of the
! Knutsford. These are nominally the
/ quarters of Senator Loose
Caucus of Senators.
/ Smoot-s senatorial ambitions were
/ discussed informally and briefiy-oh, 50
I Informally and briefly the Repu5-
Iican senators in caucus after the nrss
session Of the legislature yesterday aft
/ ernOon. No sooner was the subject
/ brought I'D than it was dismissed with
/ out action of any kind having been
! taken.
[ When the idea of appoiatins a soma
I tOrial caucus committee vas DfOacaeI
( the sentiment was almost un2Clr1OU
that there was no need for hurry. The
| caucus. after having dispOSsd or minor
! matters in connection VIA the seating
! arrangements in the senate CHAMBER
: then adjourned subject 10 me cal q
/ Senator Love, its chairman
J esThe subject Of a caucus on the
{ United States senatOrship was men
toned Incidentally said Ch5irman
Love in announcing the proceedings OF
: the caucus which was held behlnd
! closed doors. No action of any klh0
was taken on that subject, however.
( and very little was said about IL Al
The senators failed to see there was
/ any necessity for undue haste"
Senator HOyt Sherman smiled his
most mysterious smile when questioned
! as TO the cause of delay
ssThe senate is a dignihed BODY ne
said gravely, and proceeds IN a dig
nihed manner. The appearance OF
hurry would detract from the sena-
tOriaI dignity.
Stin wearing that mysterious smile,
he lightly stepped away
Loose Declined to Talk
senator Loose. who is Reed Shoots
! manager was exceedingly uncommunl-
( cative when questioned as to whether
the seeming policy Of delay would nave
/ any effect on the prospects Of his can
didate.
.sNo action of any kind was taken.
/ and the subject was not formally pc
fore the caucus was all he WouId
! vouchsafe.
None of the senators would divulge
who it was that brought up the SUD
let in the caucus or what was done
to that person when the delicate sub
iec+ was preached All pleaded the
session was secret and that they were
bound to reveal nothing
Apostle SmOOt proved his ability as
a pedestrian yesterday by naklng
euiclx time toward the granite build
TO meet. He arrived at the building
shortly before noon and at once BUS
led himself talking with senators and
reDresentativ in the corridors me
apostIe left the building when the leg
islators- went To their respective halls
to be sworn in
Democrats Had Caucus, Too.
while the Republican senator's were
caucusing in the ante-room Of Mayor
Thompson's Office, the SIX Democratic
members Of the upper house ousled
themselves similarly IN the mayor prl-
vate office. -
means of which we Democrats can run
the legislature" announced Senator
Ramberger facetiously when qlestloilea
- 10 what his party's cauC IS intended
to do. All the caucus hal before u
Vas the distribution OF the places 70
be given the Democrats on the s7ilsl~ =
committees -
r,emher submit his wishes TO senator
Murdock. who IS the minority lse-S -
of the upper house BY virtue -. -
nomination for president OF lne SEN
ate. Senator Murdoch then vii -
iuo a list of requests based on lsls 4 VII
Der Of Democratic appoint iie.itS 80 - =
made and win submit il 70 FHssl-
dent Allison As is customary - : ~. :,
cases. II IS expected that Ffessos- = :. = !
lison viii adopt the sugses19ns = me
minority leader