Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-14
DECEPTION OF
TIE TRIBUNE.
I -
Where il Stands With Reference 10
Republican Caucuses'
TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW.
Facts That Are Worth while Read
Ing aud Remembering The
Paper Self Convicted.

The manner IN which the Tribune is
attempting to deceive the legislators
and the public is shown abundantly
each day in the fihs Of that paper.
Here Is one Of the additional instances
in this mornings issue; it says editor
Tally. as to a senatorial caucus:
The Legislature Of two years ago had
u. S. senator TO elect. 1t met ON Mon
day, Jan, A. II was Republican
Legislature. It was in no hurry to nom
mate a candidate for the U, S. senate.
The joint CAUCUS for that purpose was
not held the first week Of the session,
but the members allowed themselves as
much time as possible TO study the sit
uation and get acquainted. The caucus
was held on the evening OF Tuesday,
Jan. %, day corresponding this year
to Jan. 20 next Tuesday Is there any
greater hurry this year than then, and
Is not a Republican precedent a good
thing to follow?
The files OF the Tribune, Herald and
News OF two years ago all give indls-
putable evidence that every statement
in the Tribune editorial referred TO, re-
garding the caucus, is untrue. The
facts are these.
Two years ago. q caucus committee,
consisting Of two state senators and
three representatives, was appointed at
the Joint Republican, caucus held before
the Legislature convened
The Legislature met on Monday, Jan.
H. 1901.
The call for senatorial caucus was
publicly issued the next day, Tuesday,
Jan. 10, Ii was slgnd by Senators Hoyt
sherman aud Joseph Howell, and by
Representatives Benner X. Smith. ".
r. South and II. H. Anderson. II fixed
the, Republican senatorial caucus for
Thursday, Jan. H. the fourth day Of
the Legislature-all In the first week Of
the session.
The Republican senatorial caucus met
on Thursday evening Of the first weekas
stated, and continued its meetings un-
I'll candidate was nominated. Owing
TO vigorous contest there was no
decision until the evening of the Sec
ond Tuesday (Jan. 22). and as the Leg
Republicans had to scatter their bal
lots the first day, because the caucus
had not reached an agreement. after
several animated sessions.
Now as to this year:
The Republicans in the house named
a caucus committee at the meeting
held prior to the converting of the Leg
isiature, just as in 1901. The Republl.
cans IN the senate failed to name such
O committee, thus deferring the ar
rangement to a later period than at
the last session.
On Tuesday evening, this year. q
majority Of the Legislature agreed 10
caucus. and the public announcement
Of the holding Of the caucus was not
made until Wednesday, the third day
of the Legislative session. or one day
later than on the former occasion.
This year the date of the caucus Is
fixed for Wednesday evening. Just one
day earlier than two years ago.
That is, the announcement or call
for a caucus Is one day later. and the
date Of the meeting one day earlier.
than at the previous session.
Now compare these facts with the
Tribunes editorial statements
A Republican precedent doubtless is
a good thing to follow az 10 Republican
caucuses, and the Republican legsla-
tors this year have come about as close
to following the precedent Of two years
ago, as 10 dates, as was possible for
them to do, They got right midway be-
tween the former dates. which were
only two days apart. But the Tribune's
statements Of alleged facts, both as 20
the caucus and other important mat
tiers connected with the senatorial sit
uation seem TO be pretty far from a
good thing to accept in the line Of
leadership.