The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-21
WHITES SEVERE ARRANGEMENT OF
SHOOTS CANDIDACY IN LOWER HOUSE

The house was mOnOtonously debat-
ing whether to print all the bills IN
trOduced or only part of them. In
terest was dragging 1t was like a not
midsummer day, with only the droh-
ing of bees to break the oppressive
ness The crowd of spectators which
thronged into all the space back of
the railing waited with ill-cOncealed
Impotence. The session began at
O'Clock and half an hour was to be
consumed before the time for electlng
a senator arrived.
At 2.25 o'clock the big doors near the
rear of the room were pushed back by
another crowd, which surged in, bus
Ting TO find places in the little re-
naming standing room.
Representative d. H. Morris of
Washington county, the bristling and
active little leader of the Democratic
minority, was speaking when Repre-
sentative w. II. Barrett, dignified and
deliberate, arose and interrupted
Mr. Speaker" he said, the hour has
arrived which was set for the election
OF a senator, as special order of the
day
Mr. Morris sat down. There was a
rustic of expectancy as Speaker Thorn
as Hull. the tallness and slenderness
of his figure accentuated by his lofty
position on the rOstrum, stood up and
announced that nominations for a
United States senator were in order.
Near the center of the body of the
house arose Representative Willard
Done of salt Lake. The audience be-
came hushed.
Done Nominates Smoot.
Speaking with great sIowness, dis
tinctness and earnestness, Mr.. Done
began a discussion of the serious duty
which now confronted the members of
the legislature. The members Iounged
back in their seats. with their eyes
upon the orator. The spectators packed
together in the rear remained notion
less. A man with light hair, smooth
face and blue eyes is Mr.. Done After
each sentence he paused and pressed
his lips closely together.
Mr. Done discussed at length the
qualifications of a United States SEN
atOr. He spoke of the high Office and
its responsibilities, and declared that
his candidate came nearest of all 10
meeting the requirements.
The Honorable Reed Smoot," came
out at the close of a sentence, and
there was ripple of applause at the
rear of the room. Mr.. Done added
few words to the effect that il was the
will of their constituents that Reed
SmoOt should be elected.
Mr.. Done sat down.
There was a mOmentary murmur,
which stopped when. clear over on the
east side of the room. in the front
row Of desks, arose a man a little be-
low medium height, who addressed the
chair. He stood there silhouetted
against the Window man of dark
hair. smooth shaver except for short
black mustache and two closely cropped
tufts creeping down his cheeks a short
distance from his ears. His eve was
clear. brown and steady, his jaw
square. and his lips firm. 1t was Rep
resentative William z. White. of
Marysvale. Piute county.
Whites Bitter Words.
Before he had uttered a dozen words
IL could be seen that he was terribly
in earnest.
ITO surrender would be cowardice.
came his words. and compromise
would be dislOyalty."
The listeners began TO prick up their
@Since when" he continued has
fealty to a certain candidate for the
Office of United States senator been the
criterion of a mans devotion to the
Republican party of Utah?"
The crowd started. and the fall of
a pin could have been heard as they
listened breathlessly. Speaker Hull
at whom the shot had been aimed.
Strengthened himself in his chair. Then
he leaned forward tn catch every word
of the speaker. With earnest gestures
and in fervent tones, Mr.. White went
on:
And since when has it been a. Re-
publican principle TO attempt 10 pun
fish a man for following the dictates
of his conscience and the wishes of his
constituents?
Speaker Hull could be seen to turn
pale and to tremble with anger. but
Mr. White went on without INTERRUPT
ton to denounce the policy of electina
Apostle SInoot and 10 declare in ring
ing tones against any union of church
and state.
As he closed with the nomination Of
Governor Wells a burst of applause
came from the rear of the room,