The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

election as president of the Nationa
Irrigation congress. The movement
originated today in the caucus of tie
delegation. When the subject was men
toned il received the unanimous sup
. port of the delegates present. w. +.
Smythe of California, who has been a
candidate, withdrew as soon as Sen
atOr Clark's name was mentioned. and
declared he would give his support to
the present president Of the congress.
The delegation was unanimous. and the
members are already starting a boom
Tor Mr.. Clark.
The delegates have all been pleased
at the manner in which Senator Clark
has presided over the sessions of the
congress-" remarked c. =. BOothe Of
Los Angeles this evening. He has
shown himself to be impartial. clear
headed and possessed of great self
command. He has good standing
throughout the United States and other
countries, and the congress will profit
by his prestige. 1 do not think that
there win be any serious opposition to
him"
FL Paso VIII Probably Win.
"Ho. Ho, Ho, FL Paso! Nineteen
hundred and 10, 70, four" This is the
, cry which has caught the delegates to
the National Irrigation congress At
midnight IL looked as If the city by the
Mexican border had the next conven-
ton slowed away i'm its grip and care
fully locked and sealed. A clear ma
jority of all the delegates is pledged to
the Texas city. The prospects are that
Reno, New. will be second in the race,
and Boise Ida. third. with Portland
and ST. Louis bringing up the rear.
The delegates want to see a real bull
fight. and this is one Of the many
things which have been promised by
the Omnipresent and interchangeable
workers from El Paso. Just across the
river Is the Mexican city Of Juarez, and
there the delegates are promised a bull
lighting carnival. all for the free en-
treatment of the visitors. All the
southwest is solid for e PasO, except
California. The delegation from that
state caucused today and decided to
yield 10 the siren cali Of Governor John
Sparks OF Nevada and go for Reno.
on the other hand, Arizona. New
Mexico. Texas. Colorado. Missouri. Wis
Ccrsin. Nebraska and several other del
cgauous have decided to stand by Tex
as The Utah delegation caucused to-
DAY and decided 20 vote for FL PasO.
Later an attempt was made to get
a reconsideration tomorrow. II is not
believed the reconsideration Will change
the result The Texans viii try to get
the question IF time and place for the
next meeting made a special order for
10 O'Clock tomorrow fOrer Don. The
other cities viii probably be candidates
for the next succeeding convention.
For Repeal CT Timber and Stone Act.
The repeal Of the national timber and
stone act tonight received the endorse
mont Of the committee on resolutions of
the National Irrigation congress. The
action was taken by the committee dur
ing session which lasted from 7:3O
o'clock until midnight. Nearly all the
time was occupied with the discussion
OF this measure and the latter PROPOSE
ton. but the outlook Is that e.. too. viii
receive endorsement later.
The committee organized early in the
day by the election OF Senator Reed
SnoOt Of Utah as chairman, and II. d.
Slater Of Texas, editor of the El Paso
Herald. as secretary. No busss - OF