Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-03
Prof. w. Il Tibbals Tells Of an
Unpublished Interview With
PreSt of Mining Congress
SAID PROXIES COULD Be VOTED.
Salt Lake Had the Necessary Votes to
Win, Vet the Fight Made
Was Lost

Although the proceedings OF the late
session OF the Mining Congress held iu
Portland Oregon, was covered quite
fully boy the pres, Of the country with
the statements tudg o. W.. Powers
and others as TO how the uth dele
cation was defeated 200 the object of lt'
mission. Prof W. II. Tibbals who was
delegate from This state. said this
morning that there were some points
Incident 10 the struggle for the per-
manont headquarters not touched upon
and there are some reflections which
May show that Denver was not the
victor though Salt Lake lost
Prof TlbbaIs. who was the secretary
M the Utah delegation, went ahead Of
the main body ana on Saturday morn.
ing conferred with the president, the
first vice president aud the secretary
NJ the American Mining congress. one
NJ the first poIuts discussed Vas the
question as to whether the proxies OF
absent members could be voted. the
president NJ the congress, who Is sup
posed 10 be q lawyer. said Prof It'd.
hnls. was very emphatic I'm expressing
the opinion that proxies could he used,
for the congress was corporation or
ganlzed under the laws ~ Colorado,
The FIRST vice president also agreed,
both assuring the Utah delegates that
the secretary Of the congress was
wrong I'm saving that proxies were not
allowed
with this assurance the secretary Of
the Utah delegation, assisted by col.
Thomas Ewing, the first vice president,
prepared telegram, which was I'M
nlcdntely sent to the secretary of the
Commercial club of Salt Lake CITY urg-
Ing him 10 secure the proxies of all
the members possible This plan was
bcng carried out whom, for some rea-
son. the officers decided that proxies
should not be used.
The roll Of members and delegates
showed that Salt Lake city could thus
cast more than 80 votes while Denver
could cast only anywhere from 10 TO
10. 81 am not saying Prof Tibbals
said that this showing Of the rela-
tive strength Of the two rival cities
led to the decision not TO allow proxies
hut these facts warrant certain Infer
erces. Denver had 10 obtain votes
iu some other way than by
actual membership and representa-
ton Il seems that the Dem
yer delegation deemed q certain Ida
no pOltiCau-not statesmuu-Was
tho man to undertake the unfair work
for the Colorado capital Enough has
already been said Of the remarks Of
the speaker whose harangue could I'm
no circumstance be regarded as am ora
ton. salt Lake city went into the
contest honestly and fairly and had the
vote been fair the delegates would
have had no ill-teelIng Utah's repre-
sontation at the congress was strong
and fair one, and could suffer defeat
with good feeling had the battle been
carried out as It should have BEEN
There are few reflections which
may lead us to consider that after all
we are not the losers, II Denver Is
able to take care of the Mining con-
gress and make It what II ought TO be,
the mining men of Utah viii be very
glad to sec II succeed, for there is no
state IN the Union that Is prospecting
better In o mining way than Utah, and
anything that can be done to benefit
this great industry viii be heartily
seconded by an citizens Of this state
who are interested [ do not, there
fore, think that our state win suffer
IN its industry because OF the ignoble
attack made BY the speaker from the
Gem State Time will show that
salt Lake city Is the proper center OF
the metal mining section Of the United
States, and that her supremacy will
soon be asserted and felt throughout
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