The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-10
WILL PUSH CASE
AGAINST GLOVE
Provo Postmaster Must Explain
His Words.
KcCARTY RESENTS ATTACK
MATTER TAKEN UP WITH POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

James Glove, the postmaster at Provo
end president of the Utah Postmaster.
association, viii be called upon by the
authorities at Washington, D. c., 20
make an explanation Of some of mis-
Scent actions in politics in the inter
est of United States Senator Reed
SmOOt
The particular act that has brought
the trouble down upon Mr.. Cloves
head is a statement he is said 20 have
made in the presence of several prom
1nent Republicans few days ago ID
The effect that Judge William NJ Nc
Carly, Of the supreme bench of Utah
had for a consideration sold out the
Judge ATcCaTty refused absolutely to
United States Senator Thomas Kearns.
entire southern portion Of Utah 10
discuss this matter yesterday. but his
friends were not so reticent, They take
the position that the language used by
Postmaster Glove with reference To
Judge McCarty is not only a violation
or the civil service law, but that the
charge is absolutely false, and the Ian
8uage used an insult TO the supreme
court Of the state This they resent
Some Of them have taken the matter 10
with the postofice department az
Washington. The result of this is that
Postmaster Glove win undoubtedly be
called upon Tor an explanation, and
should this explanation fail to salts
1y the powers, the Provo postmaster
may be removed from his office.
Think They Have a Case.
The men who are taking the deepest
interest i'm this matter admitted yes
terday that the matter would be laid
before the department. and from a
reading Of the law they are
4r.-fr. q
postmaster Glove that viii take him
cut of office. They are deeply fncensed
ever the charge made against Judge
NcCarty and are ready to defend him
III all legitimate ways. They make the
counter charge that Judge McCarty is
being made TO suffer for the reason
that he refused to line uD with the
SmOot forces and prostitute his office
IN their behalf The Judge. from the
first. say these friends of his. has kept
out Of the fight The furthest he has
gone Is 10 advise some friends in
kichfeld who were more anxious for
Inc nomination Of James Christensen
Tor state treasurer than for ANYTHING
else IN the campaign TO keep out Of the
senatorial tangle. and not tie them
selves up with either side. since they
would thus be I'm better position TO help
tnriStlduSen- This was done out OF
personal friendship for Christensen.
Wouldn't Help Smoot.
These friends 20 stiU further and as
eert that Judge McCartv has been i'm
3ortuned from the beginning to stem
cut and make fight in favor Of the
'~moot faction. ana that his refusal to
90 this has brought down upon his
head all the abuse 10 which he has
been subjected al the hands of Post
master Glove, Charles De Noisy. Carl
a Badger, Shoots secretary and the
other leader of the SmOOt cohorts.
Naturally the Democrats of the STATE
nd those old fashioned Republicans
= no believe that public officer should
serve the people who pay his salary
@hQ refrain from offensive political ac-
uNity. VIII watch the outcome of this
movement against Postmaster Glove
with great interest Naturally aIso
1hey viii speculate as to how far mis-
crusade viii extend.