The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-07
WILL DIVIDE
JOBS TONIGHT
Caucus to Select Legislative
Officers and Clerks.
HULL CERTAIN TO BE SPEAKER
EITHER WALTON OR LOVE FOR
SENATE PRESIDENCY.


Caucuses of both houses of the leg
is'ature wiz be held at $50 this even
ing, each house meeting in its hall at
the city and county puilding. The
meetings are for the purpose Of elect
Ing presiding officers and distributing
Patronage in the shape of clerkships.
etc
At present it looks as if Thomas
Hull Of Salt Lake would be reelected
speaker of the house. The opposition
TO him lacks form, and backed bv the
Smoot influence. he should win easily.
Two objections urged against Hull are
bis radicaliSm and the fact that Salt
Lake county secured the speakership
Ii his person two years ago. Despite
this. however. Hull looks like the man.
>. II. Love of salt Lake county is
rated the strongest candidate for the
presidency of the senate. The only
ether name heard is that Of Wesley X.
Walton of Rich. Mr. Walton is not
making an active fight for the place
and if he gets it the honor viii come
through the efforts of his friends. Mr..
Walton's personal preference is to oc-
cupy a seat on the floor where he can
mix freely in whatever may be doing.
He has bill or two in. mind TO which
he would hike to give personal atten-
ton, that would be lacking were he in
the chair
Logic of Love Men.
Salt Lake county has not had the
presidency of the senate for several
sessions, and the Love supporters are
urging this as a reason why Love
should be given the place. Against
this is the prospect of trouble from the
outside members, who may be expected
10 demand practically all the appoint
ments il Salt Lake cOrrals the two
chairs.
As usual. salt Lake county has sew
eral candidates for clerkShipS. Friends
OF these candidates may favor outside
men for speaker or president of the
senate in the hope of landing some APP
pointments for local men.
some Of Senator Shoots friends are
suggesting in all seriousness that it
might be good idea TO give the pres
1dency of the senate or the Spca kerShip
&c d Gentle i'm the interest of Sena-
tor Smoot. They point out that "A
senator. the congressman the COVER
nor and other leading officials are Nor
mons and that the effect OF honoring
two more Mormops with high positions
might have an adverse bearing on the
Smoot case SO far as the presidency
OF the senate is concerned it may be
SAID that either Mr. Walton or Mr..
Love, both McrmOns, would be wholly
acceptable TO Mormons and Gentiles
alike Both are men who take n broad
view of existing conditions and either
could be relied upon to act with abso-
lutte Justice
1t is not likely. however. that reli-
slous utilization win become a factor in
the case in either house.
Senatorial Caucus.
The senatorship is not to be taken
up at tonights caucuses according to
the present programme. Indeed. some
OF Sutherland friends are suggesting
that no caucus on the senatorship be
reid The state convention, thanks TO
the industry of Mr.. Lippman. adopted
a plank pledging the legislature to
caucus on the senatOTship. out many Of
the legislators contend that the con
Nention had no authority to bind the
candidates OF independent legislative
conventions.
Taking this view of the situation,
these men argue that no caucus should
be held. Sutherland. they say. has a
clean majority in each house and an
election or the open floor without
caucus pledges would give the affair
an aspect of sincerity it would other
wise lack Recent senatorial caucuses
In Titan have not added to the glory
of the Republican PARTY of Utah they
say. In fact. they contend. caucuses
have caused wounds that still gape and
IN a case that looks so much like a
Clnch, the party's interests would be
better served by an election without
previous caucus. thus rendering less
palpabie the effect of any powerful in
fuence that could control a caucus
more easily than 1t could control an
open session.
This is however another idea that
VIII probably be dissipated into thin
air. The senatorial caucus. according
&c the generally accepted programme.
viii be held about the middle of the
week.
Some Of the legislators from outside
counties arrived yesterday Probably
the entire membership will no DreSpDt
at the caucuses tonight.