The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-10
UTAH S0LONS ORGANIZE
TO BEGIN ACTIVE WORK
Both Houses of the Legislature Assemble and
Elect Officers Message Today
State Senate Passes Resolutions Apopos of the Death of
aOr McKayS Wie-Personne of the Two
Bodies of Lawmakers.

flTAH'S sixth state legislature came
u into being at noon yesterday when
both houses formally organized for
The session. Each house consumed
nut a short time in tranSacting the
routine business necessary to organiZa-
ton and adjourned to $50 today At ?
O'Clock this afternoon the houses will
meet in joint assembly in the hall of
representatives 10 listen 10 Governor
Cutters message.
But few spectators. most of them
friends and relatives of members, wit
messed the opening of the session. The
caucus nominees were all formally
elected. Senator Stephen H. Love of
salt Lake becoming the presiding Off
Ger of the senate and Thomas Hull of
salt Lake succeeding himself as speak
Ell of the house.
Personnel of New Legislature
The Democrats in the legislature
number six. three in each house. The
Senators are all holdovers-Simon
Hamburger Of salt Lake. A &. Barber
of Cache and Harden BenniOn of Tim
tab. The house members are Thomas
y. Cottam of Washington. John T. Toll
ton of Beaver and George L. String
ham of Wayne. The Democrats did not
make complimentary nominations for
the offices.
The minority is not strong enough
TO accomplish anything by opposition"
said Senator Bamberger yesterday, so
we decided il would be better to &C
quiesce in what the majority did and
support their candidates in the interest
of harmony"
This spirit appears to be refrigerated
kby the Republican members. who have
Halready shown a disposition to treat
the Democrats with every courtesy.
Senator BenniOn is the dean of the
senate in point of continuous service.
He has served three terms. and has
come to be recognized as the senate
authority on parliamentary usage
Senator .. Z. Loose is the Smoot man
ager. He was the head of the Smoot
movement when the apostle was elect
ed to the United States senate. and is
still in the foremost ranks of Smoot-
dom.
league from Utah county. is one of the
many fathers of irrigation" the state
possesses. He is bishop OF Spanish
Fork. and during the last session got
through an irrigation bill that had spe-
cial reference to his home town.
Senator g. p. Larsen is known as the
'grasshopper statesman" of Sanpete.
He is the author Of the grasShopDer
bin. designed TO eradicate the grass
hOpTerS- Senator W ILLS Johnson is re
membered by the politicians as the
man who has consistently supported
George NJ Cannon for Senator Sena-
tor w L Williams is former mem
Der Of the house from salt Lake COuu-
fy- Senator George N Lawrence is the
senate's legal adviser. He was chair
man OF the judiciary committee at the
last session and viii probably be re
appointed.
OF the new members He is just reCOv-
ering from severe injuries he received
in a runaway while he was on A cam
paign tour in the fall.
walton's Many Claims to Fame.
Senator Wesley K. Walton is one of
the picturesque figures i'm the pablo
life Of the state He has been a MEM
Der of the Republican state committee
since the division OF party lines and
has never missed committee meeting
in that time. He is a former Republic
can state chairman. Senator Walton is
the father of ten sons and three dauEh-
tiers. The Walton military band of ten
pieces is composed wholly Of his sons.
The band accompanied the senator on
his campaign tours last year. Senator
Walton is son of late chief jus
tice Of Maine. and is one OF the best
loved men i'm Utah.
Senator 6. r. Hollingsworth is
among the leaders of the young Repub-
1icanS OF the state. Not Yet thirty
wears of age. he has been in public life
for several years and has been men
TONED as available material for state
offices. Senator Hollingsworth has just
vacated the office of county clerk Of
Weber county.
Senator Samuel g. Park has lust tax
en- or two new titles. senator and brig
adler general His fellow senators are
eudeavorinE to ascertain whether he
would prefer 10 be called general or
senator" They would like to follow
his wishes in the matter
Senator T. G.. Callister is from Mil
lard county. To settle many questions,
It may be stated right now that Sena-
tor CallisteT and Ed" CalIister. the
revenue collector, are not brothers.