The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04
GOVERNOR ACTS
IN LOGAN FIGHT
Demands an Explanation From
Trustees Of the Trouble.
He MAY USE THE AXE
NO OTHER SOLUTION OF The
PUZZLE is IN SIGHT.

Gov. John c. Cutler holds the key
20 the Agricultural college taugIe and
the DEVELOPMENTS yesterday made it
clear that he was preparing TO cut the
Gordian knot by calling for the resig-
nation of the entire board Of trustees.
The first move was made when the
governor sent a letter 10 the trustees
asking for full statement of the diff
Guilty into which the Institution has
drifted He SAYS he viii take no action
in the matter until he has informed
himself thoroughly on the situation and
the troubles that have led up 10 il.
The law, II is held, gives the COVER
nor the power not only to investigate
but TO call for designations If in his
Judgment the best interests OF the in
stitutiOn call for such course. The
resignation of Prof. John A Widtsoe
and Prof Lewis A. Merrill from their
positions in the faculty of the college
brings about a crisis that calls for
drastic measures Several Of the trus-
tees have asked Of Gov Cutler that he
take the matter I'm hand and yesterday
in calling for the statement, he made
the first move fin this direction
Look After the Politics.
Yesterday morning a meeting was
Is supposed this course was decided
upon There were present at the meet
ing Trustee Thomas Smart. Trustee
LoTenzb y. StohI. f H CaIlister and
James H Anderson It is the natural
superstition that the last named were
looking after the political phases of the
imbrogOliO-
After the meeting Gov. Cutler de-
Clined To discuss the matter further
than to say that he would take no &C
ton until after he had informed him
self thoroughly as to the situation at
the college He said none of the trus-
tees had discussed with him the matter
Of resigning from the board.
Trustee Smart announced that he
was tired Of the whole business: that
he did not look for a settlement at the
meeting in Logan tomorrow. that he
had tried TO compromise the differ
ences, that he would attend no more
meetings and that Gov. Cutler should
remove the entire board and appoint
men and women who could act together
The other members of the board left
the city yesterday for their respective
homes as did also President ". J.
Kerr, PTOf.1 WidtsOe and Prof. Merrill.
After rendering their designations to
the board of trustees. Prof. Widtsoe
announced that ne would accept a posi-
ton with the Brigham Young univers-
lly III Provo. ana II was announced tnat
Prof Merrill was planning to take VI
some private line of work
The designations VIII not be accepted
OF even. acted upon until the board
reaches some sort of an agreement
Trustee StohI Talks Plainly.
Trustee Stohl set forth his views in
the matter yesterday afternoon in the
Following statement to the press.
1t is now up to Governor Cutler. He
should demand the designations OF
every one of us This deadlock should
be broken. 1t cannot be as the board
is now constituted. Anyway. I want t.
and will resign. I am sick and sore
over the way things have gone and pro-
pose to quit the whole business If the
governor does not demand that we all
quit. I don't hesitate to say that I
think he viii be diTeleCt in the per
Torrance of his duty. He can name a
board that VIII act. This one won't.
The school teaching force of the college
should be elected without delay. Tt
should in fact. have been chosen in
March. To longer delay matters means
untold damage to the institution Our
best men will go elsewhere and cannot
be blamed for doing so"