The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-03
ApostIe-SenatOr Hopes to Get
Country Papers Under
His Control.
SCHEME TO WORK A
NEW ORGANIZATION
With the Aid of Bill Glasmann
He Expects to Cinch the
Country Editors.

bower, Bill Glasmann or Ogden, pro-
pose to place the Utah Press associa-
tion under their thumb and toretnger.
II has been known for some time that
the Apostle-Senator desired TO secure
control of the association, but 1t was
only recently that definite move was
made in TINT direction. Under date OF
August 20, a notice was sent out from
Lehi. signed by j. NJ. Kirkman of tho
Lehi Banner, and seven other country
editors, calling meeting OF the Utah
Press association at the Wilson hotel
In this city, September 10. The call is
signed by the following editors, in adj
dition to Mr.. Kirkman: D. c. johnson,
Sprneville Independent; Charles 8.
Wilkinson, Iron County Record; Charles
England. Logan Journal; s. L. Rad
don, Park City Record; NJ. II. Graham,
ish Fork Press; ". l.. Loveless, Amer
lean Fork Citizen. The call is wordcd
as follows:
Press nssociation, so-called: fails to repre-
sent the spirit or accomplish the purpose for
which IL organized. as demonstrated IN
its lack OF harmony and support: we, the
undersig ed, join in chilling meeting OF the
press representatives, of all Utah papers to
meet at the parlors OF the Wilson hotel Salt
Lake City, September 10. 1906, for the
purpose of etfecting organization which
will properly represent the high intellectual
thnt this movement is both necessary and
advisable for tho mutual benefit OF all press
workers solicit your cooperation and es-
pecIally urge attendance Mt the meeting.
This is not all, however Since the
issuance OF this call, Bill Glasmann of
Ogden, who owes his appointment as
postmaster to the Smoot machine, has
sent out an urgent request to every So
called Republican editor In the State
to meet him at the Wilson hotel, upon
the date Of the Utah Press association
meeting, for the purpose OF effectlng
a permanent Republican Editorial asso-
citation and for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the Republican Nation
al Editorial association. OF course, 1T
is patent to any ybody acquainted with
the political situation in Utah. that
Glasmann in this matter is the per
sonal representative Of Smoot and
Howell, and that he will do his utmost
not only to secure control Of the Utah
Press association, by putting tools Of
Smoot into office, but that he also will
attempt TO further strengthen the Smoot
machine by the organization of a So
called Republican Editorial association,
in harmony with the call sent out by
the Smoot agency. The Smoot agency
urges that every Republican editor in
the State should attend the Glasmann
meeting and every Smoot Republican
viii doubtless obey the behest of the
Apostle, But that is not all: Every
editor In the State-decent Republi-
cans, who are opposed to the domina-
tion of the Mormon church In politics,
and Democrats, who stand for political
freedom in Utah, if any there be-
Should also attend this meeting and
sec to it that their association, which
is supposed TO be non-partisan, is not
made tail to the Smoot Howell -Glas-
mann kite.
Tom Hull has now taken his place
at the bat in the interest of the hie-
rarchy. The Surveyor General of the
SSmoot-Smlth portion of the State has
been on the benches for long time
But the band of twenty-six has called,
and he obeys. The executive order
that Federal officials cannot take part
In politics cuts no Ice with Tom The
command from the band of twenty-six
through its deputy mouthpiece Senator
Smoot, is greater than that of the
President of the United States 1t is
SAID that the Hon. Tom recently ap-
preached a prominent Gentle, mem
Der OF the American party, and i'm
portuned him with all sorts Of prom
ises for his political welfare In the
future if the aforesaid prominent Gen
tile would only come back to the Re
publican party (the church Republi-
can parry, ol Course) ana renounce the
American party, II is also said that
the Hon. Tom told this Gentle that he
(Tom) would do everything in his
power to see that he was put On the
ticket for almost any position the said
Gentle wanted. But it was of no use
The Gentle told the Federal official
that whereas his principles were and
always had been Republican, he could
not stand longer for the old party in
Utah since the Mormon church had Sc
cured control over its local destinies
On another occasion, it is said that Hull
went so far as TO plead with another
GENTLE and assure the Gentle that if
he would only leave the American
party, he (the Hon Tom) would see
this fall he wanted, and, further, that
he would also insure his election. Now.
of course: Hull is way-up Mormon, a
lesser priest, bishops councillor, a
teacher on the block, and the Lord only
knows what not. and therefore the word
of the Hon. Tom should be taken as
coming from God 8 chosen mouthpiece
in this present disPensation.
The limit is reached in assessing
property In Salt Lake when lots in sub.
divions west of town are assessed at
So each. Many Of these lots are owned
by people who are non-residents The
IdA lulS year on inc lOJS ICIcTTcQ
would, upon SO valuation, be 3 cents
The postage in sending the first notice
in cent; upon the notice Of assess
ment, cents; upon the tax notice the
amount is cents, a total of 5 cents
This is exclusive of stationery, clerk
hire in writing, blotters, assessment
rolls, notice of intended assessment
assessment notice, tax notice and ad
dressing Of envelopes 1t may be safely
figured that to collect 3 cents in taxes
it costs 10 cents to the county In such
cases. No business firm could tolerate
this loss without going broke It is
true the property may not be valuable
but it should certainly be worth enough
to enable the county to come out ever
in collecting its taxes.
The Tooele Republican County Cen
trail committee met in Tooele Saturday
and arranged for holding the county
convention in Stockton on the 18th OF
September. The convention viii con