The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

Smoot and Sutherland, and his name
would not be formally presented to tho
department with the Utah Congressional
Endorsement.
Mares Nest stirrerd UP.
Word that comes from Washington is
10 the effect that Benner X. smith >
father-in-law turned up a mares nest
whilo he WAS in Washington recently, ana
since then the leaven has been WORKING
in such manner az TO give the political
pie-makers an acute case Of Indigestion
Here Is the Story.
Hero is a story and IL is supported by
some facts that justify belief in 1t as a
whole. Moro than year ago Benner y,
Smith sent his petition TO Senator Suther-
land. asking for the appointment as DIS, DIS,
trIct Attorney, Judge Minor discovered
on his visit to Washington. Ia April that
Sutherland was not enthusiasts about
his son-i3-law. II Is said that the Jucfse
was not satisfied. from his interview with
tho junior Senator, that Benncr y. was
being given any consideration whatever.
1t Is also said that he inquired at the
Department of Justice and found that
Benner KS petition had neycd been fled
and that he wired Mr.. Smith TO this ef-
feet, and TINT Mr.. Smith used tho wiros
in a message TO Sutherland nquiring
about this.
Application Is Filed.
Tho result OF this inquiry, 1t is stated,
the application and wrote lotter ex-
planning that his reason for not filing
The papers was that tho proper time had
not arrived,
It looked shady TO the friends of Smith.
and some Of them are telling each other
that Sutherlnnd's purpose was to pigeon
holo Smiths Endorsements lest they IN
terfere with tho Joint wish of he and
Smoot TO remove every possible obstacle
from tho path OF Mr.. Booth, Mr.. Smith.
however, claims to feel no uneasiness
al,.,. y Nlo fF.aT 1sNYhn md hul
possible feeling against the junior Senator
because his petition rested for more than
II year In the pigeon holes of the Sena-
torial desk.
Row Is On.
Booths friends accuse Smith and his
friends OF stirring up old charges and
developing new ones against their lovely
uyram. This Smiths friends vigorously
deny. They claim that their fight has
been fair one and a dIGnitied one.
AT any rate, Booths friends nre now
trying TO associate Benner Y. Smiths
name with come transactions OF the Utah
the work being done by some one against
Booth
New Richmond Enters.
A new Richmond has come into the
field In the person OF William D. Living
stone, who was ANONYMOUSLY DEBATED for
District Judge of tho Seventh district two
years ago. Livingstone is young attor-
ney and he was put forward TO curry the
American party and The Tribune in tho
Salt Lake theater just after the organiza-
tlon OF The new party
Has Never Fairly Lighted
He rose to such heights OF elouucnce
in his denupciatlon of Americans that
lie never fairly lighted. In fact, the
people of the Seventh district caught him
about the time that he was getting ready
10 alight, after the theater meeting. and
they threw him into the air again
SO far as anybody is able 10 testify,
he did not come down until three or
four days ago. when he bobbed up with
Il fully developed ambition to succeed
Joseph Jippman United States Dis
trict Attorney. Strange to cay. he may
succeed.
Who Indorse livingstone.
Behind his campaign. it is said. Is
navajo Jimmy, Curly Callister. Bill Spry.
Frederick William Price and possibly
Mutton BIZ Jones ct al.
Senator Smoot wrote a letter recently,
stating that he would cheerfully indorse
Livingstone If he felt that he could pnci-
fy the Gentiles. Livingstone being
Mormon. II is said that Senator Smoot
is still 3eslrous OF keeping faith with
ment Will not stand for Booth without
an ugly fight,
Breech Grows Wider.
And so the battle grows moro fierce
and tho breach between former friends
that II the Smoot Republicans are en-
abled to hold together a sufficient num-
her for respectable convention next fall
that Brother Spry Will havo to get busy
and deliver a few moro Mormon Demo-
Gratis Into the Smoot camp The GentileS
have about all deserted and the Mormon
Republicans are trimming their wings
for flight to tho Church Democracy.