The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-26
CRISIS IS REACHED
IN SHOOTS CASE
Friends of ApostIe-SenatOr Use
Political Influence to Sc
cure Another Delay.
SENATOR BURROWS TALKS
PLAINLY ON SITUATION
Threat Made That Adverse Ac-
tiOn viii Cost Republicans
Several congressman.
Special to Tho Tribune.

special 10 Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY "a crisis
has been reached in tho Smoot case. In
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. After numerous postponements
10 suit the convenience of Senator Smoots
supporters in the committee. 1t was ex-
pected that vote would be taken today.
Senator Burrows left a sick-bed to come
to his committee room. and when he ar
rived he found that only eight members
Of the committee were present and the
friends OF Senator Smoot again asked for
delay. on the ground that they had not
had an opportunity to read tho testimony.
Dolliver Among Absent.
Among the absent ones were Senator
Dolliver OF Iowa. concerning whose posi-
tion there Is some doubt He purchased
a ticket last night, after receiving a no
tlce that the committee was to meet. and
went to Atlantic City early this morning
CoincIdent with the non-action of the
committee were two important develop
ments in the case.
Smoot Wires "All Right"
First, Senator Smoot wired to friends In
Salt Lake City In substance. that he was
all right, leaving the inference that no
action was TO be taken In his case.
Holds Club on Party.
Second. the Republican Congressional
committee notified some members of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
that IL adverse action were taken on the
Smoot case 1t would result in the loss OF
several Congressional districts to the Re
publIcans In the intormountain States.
Hierarchy Threatening.
rIbo 1,t,ar d,,r,Ioou,ap, uras
the moro important, for 1t was a plain
threat from the hierarchy that the Nor
mons would defeat Republican nominees
for Congress If tho Senate committee
voted adversely to Smoot.
This Incident indicates in degree. that
powerful influences are working to save
Senator Smoot from expulsion
Dubois Insists on Vote.
There was another development at the
meeting OF the Committee on Privileges
and Elections along this line. Senator
Dubois told his colleagues in the commit
tee that ne would insist upon vote on
his resolution declaring it to be the sense
of the committee that Reed srnoot is
not entitled TO his seat as a Senator OF
the United States from the State OF
Utah"
oSlalOT SlkuS LII [AllStt>a-
II voto had been taken today the
resolution would have been adopted. Son
ator Pettus of Alabama DemocraO. who
was said to be wavering yesterday. de-
clared today that he would vote for the
Dubois resolution. All the other Demo-
Gratis in the committee are OF the same
mind.
Idaho Senator Has Proxies.
Senator Dubois held authority In writ
ing from Senators Bailey and Frazier.
Democrats and from Senator Depew
Republican. directing to cast their vote
In favor of his resolution In tho dis
cussion that followed Senator Dubois's
demand for vote. the friends OF Sen
ator Smoot In the committee insisted
that oil Senators should be present when
vote was taken and intimated that they
would object to any Senator being voted
by proxy, notice, apparently, that they
would not permit Senator Depew's proxy
to be voted
Smoot Wants Delay.
An effort was made by Senator Smoots
friends TO secure a postponement OF the
case until next December. They stated
that they were willing to agree on any
date in December which showed that the
threat or the Mormon hlcTarchy To de-
fent Republican Congressional nominees
had influenced action and that II was the
desire of some OF the Republican leaders
to postpone action OF the case until after
election next November
Two Not ON Record.
Every member OF the committee is ap-
parently on record one way or the other
in the case. except Senators DolIver and
Knox. Senator Knox admitted today that
he had not reached conclusion. Sen
ator Dolliver WAS absent. and both sides
claim him. The Smoot adherents claim
with great show OF confidence that Mr..
Dolliver Is in favor OF postponement OF
the case until next session. regardless OF
how he may vote on the question.
Dubois Talks Plainly.
An effort was made at the committee
meeting to put TO the front TO the exclu
sion of the Smoot case. resolution 10
declare the status Of Senator Burton OF
Kansas This called out some very plain
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