The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-27
WHY DOES SMOOT
ORDERCONVENT|ON?
Band of Twenty-Six Has AL
ready Decided Upon the
Candidates.
IVY
MORSE FOR JUDGE,
HOWELL FOR CONGRESS-
These Two Are the Elect of the
Church for Republican
Nomination.

tion3 The band of 26, who dominate
and control that faction i'll Utah, have
already decided upon the candidates.
Hence, the convention will simply meet
and ratify the slate which the ecclesi-
astical Senator has ordered. These are
names which the hierarchy, through its
mouthpiece, 'Smoot. has ordered nom
mated:
For Supreme Judge-Charles w.
Morse.
For Congressman-Josc Howell.
True, Judge Frick and Farley Chris
tensen say they arc III the race for the
two Offices, respectively, but they are
pawns on the church Republican chess
board to be swept aside at will. The
hierarchy always knows it's men. frick
and christensen may cringe and crawl
and fawn as they may, but thew will not
be in it when the convention meets,
What applies to the Smootite Re-
publican State convention also applies
to the Smootite Republican county con-
vcntion. Ecclesiasts again dominate.
The slate, like the State one, has been
arranged Joe Sharp is the target set
up in front of the Sheriff 8 office. The
deputy will be allowed TO run until the
day of the convention, when c. Frank
Emery, present incumbent, will come
out in the open and receive the nomi-
nation. The Shcriff's Office is an ex-
tremely valuable one to the hierarchy.
The Sheriff and the County Attorney
are the fellows who protect the hier-
archy.
In the Smootite faction in Utah are
several persons, newcomers to the State,
who cling TO the idea that there is pol"
ties here. That Is, that one can be a
Republican here as he was in the State
where he came from. Let his mind be
disabused now. The man whom Smot
has to write his editorials teaching old
line Republicans how to be Republics
meanest kind of a Democrat on earth.
Like the reptile from which he is
named he lays in wait For victims to
strike and inject the poison from his
fangs, lie Roy Armstrong telling Re-
publicans how to be Republicans, talk
ing Republicanism to them, teaching
them Republicanism, is on par with
the Devil telling the Almighty how TO
be good. ''The official organ of the
Republican party in Utah, edited by
a Copperhead, by a Democrat, by a
Democrat who was so abusive of Re
publicans In his home ytate that
Republican Governor forbid him access
to his Office. But what does Smoot
care7 Should the hlerarch order the ec
clesiast today to turn tail and be a
Democrat, he would do so. Possibly the
ly seen why he has a Copperhead DEM
ocrat editing paper whose payroll the
ecclesiast and Ed Loose edit.
Chairman Hammond Of the Smootite
State committee has gone to Cache
county. He will be there several days.
The evening organ of Smoot so says.
BY the way, this evening organ, as is
the morning organ of the eccleslast, edit
ed by a Democrat an old free-trade
Democrat, and n polygamist. Great
Posing as Republican, he hires Demo
Gratis to teach the men whom he is sup
posed to lead what Republicanism is.
Consistent, ism It he7 But as to Ham
mond 8 visit to Cache county: Howell
wants to hold converse with him. How
ell represents the hierarchy. Hammond
the Wells faction. Both, however, an
swer direct to Joseph +, Smith through
Smoot. Hammond is anxious to har-
monize the friends of the Agricultural
college with the friends Of the univer-
sity. His task appears herculean; but
it is not Smoot has directed that the
whispers begin. Howell will see that
this is carried out. He wants the votes
Of both. Cache county viii do just as
Smoot directs. Hammond s visit is
simply blind.
On July 81 the Treasurer of State
had on hand IN the several funds of
which ne is custodian the sum of $274,
443, supposedly on deposit in banks.
Deducting from this $4,000 as fund
TO meet the ordinary demands would
leave practically $250,000, on which in
terest might be paid. AS a minimum
the banks carrying this fund or funds |
could pay per cent interest per an
mum. Two per cent would mean $4,000. |
AS the balances vary the State Treas
urer could have credited up TO him as
interest, in the event that he re.
ceived interest on the funds on de- |
posit, one-twelfth Of that sum, or |
S4l6,66 per month This velvet, if |
credited up by the bank, might go into
The pockets of the State Treasurer. The !
Treasurer of Salt Lake county like. |
wise had heavy balance on hand on
the same date. upon which he, too.
night have received interest. The !
Smootlte organs have charged that the ;
Treasurer of Salt Lake CITY, an Amer
can party official receives interest upon
he funds or balances which he has on
land. By innuendo they therefore charge
hdI DoIu INC toldlc ana county Treas
lrors receive interest upon the funds
n their hands: Both of the latter of
icials were elected on the Smootite
icket. All three officials do with the
uDds exactly like hundreds of other
,ficials in the several States. deposit
he moneys In their hands in banks in
heir localities for safe keeping. This
harge OF the Smootltes upon their own
.fficials of receiving interest upon pub.
lc moneys, of committing crime. is
errible charge. Should these officials
'ecome discredited IN the eyes of the
'eople, of the taxpayers Of Utah. who
responsiblea The Smootite organs
made the charge. They must know
hat interest is paid, for they say so.
+ so, where does it go7 Official re-
orts do not disclose. If prosecutions
hould be made, evidence would have TO
e produced To secure conviction, and
might be that conviction only could
e had upon the expert testimony of the
mootite organs. 1t would be an swful