The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
SLAP IS GIVEN
SMOOT MACHINE
Its Candidate for Bank Exam
liner Turned DoWn-PIace
Goes to Colorado.
BEATIE LEFT HIGH IN AIR
LIST OF REPUBLICANS OUT FOR
COUNTY OFFICES.

George w Goodell of Leadville. Colo,
was yesterday appointed national bank
examiner for Utah to succeed Ovando G.
Beebe, who resigned 90 become cashier Of
lions Savings Bank 81 Trust company.
The announcement was made in Washing
ton yesterday by Comptroller OF the Cur
rency Robert ]. TraceweIL
This is the severest slap SmOOt and his
machine have had from the administra-
tion in Washington. Senator Reed Smoot
wanted Bishop Walter j. Beatle, ap-
pointed TO the position. He had en-
dorsed Beatie' as had Senator George
Sutherland and Congressman Joseph
Howell. The district includes Utah and
Wyoming. and the place belongs to Utah.
Thomas kearns, when he was senator,
had little difficulty in landing the position
for Beebe. This was done as reward for
services rendered in the Kearns senatorial
fight by Apostle A. Q. Woodruff, who
was relative of Mr.. Beebe. And now the
place is given to Colorado. which is not
in the district and which has two DEM
ocratic senators.
There is weeping and wailinE and
crashing of teeth in the Smoot camp.
So confident was Smoot that his dear
friend, Teddie," would do as recommend
ed that he let Bishop Beatie give ND a,
good position. The bishop had gone to
Los Angeles in the employ Of the J. G.
Mcdonald Candy company. The position
OF bank examiner pays about 5000 a
year, and was preferable to the one he
held. Some of his friends advised him
not to give up one job until he was sure
of the other. But SmOot was full of as
surances.
Have no fears" he said loftiIy. THAT
will be all right"
So Bishop Beatie gave up his other po-
sition and came to Salt Lake to enter
on his duties as bank examiner. When
the appointment was announced yeSter-
day, his old position was filled and he
was left jobless.
Was he angry2
Ask Reed Smoot
There was a meeting of the real exec
utlve committee of the Republican state
organization yesterday afternoon. Nom
inal Chairman 0. j. Salisburys nominal
executive committee Of course had moth
ing TO do with it when any important
party matter like this was to be dis
cuSsed- They are only for show anyhow
The real executive committee met i'm the
office of Revenue Collector Z. H Callis-
ter in the federal building. Apostle
SmOOt, acting in his Capacitv OF senator
sided. Present were Federal Officeholder
r. H Callister. Federal Officeholder
PUSSY Jimmy Anderson, Federal Office
holder William Spry. Federal Officeholder
Hyrum Z. Booth and Federal Officehold-
er George Sutherland
The terrible announcement was made
OF the slap administered by the COMP
troller and Of the position IN which Bish-
op Beatie had been left-alsO his state OF
mind. After some time spent in mourn
ing the past. the subject Of finding a
place for Bishop Beatie was taken M
II was agreed that he must be provided
for at the public crib in some manner
but no decision was reached on just what
to do.
Plans for the approaching camnaien
were discussed at length. The nominal
executive committee will receive its in
structons when 1t meets next Monday.