The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-17
HAMMOND HELPS
SMOOT MACHINE
His labors Responsible for
HoWeIl's Big Lead in Con-
gresSional Fight.
KIcKERS CHLOR0F0RMED
HARMONY" PLEA DEMORAIIZES
FOES OF PROVO BOSS.

y. L. Hammond'S election as Repub-
mean state chairman has accomplished
the object which Reed Smoot and his
machine intended II should 1t has chloro-
formed the opposition to the machine
within the ranks of the Republican party.
ana. In the minds Of many people, is
more responsible than any one thing for
the fact that Congressman Joseph Howell
mas virtual walkover for denomination
as MT, dan S entire policy since he
mas been to exhort his Republican breth-
rem 10 be harmonious. Whenever contu-
rough house" CHAIRMAN HammonS
has gone to him and labored with him:
ne mas written letters to individuals, COM
s s1nte ana organizations all over the
state urging harmony.
Has Helped Howell.
Naturally Mr.. Hammond's appeals for
harmony and brotherly love have been
addressed TO the anti-machine men with
whom he affiliated before the Provo boss
saangied 1udgeship before his eyes and
lmouced him TO accept the chairmanship
The machine was always for HARMONY"
ana the only fnharmonious ones were
those VINO were threatening war OH the
machlne and its candidate for congress
That Mr.. Hammond's influence for har-
mony has been effective Is shown by the
fact that nearly all the old Wells leaders,
practically committed to HowelPs re-
nomination Mr.. Hammond labored with
Shem; Every time an anti-machine man
mas let out yell against Smoot and
Howell, the suave Mr.. Hammond has APP
proached him, and, If possible. has coaxed
ga pIn INTO silence lie by pointing out the con
cept FOR the small but lusty-lunged
Following which Farley P. Christensen has
been able to line up, Howell has had prao-
tically no opposition, and Mr. Hammond
for it,
Has Reached Only Leaders.
Of course Mr.. Hammond's appeals have
rTeached the leaders of the opposition to
omOot. They have not reached the rank
and file, but with nobody to lead an in
surrecuon there has been no insurrec-
ton. The result is that the control of the
Smoot machine over the state convention
will be infinitely more absolute than Ii
was over the state convention two years
its life. INC ma 'i'''ie "au 10 iisn' lor
The anti-machine men in the party can
not even claim that they have the state
chairman, for while Chairman Hammond
Is ranged as an anti-machine man, the
net product of his labOrS to date has been
the accomplishment of more for the ma
chine than machine chairman could
have done.
Insurrectos Meet Tonight.
George n. Lawrence, Stephen H Love
and their following of haIf-hearted in |
surrectoS will hold a meeting tonight in |
Judge Diehl's court room. That this meet
ing viii have little effect on the congress |
SlOHdI SITUATION is apparent from the start |
Mr.. Love, who claims to be an anti-ma- |
chine man. Is already publicly on record |
for the denomination of Mr.. Howell. He |
has had a whiff of the harmony 'chloro-
form which Mr.. Hammond has dispensed |
in such liberal doses, and most Of the |
Lawrence-Love contingent are for Howell |
as against Christensen. Even George |
Lawrence is classed as q Howell man.
Mr.. Lawrence said Saturday night that |
MS antl-machine organization would prob |
ably not bring any candidates for any Of |
flee into the field, but merely to oppose
the nomination of a slate in the county |
and state conventions. This statement
opposition to the machine in this county
A sarcastic individual yesterday suggested
that the Lawrence-Love meeting pass the
1oloWlng resolution at its meeting to-
night and adjourn sine die forthwith:
Resolved, That we don't like Reed
Smoot; but be it further
Resolved. That to bring out candidates
to break his slate would be destructive
OF party harmony and would itself SAVIOR
OF machine methods; and be it further and
finally
Resolved. That we do all our kicking
against Smoot and his gang between cam |,
paigns; that we do nothing in campaign
times to break his power over the party, |,
and that we do cheerfully agree to vote |,
for any old slate which he may approve"
Will Be Busy Week.
This week will witness much political
activity. In Zion. The first event will be
the American county primaries which
will be pulled off Wednesday evening. The ,
Republican state convention will meet at
II o'clock Thursday morning in the Salt
Lake theater. 1t will probably complete
its labors in time to adjourn sine die be-
fore dinner time.
The American" party state convention
Will meet Friday afternoon in the Salt
Lake theater. The slate hasn't been fixed
up by the leaders yet but it will be pre-
pared before the convention NETS. Ora
tory will be the feature of the conven-
ton. which will have no delegates. Any
American is entitled to a vote therein
The American" county convention will
meet Saturday morning in the Salt Lake
theater to name a county and legislative
ticket. This ticket will be the first of
the county tickets to be placed in the
field.
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