The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-12
SUTHERLAND is FLAYED.
lfate Judge Reviews Political His
tory of Utah,


March 90, 1906 Hon George suther-
land. Washington, d. c. Dear Senator
Your letter in reference to the appoint
ment of register of the United States land
office i'm this city was duly received.
infer from its tone that YOU are some
what irritated. if not Indignant, at the
friends of Captain Hobbs because of their
persistency in demanding that he be re-
tanned as register. After reading your
letter / decided to say nothing further in
regard to the matter, as / had no desire
to Increase your displeasure by a further
discussion of a subject which, appears to
be distasteful to you and run the risk of
having you vent your resentment upon
Captain Hobbs for something 1 might
saw, and thereby further ieOpardiZe his
chances for reappoihtment.
GAS the matter Is now disposed of, and
in view of some things that have recent
ly occurred I'm connection with this con-
troversy, and to which my attention has
some further observations along the lines
already discussed by me in my former
communications to you in reference to
Captain Hobbs. and invite your attention
to some matters and incidents not hereto
fore adverted to by me.
Ruinous Party Policy.
81 regard your treatment of Captain
Hobbs in this matter as the legitimate
outgrowth of ruihous policy which ap-
pears to have been inaugurated by some
of those in control of the machinery of
the Republican party which. if persisted
in, will ultimately result in the complete
disintegTati0n and disruption of what is
left of the organization. You say in your
letter that, evidently, there is some mis-
understanding ON my part with reference
to your attitude toward Captain Hobbs,
otherwise you cannot understand the way
in which J discuss It,
In reply to this will say that / thor
oughly understand the situation True
when | first wrote to YOU In behalf of
Captain Hobbs, ! understood that he was
to be sidetracked entirely and relegated to
private life. | learned subsequently, how
ever, that he was slated for the office Of
receiver Therefore, whatever misunder-
standing l may have had related only to
the degree in which Captain Hobbs would
have been affected by the change, had
1t been made, and not to the principle in
VOWED.
at being admitted that he is man Of
sterling integrity, possessing the conf
and recognized by practically all who are
interested in this matter including a
large majority of the leading members Of
the bar of this state. to be by far the
best equipped and qualified applicant for
the position, besides being loyal and
consistent Republican. and one who has
never 'bolted or deserted his party,
contend as ] have done all along that
his claims, from purely party stand
point. were equal to. If not more fneri-
toriotfs than those of any other Candi-
date for the office.
"But notwithstanding these claims to
party recognition, | fully appreciate that
il the friends Of the captain had no other
reasons TO urge Why he should be reap
pointed to the office he now holds, that,
according to party rules and customs
they would have no Just ground for com
plaint II he had been ignored entirely and
the office given TO some other RepubIi-
can possessing the necessary qualifica-
lions. But, rs l have repeatedly urged
In my former communications TO the
Utah delegation on this matter, the case
Of CAPTAIN Hobbs presented IN entirely
different 10 hn'-n from that isuhly In
volved I'm =: csis f0f patty. recognition
for services ua'y.
'sCaptaifl Hobbs right 10 eontinue I'm
the office In question does not depend al
together upon the number and character
of his endorsements, nor does II depend