The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05
FRICk DEMANDS
A SQUARE DEAL
Candidate for Supreme Bench
Protests Against Reed
Shoots Spite Work.
HE APPEALS TO GOVERNOR
Is BEING PUNISHED FOR REFU-
SAL TO ENDORSE sPRY.

Judge ]. E. Frick. one of the leading
Gentle Republicans of Utah and can
didate for the supreme bench, has made
formal and vigorous protest to Governor
John c. Cutler against the attempt being
made by Senator Reed Smoot and the Re-
publican machine to punish him P'rick}
for his refusal of last winter to indOrSe
William Spry for United States marshal.
Judge Frick resents bitterly the order
which Senator Smoot has given that he
be turned down for the judgeship, because
he saw fit to exercise political independ-
ence He insists that the governor, as
leading representative of the state organ
ization and as supposedly influential
Republican, "call off, the machine and
see to it that he has a fair field in his
judicial contest. He feels, ii is said, that
he has a particular right to appeal to
the governor because he accompanied that
official in his campaign two years ago.
and listened patiently, night after night
to the governors political speech.
Asked last night if he had made such
a protest Judge Prick said:
THAT is report which | cannot either
affirm or deny at this time.
Wouldn't Indorse Spry.
When Mr.. Spry, who is Republican state
chairman and a star OF the first magnl-
tude in the Smoot constellation, was a
candidate for marshal last winter he
sought Judge Tricks Endorsement. Judge
Frick declined to give it, and, it is said,
stated to Mr.. Spry frankly his reasons
for refusing.
Judge Prick told Mr.. Spry that he be
lieved the marshalship, in view of the
anti-Mormon agitation in the United
States and the possibility that anti-pOlyg-
amy legislation might be passed, was one
which should go to q Gentle. The ap-
pointment of a Mormon especially so pro-
Norman
clared would have a bad effect on the
Republican party. would cause chatting
and resentment among the Gentle ele-
ment of the party. and would give aid
and comfort to the American party
and the Democrats.
He told Mr.. Spry further, it is said, that
he felt that Spry was entitled to recOgni-
ton for his services to the party, and
that were he a candidate for any office
other than the marshalship he would
gladly support him. Mr.. Spry. it is said.
was satisfied with Judge Tricks atti-
tude.i and declared he had no complaint.
smoot Wakes Angry.
Not SO with Senator SmoOt, however;
when he heard of Judge Tricks attitude
he waxed exceedingly wroth His anger
was Intensified when Judge Prick wrote
letter to Senator George Sutherland re-
| iterating the arguments he had made to
Mr. Spry in favor of the appointment of a
that Senator Smoot issued orders to his
henchmen, great and small, that Judge
Tricks judicial ambition was to be
slaughtered ruthlessly. From that day
the machine has favored the nomination
of District Judge c. w. Morse, Judge
Tricks leading rival for the place.
OF late weeks Judge Prick has been
making a canvass for the nomination.
Everywhere he has found that men who
take counsel from the machine are
against him. He finally came to realize
that he was up against a hard fight-in
fact a decidedly probable unsuccessful
Highland then it was that he made his
protest to the governor.
1t could not be learned last night what
the effect of his talk to the governor was.
He and the governor, however, are warm
personal friends. Politicians do not be-
lieve, however, that the governor can
swerve Senator Smoot from his determi-
nation to turn Judge Frick down.
Is Out for Fight.
Judge Prick has his war paint on. and
will make as hard fight as he can for
the nomination. The contest will be car
ried to the floor of the state convention.
Among politicians generally, owing to
the attitude of Senator Smoot. Judge
Morse is already picked as a winner of
the contest, unless the program is changed
between now and the convention. Sena-
tor Smoot ii is said, feels so sure of his
control of the party that he feels he can
in safety make an example of Judge
Prick for the benefit of others who may
sometime feel inclined to oppose what he
desires.