The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-23
.CPRY LANDS THE
MARSHAL JOB
President Roosevelt Sends the State
Chairman's Name to the
Senate,
SENATORS SCORE VICTORY
BURROWS MAKES VAIN PROTEST
AGAINST APPOINTMENT.

= Washington, Jan 22-Senators :
= Sutherland and Smoot and Repre- =
= recommending the appointment Of =
William Spry as United States mar =
= shall for Utah to succeed Ben Hey y
wood Immediately upon receipt OF :
this recommendation, the president =
sent Spry's nomination to the SEN =
ate. It is possible that Spry's con-
flrmation will be held Up by sena- =
tors who are opposed to Senator
SmoOt and the Mormon church in y
fluence on account Of Spry's cOnnec- ,
= ton with the church II this is done =
= 1T will bring the Mormon question =
e into the executive session Of the +
senate where the subject may be :
discussed with more freedom than =
mas been the case in regular sessions =
OF the senate, where but an occa- =
slonal outburst has taken place. =
<%+<<&%%<%4%+%*<%%%%++4$4+
William Spry, chairman Of the Re
publican state central committee and
chairman Of the state land board, was
nominated yesterday by President
Roosevelt to be United States marshal
for Utah, to succeed Benjamin B. Hey
wood. whose term expires next Satur-
DAY. The nomination was sent by the
president to the United States senate,
according to a Washington dispatch
to The Herald.
AS forecasted in Saturday nights
dispatches to The Herald, Mr.. Spry had
the united backing of Senators Reed
Smoot and George Sutherland, and they
Will endeavOr to secure his early con-
firmation by the senate
Mr.. Spry's friends in Salt Lake be-
lieve he Will be confirmed without diff
Guilty. They point to the fact that
where federal appointee has the
backing Of both senators from his own
state his confirmation is practically as
sured. They anticipate no trouble from
Senator Julius c. Burrows Of Michigan
or from Senator Fred T. Dubois of Ida
no. Both Of these senators have been
touted as determined to oppose Spry's
confirmation.
Burrows Makes a Protest.
1t Is known that within the past
week Senator Burrows, who, with SEN
ator Dubois, is leading the fight to un-
seat Senator SmOot, made a protest TO
PRESIDENT Roosevelt against Spry's ap-
pOintment. He based his opposition on
the ground that 6pry is a Mormon and
a member Of the SmoOt Republican ma
chine. That his protest was unaVafI-
ing IS shown by Spry's appointment.
and 1t IS doubted by many whether the
opposition viii go to the length OF
fighting the president.
On the other hand, an opponent Of
Snry said yesterday that the fight
might be carried to the extent of try
Ing to show that President Roosevelt
himself is in political alliance with
the Mormon church. According to, this
man. the fur VIII fly when the confirm
alton Of Spry comes UP in the senate.
The American" element. both I'm and
out Of the Republican party, g bitterly
resentful Of Mr.. SDry's appointment.
while the REGULAR Republican organi-
zation and its adherents are CORE
spondingiy jubflant. Denuncia ton Of
The appointment is not confined to the
Utah senators by the opposition; there
's deep feeling against President
Roosevelt which found many express
sions in Salt Jake Yesterday
Who VIII Serve subpoenasf
VIII spry or Haywood serve the sub
poenas for the witnesses who are to be
examined In the forthcoming rehearing
OF the Smoot case? That is question
which is agitating those concerned In
the case. Haywood served the others
He did 80. not as United States mar
shall. but as the representative of the
sergeant-at-arms OF the United States
senate.
The anti-smoot people say there fs
no reason why Haywood even II he
does go out Of Office, cannot serve the
eubpoenes, and they viii probably Put
up strenuous demand that he be per-
mitted to do so. This is matter over
which the president and the depart
ment OF Justice have no control. It is
exclusively within the power Of the
senate to say who shall serve its sub
poenas.
There IS no doubt that the Utah SEN
ators win try no have Mr.. Spry con-
flrmed as speedily as POSSIBLE.
MIR. spry's Career,
Mr.. Spry is 4a years old. He is a ma
tive of England, but came to America
with his parents when he was years
old, For over twelve years he has
lived In Tooele county, where he IS en-
gagged In farming and stock raising.
He has done missionary work for the
Mormon church,
Mr.. Spry was a member OF the legs
iature OF 1903. which elected Senator
Smoot. In 1904 he was made chairman
Of the Republican state central com
mittee, and, when Governor John c.
Cutler took office. he was made chair
man OF the state land board. He is
e.,