Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20


oncct that ] could have gained such
am idea only by the operation of my
imagination or by "a deliberate wish to
misunderstood. ! suggested to him
that the floor OF the house was no
place on "a quarrel or q scene and asked
rim TO desisL His answer was that
he had never had any such an under
standing with me about Mr.. Booher as
! had declared. ana he added that my
subsequent action was the result eth
err OF error or OF untruthtulucsS.
again suggested that the house was no
place TO settle a personal difference of
opinion. He retortcd that IL was not
a matter OF opinion, but of veracity
and said that he did not believe ! had
merely made a mistake. l-theu struck
him ana we exchanged blows, II IS
most regrettable that the floor should
be selected for such an affair"
DE Almonds STATEMENT.
Acc .ruing TO Mr. De Almond, the
episode arose over the correctness OF
conversation between himself and Mr..
Williams about 10 days ago regarding
the committee assignments Of some
Missouri members. ana particularly OF
Mr. Boohcr. Mr.. De Almond said he
had spoken highly OF Mr.. BoOher and
of the other members as being Compo
tent 10 sit on any committee, but that
he had not specified 10 MI Williams
any special committee on which he
wished TO have Mr. BoOher or any
other member placed. This, Mr.. De Ar
moud said Mr., Williams today denied
SAYING it was a matter of recollection
between them. Upon Mr., De Armonu
insisting that he had not specified any
| committee to which he desired 10 have
| his colleague assigned. Mr.. Williams,
he said. brusquely replied that 10 was
/ simply a matter Of recollection De
/ tween the two.
He said this" said DE Almond
! "iu such "a way as Co leave no other
Inference than the one ] suggested, and
told him I believed him To be lair
| lie thefNupOn struck me, and / think
/ 1 gave him as good as he gave. Inc
| next thing we were separated
SOME HISTORY.
The statements of the two men inn
mcdlately concerned constitute the SOLE
account of the discussion preliminary
To the encounter. as only fragments OF
| A. were overheard by one or two mem
| bers nearby at the time. Mr.. Williams
| blow WAS the first sign OF belllgerenc!
and while he frankly confessed that ~
was the especial aggressor, there
| testimony that he forebore MT. DE fI
| rnoud's words TO a length ana sough
0rst to drou the disagreement and thel
10 carry the dispute TO some less punil
place. that he made no hostile NOV
until his veracity had been iiauy ques
toned. a..
While Mr. williams for the last nv
wears has held the place OF mlnorlt
leader "a considerable element anon
democratic members has favored M
DE Almond for that position. Result
sntlv there has been more or less II
valrv between them. but the signs 2
il have been more marked among thel
followers than in the men them
selves. In their personal relations the
have been generally friendly, at leas
10 outward appearances. Inc lacl lha
Mr. williams recent election 10 IN
senate. TO succeed MIR. Money IN l9V
win make this the Mississippian's la'
term i'm the house, has encouraged IN
frIends OF the Missouri rcpresentauN
a. believe that he would succeed ti
Deuocratic leader In that body IN
rositiou generally goes with the mrs
Dcpocrotic assignment TO the way
ana means committee and Dir, DE AT
mond's friends ind some cause Tor err
icisine the course of Mr. WiHiams
r.tiring from that committee on u
e,c I'D leaving the house ana puIllh
A., INC place vacated Champ Clark
Missouri. Mr.. De Almonds colleague