The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-18
FOR OR AGAINST
THE PRESIDENT
Public Lands Convention Meets
in Denver TOday-Many
Delegates on Hand.

Denver. June 17.-SeveraI hundred dele
gates from western states to the public
lands convention called by Governor Hen
ry> A. BuchteI of Colorado under reso-
lutions adopted by the general assembly
of this state, arrived in this city today and
an attendance OF about 1000 delegates is
expected.
The convention meets at the Broadway
theatre tomorrow. Governor Buchtel will
call the convention to order and briefly
Autline its objects, cautioning the dele
gates against the injection of politics in
their deliberations. Either United States
Senator Thomas II. Carter of Montana or
DR.. J. VI. Wilson of Wyoming. president
of the National Wool Growers associa-
ton, will he named as temporary chair
man, and Lieutenant Governor Erastus B.
Harper of Colorado is slated for perma-
nent chairman.
Prepared to Explain.
James r Garfield. secretary of the in
terror. President Roosevelts special en-
voy to the convention. reached Denver
this afternoon. Clifford Pinchot of the
forestry department, F. IL Newell of the
reclamation service. and Richard A. Bal
linger of the general land office are also
here, prepared to explain the plans of
the administration If given an Opportun-
ity. In an interview outlining the presi-
dents position on the public land qJes-
tions Mr. Newell said today:
THE presidents whole policy is to Sc
cure bona fide settlement of homeseek-
ers on the public land. What the presi-
dent wants is to so regulate the distribu-
ton of lands that they will be divided
aDong the people who actually desire to
make homes for themselves He proposes
that if the public range is to be used at
all il should be fairly divided and that
the man who has 100 acres, which is his
home and his livelihood should have
the same benefits as the big owner
Briefly stated the question at issue is
whether the administration in endeavor-
ing to protect the small homesteader is
not preventing him from securing land
for settlement and being unjust to the
larger owners
Delegates from Oklahoma who arrived
today announced that the Oklahoma dele
gates headed by Governor Frank Frantz
will support the presidents policies.
Caucus of Delegates.
A caucus of delegates to the public
lands convention was held tonight. and
1t was decided to recommend that Senator
Carter be selected as temporary chair
man tomorrow. The honor of nominating
Senator Carter was given to United
States Senator Teller of Colorado, and
that of seconding the nomination fell Ia
Congressman Robert Bonynge of CoIOra
do. George S. Walker of Cheyenne, Wyo
| secretary of the National Wool Grow
! ors association. will be recommended az
| temporary secretary. A motion that Fred
Johnson secretary OF tDe colorado CattiS
Growers association be recommended
for the position of permanent secretary
met opposition because it was though,
nresumptuOus for the caucus to spread
farther than the temporary organization
| The motion was withdrawn. The CUES
| ton of proxies was discussed at length
the sentiment being that proxies should
| be recognized only when held by mem
| Der of the delegation from which tho
proxy was issued The action of the eau.
Gus tonight was unanimous and should
greatly facilitate business tomorrow 10y
/ preventing long discussions on policy.