Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-21
Feels Itself Affronted Over APP
pointTnent of Lynch and Cand-
land TO Land Board.
WRITES LETTER TO GOVERNOR
Wants to Know His Reasons for
Remaining Men Who Had Been
Previously "Turned Down.
Breezy and Improbable Discussion
Ensucs and In Which Much Fit.
terrcss WAS Shown.

The senate failed again todny TO
concur III she appointments OF GOV.
Cutler to- the state land board. In
stead com RiunicatIon was ordered
sent to the governor. requesting his
reasons for again forwarding to the
senate the NAMES of w, D. Candlard
and W. j. Lynch after lhpae gentlemen
had rsfled TO receive confirmation
The ms tier WAS not considered in the
usual executive session, as Bcnncr y.
Smith successfully ccntcpGcd that it
was a question on whlch the whole
people nad a risnt to kanw WherN
their rcprc sen tatlveS stood,
Ehe llrst Inogiou made WAS 10 return
INC names to che governor Nitn a
diguificd letter enclosing copy of the
rrevious letter of trGu8mlttal with the
disApprOSeA names y hts motion va
later substituted by the one which
1,rcsalleG, Lawrence Offering the SUD
stitpt9 and Bapner N, Srtitn advocate
ing the original.
The dcbaIe On Smiths motion N sted
nearly an hour. and during the Discus
s. ON charges ut times flew thick ana
fast against cetIaln senator's WHO were
rot named, and replies were made
concealing destinations against Ihpse
who made than
Senators johnson. Benuer y. SMith,
Hulanislsi ami President Love led the
discussion in .ayor OF returning the
names, ard while no speeches were
made in their favor Senators Rashand.
Williams, Brinkerhoff and Clegg ask
ed questiOrs of the speakers lending
IN show that the appointpes had been
unjUstly dealt with
AS TO CHAIRMAN LYNCH.
In answer t. these questions Senator
Benuer y. Smith said with great ieel-
ing that w j. Lynch haG been q friend
OF his all his life, and that he bore him
no personal 81 feeling. However, the
records OF the inve tigatInn showed,
he dcciaret,, hat as long ago az last
August I've aad knowledge of the irreg-
ulariLieg OF Clerk Anderson, and had
failed 10 taee amy action or bring these
matters to the attention OF other
members of the board, or submit Them
In amy board Ineetlng- In Mt Cand-
lands case he declared that his oppo-
siticn wos because Mr- Candlana had
received knowledge OK these Irregular
stiles Ia january, and had take no aC-
tion to investigate
Continuing Senator Smith reviewed
the charges be had made al the opening
OF the Investigation, Il charged thels
he Declared, 'that there were grave IT.
regularites in the conduct of the
boards business. further charged
that members of the board had had
for some time full official knowledge
of these irregularities and had failed
to make any investigation, and j slill
further charge that it was my belief
that the board meant to make no SUCH
in Investigation, and that 1t was also my
belief that the political aftlliates OF
these men would seek to uphold them.
and continue them In their positions,
now declare that all of these charges
have been proved, Including the one
last made that the political atiiliates or
these men would try In protect them,
III you senators want TO so on reeort
as making that your standard Tor pup
lie administration, then | have no OBJ
lection, and win afford you every OPP
portunity, but look upon IT as an i'm
proper use of the governors preroga-
lives. for him 20 have called members
of this senate down there one by one
and influenced tllcm 20 change thelr
votes on this matter. so that thts senate
might be reversed in IT'S action"
PROOF is ASKED FOR.
HAS the senator any proof shat the
governor has done this = asked john Y
Smith Of Lehh
being repeated on this floor"
1T Is matter of common report,
declared Senator Smith. but If the
senator thinks this has not been done
then i ana willing to wlthdFa" the
charge provided each and every senator
In this body will stand up and say la
public that he has not talked OF this
m2tter to the governor. and mas NOT
beon sent for by the governor before
these names We're sent hack here
PRESIDENT LOVES VIEW
President Love volunteered the nfor-
nation that while he was not eomPlcte'
ly informed as 10 such action thls yea
In the sixth session he kueM tina IL had
been done, and that the senate had
been made to reverse Itself III We are
a mere periunctory body l want to
know IT," declared President Love.
and II we are a body that shares
cons tlnItional rIghg In the appointing
power, | want TO know that, 100,
mink THAI With the exception OF SLIM
liar case two years ago. this act IN
without precedent IN steie or NNelchs
and | hold that We would stultlfy our
selves "a senators IL we HOW coNcurTed
In these appointments
Senator ElulaulsSi rose to resent
question from Erlnkerholi. Who asked
Nvhether the members Of the land board
mad y chance 10 be heard al the senate
Investigation
Hul-ANTsKI HOT,
II was appointed Numbered ilnlAn-
sikh thoroug hly aroused, TO act IN a
judicial capacity ! Kept his fact be-
fore ne, ard 1 wish 10 read from the
anding OF this judicial committee, APP
polrted by the senate, and from the lea-
tlmony oil certain Witnesses given un'
asr oath" Senator Hulmnlskl fend
portion M the Andnsa. declaring that
ne officials had knowledge OF the
regulartles and Of the testimony of "
Il Lynch an The stand lie then de-
ciored mas N was AN lnsult 10 the SEN
atc 10 send thesa NAMES mack, and corr
tInued ~ do MOI propose. To have snen
thlnps forced down tny throat by amy
stlng GOVERNOR president, or any othHl
msrson NhomsneNcr ! do not propose
10 stand for i-'
REASONS REQUESTED
gonafor Lawrence, who had spoken
hvloIly several times during the debate
hnrc declared that no thought this exec