The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-26
REED SMOOT REMAINS
Utah Mormon Apostle Is Probably
a Senator For Life.
END OF FOUR YEARS, FIeAT.
Mr.. Beverage Says Opposition to Him
Was Due 70 Mathematician Little
Nonsense In the Upper House-Anee-
dotes Of Several cOnsrsssmen.
BY oHARLEs ". ARTHuR.

Washington. Feb. &c. = Especial. =
Reed Smoot OF Utah Is now comfort
ably installed In his senate seat for the
rest OF his term, II not, indeed. for life.
The resolution to Dust him because OF
his connection with the Mormon church
as one Of It's twelve apostles having
been lost By a vote of ~ to IS, Sena-
tor Sm00t no longer has uncomfortable
visions OF himself on the way back to
Provo City. accompanied by his one
and only wife. TO resume his private
business. He is just as solidly SEN
ator now as the Oldest inhabitant Of
the chamber. and the country may
breathe more easily now that the both
ersome Smoot case is settled for good
md all, Mr. Smoot already has been
in the senate four years lacking but a
Few days He began his term March
;. 1903, having been elected by the leg
stature of Utah to succeed Joseph L.
Itawllns, Democrat. Senator Smoot
Is a Republican. He has but two. years
more to serve. but 1t is generally CON
ceded that his state will re-elect him
in 1900. thus completing his yindica-
zion. and it seems probable that he
VIII be continued in his seat as long as
he cares to serve.
smoot Personally Liked.
Though many of Mr.. Shoots fellow
senators voted against his retention in
the senate. not one of them objects to
him personally The fight against him
was purely the outcome of the opposi-
ton to the Mormon church. Nearly
all Of the senators who made speeches
in favor Of unseating the apostle took
occasion to say that they had nothing
against Mr.. Smoot personally. Several
Of them complimented the Utah man
highly. Senator Foraker said:
mo case whatever has been made
that VIII Justify us in either declaring
vacant the seat or expelling the sena-
tor from Utah. Reed Smoot has proved
better character than any other SEN
ator here has right to claim. he is
so good man that I almost doubt
him. he has no vices. he does not
drink or smoke or chew or swear, and
he is not polygamist"
Senator Beveridge declared that the
millions Of petition signers against Mr..
smoot expressed the sentiment Of a
misinformed public. A great many OF
those who signed the petitions were Of
the belief that Smoot had several
wives. AS a matter Of fact, he has
but one. He was married Sept. II,
1884. to Miss Alpha NJ. Eldredge. The
senator is forty-hve years of age. hav-
Ing been born at Salt Lake City early
In 1852. He was therefore only forty
one when elected to the senate. He Is
banker and wooden manufacturer at
Provo City and has been quite sue
cessful in business. He Is a graduate
Of the Brigham Young academy. Sem
ator Smcot is now receiving the con-
gratulations of his friends in the SEN
ate and house and is also in receipt of
many letters and kilograms Of good
will from his Utah constituents. He
expresses himself as being highly graf
ified that the long drawn out opposi-
tion to his occupancy of senate seat
Is ended at last.
Proctor Comes Back.
There are few more dignified bodies
In the world than the United States
senate. but even its members relish "a
little nonsense now and then" When
a bill prohibiting child labor in fac
tories In the District of Columbia was
under consideration, Senator Dolliver
Of Iowa made strong plea for the
proposed legislation. Senator Proctor
Of Vermont desired to know IL the pro-
posed law would prevent boys picking
up few dollars by working during va
cations.
ooh, you need not worry" said the
Iowa senator. 'The bill won't affect
Agriculture in any way"
Whereupon. the senate laughed, for
Senator Proctor Is chairman of the
committee on agriculture and forestry
aud Is deeply interested in matters per
talning to the farm.
A moment later the laugh was on the
other side, for Senator Proctor bIandly
referred to the necessity Of mendlng
hSASSS ~ N0G0dOh IAAuSs GGuuloE LUZ
liver has had a hard time keeping his
political fences in Iowa sufficiently
light to bar out Governor Cummins,
and his colleagues all knew it.
His Mothers Comment.
MY mother came to hear me make a
speech once" said Representative
sushman OF Washington at a dinner
recently. "and after had concluded
asked her what she thought Of it"
Tt struck me, she replied, that you
had several opportunities to sit down
before you did,"
a Young Old Man.
Representative Leonidas +. Living
ston Of Georgia Is seventy-five years
old, yet he Is as active and vigorous
IS most men OF half that age. 'My Sc
tret2" he said the other day In reply to
question. Il have none. / have
tried all my life to avoid eating indi-
Eestible food and have taken care OF
az physical self generally, but that Is