The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-15
SALOON MAN TO
GET A STATE JOB
O. A. Slade of Lehi to Be Ap-
pointed Game Warden by
the Governor.
APOSTLE SM00T VIKINGS
PROMISE FROM CUTLER
"Uncle John" Sharp, After
Eleven Years of Service, Is
to Be Ditched.

o. A. Slade, a saloon keeper of Lchi.
will be appointed State Fish and Game
Commissioner by Gov, Cutler today, ii
the Governor keeps a promise which he
made Tuesday to Apostle Senator Reed
Smoot The Lehi dispenser of wet
goods will be named to succeed "Uncle
John - Sharp, who has held the posi-
tion ever since Utah was admitted as a
State
Senator Smoot demands that his sa-
bookkeeping friend from Utah county
he appointed and Gov. Cutler has prom
ised to appoint him. Tt was asserted in
many quarters yesterday that Slade
was a relative of Senator Smoot, but
this story could no. be confirmed, and
was denied by Senator John Y. Smith
Of Lehi, fellow townsman of the
prospective new game warden.
"Uncle John" in Disfavor.
"Uncle john Sharp, it appears,
has given grave offense to divers and
sundry Utah county fishermen who are
possessed OF desire to catch fish in
Utah lake by the seining method, which
is contrary to the statutes in such cases
made and provided. Mr.. Sharp has
insisted shat the law be enforced and
has prevented violations by arrests and
by instilling a fear Of prosecution Of
any violations Of the law.
Some weeks ago the Utah county
fishermen, 1t is claimed, started out to
take Mr.. Sharp's Official scaIp, They
trotted out Saloon Keeper Slade as
their candidate and induced number
of commercial clubs in various Utah
county towns to indorse his candids scy.
Then, when Senator Smoot returned
n.h ha al Inv
number Of his home county people that
they expected him to see that Mr..
Slade was appointed.
smoot Visits Cutler.
Senator Smoot agreed TO do what he
could, and Tuesday he visited Gov.
Cutler and demanded that Slade be ap-
pointed, II leaked out from admins
tration circles yesterday that the Gov
ernor had agreed TO make tho appoint
ment, and it was expected all day that
he would send the name TO the Senate
for confirmation before that body ad:
]ourned yesterday afternoon. 1t did
not go In, however, but tho Governor
is expected to mako the appointment
today.
Senator John Y. Smith Of Lehi, who
was elected TO the upper House in order
that he may vote for Senator Smoot s
reelection two years hence, was asked
about his constituent-Mr, Slade-yes-
terday afternoon.
''He's a very good man for the
place" declared Senator Smith, He s
thoroughly familiar with the fish and
game proposition
"What does he do now for liv-
ing7'! was asked.
"He's in business in Lehi," replied
Senator Smith.
..'Does he keep a saloon7'' was the
next question.
"Y-e-es, he keeps saloon,' re-
piled Mr.. Smith with some hesitation,
adding hurriodly, "but he knows all
about fish and game"
Those who know Mr.. Slade say that
his knoledge of fish and game business
was acquired when he kept little fish
mar ket In Lehi, prior to his engaging
in the more lucrative occupation of sell
ling whiskey to the wayfaring man.
Named Shoemaker Once.
This is not the first time that the
Smoot machine has tried to take the
scalp of "Uncle John" Sharp. Two
shoemaker for the position, but the
State Senate refused to confirm him,
and forced the Governor to reappoint
Mr. Sharp. In fact, all the the Cover
nor S appointments were held up by the
then Senate until he reappolnted Mr.,
Sharp. The present Senate, however,
is believed to be more subservient to
machine domination than the last one,
and those who have boosted Mr. Slade'
appointment believe that his condrma-
tion will be an easy matter.
Meanwhile, Herbert B. Cromar. a
Salt Lake henchman of the machine, is
without consolation. Cromar was n
member of the Legislature two years
ago, and last fall he helped the Smoot
crowd place in the field the stool-pigeon
labor ticket, which was nominated in
the hope of splitting the American
party vote. Since the election, Gro
mar has been most active aspirant
for the game wardenship, and has
claimed it as his reward for his ser
vices in the last Legislature and in
the campaign last fall. 1t looks as if
he was to go without reward for those
services.