The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-21
WAR DECLARED
ON SMOOT AND
FEDERAL GANG
Nearly 100 Republicans Attend
Meeting and Go On Rec
ord for Revolt.
WELL-KNOWN NAMES
APPEAR IN THE LIST
BENNER K. SMITH DECLARES
FEDERAL BUNCH HAS DIS
GRACED PARTY IN UTAH.

The revolt against the domination OF
Senator Reed Smoot and the so-called
federal gang was launched in earnest
by nearly hundred of the leading Re-
publicans of the state at a meeting held
in Room No. 14S of the Wilson hotel
last evening.
The character of the assemblage and
the spirit of insurrection displayed at
the meeting showed that the more sta
BILE Republicans of the state have tired
of the dictation and are now ready to
assert their independence.
The meeting was presided over by
John Q. Crftchlow, a member of the last
house of representatives from Salt Lake
county. Daniel Harrington, a Salt Lake
attorney. acted as secretary.
Among those present were Senators
S. H. Love, president Of the last sem
ate; Benner Y. Smith, who made SO
much trouble for the Smoot machine at
the last session of the legislature;
| George N. Lawrence, who voted against
] SmOot five years ago; Charles r. Hol-
lingsworth of Ogden; James Christian
sen, states treasurer; Frank Hegin-
bOtham, county auditor; o. w. Carlson,
assistant county attorney; P. T. Farms
worth, jr., assistant county attorney;
James Devine, chairman of the late la
mented Republican city committee;
Farley P. Jensen, secretary of the same
committee; F. F. HeinZey of Cotton
| wood; B. w. Edwards, John NJ. Hays,
George Buckle, ST., George Buckle. jr.,
and Albert Mattson, county clerk Of
Weber county
Daniel Harrington made the first ad-
dress.
Shoots Election Calamity.
He said that no apostle of the Nor
mon church should ever have been
elected to the United States senate and
that the greatest harm that had ever
been done Utah was the result of
Shoots election.
He scored the federal gang repeatedly.
In fact, Harrington treated the SmoOt
subject without gloves" and said that
if the Republican party should meet de-
feat in Utah at the coming election it
would be because SmOOt insisted on rul-
ing the party instead of the party ruling
SmOOt.
Senator George n. Lawrence talked
along similar lines and told of the time
Smoot was elected. He said that he had
! refused to attend the Republican eau
Gus and had voted against the apostle
when the subject had come before the
! legislature.
Senator Benner X. Smith was> also
very emphatic. He declared that the
federal gang had disgraced the party
in Utah and asked if something could
| not be done to eliminate that crowd
| from consideration.
Not as long as Smoot is senator"
came back the reply.
Smith then told how he had fought the
gang in the senate, how it had secured
the defeat of the Galveston bills in the
house of representatives at the last ses-
| sion of the legislature through its pup
pet. Harry Joseph. and how it had tried
to dominate the governor in his appoint
ments to the land board.
Secretary Harrington introduced a
resolution which said that it was the
sense of the meeting that SmOot should
state his position and that he should de-
clare that he is not a candidate for re-
| election to the senate.
| Aside from those mentioned, Senators
Love and Hollingsworth spoke.
! 1t was finally decided to postpone fur
Their consideration and allow the chair
man to make arrangements for BAN
/ auet at 81 plate to which all the anti
| Smoot Republicans will be invited.