The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-19
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Losing the fight 20 adjourn the eau
Gus the opponents of SmOot capitulated
and the vote TO make smoot the choice
for United States Senator was unani-
nous.
The opposition that developed during
the afternoon to the candidacy Of Reed
SmOct for reelection TO the United
States senate was surprising in view of
the fact that there had been previously
no suggestion Of any opposition. EeTly
yesterday forenoon the name of former
Governor Heber N. Wells was sug-
gested. Almost instantly large NUM-
Der OF the members of the legislature
who were only lukewarm in their af-
lection for the senior senator deserted
him and announced openly their in
tentiOn of supporting Governor Wells.
Caucus Called in Hurry.
Lest the opposition spread beyond
all due proportions and the candidacy
of Reed Smoot be jeopaIdized by the
introduction of a new and powerful
candidate the friends of Smoot called
a caucus for last evening at six o'clock
I'm order TO pledge all of the insuTgent
members for Smoot before they had the
opportunity that another day would
give them to recoup their forces and
10 so strengthen the Wells faction that
there might be serious doubt of Shoots
reelection
OF the sixty-three Republican mem
bers of the legislature there were six
teen out OF eighteen senator's and %
out of 43 members of the house in the
caucus when il opened. Before the con-
cIusion of the caucus several tardy
members of both houses arrived.
Oryii L. Thompson, floor leader of
the house, was made chairman, and
Representative z. c. Ashton, one of the
few members OF inc salt Lake county
delegation. who, apparently is opposed
TO SmOot. was chosen secretary. On
motion of Brigham Clegg, also of Salt
Lake county, the representatives of the
press We're excluded from the caucus.
There was some objection TO this mo-
ton By Senator Hulaniski and Repre-
sentatives McRae, William Mcmillan,
and II. A McMillin, but the motion
was declared carried by Thompson, al
though a large per cent of the members
10y their negative votes expressed them
selves I'm favor of an open caucus.
In spite of the efforts to have the
caucus secret the oratory of the MEM
hers was so vociferous that most of the
speeches could be heard in the corridors
so that every move made by the con-
Venffon was easily known to those who
had been excluded from the meeting.
Immediately after the room was
cleared of reporters motion prevailed
10 the eject lildl N11ftAitUA W AliAcAAAA
Spry. g r. Loose, Republican state
chairman, and any Republican county
chairman in the building be invited to
attend the caucus. J. L. Eldredge- JT-r
chairman of the Republican county
committee. was the only county chair
man in the building, and he accom-
panied the governor and the state
chairman TO the meeting.
A little later II. f, Booth, f. II. Cal
IT..r1 -aI in 1aa
building and endeavored to get into the
house chamber. They were refused ad-
Inittanee by the doOrkeeper and spent
the rest of the time either uervously
pacing the corridors or waiting for re-
turns in the Office of Governor Spry-
The first move on the part of the op-
position was the motion of Representa-
tive Joseph J. Cannon that the caucus
adjourn sine die. In support of this
motion he declared that there was no
reason why the election of the United
States senator should not be made in
omen session of the legislature, accord
ing to the statutes. He said he saw no
reason for deviating from the regular
course.
This brought Senator Kuchler to his
feet and he defended the calling of the
caucus and the holding of it, Senators
Gardner and Badger and Representa-
tive II. A. Mcmillan supported kuch-
ler's position, while Senators John Y,
Smith and Bullen and Representative
Ashton favored Cannon's motion. In
this discussion was fought out the real
question Of the caucus. the reelection
of Reed smoot, and In the fight was dis
cussed the paramount question before
the legislature, the prohibition issue.
Cannon Fires Shot.
From the prohibition question, how
ever the legislators turned away, and
no enc expressed his personal views in
the matter. although the line of de-
narration between the pTohibitionists