The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-20
REED SMOOT IS
REELECTED WITH
GREAT ACCLAIM
All Republicans in Legislature
Vote for Apostle, Though
Some Hold Noses.
ORATORS EXToL SENATOR
WITH FULS0ME PRAISE
SIGN OF THE FOUR IN EVIDENCE
AS BOTH HOUSES "REcoRo
THE PEOPLES WILL"

Reed Smoot will continue member
of the United States senate until March
4, 1915.
His reelection to the United states
senate took place yesterday in the SEN
ate and house Of representatives OF
Utah by the unanimous vote Of every
Republican member Of the legislature.
In the senate there were eighteen votes,
all for Smoot. In the house there were
fortv-hve votes. forty-three for Smoot
and two for Judge William II. King
The two votes received by Judge KING
were those of the two Democratic men,
bers of the legislature.
There was not even a suggestion OF
a contest in either house, not a disturb
ing element To mar the serenity OF the
triumphal calm of the Smeot cohorts
Every insUrgent had been whipped into
line and Shoots reelection was as
sured. with only the dissenting votes
of the two Democrats.
As the roll was being called it was
interesting to note the difference III the
infections of the response, THE Honor
able Reed Smoot." that came from each
member of the legislature. With yicto-
rious pride, the lieutensnts Of Smoot
cast their votes. but there was dis
/ tinct note Of unwilling resignation IN
/ the tones of the responses OF some or
! the members. As one senator aptly put
/ it, Not all votes cast for Reed Smoot
| came from the heart.
Badgers Fulsons Praise.
/ In the senate the name OF Reed Smeot
was presented by Senator Carl Badger
/ Of Salt Lake. who with fulsome praise
| told Of the career Of Senator Smoot in
/ the upper house Of congress He traced
/ the record of Senator SmoOt from the
/ time he went to the senate. through
the contest ana period following it,
| when triumphant over his enemies the
/ victorious Reed became the close friend
and adviser Of the president Of the
United States. and finally, as A crown
ing glory, a fitting climax &c the bril-
liant achievements Of his career. he
was made chairman Of the forestry Sec
ton Of the conservation commission
In the house, J. II. WootJUn of Salt
Lake, with scarcely any fewer adjee-
tives and only slightly less eloquence,
reuominated the senior senator. Sec
onding speeches were made in the SEN
ate by nearly half Of the senators, and
in the house by at least dozen rep
rese1tatives.
The sign Of the four, that symbol OF
the mystic power of the federal bunch
was on each house. Ealiister ana ThOm-
as Hull occupied permanent seats in
the senate during the proceedings, while
Anderson was the ever-present guar
dian Of the house. with Colonel Booth
fitting back and forth between the two
with watchful eye over all.
Democrats Stand Firm.
Representative >. II. Morris, the
leader Of the minority, nominated Judge
William H. King with as much vigor
as though the Democratic leader really
had a chance T. B. Hammond. the
only other Democratic member OF the
legislature, seconded Judge Kings NOM
. nation, and when the roll was called
responded with vote for the Democrst
! with more grace than that with which
many OF the Republicans voted for
Smoot.
The spectators were not hilarious
with JOY over the prospect OF Reed
Shoots return 10 the United States
senate. In fact, the ma oTity Of those
i'm the seDate-sDsctatOrs and sena tors
alike-seened more interested in the
unique spectacle OF observing BeuneI
+ Y. Smith and Captain Huiauiski actual.
Z ~ voting for Smoot.
When it was all over and the certif-
n Gates of Reed Shoots election had beer
Y signed by the presiding officers Of botf
: houses, an adjournment was taken unit
= today, when both houses viii meet in
joint session at noon to canvass ths
= vote and make the official declaration
{ | Of the election.