The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-20

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" namedl inactive committee, standard
weights and measures. He is now chair
man Of the committee on patents, and Is
prospective chairman of the committee
on claims. on which he has done COM
mendable service and which is one Of the
most important committees of the senate.
Utah cannot afford to commence her SEN
ators at the bottom Of the ladder every
THE universal opinion Of citizens who
have had occasion to appeal to Senator
Smoot is that he has been the representa-
tive Of all the people. Without regard to
creed. color. or political utilization he has
willingly. gladly. responded to every call.
Many who had opposed him have been
won to loyal support by the willingness
and success with which he has discharged
the duties Of his office in their behalf.
THE splendid vindication that will be
given Senator Smoot today Is the result
Of a conviction that he has fairly and
fully earned a reelection. that the state
OF Utah cannot afford to lose his services
and that the character Of opposition--not
the fact Of opposition. which was in many
cases conscientious and patriotic. but the
character, the incidents. the kind of op-
position he has had to meet, particularly
that originating in Utah, is deserving of
an overwhelming rebuke.
Il have the honor Of nominating for the
position Of senator Of the United States
from the state Of Utah, the Hon. Reed
Smoot.'
Did Not Want . Caucus.
seconding the nomination Of United
States Senator Reed Smcot. Senator Her
! schei Bullen. jr.. Of Cache, said:
We have assembled with but one pur-
pose and desire. and from every nook and
corner Of this state comes the single name
/ upon whom we are today to confer the
/ highest political honor in the gift Of the
I people Of this state.
II had hoped and had thought It best
that in the performance Of this important
I duty today there would De in the Repub-
I lCan party no caucus on this important
question I do not inject this here for
/ the purpose OF debate. and hope there will
not be any. in fact feel TO apologize for
mentioning it. but ] do want to say that
I I believed 1t right and proper that there
l be 3 spontaneous Outburst as a vindica-
/ ton. which ! feel sure would have come
I from every Republican member Of this
/ legislature, and that the choice would
4 have been Of the single man. the individ-
uai whom We shall nominate today. had
there been no caucus.
From the fact that he has for months
I past been nominated BY the people OF this
state I'm every county thereof and We as
I their Representatives have assembled here
simply to carry out their viii and desire.
/ He is. as has been stated no stranger
waiting in the shadow to be placed into
public life. For six years he has upheld
/ the standard Of this state Of ours four of
/ these years which were devoted to uphold
ing that principle on which rests the foun-
dalton OF this government that men are
/ created equal and now that his time is
! about to expire he stands ready and will
/ ing to accept further service at the hands
{ Of the people OF if il shall be their desire
/ to pass over the standard pure and spot
+ less without one stain to the citizen whom
/ the representatives of his state shall elect
Not a Solomon.
HE Is not the Solomon Of his time
There are great many things he mas
net know. but there IS this that through.
I out his career he has stood for coara &c
| for fair play, for a square deal. which are