The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-08
Railway Magnate Takes Up
Cudgels for State Control of
Natural Resources and Lets
Fall Shower of Epigrams.
WESTERN CONGRESS
TO BE CALLED SOON
Meeting of Resolutions Conn.,
mittee With Indications That
Platform VIII Follow Lines
Laid Down by Roosevelt,
PINCHOT GETS OVATION

OF. PAUL. sept. with the daz-
- cling presidential and eN-Prcsi-
Dental Iurninaric~ shedding their
powerful rays, the Hight of the Nntion"i
Conservation congress became visible
today. The two sessions today, nd
dressed by James =. HiIi. senator Rev
eridEc and Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. were well attended and enthu-
Sia-tfc.
Nr. HII let fan showers Of cPiErams
M tho expense of the national govern
ment, and was aPplaudcd-
senator BcVcridUc waNed eloquent 90
quite n different purpose, hut the crowd
uoiSiiy approved.
clifford Piuchot, who was almost lost
sight of during the period Of PreSl-
Dental presence. suddenly found him
self In the iimciiEht and received m
ovation almost hystcricai- Tears spraug
to hts eyes, and were stu I'm his voice
when he said few words of thanks.
Another feature OF the day. but OF
which the spectators knew little III any
thing. was the closing OF the Edward e.
Hines incident.
Mr.. Hines dcfied the Illinois deleEa-
ton. which had protested against his
being chairman OF the credentials com
mittee on the ground that public gossip
had connected him too closely with the
alleged purchase of Senator Iortmer $
seat in the Senate. Mr.. Hines told his
fellow ChiCagoaus that he had been APP
pointed chairman and that. since they
had CHOSEN 10 play penny ponies ne
would fight them all along the line.
y. y. Baker. president OF the congress,
understanding that Mr.. Hines did not
desire to-serve. had appointed Trofesser
g. r. COndra OF the University Of Ne
braslSa. Professor Condra suggested 2
compromise, which Mr.. Hines accepted
namely. that Condra should report on
the number OF delegates present and
then ask that the committee he dis
charged. This was done and the Incl
Z dent declared closed.
Ovation for PinchOt.
Senator BeveridCe spoke during the
forenoon session. Mr. TIill and Secretary
Wilson i'm the afternoon.
II was the senator from Indiana who
stirred the crowd to the big ovation for
Nr pinchot- The applause burst at the
mere mention Of the former forester s.
round OF applause. Mrs. Eliza beth q
N'ranuis Of New York. who Is attend
| iug the congress with Mrs. Lafoilette
wife OF the Wisconsin senator stood up
waving handkerChiefs I'm both hands
/ Sine afterwards said that she was So
! excited that she scarcely realized thai
/ there was anyone in the hall but her
| self Her example was an that the
/ crowd needed. Everybody arose, and it
/ was fun minute before Senator BeN-
| eridge could resume.
When he had concluded. cries for
| Pinchot came from every part Of the
I house. He was finally. dragEed for
I ward. and in q shaky voice. said.
| There are but few moments i'm a
mans life like this. 1t is magnificent
I TO near the principles Of conservation
U ~ ITO ttl az A''NAAt ~ fiNA ifaiAat'A az
have done. I have fought many years
I Tor conservation. and conservation has
won. I thank YOU"
Mr. HIlrz EpiEramS.
Mr.. HIN spoke with viEor OF gesture
I that gave the lie 90 his gray beard
/ The following excerpts stood out from
his address.
''Thc need Of the hour is to conserve
] conserva ton
The time is ripe to distinguish be-
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