The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-03
Senator Smoot, Returning
From Washington, Says
Former President Approves
of His Successor.
HE is SUBSCRIBED TO
PARTY ORGANIZATION
Senior Senator LaudS Work of
Congress and Also Tells of
Wholesome Effect LegiSIa-
ton Has on the West.
TO REMAIN ALL SUMMER

..T7HosE who are in doubt ns 10
what the attitude of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt Will be to-
ward President William H. Tnfts ad-
minixtration will shortly learn that the
former President Will approve OF the
laws enacted by the Sixty-first Con-
gresS," said senator Reed SmOOt, who
returned TO Salt Lake from WINS Zfon
last evening. They will nIso find Mr..
Roosevelt nOn-cOm mitted to sDolliver-
fsm.' 'LafOIlcttcfsrn,' SmOOtiSm' or
'Taftism,' but wholly and squarely for
RepubIicnnism.
party organization. He believes in har-
monizing, but he will be found sduarely
and firmly supporting the Republican
party principles which have been so
thoroughly exemplified by President
Taft's administration"
Speaking OF the so-called "insurgent'
movement. the force of which has been
so greatly magnified by the yellow
and anti-administration press. Senator
SmoOt dismissed the subject by saying
that down in Washington the "insur-
gents" were not taken at all seriously.
Returns with Family.
Accompanied by his family. United
States Senator SmOot arrived in Salt
Lake on the Overland limited at 4.3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon. They were
met at the depot by Harlow Z. SmOOt.
the senator's son. who preceded them
home. The senator and family were
driven in an automobile TO the home OF
Mrs. c. A. Eldredge, PIG East First
South street. where they spent the
During the evening Senator smoo,
visited Wandamere with President Jo-
seph f. Smith. John Henry Smith and
others.
The senator and family will leave FOR
Provo this morning, where they win
spend the summer. Senator Smoot will.
however, spend much Of his time in Salt
Lake.
Despite the tremendous senatorial
duties and responsibilities which have
rested on Senator Smoot during the
long and highly important Sixty-first
congressional session, recently adj
JOurned. he says that he never felt
better in his life, and the day before
he left Washington he tipped the
scales at 205 pounds All the mem
bers of the family are we'll
The important part taken by Sena-
tor SmOot in one Of the most i'm
portant congressional sessions in the
history Of the United States. thus sig
nally honoring Utah. has not made him
self-cOnscious Of personal honor. but on
the other hand he expresses much sat
isfaction at having been able to do
his duty to his country. to the people
and diversified interests of Utah and
to the Republican party. No sooner
was it known that Senator Smoot had
reached salt Lake than many friends
of all classes, creeds and political party
affiliation fastened to congratulate
him on his excellent and successful
work in the Congress just adjourned.
Taft Success.
'T feel that IL is not boastful," said
Senator Smoot. Ito say that in the
enactment, by the Sixty-first Congress.
OF a score or more OF laws OF the
greatest publlc necessity. the admin
istration under President william II.
Taft has redeemed nearly every pledge
made to the people I'm the Republican
party platform. L also feel that Presi-
dent Taft has the. unqualified conf
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