The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
APOSTLE S|MO0T
WILL PRESIDE
Head of Federal Bunch Will
Rule the G. 0. P. Con-
yentiOn.
HE is LADEN WITH
SPEECH, AND MUST TALK
Expects to Head Off Insurrec-
tion Against Party by Open :
ing Taffy Barrel.

In connection with the meeting of
the church Republican state committee
on Tuesday, there was one matter that
the official organ of the federal bunch
neglected to print, that is the fact that
the committee selected Apostle Smoot
as temporary chairman for the state
convention which will meet in Ogden
September 90. This will give the apostle
opportunity to deliver an address.
In view Of the revolt throughout the
state against Smoot and the federal
bunch the organ Of the sweet scented
bunch of tlt-pullers was apparently
afraid to mention the action Of the com
mittee in the selection of the apostle.
Smoot butted into the meeting. He
did not, as a member of the committee
informs The Tribune wait to be invited
in, but he walked In and took possession,
Governor Spry attended the meeting II
was held in his office. He is not men,
ber of the committee and when the COM
mittee convened he retired, Later he
was invited in. This is where the ex-
ecutive Of the state differs from the
apostle,
Smoot, so The Tribune is informed,
urged his own candidacy for temporary
chairman of the state convention. APP
pealed to them that it was absolutely
necessary that he be given opportunity
to make a speech; said 1T was not only
desirable but an absolute necessity that
the laws of representation In tho con
yention be fixed so as to have the larg-
est convention possible in order to make
the mass of the people believe there
was perfect harmony prevailing with
the rank and file. Then he appealed to
the committee thus: "Now you do not
feel the heavy hand of the boss, do
you?' Then he was selected as tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
Why Ogden Was Selected
The reason why Ogden was selected
as the place for the convention was that
there is a revolt there against the bunch
and particularly against Sutherland,
The Jack Mormon senator is in bad
repute In Weber county. The Ogden
Standard, the organ of the church Re
publicans there, is out in the open
fact that the junior senator apes the
head Of the church by wearing whiskers
has incensed the elders in Weber coun-
ty and through. their organ, the Stan
dard, their views are oppressed in q
forcibe manner. Here is the way the
Standard spoke Of pretty George in an
editorial. which editorial was read at
the meeting of the committee thus:
Glasmann on Sutherland.
George sutherland, cold clammy and
crusty. corporation lawyer and rich
mans buffer, is a candidate for re-
election to the United States senate. On
his record. he should be consigned TO
eternal perdition. He has voted for every
thing demanded by the predatory in
tercsts and opposed every measure pro-
posed for the benefit of the common peo-
pie, He voted against the fellow ser
want act, which aimed to make every
| trade carry its risk and care for its in
! jured. That bill was advocated by union
labor and supported by the better states
men of the nation. including Theodore
| Roosevelt, but Sutherland Of Utah in
| effect said:
mo, 1 will do nothing for the labor
| ing man. He deserves no protection. il
| he is MANNED, why just discard him as
| you would a piece OF old machinery, The
| hulks of humanity are no more to me
| than the huks Of the sea. I and mine are
| well fed, we'll groomed. why should
| worry over the misfortunes of those who
| are born in "A class fated to be msfor-
| tunate? Vote for the fellow servant bill
me? Never! l believe In caste. The
| laboring man should be held down and
! humbled, Given too many legislative ia
| vors he will deem himself entitled 20 the
privileges OF gentleman of my class,
| grow Independent and audaciously de-
mand TO know why ! should ask so much
| of and return so little to society.
] would sacrifice my dignity and sense OF