The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-18
GIVES SUTHERLAND
SENATE REELECTION
Republican Majority in LegisIa-
tive Assembly Votes Solid
ly for Incumbent.
Cont 1ued From Page One.


Applause from the Republican soma
tors and from the spectators followed
Senator Smith y address.
Judge Powers Named
Senator J.. Nj. Olson of Sanpete was
recognized by the chair He said:
s'Mr. President 1t is with feeling
of fear and trembling, after listening
TO the eloquent address of my esteemed
friend from Salt Lake, that ] rise to
address you. | am not gifted with the
eloquence of Senator Smith. nor have
b had Il speech prepared for me which
may read to the senate setting forth
the merits of the man whom / am to
name for this position.
"Thc task of nominating cand1-
date for the United States senate is one
am not proud of my candidate, but be-
cause | do not feel that | am equal TO
the task In order to do him justice,
''For my candidate | claim no great
achievements He is rather common
man, much after the fashion Of the man
who is now addressing the senate. Out
side of his achievements in his pro-
fession he has not acquired a national
reputation,
tThe impression has prevailed in
some parts Of the United States that
the people of Utah are known for their
reckless pursuit of feminine beauty.
assure you that my candidate if chos-
en- senator will not be known as pos
SCISSOR of that fault 1T is understood
that the homelier men are the more at
tractive they become to the feminine
eye. The gentleman | am to name is
not noted for his beauty. yet he appears
to be an exception to this rule.
off you are seeking the man who
would best serve this commonwealth ir-
respective of politics you will join us
in voting for Judge Powers
Speech Is Applauded.
The Characteristic speech OF Senator
Olson made great hit and the Repub-
lican senators Joined with the gallery
in applauding him. His suggestion that
he had not written his speech created
much laughter, as Senator Smith had
read his address from a manuscript.
The senate then proceeded TO ballot,
Sutherland got the entire Republican
vote and Judge Powers the votes of the
two Democrats. The ballot was:
For Observation-Disclosures, Booth, Bur
ton, Horsley, Hyde, Iverson, Kelly
Kuchler, Lunt, Marks, Sevy, Smith,
Stookey, Wilson, Williams, Mr.. Presi-
dent-l6
The official minutes of the proceed
ings were then read and the president
declared that Senator Sutherland had
received majority of all the votes
east at the session, The minutes were
signed by the president and secretary
Of the senate.
Action in the House.
AS soon as the house had been called
to order Tuesday afternoon Speaker
Robinson announced that the law re-
quired that tho house take action upon
the matter Of its choice for United
States senator. and called McRae TO the
chair.
Speaker Robinson then took the floor
and said, in part:
81 have not prepared speech in ad
vance, but it gives me great pleasure
to present for your consideration, as
candidate for the United States senate,
George Sutherland one of the present
Sutherland practically all my life, hav
ing first met him when we were stu
dents at the Brigham college in Provo.
81 am proud to say that I know
him. He is an ideal man and splen
did citizen. I have watched him from
the time that he outgrew Provo in a
legal way and removed to Salt Lake
City. and | am proud of the record
which he has made. Since he went to
Washington as United States senator
from Utah he has become recognized
as one of the greatest lawyers in the
and was prominently mentioned
In connection with one of the Justice
ships of the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States. / am proud to present his
name to you as his own successor.'
Speaker Robinson IS effort WAS ap.
plauded and the nomination was sec
onded by several members, among whom
was Eardley OF Salt Lake, who said
that the legislature could not do better
than to return Sutherland to the Sen
ate.
Presents Powers's Name. i
yelling Of Cache county was then
recognized and. on behalf OF the mi
nority, presented the name of Judge
o. W. Powers In presenting the name
of Judge Powers. yelling paid high
tribute to his ability as lawyer and
his standing as man. Everything that
had been said of Sutherland. yelling
said, would apply with equal force to
Judge Powers, in whose achievements
every citizen of Utah took pride. Judge
Powers. the speaker said, would most
ably represent Utah in the senate of
the United States. should he be chosen
TO that exalted position, as he had re-
sided here for many years and his heart
had always been true to the people of
the state and their interests.
Peterson OF Sewer expressed the hope
that Judge Powers would be given at
least sixteen votes.
There being no other candidates,
roll call was ordered and resulted as fol-
lows:
Results Of Vote.
For STANDARDIZATION Anderson.
Bickmore, Cole, Crapo. Dahlauist, Day.
Eardley. Ekman, Farnsworth, Funk,
Grow, Hayes, Henrie. Hines, Holman,
kearns, Langstou. Madsen, McRae,
Meeks, Miller, Packard. Pope, Richard
son, Russell, Sanderson, Seely, Smith,
Spencer, Stack. Thornley,. Tobias,
White. Woolley. Wootton, Ziemer and
Mr.. Speaker-3S.
For Powers-Harshberge Jones.
Morris, Nebeker, Page, Peterson and
Welling-7.
Before the announcement Of the vote.
Speaker Robinson asked permission to
have the votes of sbsentees recorded
for the candidates for whom they had
announced their preferences, and con
sent was orlypn Tho ahoopfeoc ,phoso