The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
Senator'S Experience Change of
Heart and Vote for All
Appointments.
CANDLAND'S EXPLANATION
APPARENTLY SATISFACTORY
Land Beard President Is Ac.
cepted, With Only Four
Votes in Opposition.

In executive session Thursday fore
noon the senate confirmed every appoint
mcnt made by Governor Spry. The only
contest was on the confirmation Of w.
-. CandIand, president of the state board
of land commissioners. y vigorous fight
was made against the confirmation Of
Candand, but IT proved of little avail,
for Candland was confirmed by a vote
OF IS 10 t. The confirmation OF all the
other appointees was by unanimous vote.
The senate spent nearly the entire
forenoon in executive session In the Of
flee of Mayor BraHsford. The whole
OF the confirmation OF the Candland ap-
pontment. Mr.. Candland appeared be
fore the executive session and defended
himself against Che charges made. Her
bert :. Smyth, clerk of the land board,
and w. j. Lynch. secretary OF the board,
were also called before the senate.
The principal feature of the discus
Irrigated Lands company Of 100000 on
the Price river project. In connection
with this loan the $4,000 check. con-
corning which testimony was taken Tues
day. was again brought UP AMI Cand-
nnd was asked to explain the drawing
OF the check.
Candland Explains Transaction,
Under examination by the members Of
the senate Mr.. Candlsnd explained that
board to The Irrigated Lands COMPANY
on January I. 1905, a warrant for Sl00.
600 on the state treasury was drawn in
favor of the Utah Banking company OF
Iehi and American Fork. Tho money
was TO be held by the banking company
subject TO the call of the Irrigated Lands
company ON checks drawn and signed by
the secretary and treasurer of the 1rri-
gated Lands company. and the cashier
Of the Utah Banking company was given
a draft for the 100000 by, the Utah
fsF'. haul In nf hn pfn AMI
This money was 10 he deposited with the
Utah Banking company Ia the credit OF
the Irrigated Lands company.
In July. l9uS, Governor John &. Cut
Ter called the attention of the land board
60 the fact that the loan was not roGu-
lar The governor suggested that the
bank and asked for an investigation. w
H. Candland. accompanied by ". N
Hayes Of Richheld. then "a member Of
tho state land board. went to I.ehI 10
investigate Mr.. Candland said that they
were assured by the officers and directors
Of the bank through John Y Smith. IN"
cashier that everything was regular and
that tho moncy WAS on deposit subject
10 the check of the company. The mem
hers "I the land board presented these
assurances lo the governor. who was
lar.
Did Not Know About Money
Against the deposit of 100000 check
was drawn July I'll. 1908, FOR $4,000
and signed by w. -, Livingston, ScCrc-
tury ana treasurer of the Irrigated Lands
company and w. D Candland, president
Of the state land board. Mr.. Candland
was asked IL he did not know at the
time OF the issuance OF the check thar
the bank had not the amount of funds
called Cor In The check. He said that
hc did not know ANYTHING about ii. He
was asked il he had Inspected the irri-
CATION project on which the money WAS
loaned prior To signing the check He
said that in April, accompanied by "a
member Of the state engineers force. he
visited tho project and was satisfied with
The progress made, Furthermore, he
had been kept Informed concerning the
work by john Y Smith.
Caudland said tha, IN addition "a the
S1i o0O check. he had signed four checks
on the funds loaned the irrigation COM
pany by the state This did not cove"