The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08

Senator Marks WAS apparently ,.,
ina, what he did IN the caucus might Y
made known to his; constituents ehs E
Senator a. l.. Booth OF prove
was unable 10 be present on accom-, "ho
illness. was the only absentee, II o
DECIDED that eight votes. maJority" -; :;
the fifteen members Of the aenatS OF
caucus, should govern in each choScs II
officers. Ne ior
The chairman called for norni,.,.
for the senate and Senator ". M Wn' VIII
ton for recollection Senator Henri ma~ mila~
ner of Utah county. Senator ,oard-
Burton of Davis nominated Senator p,'sr pnssr
ner y; Smith OF salt Lake. and sen1e,nn--
q. \. lyerson Of Carbon nominated snntor
tor Badger of Salt Lake The vote sens- n
by secret ballot. and Senators C;eos,,"a was
Kelly Of Weber, w. a. Horsley n, d j.
Elder and Burton of Davis were n,. coy
for Gardner five for Badger. ona .otes
Smith and one for Burton prasiai ier r
Gardner was then declared the cn,,fnt
nominee for rc-election. Nucue
Few Entirely Satisfied,
Considerable confusion ensued IN >,
assigning of the different clerksbino r Qe
senator had at least one favori,o IL; L;ach
had selected the same office as .bo I,em .
10 hll. The result was that fber. @ one
much disappointment and a great daaY "a ~
delay. II was nearly midnight when ,Sa S
matter WAS straightened out and tba .iic anc
fees aDDortioned 10 the different s.na VI
tors. At that the list was reeardeS "s a.
compromise and few were entirelv So,
is1ied with It. The Salt Lake eenspor.
awoke 10 the realization that most s
the important offices had gone IN III ~
country senators and that salt Lsgo u.s
usual, drew most of the unimport,n,
Clerkships. '''
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position OF secretary. Until A few,
hours before the caucus. H. L, cn,,'
miDgs. secretary OF the senate OF ians
was the only candidate, He had the snn'
port OF the organization and locked y
certain winner. However, CUMMINGS hS,
his own attitude occasioned the dissD
proval OF several of the senator's Uo 4;
already chief deputy in the office OF tbo
secretary OF state and he took the s,ar5
That he would take the position of seer
tary OF the senate at a sacrifice in ord.-
TO please the senator's and he was -otb..
insistent that his wife should be nsn,cd
as mailing clerk. As a result. neItbH-
Cummings nor Mrs. Cummings Was
chosen.
Goes to Edwards.
Senator Gardner renominated Cum.
msngs for the place and Senator : 7
Stookey of salt Lake named !. A IA.
wards. lt was argued that the expert
cnce OF Cummings was necessary in 81
der TO expedite the business OF the ses.
sion, However, the opposition made lhs
claim THAI. lnasmuch as Cummings was
already vel! cared for in the Office Of
the secretary OF state. someone elsa
ballot was taken. which resulted in ths
election of Edwards bv vote OF 9 10 s.
Senator W, y. Wilson OF Wasatci
named c. L. Jones of Coalville. minute
clerk OF the last house OF representa- tlyes
for minute clerk OF the senate. and he
was nominated by acciamatlon
For docket clerk. Senator Benuer X.
smith OF Salt Lake proposed Benjam!n
Stookey OF Salt Lake suggested Archi-
bald Livingston OF Salt Lake. Bachman
received ten votes ard Livingston FIVE
The caucus then ramed Livingston en-
crossing clerk by acclemation.
Dr., Short for Chaplain.
The Rev. Francis Burgette Short. pas,
tor Of the First NJ. T.. church. received
the position as chaplain in a three-cor
Dered contest. He was placed in nomi-
nation by Senator Badger OF Salt Lake
Senator q. a. lyerson Of Carbon nomi'
mated Rev. p: \. SimpSin. and Senator
j. y. Hyde OF Juab named l.. L. Baiiel
OF Juab. The ballot was; Short, s
Simpkn. 6. Bailey. I.
Only three committee clerks were sug
sested. The other two viii he NAMED
selected We're: RsX Kelly of Ogden
nominated by Senator George j. Kelly
OF Weber: W Parker Pratt OF Salt Lake
named by Senator Badger. and Stell'
Whiting of Salt Lake. nominated b
Senator Williams. an were chosen bi
acclamation.
Miss Ethel Orth OF Ogden. proposed b!
Senator Rudolph Kuchler OF Weber. wa
nominated by acclamation Tor mailin:
clerk.
Organization Loses Myton.
The country members sat on the as
pirations of MAJ. II. +. Myton OF Sal
Lake for sergeant He had tn
support OF the organization and the wa
looked easy. Dan James. sercea Mt at
arms OF the session OF 1903. thought IN
was a candidate for denomination. bu
he was absolutely alone In that Deculia
frame OF mind His name was not sug'
gested. James comes from Sanpete
county, and Sanpete elected a Demo
The country members concentrated
their support on Andrew Morris OF Bea-
yer, who had the Endorsement Of Senator
Lunt. Myton was nominated by Senator
Benuer X. Smith. President Gardner
suggested David Craudall OF Utah county.
Crandal! received only Gardner's vote
on the first ballot. Myton and Morris get
ting seven each. on the second ballot
Gardner went to Norris. giving him the
place by vote OF s 20 Z.
For assistant sergeant -at-arms there
was no opposition to Walter Cottrell OF
Pennington. the choice OF Senator Bur-
ION Ol laws.
The positions as messengers went to
A. V. Hague OF Juab. named by Senator
Hyde: and George Searle OF Carbon
named by Senator Iverson. There was
no opposition to Pearl Jorgenson OF RICH
field the pretty young woman who WAS
nominated by Senator ]. w. Sevy o.! Gar
field FOR stenographer.
Names Organization Committee,
o. C, Jensen of Box Elder and William
Irvine of Salt Lake. named by Senator
Horsiey and Senator Smith as doorkeep-
ers. were nominated by the caucus John
T. Hill and Thomas Smith of salt LAKE;
both with the unanimous Endorsement OF
the Salt Lake county delegation. Tsls
nominated for watchmen. James McActm
OF Salt Lake. a negro stalwart. whoss
name was suggested by Senator Badger
was given the position OF janiior.
Before an adjournment OF the caucus
was taken committee consisting OF sen,
ators Benncr x. Smith OF Salt Lake. car
a. Badger OF Salt Lake and Rudo'ph
kuchler of Ogden was named by Presl-
dent Gardner 10 look after the organiza-
ton OF the senate on Monday noon.
when the senators assemble 10 take tne
oath of office.
MORAN RUSHING WORK ON
UJN nITV IMDD0TEMENT