Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-17
UTAH GOVERNOR
HAS NO POWER TO
SAVE HILLSTROM
Industrial Worker Of World,
Convicted of Double Muir
DER Must Die Unless Su-
prene Court Intevenes


Salt Lake tfah Sow IT,. Tile gov
crnor 10 utah mas uo authority to stay
proceedings iu the ease of Joseph
I iiihewom 90 ~ give him new trial
as urged hy the resolutions Of the
/ American Federation of Labor in con-
vontion at SAN Francisco Tho e0nstl-
tuition of the state places the pardon
I ing powers with he state board of
/ pardo8s The governor laay grant a
respite. ia hls discretion, until the
ncXt session 90 me board of pardons,
F hui Tor no longer period Governor
I Spfy exercised This prcrosotivc in the
I case ~ Hillstf0m at The request Of
| President Wilson September 800. when
/ Doe granted respite from October g.
the date originally SCI Tor Hnltrom s
execution until october &c. the date
of the next meeting OF the board Of
pmdons The respite was terminated
[ hy unanimous vote OF The board ON
I october re-. mo- now mcts having been
presented, ana 3lllstrom Was LATER re-
sentenced TO bc rc-exocuted next Fri
day Neither thc governor nor the
board of pnrdons has authority 90 or
der new trial That power Is vested
loo the supreme court of the state.
which has reviewed HulaJroms case
and found mo errors sufficient 10 JUS
tlfy a new trial under thc law. even
the supreme court cunnot now order
"a new trial OF the case.
Governor Spry had not received the
request Of the American Federation
OF Labor az 2;2O this afternoon. Many
similar requests and demands from
various labor organizations In this aud
other countries have been received al
the governors office in thc last five
months
Ilillstrom IS ia his normal condition
lac the state prison ana death watch
has not yet been placed over him.
Preparations for thc execution have
been made ana Il IS believed here that
IL viii tako place Friday. as arranged,
as the cnse has been considered and
acted on by an local authorities and
it is not believed President Wilson will
intervene again
No Action by Utah Unions
AfAAAA|ftf VI INV HhtANN NllN AlAh ifNl'A
alton of labor decided al meeting to-
night to take no part in the campaign
OF the American Federation Of Labor
In behalf OF Joseph Hillstrom, scn-
fenced to bee shot, nest Friday, for
the murder of j. 6, Morrison ana add
vlsed President Gumpcrs by telegraph
of their views The telegram, which
was signed ~ the president Of the
two local bodies, expresses the convic-
ton that flilstrom had fair trial by
an impartial jury that he had n fair
hearing in the supreme court and he-
fore the board of pardous. that la-
Dor unions la Utah have not inter
forcd in the ease aud know no reason
why they should be dragged into an
loRation that is based on msiuforma-
ton
r r. Cuuie president OF the salt
Lake Federation of Labor said to-
might that % A. Camomilc, delegate
from Salt Lake Go the san Francisco
convention. had no right to declare
Ion the floor of the convention as "a
lUmh delcLatc. that Illlstrom did not
hayo 10 fair trial and was not present
Ilng the Wow OF organized labor IN
Utah
Thomas Mooney, mentioned in the
dispatches as salt lako man, who
Ispoke m hohalf of ililsirom at the
convention. H NOT known by officers
of organized labor here and his name
rs not m the city directory presi-
dent gnu1nprs message containing