Show ASHBY SNOW AND SENATOR SMOOT SMOOT In a to Senator Reed Smoot made Tuesday at a mass meeting In la Salt Lake Ashby SnoW Democratic candidate offered to withdraw from front the race for the States Stales senate It K Senator Smoot would do likewise When tho party conventions nominated the ho t two o men they gave to the right to agree to wIthdraw from tim the contest Senator Smoot as a matter ot of good faith is in duty bound to stand as the tho sen il sen- sen senatorial atonal candidate o ot of the Republicans Republicans ot or Utah nib lio ho believing belo In hIm and having pride In his rec record old ord have hare placed In his keeping the prestige and honor of ot the party In this state stale It the challenge were to be betaken betaken Its taken seriously although on its face It lacks th force Forca force of ot sincerity It would have to be referred back to tho the Republicans the tho source or of authority and they alone In la con con- convention convention assembled would have the power to act Mr Sir Snow In hIs speech attempted to brush bru h aside the tho fact tact that Senator Smoot has ha at attained to greatness In la the United St States tes senate by by saying The biggest dub In the United States senate K it he be sits there long enough will wilt be chairman ot of o the finance committee A A man of ot mediocre ability and ep e a flub may may mar by accident be- be become be become come a United States States- senator but the very verr tact fact that he proves to bea be bea bea a dub will prevent him from returned belne-returned being returned a second time We donot do donot donot not know ot of wf ant an senator 01 from any state being returned over a aI I period ot of years earl beyond two or three terms who has not been rec rec- recognized rec- rec recognized as a man ot of outstandIng ability I The longer a man Is b In pub lc life unless he Is gifted the great great- great I greater greater er are aTe his prospects ot of defeat growing out of ot petty grievances developing and accumulating i through personal calls calIs made on him To weather the J storms one must have rare In the cae cade ot of o Senator Smoot that distinguished gentle gentle- gentleman gentleman man roan has been elected and re- re re reelected elected re-elected elected repeatedly because the people of o Utah h have ve become con con- convinced hIs his vinced regardless of ot parly party ot of fitness for the position I 1 Dubs serve ene erve one term and die dis- disappear I I appear appear Talented capable men go on being belne elected under th the i careful scouting ot of the citizens othe of the state It would be a calam catam calamity It ItT ity It some tome dub through a play by-play by should should be able to to persuade the people ot of o Utah to depose Senator Sm ot from his high position as the most powerful member ot the United State senate no |