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Show Xloosevelt Says He Should Not Be Elected bitterness here, if not in Utah, and would unquestionably be a misfortune to those who are interested in-terested in all that goes to make the state of Utah prosperous and gveat. I have every confidence in the wisdom of the majority of the members of the Utah legislature, legis-lature, and I feel sure if they j understood the gravity of the I situation as it appears to me, and as I have heard it expressed by members of the senate, they will refrain from any action which will not result in good for the future of Utah and her people. peo-ple. I desire you to place me on! record as kindly but firmly advising advis-ing against the election of any apostle to theUiited States sen-a sen-a Worship. ' "Having said this much . and having as faithfully as possible conveyed to the legislature and people cf Utah the position of President Roosevelt and others here upon this subject," said Senator Kearns in conclusion. "I believe that I have done all I have been requested to do byj those in ' responsible position here in Washington and who have wished me to maka known the situation here. I might add that 0. Loose of Provo, recently i elected to the senate of the Utah Washington. Jan. 8. Senator : Kearns talked tonight upon the approaching selection of a United States senator to succeed his Democratic colleague, Mr. Rawlins. Raw-lins. ! "I have refrained from any expression ex-pression upon this subject up to this time," said Senator Kearns, "but it appears to me that I should give to the members of legislature and one of Mr. Smoot's most intimate personal friends, had an interview with President Roosevelt on last Monday Mon-day afternoon and the president today stated to me that he had made this' same statement to Mr. I Loose with a view of having it conveyed to the caucus of Republican Re-publican members of the Utah legislature-" the Utah legislature, and others in the state directly interested, I such information as has come to me here, and which maj not be . known to them. I feel it my duty as their representative in I the United States senate. I have refrained from expressing any opinion as to what should or should not be done, as that has not been and is not now any part The information conveyed in the above telegram was the subject sub-ject of wide discussion about town yesterday: the general belief be-lief was that the president's utterance ut-terance would have very little weight with the Utah legislature, legisla-ture, although there were some kvho thought that Roosevetts ! .-oi . , ;el fchoulu be heeded. " j Legislator D. R. Roberts sa;a ho vJiipvfd the statements were of my public duty. , "about the middle of laati month I was called into consul-; tation here bv some distinguished Re pabiicans" among them Sena- tor Hapna of Ohio, chairman ot, thp Republican national com- nittee. Later the subject of dis-cu-ion of that conference was broached to me by President -Y-c'.-elt, and when i wtnfc ty Salt Lake City to spend the holidays holi-days with my family, I bore a message from Piesiaent Roosevelt Roose-velt and Chairman Hanna to M . Reed Smoot. I would not at this time, or at any other tune, disclose dis-close the contents of that mess-acre mess-acre which I laid before Mi. sTx,oot, had it not been that 1 v a Requested to do so in this pub lie miner by Present Roosevelt I largely inspired by Kearns and that Roosevelt took very little interest in the matter be fur ther said that if Mr. Smoot continued con-tinued to be a candidate, the legislators leg-islators wovild stand by him and elect lpm, as they were elected by the people with that under- ; standing. ts oon, in order that the 1 Utah legislature and cit zen, of the state generally may ba fml advised of the wishes of tneu t-entlemen. The message was to , the effect that there was no ' IS Section to M, Smoot person a ly or his rehgious faith, but that the election of an apostle) ld arouse opposition and , ctan unfonunate question m National politics and create unfavorable comment It was I ctited that members ol tne iuoi l hn4h being in the major- Sin WgSaturel would nat-i nat-i 5a idv dekr Tand were fully en-Sued en-Sued to select one of their choice O0bta afternoon President i SSSfSsS i apostle would be elect ! based his egression an nteie,-, Sy-fdoirretrieva- , bltter.T V' the best interests of ! We m jury to tht be, t L am deepS interested in the I Ia, ntah in its material i future of Utah 1 .q tfae ' upsuuuuife, interestS of the future and uesbn (,lecti0n Republican party. fe of an to the United statwse I apostle would -; 0,-a he very ! t o tne state 1. linly ,ed S UHW'ft'o and strife and j to cotitentL..f I !. i 1 I I |