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Show UTAH'S SENIOR SENATOR I AT WORK. I Senator Reed Smoot, now and then is referred to by his political enemies tn Utah in uncomplimentary terms. His I standing in Washington is made light ! of and his prominence minimized. But I Utah men who are called to Washington Washing-ton on official business, convey a far different idea of the senator. They invariably speak of him aa one of the big men of the national capital and an influence to be courted, If high II favors are sought. I City Attorney H. J Dininny of Salt Lake gives an illustration of the pres tlge of Utah's senior senator He j was in Washington last week, getting I action on the city's application for a I reservoir site on the Fort Douglas military reservation ; Mr. Dlnlnny related an interesting I story of his experiences with Sena tor Snioot and their efforts in the war and other departments to get quick I action. "I called on the senator at the capl-tol capl-tol at 9:30 In the morning,'' said Mr Dlnlnny, "and explained what I wanted want-ed in connection with the reservoir matter. He said, 'Come on.' I fol lowed, and believe me, I had to go some too. but before 1 o'clock In the afternoon everything had been ac complished. That's how that sena tor does things. "It seems ihat the chairman of the committee on foreign relations was away and when I got to the capital I I found Senator Smoot with all the responsibilities of that work on his shoulders His office was packed, but I was received at once and explained ex-plained my mission "Dropping everything the senator said, 'Come on.' I went. He had his machine and we went direct to the war department. First we went to Quartermaster General Ayleshlre's office. It was filled with men and I the general was busy, but the sena tor brushed them all aside and informed in-formed the general that he had a matter on which Immediate action was desired. I was then given an op portunity to make my little spiel and did so. The general was favorable to the city's proposition and said so He thought, though, we had better see General Wotherspoon, chief of the I general staff. We saw him at once I made my little talk and he approved ap-proved the plan, but recommended that we call In Captain McBride, who had been handling the matter. The captain was called In on the spot, and again I made my talk. The captain was favorable. "We were told that the city might withdraw its alternative proposition and have the final proposition approved ap-proved at once. It was found, however, how-ever, that the papers were in the lann office at the interior department some blocks away. " 'Come on,' said the senator. Captain Cap-tain McBride and I followed. In the senator's machine we rushed to the land office. Everybody was busy and people were waiting, but the senator sena-tor got an immediate hearing We got the papers and whirled back to the war department "It's all O. K-, we were Informed by the war department. There was a little red tape to be unwound, but I was told to go on my Journey, that It was all settled I went back to the capital and gave the senator copies of some of the papers which he wanted This was Just before 1 o'clock, and he informed mc before 1 left that I might wire the mayor of Salt Lake, stating that the matter was settled. I waited until night and sent a night letter." Any old soldier in Ogden will tell you that If you want any official ac Uon in Washington, the man to enlist in your services Is Senator Smoot, who has never been known to disregard dis-regard the appeal of even the humblest hum-blest or to fail in his mission, if sue-j cess Is possible. That is the kind of a senator Utah; cannot afford to dismiss from office oo |