Show I I STAMPEDE fROM Sr SMOOTS CORRAl NIPPED IN TIME c Wells Insurgents Whipped Into Line at Snap Caucus Called by Machine SIX LONG YEARS MORE OF SMOOT AND CANNON CHALLENGES SMOOT CROWD TO DECLARE ITSELF ON PROHIBITION Senator Reed ned Smoot WM was w unanimously unanimously chown chOll m to succeed lt in Iii inthe Inthe the United States Senate by a oa cus cusat of at members of the legisla legislature legislature ture last evening The choice of Smoot for United States senator was made only after a st vigor Igor vigorous ous fight in which the prohibition question question ques question tion was paramount and the line sharp ly drawn between the friends and op or opponents opponents of ot prohibition legislation The fight in the taurus was made on the th Quest n r f t holdIng a caucus at atall atall atall all and no other rae was suggested I I Li 1 I Reed Smoot i I in J timi caucus for fur tl tim place pia e of f United States senator The opponents of or Smoot t however were practically un unanimously for fonner former Governor Heber M Wens Wells and endeavored to adjourn that more tim U might be given for the tile Wells Welk campaign campal The motion to ad ael adjourn adjourn journ the time caucus was defeated by a motion of ot 39 21 to 2 t and this vote indi indicates Indicates cates estee a division on Smoots candidacy and probably on the prohibition ques question qu question tion Challenges Smoot Crowd The feature of or the caucus was wan the Injection of tn tM the pr question by Representative Joseph Jo ph J Cannon of or Salt Lake Mr Cannot cannon In a heated oration declared that he be had heard that Senator Reed Heed Ite d Smoot was waa a party to a adeal adeal adeal deal whereby the Republican party of ot Salt Lake county was waa the tue recipient of the support of the th breweries and the saloon loon Interests in return for foe a 8 pledge pede that no legislation inimical to the liquor Interests would be pa ed at this FO FOston see ston of the legislature He demanded to know whether or not this waa was true tree tr and asked with emphasis that Reed Rt rJ Smoot come nut nu tin in ij the Hie t open and de decla clarf ciar cla himself on the th prohibition nuta lion tion Friend Friends of Smoot in m toe the caucus were ware careful not tn tf put Cither pit i hr their chief or orth th themselves el ee on recur n this quest iop and confined to the argot arK arg ment of the question from a party standpoint They pointed pin with stimulated stimulated stimulated pride to the brilliant record cord of Senator Smoot a as 88 a member of the tho U up upper upper per house hOlUM of ot n ron congress s and declared that he be wan In the only real choice of 01 the poo p pie pIP They said aid that the Ute CAUCUS was wan no DO different ent from other ami lid that tat If the members had any tights fights they the should be bt made in the tb caucus and not noton noton noton on the floor r of or the legislature Real Re 1 of Caucus The vote vot on the question of adjourn adjournment ment meat was the real rea fight of or the caucus and the test of the strength of 0 the op opposing I posing po In factious factions The strength devel developed developed developed by the members member was wall remarkable from the fact that a large Jarge majority of ot the legislature had been nominated and elected because of or the patronage of Smoot and his followers The leaders in ill the caucus In the fight light were Senators Sullen Bullen and John T Smith and Representatives Rep Cannon I and Athlon Ashton for adjournment while Sen Son Senators Senators atoms Kucler Gardner and Badger aNt and Representative H A were weve we for Immediate action Continued on Page 2 f 1 i STAMPEDE FROM M A ACl or SMOOTS SWOOPS CORRAL CORRALL L NIPPED IN TIME I i Continued from Pago Pano Pa 1 1 j the light to adjourn the tho thor eat OHU f j cus etI cu the opponents of ot moat Smoot Smoot capitulated Cl tt r 3 and the vote voto to make maIe Smoot moot the It j L I j i Ion for Uli United Unite States Senator watt va 11 unanimous i 1 The he opposition that developed during I the afternoon to O the candidacy of ot Reed Beed n d di i 0 Ii SHI t for fuir reelection to the tha United d dSt 4 I l St senate enato was surprising in view of ot tIle the fact act ff vt that there had hal been be en previously If I no ii suggestion u ge ton of ot any opposition E forenoon the namo name ot of former r jr Governor emor Heber M I Wells Veils was waa SUE sug su sut sugA r A nested Almost instantly a I largo large nr o num t r bar of tho the members of at the legislature l it 1 verp only lukewarm In at af affection ati r i i C fe ol for tor the senior en for senator deserted I i him and announced d oper open their in intention Ini t i tenton of ot supporting Governor Wells el elI i t Caucus Called Caled in Hurry l u I I Loet the opposition spread beyond bond li 4 nil oi due cue proportions and the candidacy I i of Reed Smoot be jeopardized by the I f introduction of a new and powerful I i candidate the friends of Smoot called cale i A a n caucus for last evening at six x In iii order to pledge nil all of tile tHe Insurgent lt d I members for Smoot before they had the I Id d opportunity that another day would 4 t give glO them to recoup their forces anti and antiI I Ito I to so 8 strengthen the Wells Wels faction facton that J J there thoro might be serious doubt of ot Smoots Smoot s f i Of or the th Republican mem I JI 1 of ot the legislature there were six sixteen j teen out of eighteen senators and ad 23 3 I j ti out Jut of 43 members member of tho the house in th 1 7 rj caucus when it I opened Before the eon con conclusion cn I lusion of the caucus cucus several tardy fl i members of ot both houses arrived t i i Orl I 1 L Thompson floor for leader of f f C the house house was WaR made chairman and andt I t t V v f r Representative E C Ashton one of the g j few members of the Salt Sal Lake county i I I delegation who apparently Is opposed i I to Smoot was chosen secretary On It I motion moton of Brigham Clegg also of ot Salt Sal Lake county the tho representatives of th l r j press jirs pr s were excluded from the caucus There Ther was some objection to this mo mollon mol moI I l llon tion on by Senator Sentor and Representatives 1 McRae William McMillan c Ilan r and ond H A McMillin but the motion W declared dolar carried by Thompson al nl although although though thou gh a large per cent cont of ot the members by b their negative votes expressed sod them themselves thema er a selves In favor Cavor of ot an open caucus cucus 1 In spite of the efforts to have the I caucus secret the oratory of the mem members memi i Si bers hers was so vociferous that most of ot the speeches could coul be heartY hearil herl in the corridors t I FO 50 10 that every ever move made by the eon con convention n enton was easily known to those tho who ho had bad been excluded from the meeting I Immediately after the room roam was wasI I cleared cleare of ot reporters a motion moton prevailed to the effect that Governor William llam Republican state Spry C B E Loose Lose chairman and any Republican county chairman ch nan In the building be Invited Invie to attend the caucus J 3 U Eldredge Eldrege Jr 1 chairman chaiman of or the Republican n county II committee was nas wa the only county chair chairman i 44 I man In the building and he ha accompanied i I i I panle the governor and the state I chairman to the te meeting t A little later II H 1 E B Booth Both E H Cal Cali CalL i L t lister and Thomas Hull Hul arrived In the lster t building and endeavored to get into the I I r house chamber They were refused ad admittance adI j I by b the doorkeeper and spent r l the Test et of the time either nervously I pacing the corridors corridor or waiting for re returns returns P r turns In the office of ot Governor Spry I j The first move more on the part pt of ot the op opposition opt I t 4 t position was w the motion moton of ot Representative J 1 f tive th Joseph J S Cannon that the caucus cucus I adjourn sine die die In support of this I motion he declared that there was no noran noi moton i reason ran why the election eleton of ot the United States State senator should not be made in 4 open pen session of ot the legislature accord according ing log to the statutes statute He said he saw sW no i 4 course reason reson for deviating from the regular I it 1 This T ls brought Senator Kuchler Kuehler to his hia feet fet and he defended the calling of the caucus and the holding of it I Senators c I Gardner Garner and Badger and Representative J I five tive H A McMillan supported Kuch Ruch j 11 le f position while Senators senator John Y Yi i Smith and Bullen Bulen and Representative 1 Ashton favored Cannons motion moton In Inthis InI I this discussion was Wa fought out the real ral r 1 1 question queston of the thE caucus e the reelection 1 i of ot Reed Re Smoot Sm t and nd In the fight wa was die dis discussed dl I 1 cussed the paramount question before Q 1 the te legislature the issue Issue i I 1 Cannon Fires a Shot Ji f from the prohibition question how however ho hoI t 4 ever cc the legislators legislator turned away awa and andrio d I no rio one expressed express his personal views In Inthe Inthe Inthe the matter although the line lne of de demarcation de deI I macatol between bete the prohibitionists j ij i iI 1 I I I r in the legislature and those who were II opposed to prohibition measures Is said sid to have been ben closely drawn In the final I vote ote on the adjournment Representative Cannon sprung the I sensation of the te evening when hen he de declared decare i dared that there should be an under understanding understanding care standing as to whether or not Senator Smoot and other Republican party lead leader era er had agreed a rd that there should be no temperance temp mUce legislation In return for the support of the brewers and the liquor Interests In Salt Lake county at the t e re recent recent recent cent election eleton He said sd that tat the prohibition prohibition tion question wa wa paramount and that tat he felt fel that the te mI r of the legisla legislature ture tur and the ger gel TJ I public were en entitled entitled titled tle to know Smoots views on this question Queston be bt JO jr voting for him for tor United Unie States This line of argument was not ar and the theother theother theother other members member of ot the legislature en endeavored endeavored to divert the discussion into another channel For an hour and and a half the continued and at times the tho arguments were rather warm At the tho end of that time a vote was taken and the motion moton to t adjourn was defeated by b a vote ote of 20 to 23 29 the Wells Wels supporters supporter voting to Q adjourn and the Smoot followers voting against the motion moton Into the Band Wagon When the result resul of the vote ote was as made known kon Chairman Thompson announced that nominations for tor United States son sen senator ator tor wore were In order Senator Sentor Carl Bad Badger Badger Badger ger In an eloquent speech named Sena Senator Senator Senator tor Reed Smoot as a a a candidate for re reelection reelection election electon The Te nomination was as by members of ot the legislature from al almost almost almost most every county In the state The Wells VeIls Wels supporters did not carry cr the fight further than the attempt to adjourn the caucus and declined to sacrifice their candidate to certain defeat by b put putting putting ting his name before belore the caucus Smoots name was the only one men mentioned mentioned I tione After ter more than half of or those thos at the caucus had seconded Smoots nomination Senator Bullen Bulen In behalf behal of at the opposition moved that the rules rl be suspended and that Reed Red Smoot be ba declared delar the tho unanimous nominee of ot the th caucus for the United States senate This was s done amid much applause The chair was empowered to appoint a I committee of three thre to notify notty Senator Smoot of ot the action acton of ot the caucus caucus On this committee were chosen Representative Represent tive E C e Ashton and Senator Carl Badger of ot Salt Sal Lake Lie and nd Representative J H Wootton of Utah county In the senate today toay Senator Carl Bad Badger Bd Badger ger will wi nominate Senator Smoot for re reelection reelection election leeton and Representative J H I Woot Wootton Wootton oot ton will wi perform the same service In the house There Is scarcely any possibility of the Republican members of ot either cither house placing any other name before tho the legislature and Smoot is certain to receive all al of the Republican votes In both houses On Wednesday the senate and the house will wi meet met In Joint session to canvass the vote ote of both houses JUDGE KING UTTERS PROTEST AGAINST REIGN OF SMOOT MACHINE M CHINE Judge William H n King was the unanimous unanimous choice of the minority members of the legislature for or United States State senator and nd will wi be placed in nomination in the house of representatives as al the Democratic candidate for the position Judge King has ha always been a 4 prominent Democrat D mort and has ha on several leverl occasions received the complimentary vote yote of or the Democratic members of the legislature Representative tive th D H II Morris Moris of Washington the leader of the minority will wi place Judge Kings Kings name In nomination and K F f B B Hammond of Grand county will wi second the theno nomination no When l hen seen Reen last lat evening Judge King ICing ex expressed expressed pressed his gratitude for the honor shown him by b the Democratic members member of or the thee thel theE I e I E l I I II i I ir irI I I WILLIAM H KINU KIN Choice of the Democratic minority In the legislature for United States senator house house in giving him complimentary vote Yote and said that though the Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats In the legislature were ere few in num number bee ber br their action acton was WIS appreciated none one the less less Judge King in response to a request for tor an Interview with wih reference to the forces forcee fOle which made Smoots candidacy and reelection ment mentI possible gave gae out this state statement state statement I l do not think that any or patriotic citizen can en be satisfied with the th political conditions existing In Utah Utah Even the Republicans who are the tbs beneficiaries of the recent election eleton cannot with any feelings of or honest pride refer to the vic victory victor victory tory tor which was won by the Republican party In Utah In order to win it I resorted to the most wanton and wicked slanders slander It deceived and cajoled caole the people U it I resorted to tricks and artifices that would cause the blush of shame to honest persons It I traded on the religious prejudices of sincere and devoted devote churchmen it sought to rouse animosities and hatred hatm not only between members member of the same religious organization tion ton but also between Gentiles Gentes and Mor Mormons mons mona and It I crowned Its Is campaign of iniquity by attempting to sell sel but fut to the liquor interests not only the decent and patriotic Republicans of the state but also the citizens of the commonwealth Th TI attempt to debauch this commonwealth by a tyrannous and unscrupulous political machine should excite excie the indignation of patriotic people in all al political parties Under the leadership of the senior United Unie States senator a powerful and au audacious political machine has hs been ben formed fored So omnipotent is its Is sway that in the Re Republican publican party no one has hac hal courage enough to openly open denounce it I or its methods Upon Jn every hand band mutterings of or discontent can be heard her against Its It autocratic an selfish methods Its Is determination to de dc deliver d liver th tt state into the hands |