Show PLUM IS OUT OF BOOTHS REACH Bitter Biller Fight Being Made Upon Presidents Choice for Dis District District Attorney Special to Th The Herald Washington D C June sen senate senate ate commIttee on Judiciary held a meeting today but did not report upon the nomination of H E Booth nor was a report recEived by the commit committee tee from the subcommittee composed of Senators Spooner Dillingham and Pettus which has it In charge Both Utah senators when hen asked today con concerning concerning the Booth case said Booth will wUl be confirmed but would not pre predict diet dict when this confirmation would take place Confirmation Not Certain Despite the assurances of Senators Sutherland and Smoot the confirmation of Booth is by no means certain as a avery avery very bitter fight is made against him by several members of the senate and by some Republicans in Utah The charges agaInst Booth which have so far served sered to prevent his confirmation are unknown in detail to the public but they are believed to be first that he was Obliged to resign his position of United States Staten rom commissioner missIoner on account of irregular practices and se second ond that he baa haa been connected as one of its officers with the Carbon Coal corn com company pany alleged to have obtained owner ship of coal lands in Utah in an irregular Jar lar manner Case Ma May Go Over Owing to the lateness of the session it is possible that a fun full in inquiry into the char charges es made Booth may not be gone into before of congress although it Is likely that the department of justice and interior department will be called upon this week eek by senate resolution for aU all pa papers papers pers and reports beaTing bearing directly or In Indirectly directly upon Booths record as UnIted StatS commissioner and his connection connection tion with coal companies which have been under suspicion in connection with alleged coal land frau frauds s Some of the Charges It is asserted by those who axe are fight fighting ing In Booth that the Gould railroad In Interests are favorable 6 his appointment and that he has been connected with these interests in obtaining ownership to large bodies of coal lands If con confirmed confirmed firmed it is alleged b by Booths opponents opponents he would be in a position to nul nullify any efforts the government might make to punish coal land frauds in Utah The fi fight ht against Booth will be bit bitter bitter ter and there will be ft a determined ef effort effort fort to defeat his hig confirmation at this session and failing in that to have aye it Ii go ov r without favorable action |