Show HEYBURN AND THE SMOOT CASE Senator Contradicts Statements Pub Published Published in Idaho Newspaper and Makes Statement Special to The Herald Washington Feb Hey Heyburn Heyburn burn stated with much emphasis to today todar day dar that there was not the slightest foundation for statements contained In Washington correspondence printed in inthe Inthe the BoIse Statesman of Thursday last concerning his attitude towards Sena Senator Senator tor Smoot as the result of Smoots op opposition opposition position to the forest policy polley advocated by him In his recent speech in the senate Heyburn said Senator Smoot had a perfect right to take any position he desired in ref reference reference to the forestry policy and I have haYe not In private conversation or otherwise critIcised him for the part parthe parthe he took in the debate Nor was I angry during the debate I spoke earnestly as I generally do had no personal feeling against anyone any one who spoke in opposition to my views My action of the Smoot case will be betaken betaken taken just the same as that of any other senator and in accordance with withlaw wIthlaw law and the testimony affecting his right to a seat in the senate Before the case is closed I expect to speak in the senate concerning It and will endeavor to show plainly my position In regard to the matter The story in the Boise Statesman to which Senator Heyburn takes exception exception tion stated that Senator H was wasso wasso so angry at Senator Smoots opposition to hIs attitude on the forest reserve policy that in revenge he had deter determined determined mined to vote to unseat the Utah sen senator senator ator As a matter of fact however Sena Senator Senator tor Heyburn in an interview published in the latter part of 1903 declared un unequivocally unequivocally equivocally that he would vote to seat Smoot This was before any testimony had been taken in the Smoot case |