Show I TREASON CRY RAISED AMONG prominent Pr Said to Have Been Silenced by Government Agents With Promises of Special Privileges ui Majority of Delegates Bitterly Oppose Land Restrictions 1 Secretary W Walker alker Pro an Investigation F Forecast of Today s Work Wark In s Convention I WHAT THE CONVENTION ION WILL tILL PROBABLY DO DOL L strong resolutions condemning the lr present sent method or of serves i J Enter It a strong protest against the Immediate assumption of oC control by tIle government of western grazing ranges 1 S AsIc the establishment of a l t department for the of the tock stock shipping ot of the country the appointment of John E B Springer of Washington D 0 C t f I merly president of the National Livestock association as land cornmaN I abner of the United States to succeed former Gov Governor W Yo A Richards or of Wyo ruing who has resigned Request the government to 10 immediate y form and execute plans for tor the of the west in Ill extinguishing predatory r wild I Ret Reelect lect th officers now at the head hend of the as Possibly create the office of working secretary and eJect tIle the present e tar tary George S Walker to rill fill the place ilace 1 Give GIe Helena Mont next years ears ConVention I A sensation has been sprung on the del agates to the annual conven thIn of tile the National asso elation In session nt at Armory ball that d develop Into the most startling charges that have ever been made against Influential members of a national live livestock stock organization In tills this countr country It is believed that Imal a do dozen en of the most influential western sheep men who until yesterday esterday were bitter in their de denunciations of forest reserve regulations and amI proposed federal control o of western grazing lands have been silenced b by the government agents with promises of ape ial grazing privileges for their stock dur durIng durIng Ing the thc coming year ear Reports to this effect spread like wild wildfire fire among the convention delegates last night and the hotel lobbies wore were filled with excited groups of sheep men discus discussing discussing sing the rumors Cannot Believe Rumor The officers or of tile the asso association elation admitted the they had hoard heard tho re north Horts The stat statement ment that of our big men have been by guy gOY i forest agents and their former or of that service o for th the time being rE ched me ahal a half hour agot ago de declared dared National Secretary G S Wail ker late last night I have had no time timeto to investigate the truth ot of the reports and am at a loss to explain them While Jt It would woud bo be an easy thing for time the govern men to grant big sheep raisers ape special cial forest reserve grazing prIvileges and the so favored would probably ably abb feel cl like sa saying as little as possible afterward relative to mismanagement of such reserves I can scarcely believe that thata a member of this association could bE reached in such a manner I ant am astound astounded ed Cd at the reports and shall investigate them to the limit of oC my ability Scores of sheep men had no hesItancy in declaring last night that they will bring the thc reports before the conventIon to today today day and If this Is done some stormy scenes ma may he be expected The charges have ore a profound sensation and for the past twenty hours have overshadowed all other convention matters This Is the Last Day Today Is the last da day of the convention and this afternoon new officers will be beel el elected and the reports or of th the pre present ent of officers leers read The rhe el election of officers prom promises promises to be n a landslide for the men now at atthe atthe the head of the association There Is a strong sentiment In favor of electing Dr T J M 1 Tilson ilson western vIce president president but that gentleman declared emphatically last ast night he would not ac accept accept time the office This means that Senator Warren Wyoming of will be reelected as the tho official h head ad of time the wool growers Dr Wilson himself and if the suggestion for time the establish establishment establishment ment of a working secretary for the as association association is adopted b by the delegates th the present secretary George S Walker Valker wiil unquestionably be called to till fill that place A J Knollin will wUl In all probabIlity be reelected national treasurer Colonel George Gcorge Truesdale of Washington wIll un tin undoubtedly be elected eastern vice pros president lent dent to succeed Mortimer Levering of Lafayette md Ind who has resigned Next years convention will go to Hel Helena Helena ena it If the sentiment prevalent among the delegates last night holds good through sessIons Albuquerque N 31 r and Salt lAke are competitive bidders the Montana town Helena has sent senta a a big delegation down and It Is believed they have secured enough pledges to In Insure Insure sure them the 1908 convention Supervise Stock Shipping Of time the resolutions it Is anticipated tIle the convention will pass pas today the request that the government establish a depart department meat ment for tile the supervision of stock ship shippIng shipping pIng will prove rove one of tile the most Import Important ant rime rhe are with I the tho manner manlier In which stock pens stock stockcars stockcars cars and stock houses are established and amI conducted and wIth the manner in which h I the regulations of time the law are re executed The They will ask that time stock shipping supervising department be I given full fuU Power lower to remedy th these se evils and regulate all details of stock shipping I There Is no question but that the con convention will piUS strong resolutions con condemning the pre present regulation of I reserves and time proposed assumption ot of I control contro of the western ranges by the gov The convention will recommend John E Springer formerly president of the thc National Livestock association forge for gen general I eral land commissioner to W A Richards former governor or of Wyoming The delegates wm will also ask t tie q ment to aid in id the of f tor tory wild animals or of the ranges Government Is Blamed J Time The feature or of yesterday mornings sea sion was the tho charge made r ade b by Dr BD B D i Titus itus ot of that that the of the country have hao lt millions of dol mrs through time the of time the men In charge of af the national bureau or of an mal industry Dr Ti Titus us spoke on the subject of Government Dips He was followed b by Dr O 0 AJ Ramse Ramsey of tile the bureau who discussed The Best Beat Meth lIeth MethOd Od of Scab Eradication from the Gov Governments GovernmentS Standpoint Dr Ramsey Ramse urged the stockmen men of the various states to get together with the offIcers ot of the federal government and work In unison for tor the better treatment or of sheep Rob Robert Robert ert T TaylOr r ot of N Nebraska replied to Dr Ramsey Ramse treating the subject from the thc standpoint In discussing Depredations or of Freda Preda tori tor Wild H J eec ec i f rotary of the MontAna a declared that tile the should pass uniform laws for paying aying bounty for such animals and that regul regular r hunters should be appointed to extor inmate minate the animals that prey upon th tb sheep grazing on time forest reserves K Gosney president of time Arizona Wool Vo l growers association spoke on the Fu Future ture of Our Conventions Urging mor action and less entertainment on such oc 4 The Tho smoker to be given the tho delegates the Commercial club at time the Armory hit II t this evening will wiil conclude time the convention A audeville will be glen awl amid time tho following will take part Miss Fancy FantY Rice of the Orpheum In ft a mixed quartet from inder Southern SkIes at time the Salt Lake theatre and Nel Ne Nelie lie He Evans from the same com company pan th Graham male quartet Fred Freel Plaisted from tIe the 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