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Show Ructions in cache: !& f president smith blamed In t i jerial to The Tribune, h t llOGAX, March 1. The annual confer-A confer-A ice of the Second ward was held yes- ilfenlay afternoon and evening, and a 'pbd deal of interest was manifested In '.flic result of It, for It was expected that ..Mere would be a ruction as a result 'lljthe reported endoaor of Isaac Smith. u'i'e president of tho Cache stake, to atripmove from his bishopric Anthon Andcr- Jfcn. The latter It seems. Is altogether mnW2 plalnspokon for Smith, and having ".Jrtemled the president, an effort was pijjarted to oust him. Jle was named as cVai$ attentate high councilor, and if this .Ippointmenl had stuck he would have 'Jhud to relinquish Ills bishopric. Ander-i Ander-i jwn, however, had the respect and srood iVlil of hlb iicople. and they, hearing that ,TjiC of Smith's proteges was to be nd-'Ulipnced nd-'Ulipnced to the vacant place, signed a pe- ( ion asking that Anderson be retained. vc lilk no dt finite action has been taken 0C fUiIs petition, the conference yestcr-lnV(( yestcr-lnV(( ,y, dt-Vflopc 1 the fact that the request ek i tl'.kcly to be complied with. wjj Smith, it seems, is getting Into all sorts ird'l,Sht places these days. Recently A. c yj Shane by. tlic man who had served meV prjph of tho Sixth ward as bishop v Kfi twenty-live years, was summarily rc-fgitybveJ. rc-fgitybveJ. lie Lad announced a. willingness scrtlrslgn. but desired to remain as bishop lanctftll he had completed the new meeting tusv that had been commenced under forrfs administration and had It dedicated. Y..'3ffcW8s understood thai in view of his I bcijng and (allhful services, this request up. J'jp.tild be granted without question what-i what-i liaaypr. and when a successor was named isliiMlthout any notice to the deposed man, iavcas friends were Indignant- They blamed jtnlth for It all, and it now develops that hp other evening when the people of the CginiNrd tendered Skanchy a farewell party, iirif? elak? Presidency was not invited to c,.;w ,nrcset Smith's presence not being ,PBircil. Ills councilors could not be In-' In-' ofl- very wo11 wltout asking him, and (. (fcinonc of them was there. |