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Show SMOOT-SIITHERLAND MEN DECLARE RACE IS WON; ' BARTCH DISPUTES. CLAIM i . - - . . . - . . I .-;v. - . V! 1 Fifth General Assembly to Convene Monday; Only Six Democrats; the First Caucus Cau-cus Is Called. BARTCH A CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR. . , In reference to his candidacy for United States Senator. Judge ' George W. Bartch said Saturday: - . VI have carefully investigated the situation and I find that few pledges have been made to any candidate. I have all confidence in the people of Utah end the members of the Legislature, and I feel that the I latter will, when the proper time comes, give due consideration to the . grave questions before them. - 1 "I am a -candidate for Senator of the United States at the solicit- s tion of friends here and in the East. I have endeavored to conduct ,? a dignified campaign, and I believe that If chosen as Senator I could do much to bring about peace and prosperity in Utah and to eradicate the differences that have arisen." William H. Child, who has been managing Judge ' Bartch's cam- 0 paign. .said: "Judge Bartch has many friends among the Senators and others in public life in Washington who are anxious that he be chosen. Many ' of the witnesses who went to Washington recently to testify in the Smoot investigation say that Judge Bartch Is the choice of nearly all the prominent men there for Senator." i) to j i jl INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONER YOEMANS. James D. Yoemana Is a well-known' member of the Interstate Commerce commission, which is very much to the front at this time owing to President Roosevelt's attitude on the stricter su perintemtance of railway rates by the Government. . - . .. ... .. . . !eeJfvieTiOTser-TMr W nUkely 1o " prove an easy task aa there is & number -of applicants for each of the minor positional posi-tional In the event of both the President Presi-dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House going to Salt Lake county, the outside members will urge that that is honor enough and insist that their friends be appointed to the minor positions. posi-tions. Membership of Senate. The Senate will consist of fifteen Republicans Re-publicans and three Democrats, as fol- ' lows' First District Peter Clegg (R), Tooele. Second District Alonzo G. Barber (D.). Logan. Third District Wesley K. Walton (R.). Woodruff. Fourth District David McKay (R). Huntsvllle; C. R. HoUingsworth (R). . Ogden. Fifth District Frederick Rasband (R.). Park City. Sixth District George N. Lawrence (R). S. H. Love (R.), Sam Park (R). Simon Bamberger (D.), William N. Wllllame (R), Salt Lake City. Seventh District Henry Gardner fR.). Spanish Fork; C. E. Loose (R). -Provo. Eighth District Thomas C. Calllster (R-). Fillmore. ' Ninth District C. P. Larsen (R) Mantl. Tenth District Willis Johnson (R). Circleville. Eleventh District A. B. Lewis (R.). Frisco. Twelfth District Harden Bennion (D ), Vernal. Holdovers. House Membership. The House will also have only three Democrats in its membership, those from Beaver. Washington and Wayne counties. They will be confronted by forty-two Republicans. The House membership Is as follows: Beaver J. F. Tolton (D.) Box Elder F. W. Flshburn (R.) Cache D. R. Roberts. William H. Maughan, T. H. Merrill, all Republi-, cans. Carbon James P. Curtain (R.). Davis Ezra F. Richards (R). Emery George W. Mllier (R). Garfield Alfred Luther (R). Grand John E. Pace (R). Iron Thomas J. Jones (R.). Juab Herbert Hopes (R.). Kane Charles M. Carroll (R.). Millard Orvll L. Thompson (R) Morgan James A. Anderson (R). Piute J. E. Peterson (R.). , Salt Lake C. S. Kinney. W. T. Edwards. Ed-wards. H. B. Cromer. Thomas Hull. A.I V. Anderson, W. J. Panter, C. E. Marks, S. J. Stookey, H. S. Joseph. William McCrea. all Republicans. San Juan Walter C. Lyman (R.). Sanpete Abram Johnson. N. C. Chris- tensen (R). . Sevier Asa R. Hawley (R.). Summit M. J. Daily (R.). Tooele William N. Gundry (R.). Uintah O. D. Allen (R.). Utah George Austin. John W. Woo-ten, Woo-ten, George A. Hone, Grant Simons, all' Republicans. Wasatch James B. Wilson fR.). Washington T.' P. Cottam (D.). Wayne George L. Stringham T.). Weber Rudolph Kuchier. William L. Stewart. Thomas C. Pancake, George! D. Dean, all Republicans. -The -ortndpal oi'Slries f the .Firth General. Assembly of Utah, which,. will convene at the Joint building at noon Monday, will be the election of a United States Senator to succeed Senator Thomas Kearns. By a resolution adopted at the Republican Repub-lican State convention the election will practically be controlled by the action of a caucus of the members of both houses, which will meet some time next week and name the man who will represent rep-resent Utah in the upper branch of Congress. Four Names Mentioned. Four names are frequently mentioned for the honor of being Utah's Junior Senator former Congressman George Sutherland, Chief Justice George W. Bartch. former Gov. Heber M. Wells and Banker W. S. McComlck. Those who claim to know assert that Mr. Sutherland will be named on the first ballot. He has the backing of Senator Sen-ator Smoot. In speaking of his candidacy candi-dacy Friday night one of his close personal per-sonal and political friends said: "The position belongs by right to Mr. Sutherland. He has been an active and avowed condidate for months. In several sev-eral of the counties he and his friends made an active fight In his Interest at the time of the primaries and In the conventions where candidates 'for the Legislature were nominated. I know that many of the members have pledged themselves to hfm and I have no Idea that they will go back on their pledges. I think that Mr. Sutherland will be named on the first ballot." Claim Strength for Bartch. On the other hand friends of Chief Justice Bartch claim that he Is gaining strength every day and that there may be some surprises In stor for those who claim that it is going one way. Friends c-f former Gov. Wells are not doing much talking, but they are said to be working quietly and are ready to show their strength In the event of anything that looks like a deadlock. Mr. McCor-nick McCor-nick is not making an active campaign in the matter, but his name is frequently frequent-ly spoken of in connection with the office. of-fice. The caucus will meet some time during dur-ing the coming week and the balloting for Senator will begin on Tuesday, January 17. Sutherland's Campaign. Former Congressman Sutherland opened headquarters at the Kenyon hotel ho-tel Friday and will hold open house until un-til after the Legislature names a United States Senator. During the day many callers registered at the rooms and sized up the situation. Most of them were Salt Lakers, few of the outside members having arrived in the city at that time. All the members are expected to be in the city by Saturday night. . Caucus on Officers. The principal business at the opening session Monday will be the naming of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. Present Indications Indica-tions point to the selection of Stephen H. Love to the former position and Thomas Hull to the latter. The members-elect of the Senate and House will meet In the Joint building Saturday night and hold caucuses for the purpose of naming the several edcers of their |