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Show SENATORS . APPOINTED BY GOVERNORS. AFTER LEGISLATURES HAVE FAILED TO ELECT ARE INVARIABLY SENT HOME If thla session of the Legislature should by any chancefail to elect. a Senator, Utah would go unrepresented until one Is elected by future Legislatures.: Legisla-tures.: ' The. United States Senate is the most conservative body of statesmen In the world, and It is the sole Judge of whom shall be admitted to Its chambers. If the Legislature failed to elect, or If Apostle Bmoot were elected arid were rejected by the Senate, the possibility of representation at the next sesslonvof Congress would be extremely remote. Precedents Are Cited. Instances are on record where a Governor Gov-ernor has appointed a Senator, when no election could be secured. 'The Instance however, show further, that euch appointees ap-pointees were rejected by the Sena tel . A recent case in point Is that of Quay of Pennsylvania, who was Bent home by the Senate. ' - Wyoming had a similar experience some years ago, and was without representation, repre-sentation, while Utah failed to elect a successor to Frank Cannon and was without voice In the Senate chamber. ' A Constitutional clause, however, permits per-mits the apt ointment of a Senator to fill the unexpired term of another Senator," Sen-ator," when a vacancy occurs, but this does not apply to a case where no election elec-tion is secured. Eecalls an Old aea. . The antl-Smoot agitation recalls the bltterlycontested Cannon-Campbell Del-egateshlp Del-egateshlp Imbroglio in 1SS0, which resulted re-sulted in the appointment of Allen G. Campbell. ' George Q. Cannon was the candidate named by the People's party and Allen G. Campbell that of the Liberal Lib-eral party. - ... Cannon had Heen Delegate to Congress Con-gress for the3hree preceding term's, and when thereturns came In had received re-ceived 18,563 Votes Campbell received 1357 votes.,' ' ' . Gov. Murray refused to grant credentials creden-tials to the Delegate-elect, basing his refusal on the grounds that he was an Alien, not eligible to election: An Implied Contention. The Governor's contention, though not specifically embodied in the protest against Cannon being seated, implied that he recognized the Mormon church as an authority superior to that of the United States Government Gov. Murray thereupon appointed Campbell to the Delegateshlp, and in this Instance the appointment was accepted ac-cepted by Congress. Gov. Well' Position. Gov. Wells was asked this question today regarding the Senatorial situation: situa-tion: "Will you follow the precedent established estab-lished by Gov. Murray and refuse to. sign Apostle Smoot's credentials, provided pro-vided he be elected to the United States Senate, on the grounds that he is pledged to a church which he recognizes recog-nizes -aju hightr authority than that of the United Spates Government as is charged by those who oppose him?" Gov. Wells replied with vim and 'In a spirited manner: "Certainly not! Certainly not! I certainly cer-tainly would not!" . |