Show S sn smooth at critical SAY republican split chicago june 10 e senator sanator reed smoot smoots direct action fat tit a at critical moment la Is declared by br republican leadore leaders to have saved a split in the party tobay regarding dinc tho the league bf bt n a flott controversy ills work suited in a compromise acceptable to both ae he faction and the in the too ot of tho resolutions committee committee members aro arb tolling the etory story of what really happened at tho tile meeting this morning it wee was related tonight around tho national 11 committee headquarters at tho the and aud hotel this ie is ako tko way the bif I 1 being told Pernio atod air antagonism seemed to formed por par med medis abo th a very air when the committee convened this morning and thore there was imminence oc of a L party split and no prospect that any r could b be effected affected dut but before tho the committee ea bad boon called 0 o order the request elt was made by senator smoot moot S with ogden mills that i doran borah and mccormick enter conference confor with them in boother room then than it la Is declared senator smoot turned the key in the door po gwoon tho the two room rooms putting it in hie his pocket li it was dra dramatic matio and rao mout borah and mccormick the son ator bald said to the ona tore from idaho and illinois wo we must teach san W acre emont before we leave this room there therb buet bo be no split tho only prevent it ai as you baye given ue us notice ie in to reach akal an ar that final w an plank ile then handed dorah a 61 0 what la Is known aa an the root noot 11 league ot natio nathone nat lone nm plank it gaii been characterized in n chicago papers aa as the smoot plank tank I 1 IT thie his FB is what wo we will agrio epou and 1 X will guarantee guaran teb its adoption ba b the resolutions committee it you two will accept it aid said tho utah senator eo senater corah ai rah made a foro the ibold committee after the had adopted the plank ho ila said that tho the work dono done today by senator smoot in initiating this compromise bad saved tho the republic can perty party senator ccormick aleo also mado made a statement to the committee in which bo he said this compromise moots meets with my approval and assures boband question affo victory of the republican party this fall hays flora lainas utah senator chairman Chal rmon will H hays of the national committee bae has expressed him blitz 11 greatly delighted he ile put his 1 arm about senator smoot tonight called for silence and bald said this thu la to tho the greatest grea teel doye days work you have ever done in your life a crowning achievement there wae was another victory tor for senator smoot today that was when the flie republican platform was adopted with a broad derl declaration for reclamation la projects in lit tho the west son senator smoote smoots plan for tora fora a reorganization of governmental department was made part of tho the platform some opposition to the reclamation plank plan kwas was ladeby mado by eastern members on oil the committee cOm mitt but senator smoot was entirely successful in bis his fight for to r its approval smoot on verge of collapse 4 after nearly three days of strenuous work ork senator smoot was worn haggard and on tho the vergo of physical and nervous collapse tonight he assured col 0 39 2 loose and hrs mrs jeanetto jeanette hyde who were with AIM tho the evening oven loff that bo ho would not appear at tho convention until unta this had been secured delegations from utah idaho and wyoming are on tiptoe at the verge of balloting which starts tomorrow afternoon jo no preferences have been expressed by these delegate delegates regard lag ing tandi candidates dates there Is ls an uncertain air tho the western states mentioned as an well as others aro are determined deter the candidate getting their support supports mufit must be willing to back up the reclamation cla mation plans that are now part of tho the platform 1 a |