Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-06-14 | Page 4 | Smoot Was Ready for a Vote

SMOOT WAS READY FOR A VOTE tho the ene enemies rates of senator reed smoot have becci been shouting for a vote on tho the expulsion or exclusion of sen for senator the th 0 tribune for weeks has intimated that senator smoot did not want a vote so a week ago the senators enemies announced that the vote would be taken immediately and f 1 the chaar chairman man ot of the committee aros airoso e in the united states senate and askild asked that august body to fix tho the day and hour for the linal vote senator smoot announced 1 I am ready for the vote voce the earlier the better for me aritt and then to every ones surprise the appo j bents of smoot at once pleaded that they wanted timo time to debate the ques sion ion and they lave have actually insisted that tho the whole matter shall go over urgil until next year I 1 ready rea dy for a vote why they have not enough voies 3 in III the united states senate to lift one corner of senator reed smoots chair lie he has won a victory his enemies are on the defensive ien sive one final charge along the whole line next f pring and the eltion will melt away the truth about the whole matter is that the tribune and tho the enemies ot senator smoot do not want the case settled they want the matter to drag along abong so they may have opportunities tuni tunit ties les to keep up the fight in utah hoping ahat hat the tl le people of utah will weary ot of senator reed smoot the tribune combination will disco discover v or however hover ho ver that the people are arc already WC wear 7 of the tribunes nasty fight and that senator reed smoot will win out not only in Ny washington ashington but bat in utah also 11 why by not lot stop the fight now and give us peace in utah it cannot be why the me tribune mg gang has an ax to grind