Show CALLED uri WELLINGS TACTICS DURING CAMPAIGN comparison of records of utah malis congressional delegation puts democrats to shame laws secured by senator smoot during the first two congresses of his service 37 laws secured by congressman welling during the first two congresses of his service NONE laws secured by senator smoot during his service in the and congress the last two congresses 29 laws secured by congress man welling in the same two congresses NONE laws secured by senator 8 smoot oot during his service m in congress laws secured sectored by congressman welling during his service in congress NONE by francis G matson r r i HE republican party in III the T 1 state and nation is now swinging into the last stage of tile the 1919 campaign and the ensuing weeks will witness one ot of the most active rind intensive political drives in the history of utah we wilt will conduct the remainder of the campaign on the same lines that were drawn at the outset said former mer governor william spry republican state chairman in a statement issued eaily caily this week the same dignity will be preserved and mud sling ging is taboo governor spry declared that the speakers would devote a great deal of time during the remaining weeks in III a comparative statement on the I 1 ce of senator william H king and congressmen mays and NV welling elling wi with lah hat of senator reed smoot challenge goes forth what lias has smoot dong for utah this lia lias been tile the keynote of ally every speech made in the state slate by Con congressman giessman milton U welling wellin I 1 in ills his campaign for the senate on the democratic ticket in reply to this challenge the lican state committee has obtained from the secretaries of the senate aud and house the official of the four utah members and the contrast contra A is decidedly unfavorable to mr welling here are tile figures as I 1 given in the letter from ausel anel wold avold secretary of the senate official figures in reply I 1 beg to advise that the history of bills by senators published annually by this office disc discloses that senator smoot is the author of laws as follows Con congress gres public private 58 1903 1905 0 2 59 r 1907 2 33 CO 3 0 13 oi ainoo c 22 G 2 1913 G ua 1913 1915 7 20 61 1917 4 i 12 G 1019 2 17 IA A ginsty examination of 0 tile ITC 01 ila 6 of tile the GG gatli ij to date show ichen public and tin to 0 ill avate bills thus thua far tills congress congre 1 1 find that thice luce public bills introduced by senator king have become beco ini laws dining the G etli congress the congius lonal record for the oi etli and the catli congresses congress cs does not show any public or pilvi ite bill antio deuced by congressman mays or welling n 0 iii as having become law no comparison the gab congress nas a democratic Con congress congles gres but A ithal senator n republican publican Ilc efured the passage of more bills by a I 1 margin of j almost 6 0 to 1 than senator king since e congi gasman walling elj lug and mays never have ec tiled tile lie passage pas of a 1 law their lecoin nu no bis for coin harhon pari ion chugk ksinan welling walling offered a re ward of in one of ills his pec cliel it if anyone could go to the senate and find a bill entitled the smoot rural homes act this republican lead cis 01 s assort assert is begg begging iniz the question for this net like all ot lieis is recorded only by a filing ri number umber S B the underwood derood Ln Un measure heralded by tile democratic baity as a cicat achievement and referred to as such by congress congressman ninn welling in ills his keynote speech at the democratic state convention is known only ly by a number so far us as the lie official records ot of Con congress Congi giess tire arc concerned great stress will be laid upon senator smoots Sin in the passage of the oil leasing measure the enlarged homestead act and other equally important measures the letter written by franklin K lane democratic secretary of interior will be spread broadcast over the state to refute the claim of congressman welling on the oil leasing measure secretary lanes tribute this thirl letter follows the secretary of the interior washington D C sept 8 1919 hon N J sinnott chairman committee on public lands house of cepres representatives enta dear mr sinnott referring to yours of september ath submitting for my consideration senate bill 2775 generally known as the smoot leasing bill I 1 would say that in my ion it is on the whole the best leasing bill that has passed either house of congress cordially yours FRANKLIN K LANE I 1 the has aheady gone foitle to mr welling bellini 1 i ald aid Gov governor einor spry in cunA and now eliat lie has caled the ali question of senator smooth smoot b republicans of 0 utah ai aie e not only glad but pi phoud oud to contrast the levord accord ot of ulalia senior senator with that of otties ills democratic colleagues furthermore we will emphasize the fact that we are arc proud of senator smoot who iho through mis integrity in austry and ability lias has blought urah ut all to a position a as one of the foie foremost most states of tile union senator smoot and no one dare are deny this has brou brought glit him elf to a point whore lie is a commanding figure in nil itil affairs of government |