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Show -233In January, 1911, the state legislature had re-elected George Sutherland to land, a Apostle a second term United States Senator from Utah. as Suther Protestant, had opposed Reed Smootvs holding the offices of and Senator at the his will in the matter, same time, but when President Smith indicated Sutherland induced to go was to the Senate Finance Committee in appointment With Smoot t along. March, 190the opposition to his apostleship began in the Senate, Sutherland enjoyed the assistance of the Apostle-Senator in his re-election in 1911, they As Texas, and a 1906 as some possibility City.l Salt Lake If Senator Kearns had any senatorial ambitions got off the ground. never terested in the Having worked closely with Smoot to subside. attempt. early Such a effect of the commission of individuals and civic clubs had been in establishing was later adopted was government as in Des Moines, to remove well as to mayor-council government. one commission was type government tration from political partisanship, ministration a in government had been instituted in Galveston, similar form weaknesses of the The Iowa. municipal adminis overcome some of the Doubtless, the American ad of the conditions which lent impetus to such a move- mente The state senate only passed a commission to have it killed in the house. government act in 1907, A "Civic Improvement League" and the Salt Lake Commercial Club had been in favor of the bill. By 1909, however, troduced and a new bill had been drafted, which was vetoed was in the Utah legislature during March. by Governor Spry because it contained pro- passed by both houses of This time the bill s |
