refu acs ics ani NATION large gobs of gloom pervade the camp of democracy in utah uncle jesse K light than whom there is no greater or better man in the state has again said that he will A ill not be a candidate for governor on the democratic ticket and he has directed the democratic state chairman to take his name from the ticket the ticket was filed on friday and uncle jesses name wis was on the ticket the letter sent by uncle jesse to the committee is as follows provo utah sept 25 1908 1 I 0 the democratic state committee hon L R martineau chairman sali salt lake city utah gentlemen at t the democratic state convention I 1 recently rei irei cenal held at logan utah I 1 was so I 1 am informed nominated for governor nor of the state of utah I 1 hereby notify you that I 1 cannot accept such nomination and hereby decline the same and respectfully direct that my name be not placed udon the democratic state ticket you will th defor select some other name to take the place of mine my reasons for this action have been heretofore fully stated by me and discussed in all the newspapers ut of the state and need not be further expressed pr eared I 1 will siy say however that I 1 find the duties of the office would require my whole attention and owing to my age I 1 have not the time nor the gh gb to give eive to the position my mining interests are in such a condition as to demand my closest atten tion and I 1 feel it a duty to myself and thousands of friends who mho have invented their money in mining propositions p 0 sitione under rn management to give these companies my personal attention As I 1 hive have said before I 1 feel that I 1 can a do more ore good for the state of utah and her people as a private citizen than I 1 could do as gov governor arnor of the state my only desire ig 11 to he be left to work out in own plans to work for the building up of the interests of the not as s a public officer but as a private citizen I 1 have tried to ghow ma m faith in utah ani and 3 her people by my works please let me do so in the future as a citizen who loves the state and rot as a public officer ever desiring the success of the democratic party in the state bbate and nation I 1 am most JESSE KNIGHT this action places the in the worst predicament ciment which it has had to face in bears airs it is no use crying church influence as anyone ii who he knows jesse knight knows that he be is the last man on earth to allow anyone to in flence him film he fie said from the beginning he be m would not accept and what is the use condemning him for an action which his best judgment tells him to follow fo he would mould make the strongest candidate the party could have had but he sas he will not act and it a up to the democratic committee to put up another man