| Show HARRI so 15 afar oda JOHN durain IN V the tile adf tal to probe charges Agal list the candidate and district do fea fulcd una ono exhibits sudden poll UL 41 purit I 1 LT LAKE CITY sept 23 charging that unfair methods dc voting and fraud contributed to bh his defeat for or the nomination for congress at the hands of the state convention at salt lake city on september esth harry 8 joseph will wilt today submit through T L holman olman II a petition for or hearing and a demand for or investigation of the charges which ho he declares ho lie L 1 prepared to prove the request Is in directed to state senator gardner chairman of the republican state committee and the I 1 hearing of the charges of alleged unfair practices on the part of some of the politicians who swung the winning votes to judge jacob johnson of sanpete county will it Is understood der stood be urged tor for as early a date Ps la Is conen convenient leat to the committee r I 1 am for my pirty party first last ano all the time bald joseph last billat I 1 but I 1 u ill not support joanson johnson it my charges against hm him as to the methods that were auml to secure his nomination and my defeat are sustained and I 1 am cent den they N ill be if I 1 am axil granted a hearing for I 1 have the evidence the exact nature of which I 1 do not care to disclose until an investigation Is ordered further discussing this phase of the question which he has ban joseph said there Is a law which provides that a man who secures ble his nomination by illegal rn mana ans must it if elected forfeit hia his office and I 1 will not jeopardize the interests of my party by taking taxing bancea han cea in the case of johnson until my charges are investigated aenied at johnson Joli naon joseph presided as temporary and permanent chairman ot of the republican legislative convention held here last fridy and in the course of hie his keynote speech said in making these sections selections you should bear in mind that while competency honor morality and integrity are the first considerations the matter LI lt party loyalty and past services I 1 e ediee lse demand your careful anttn tiou 0 it is to aspire to office provided your record and private character are clean and your claim claims are presentable joseph kid lait last night thia thim portion of hie his speech had direct bearing upon ble his feeling towards johnson say says claim ever since the convention there have been rumors afloat regarding the who defeated joseph by the narrow margin of 0 twenty two tuo vote anil and about ten days ago joseph iya ya he called tho the attention of governor spry senator smoot and Lh chairman airman gardner to his claims in the mattei nothing has been done eo so fir as I 1 know said joseph and I 1 now will talc tak tho the step of formally aking tor for in investigation it waa as learned lut night that a number of an women have been making an Iny estil atlon of the tile record of judge johnson |
