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Show l 1 1 - ' ' ' ' B ' ,j Kjearns9 Latent Conspiracy. i j m Wants Mormon Influence Confers bttith Three Ipo'stles and H j Tromtses to Withdratv Kjnoje. B!'' In j Honorable T. Kearns, who for the past sov- B'jj 4' eral months has by inuendo and through the B. j I'll j bland representations of one of his subsidized H I . ' lieutenants, led the Gentiles of this city to be- B j I IJj lieve that he is conducting a strictly antl-Mor- B ;l I mon municipal campaign, has, within the past B j '' ' few days made overtures to three apostles of H the Mormon church and by suave diplomacy has B ,jj sought to reingratiate himself with the men who B ) j heretofore enwrapped him in the disgraced habil- H '1 iments of a United States Senator. This is the B jij beginning of the consummation of a scheme H'i ji evolved by the Senator one year ago in Wash- H i j , ington. The Gentiles who have been duped into H ijjj ( a support of the Kearns candidates by his spe- B '. hU clous attitude 'of antagonism toward the Mor- H ' tH ( mons may now reflect upon their own gullibility H 1 Ijjj ' and the Shifty Senator's cupidity. B ' jlf , The plan of the Senator In making a pseudo- H !- , j campaign against the Mormon officials was to H ! AJ gather around him the ultra-Gentiles, and with B their assistance and the support of the Mormou Hi! it i church, which he fallaciously believed could not Bi f ' ' be alienated from him, to fashion for himself Hl Mi an orchid-lined pathway back to the Senate. It H' '' cannot be denied that this has been more or Wm '! less successful, although the plot has already B ! h been outlined and the Gentiles duly warned re- B , j peatedly in these columns. Another maneuver HjihJ in harmony with his anti-Mormon scheme was H 1 the 'obtaining of the endorsement of W, F. B '), i James for Mayor from Apostle John Henry Smith, H !1 H a ruse which he believed would still further di- B "lilt jf m vorce the Gentiles from the Mayoralty candi- Bfj''l date lie was opposing. B'-' jfp , ,, But within the past few days the political H P horizon began to assume a gloomy aspect for H t j the Senator. He saw that the immense support B , i which was rallying to Mr. James, whom he cov- B j1 ,, i ertly and maliciously accused of being the church Hk ' , j 5 candidate, was so great that his protege, Mn H! Knox, would be decisively defeated for the nom- H " l i ination. He also survived severe spasms of B 1 1 ? stage fright when he observed that the most B liM vigorous of the younger workers in the Repub- B (ifi i; lican ranks were opposed to him, as he 'realized B j fj ; .there was no chance for the triumph of his !' schemes without their support. He likewise be- J lieved that he had approached tho danger line f with the Mormons, and that it was time for he- 51, roic measures. jWU J?1 tf J? H i I , Then Mr. Shifty Senator went back to his po- B , i litical first love, the leaders of the Mormon B I XJI church. He announced to three Mormon apostles H' '' ' , ' (Apostle John Henry Smith, Apostle Wood- B'' J l ruff and one other), with whom he B, A i had the recent conference that he was B i the greatest and most puissant friend the BL , I dominant church over had or could have at B j J Washington. In response to the inquiry regard- iif ing the hostile attitude of his subsidized daily mouthpiece, he stated that the Tribune was un- If der lease to that renowned and spotless states- man, Perry Heath, that the Telegram had like- ., wise been leased, and that it was impossible B i for him at present to control the policy of the B 1 two papers. He said that ho was already using wR ? every endeavor to have the papers assume a (friendly and conciliatory attitude, and expressed the belief that he would soon succeed. In this P M way ne was aDl to convince the apostolic trium- B ' 1 1 II virate that he was their able sponsor and cham- Ht ' 'I pion. Incidentally he led them to believe that B i m Mr. Sutherland, who, he maintained,, was. being BK Si earnestly supported by the younger Mormons, fl , was objectionable to the powers that be in Wasli- HBh J ington, and that he himself, in the auspicious moment would receive the endorsement for reelection re-election of the National Republican Committee and even the personal recommendation of Presi-ident Presi-ident Roosevelt. To this he added a detailed narration of the mighty deeds he had achieved and unfolded the radiant scroll of the wonders he had planned for the future. t 5 5 Then, as a last coup, to assure them of the guileless- variety of his sincerity, he vouchsafed the information that he controlled Frank Knox, his and the Gentiles' candidate, and that he would withdraw him from the mayoralty race. In return for this display of political magnanimity, magnanim-ity, he solicited the aid of the apostles in securing secur-ing control of the oity council with the unspoken un-spoken idea that he could thereby retain sufficient suf-ficient prestigei in the municipality to insure the retention in office of the heads of the city departments whom he controls. In this scheme the three Apostles acquiesced. d Now this plot to corrupt and debase the municipality mu-nicipality is unknown to President Joseph F. Smith. His attention is hereby called to the machinations of tho senator whose former election elec-tion he bitterly opposed. The people who have watched helplessly the political intriguing which has debauched this state will await his verdict with anxiety and concern. They hope that his denunciation of the marplot will be so decisive that the political atmosphere will forever be-cleared be-cleared of the exhalations of this political 'vampire. |