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Show AN OPEN LETTER. Salt Lakh Citv Januarr H, 180G My namo lias been freely used of Into In connection with tho oflico of United Ktatfs Senator for tho now State of Utah; but my position on this subjc.it hns been so well understood by my Intimate In-timate friends, I havo not thought It necessary to sny anything concerning it to the public. Now, turnover, I Icnru that In conscquenco of tho activity of. some of my frlonds urging my qualifications qualifi-cations na entitling mo to election fen-that fen-that high ofllca, there is much uncertainty un-certainty provaillng an to my attltudf, and that tills uncertainty may lead to division In the party tanks. This, In my view, would bo most unfortunato; for tho Republicans of this Stato, attor a well-fought contest, which was fairly and honorably won. carried tho Stato, andnro fully entitled to thofrultBof their great victory. That r'ty, according to all tlio rules of honorable political usago, ought to elect tho men of its choice to represent 11 in the Senali? of tho United States, nnd any division that would prevent Ut would bo de-ploiablc, de-ploiablc, I cannot, lliereforo in the remotest degreo contrlhnto tc division by allowing my namo to appear ns n candidate for United States Scnatoi. 1 liavo stated this repeatedly to my friends, and I now Btatolt to tho pnblh , that thrru may 1m no longer nny uncertainty un-certainty upon tho question, I desire In this public manner to jay to nil my frlonds, nnd especially to those who liavu been eo kind ns to express themselves them-selves in fivorof my being elected to tho United Stitcs Senate, that I am not acandidulo for Senator nnd could no i accept thar office (iconui: Q. Cannok. |