Show OTO OUR DELEGATE hon iton geo cannon in it an inter I lien lew with a journalist I lo 10 confident lie shall slier ved in lit hie tile contest the tile following summary summary of an interview with hon lion gen Q cannon callnon in washington hington came over er the diw wim yesterday an ali evening an paper cr bubli publishes lies an interview with lion lion george Q cannon tannon of UL utah ab in which after bating tating that lie received 18 votes to campbells 17 and otherwise cites the fit grounds of kf hia his claims for for admission cs as a delegate he lie replies to various inhere interesting et in questions as fol follows lova mr campbell raises the question if of ineligibility on oil the tile point of your having plural wives how about that yes im a mormon replied mr cannon cannon but this is a late day lay to raise that question tion oo certainly the statutes of the tile united stated states as ag revised in 1802 1862 make it a penal offense offence to have more mor than ethan one wife but r have served as a delegate four times I am on oil roy my fifth term but circum circumstances atatim have not changed I ay gay this is u a late day fortina for that plea plen the whole trouble has arisen from the desperate attell attempt Pt of the tile governor of utah to usurp tile rights and votes of the people the ille i returns from the territory nrc tire t thata ha f I was wag clec elected teil continued cannon and there is no doubt that con grees will sustain the return returns my LIY reli religion lon is the only point raised and not that I am an alien hen if the cej mr Camp bellia bellis not prima facio facie evidence lib cannot pave nave ilia his seat I hope to go in oil on my broad certificate and find the election returns campbells certificate is unusual it contains aills statements that invalid date late it arc are you vou a niini minister ater in the wor mormon church climb broke in the niter inter viewer IN well rell we arp are all in our church we ave have no paid ministers at services one ia is as liable to be ile called upon wil to preach reach aa As another Is mormonism Morn niam increasing oh yes increases 10 suppose ni arother other law one more i rigid should be made te to liali I will your peo people try to maintain their views and t the to theory of taking more than one wife wifel yea yes the reli religion ion cannot be done one away with alavo you held all any other office than delegate in stanl i I have been a member of the legislature and chancellor of f the board of rege regents iut replied mr cannon to return to the con teet remarked the reporter keifer as speaker refuses to recognize you well lie ducs not call ho the roll in j utah that may lie ile a failure of recollection chii fame objection wai waa jaTed ra ased against me in tile fort forty fourt li congress but bilt I ains was finally finally admitted by the ote af f the house and I shall hall succeed in this contest |