Show f LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES DODGE THE ISSUE WHEN QUESTIONED AS TO THEIR CHOICE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR r Circular Letter Was Sent by byThe byThe byThe The Telegram to Nominees i in Every County Asking Them to Define Position I i f HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE 1 I I I ASKED THE LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES 0 0 A j circular letter containing the following questions wa was waB mailed to IE the tho Democratic and Republican legislative candidates on October 0 Th The Telegram i is hI about to publish statements from the 1 legislative 0 o candidates ot of all an the parties respecting their preferences for United 0 0 States S Senator mator for tor Utah taah to b be el elected at tho Jan January session 0 o Wilt Will you kindly rep reply to the following questions at once BO 80 o that we 0 ma may Include your statement with the rest J 0 o 1 Who I-Who Who 18 IB your oUr first choice for or Senator f 1 je 2 Are Are you for tor Hon lion Reed Smoot of or Provo 2 Are Ar Are you rou for tor Jon Hon O. O W W. Power of at Salt Lake City e Are Arc Arc you OU for tor lion Hon Geor George e M. M 1 Cannon of Salt att L J ako ke City J 5 Are Are you ou for tor Hon George Georae Sutherland of or Suit Salt Lake City 0 e 6 Who Vho Who l Is your our second choice e 0 7 Are i Arc you uncommitted to any favorite rHo candidate I 0 8 Do 8 Do you prefer preter not to put yourself on record through the columns 0 e of The Thc Telegram I 0 6 0 r RECAPITULATION r f V V REP DE DEM I. I Declined to Go on Record 5 6 Against Rc Reed d Smoot Uncommitted l 4 4 8 No Answers Received 46 40 40 J. J For u or R Rawlins a. a v I Ins 3 L THE HE TELEGRAM desirous of placing h before ore it Its readers the attitude of ot the rr JL various legislative candidates Irrespective of party part toward t th candidates L. L for stat States tate s Senator last Wk id d tho above to I parl In every every er county In ri the St State tf 0 It U Is Iii quite the thing with Ind Independent newspapers in n the he leading cities clUes of oC th C country thus thun to a ascertain before the ballots are cast the true position of nominees for or the Uie Legislature For Instance the New York Herald carried out nut this thiR plan and anti last Friday pre presented a a. table tahle covering very every ver State in the Union In tn which a it Senator i is to he be cl It Harris only honest anti and manly that each ench nomine for the thc Utah Legislature I have ha the courage ourn t of or his convictions con and show his colors Every ery elector eletor ha hai a n right to know the tho attitude of or his candidate I toward public questions pub- pub l lie measures s and public men Th The following a as a r result of or the canvass can will h b b read nad with d decided Interest on this the day lay b before fore the election r. r W. W M M. ROYLANCE Democratic can can- for or tho the State Senate from Utah county Every county Every Democratic Demora tic legislator tor is practically practical pl pledged to J J. J L. L Ra Rawlins for tor United States Stases Senator and If It the Democrat Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- ar are In carrying the Legislature rt as I believe they will vill be hI no doubt In my mind that Raw Raw- ha lIn will be bl elected d Senator STEPHEN L. L CHIPMAN Republican Ca tan can candidate for the lower house from Utah county count 1 I am not committed to an any fl candidate and have haw not been ap sip rOAch b by any candidate on the sub sub- ct f TIO THOMAS R II HULL Republican candidate candi candi- date dat for lower house from Salt Lake Lak county J If If elected I propose to In do what I J consider best befit for or the thc Republican r rt of ot the State of ot Utah and the peo peo- Ie generally SA SAMUEL r. r L. L PAGE Democratic candidate can can- for the lower house from Plute county I c I have no first choice for united Unit unit- ed fd States StattA Senator as I have ha made marte no choice I E e SENATORIAL NOMINEE e 0 TELLS A STORY IN 0 ANSWERING QUESTIONS 0 0 e B. B R n McDonald of Price 0 I lI lican on candidate c to for lor or Senator ano an- an o Tho The Telegrams rams questions o as follows 0 r 1 You ou b tetter wait watt until tho the snowe snow- snow e t rm hadn't t you ou There was as once 0 0 E a 1 candidate for or office and ho he asked 0 e a II certain mun man for Ills hlll support and andt 0 I t 0 th the man said Mid Id ee C o here there has 0 e b been n a Koo f good l 1 deal dal of stealing ealIng In that 0 S office now no win will you OU pledge me 0 8 that you ou will vIii not steal and the 0 3 candidate MM said I 1 go 0 3 J I Ideo also go as far as 88 an any 0 C 3 promises aro concerned 0 0 00 0 1 L. L S S. S HILLS Democratic candidate J fo for r the lower house from Salt Lake county My I fIrst choice for United tea 8 S Senator Is la Joseph L. L Rawlins r 61 EiMo LiON IO BA IDI Democratic n for or Stute State Senate from Salt Lake candidate ke M I county I am ani not P pledged Ked to n 1 any uny for the United States Slates Sent Sen Sen- r at t If it I am elected I will vote ote for tor the m who I think will best hest sept P the interests ot of all the people of oC State A A- A 4 P. P MOHR Democratic candidate for or the lower house from Grand coun- coun I iy-I am not committed l to an any favorite fa ARCHIBALD FARLANE l worn Cn n candidate for foe the lower loer house Weber county county f I dont don't know who tV tny i im nt m rat choice 1 Is and I have no second secondo At the nt time Pr present I am not ro tor o Smoot Sutherland Powers or Can Can- ton I S P. P PAGE Democratic can can- for or the lower lown hou house e from Salt c countY j 1 have a pronounced Chit ch hut am nm not committed to a an any y I T. T n ii MERRILL Republican candi- candi toe tor the lower h house from fron Cache I nna an no not c committed to any I The e lion Hon George GeorGc laM Suther Suther- the lIon Ree Reed Smoot or any ony oth other r Republican upon whom the I Party atty might Unite would receive m i 1 P. P EY EVANS A th lower S. S nel Republican candidate house from Summit coun- coun I ik 1 THIS CANDIDATE HAS NOT BEEN DEEN APPROACHED 44 4 4 Stephen L L. Chipman or Amerl- Amerl 4 can Fork Democratic candidate 4 for tor State Senator replied to The 4 Telegrams Telegram's as 83 follows g your our circular letter 4 or of will M say that I am not c to an any candidate for tor 4 Senator I have u not been up ap 4 b by any anyone one ot of them on 4 4 the subject 4 i i r r r rU U Ur r T Tr r v Y Y Y T r rr r r T Tt ly ty- ty I ha have hano no choice choler hut but am for the best man roan Am Am neither for nor against Smoot A A. f G. G Barber Democratic candidate for tho the Senate from Cache Cach county al also alo o declined LI to place upon record Harden Bennion D Democratic candidate candi candi- date for Senator ernon says he Is for lor for or Senator Judge Jude Powers Invers second choice hut is not specially pledged to an any ca candidate nd Irla te The following candidates for the lower low er sir house preferred not to acknowledge receipt of ot tho the questions nor to place themselves upon record A A. A C. C ln E Ewing Democrat Salt Lake county Christian Sor Sorensen D Democrat Cache Willard Done Republican Salt Lake Isaac 11 Grace Republican Juab George Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin Republican Utah 0 O. N N. Stohl Democrat Box Elder Eider L L. R R. Democrat Cache D. D H H. Morris Morrie Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat Washington |