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Show Vou 3; No. 81. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL - - - 0, 1904. l'uici: ries antecedent to the state convention, held yesterday. The substance of the explanation is that they wanted to give the opposition full swing in order to find out who their opponents are and particularly to discover to what extent the Mormon church was in the fight against them. The explanation is childish. The Kearns people know very well that 95 per cent of the community is against them. Their assumption that the church is taking a hand in the fight against them is in line with their plea for the past two years and is done solely to enlist Gentiles in their cause. Kearns two years ago assumed the position of leader of the Gentile element, but the Gentiles wouldnt follow and Kearns was left in the position of a general without an army. The Gentile leaders of the Republican party, such as O. J. Salisbury, Sutherland, W. F. James, C. S. Zane, A. L. Thomas and a host of others, repudiated Kearns long ago and are stronger in their repudiatiop now than ever before. The true reason why the Kearns people abandoned the contest in the late primaries was that their cause was hopeless and they wanted to avoid going into the more important contest when candidates for the legislature will be named, under the clouds of two defeats. Their failure in the city election last autumn proved a stinging blow and a second failure would have been a knockout. They are sparring for time now and trusting to luck and clever tactics to win next fall. They are not out of the ring by any means, only lying low and waiting to catch the opposition off its guard. self-constitut- Jt ed ' Truth has persistently urged that the Smoot investigation committee make the investigations thorough. So far it has persistently slighted the most important part of the whole business, that is, church influence in politics. We are told that a will come to Salt Lake during the summer and make church influence the principal subject of its inquiry. We hope this is true. The public wants to know officially about this church influence. So far, however, there seems to have been a studied avoidance of the subject, both by members of the committee and some sub-committ- ee tered into an offensive and defensive alliance to capture for one of them the republican nomination for sheriff and skin C. Frank Emery for the reof the witnesses. Why was President nomination. Jt Joseph F. Smith not asked when on Tho Utah County Democrat prints the witness stand what he knew about church influence? Why was he not the following: asked what ho knew about the elecThe Tribune suggests that six nontion of Kearns to the United States fact ionists be selected as delegates to senate? Ho not only knew all about the convention. Where will Chicago it, but was, we are informed, pre- the Tribune find six such men? Every pared to tell the committee about it Republican in Utah is out for either as fully and freely as he did about Siwot or Kearns. polygamy, and to back up his stateGo to, thou ignoramus. What is the ments with documentary evidence. He matter with those six could have told the part Senator S. Heath, Joe Llppman, Ben Kearns, Senator Dubois, Perry Heath, TPerry Bill Glasmann, L. W. Shurt-lif- t wood, ley Senator Hanna and even President the and Ogden postmaster? McKinley took in the bargain with the Jt late president of the Mormon church It is stated that Utah county is for whereby the state was to be firmly secured to the, Republicans and Smoot and Sutherland. That is not Kearns elected senator. He ' could at all surprising in view of the geohave told how Senator Hanna, Senagraphical location of the spot mentor Kearns and Statute of Limitations tioned. Heath sought in vain for church inJt Jt fluence from him for the election of It is all right for the Kearns crowd the statute of limitations gentleman to begin shouting harmony, for it of Senator Kearns and the to the United States senate. In sounds all right, but the other side had to could this he also regard best keep a watch out just the same, have supported his testimony with because this fellow Heath has not laid documentary evidence. He could also have told of the threats of Kearns and down by any means. Information Heath to make war on the Mormon reaches Truth to the effect that one of church and on Senator Smoot if he per- the Kearns crowd has even lately been sisted in withholding that priestly inmaking a canvass or Cache county fluence, and he could have told how among the faithful, in the interest of they put their threat into execution. Heath. Heath wanted to go the the Why was he allowed to leave the wit- national convention as a delegate that ness stand without being interrogat- he may say to those who have accused ed about these things? He could also him of being a postal thief that where have told how the national leaders of he lives they have confidence in him. both parties in times past sought al- Utah cannot afford to vindicate Heath. liances with this despised organiza- If he wants a vindication let him tion known as the Mormon church. He waive the statute of limitations and could also have told how local politi- ask to be put on trial in a court of cians, principally Gentiles, of both par- competent jurisdiction. That sort of ties have for years vied with each an action will do more toward vindiother in their efforts to enlist church cating him than anything else. Of influence in their behalf. Why did E. course, no one will ever suspect Perry B. Critchlow not tell of the election of of such motive, for he is taking any Senator Kearns? He was the mouth- no chances these warm spring days. piece of the pretestants against .5 Jt Smoot. Dare he not tell what he Judge Johnson and William D. Liv- knew for fear of implicating Kearns and the others who have been furnish- ington, of the Seventh judicial dising the sinews of war to carry on the trict, both claim the nomination. The avoid- Truth will wager a small sum of money investigation? and that one of them is wrong. was studied ance of the subject net accidental. Jt Jt Jt' Jt small After a riot, the Socialists of County Attorney Westervelt was this state have Btarted over, with new very busy with a kodak during confer- books and new officers. The deleence taking snap shots of interestgates to the state convention met in ing specimens of Mormons from the this city on Wednesday, in Federacountry who came In for conference. tion of Labor Hall, and perfected an Old and decrepit men and women and Secretary E. S. Lund, those suffering from physical deform- organization. of Lehi, insisted that the meeting was ity were his special subjects. The pictures obtained will probably be sent irregular and declined to make a east as specimens of Mormon man- financial report, whereupon the conhood and womanhood. vention practically told him to go to, Jt Jl decided to open new books and went It is said that Seymour Naylor, right ahead just as if he was not presPeter Condie and Jack Smith have en ent. A new constitution was adopt non-factionis- x re-electi- so-call-ed Ck.nts ir State and Local Politics. Through liis Democratic organ, the Herald, Senator Kearns by his agents here has given a long and labored explanation of why no fight was made by them to capture the prima- Ci ts, ed, the old duo system abolished and representation fixed on tho basis of votes cast. C. Id. Randall, of this city, was elected delegate to tho national convention. Tho following wero elected members of the stato committee: Salt Lake County II. P. Burt, Peter Johnson, O. E. Parson. Weber Joseph McLachlan, Grant Syphcrs. Juab Georgo B. Hobbs, A. L. Porter. Summit Joseph I. Langford, O. T. Johnson. Utah Joseph Hand, Joseph Brim-hal- l. Sau pete Oscar Leo, C. Peterson. Tooele Georgo Urle. Box Elder William Harris. Wasatch I. Luke. Cache C. C. Goodwin. Wayne Dr. W. II. Shock. Sevier Abram Sorenson. Carbon Amos Hawlces. Uintah Mrs. A. V. Taylor. Piute Del Webb. Jt jt The members of tho Democratic State committee will meet in this city this afternoon for the purpose of calling a stato convention which will elect delegates to tho national convention and may also fix a date for the convention which will nominate state officers. The meeting will bo held in (he offico of James II. Moyle. Jt Jt Hon. W. P. Sargent, of Punguitch, is a candidate for tho Democratic lcmlnation for district judge to succeed Judge Chldester, of the Sixth district, who Is also a candidate for the Republican nomination. Judgo Sargent is a good lawyer and a lojal Democrat , Jt jt lion. Georgo T. Bean, of Richfield, who may be nominated as a candidate for district attorney in the Sixth district, has been in tho city this week attending conference and also the stato convention. Jt Jt The many friends of George F. Felt havo started quite a boom for him for county treasurer for the fall campaign, claiming that he is eminently qualified, having had considerable experience in tho offico as chief deputy, during which time the affairs of the office were run In a most exemplary manner. Mr. Felt is an demold-tim- e ocrat Jt Jt It has been decided by the Joint city and county committee of the Democrats that tho delegates which shall be elected to serve at the Judicial district convention from tho city of Salt I.ako shalj meet prior to or immediately after this convention and nominate two candidates for the city court. This action was taken at the meeting of the committee which was held on |