| Show JESSE KNIGHT EXPRESSES REGRET AT ATS S BEING UNABLE TO ACCEPT HONOR Uncle Jesse Knight and Mrs Ir Knight left lef Logan at 1 yesterday after afternoon afternoon LOlan noon and ani arrived In Salt Lake at G oclo k When Whoa seen on his arrival In Salt Lake Ial Mr Ir Knight stated that he re regretted rt regretted exceedingly the disappointment which his hi refusal to accept the nomination for govenor had caused his friends I II I feel however he said sall that tat I am amnot amnot amnot not to blame bame for tor this disappointment I have hae always told my friends and the pub public lie lic Il that 1 I was not a 1 candidate for the theoffice theoffice office did dil not want It and would not ac accept accept It I My M business ventures simply will wi not allow me to give the time necessary to fulfill the duties dutes of ot governor of at the i state When told that his name would be placed before the th convention In of I his refusal rual he said that this fact tact would I Inot not change his determination Mr lr Knight did not remain In the city longer than a d dhal ahalt halt half hal hour going from one depot to the theother theother I other and taking the first train traid trall for tor his home In Provo i David Dald Evans Ens one on of or Uncle nele Jesse Jess Knights closest business associates was wa I greatly disappointed at the refusal to ac ae accept accept the nomination for tor governor When hen Mr Ir Knight arrived alved in Salt Sal Lake Monday night nl ht It was understood that tnt ho h had de decided dE elded to accept the nomination and Mr 11 Evans vans was wits so of his election In Inthe Inthe inthe the event of his accepting the nomination that he offered to wager a large large sum that Mr Ir Knight would be elected Yes Yesterday Ye morning moring when Mr Mt Evans Ens met Mr tr Ir Knight on the special train trin to Logan he was surprised to learn leam lear from him that he had decided to decline the te nomination After Using every argument possible to induce Uncle Jesse to change his decision Mr Ir Evans left lef the train trIn at Brigham City in disgust tore Off his Knight badge bade nn returned to te this city cl I i Ii Upon his hi arrival In the city Mr lr Evans Eans said Of course coure I was most anxious to have hae Mr lI Knight accept the nomination anti and although I 1 did not see him personally Monday Monda night upon his arrival In the city I understood that he had finally decided to accept the nomination When hen I met i him on the train trin In the morning he told I I me that he had hal decided decide to refuse During our out discussion he lie stated as the reason reson for forMs Ms refusal to accept the nomination that ho hi had had Judge of ot Provo look up the duties dute of the governors of office lice fice and that he found them to be exceed exceedingly exceedIngly ant onerous He said that he lie was was wa 63 6 years jears er old and anI 1 that he felt fel that he be had neither the time nor the strength to give gle gleto to the Um position oslon He also stated that his mining interests were werd now In such a con condition c n tion as asto to demand the closest coset attention that he had no one who could take his place in iii their management mana ement he felt feltI it I a n duty to himself and to his friends frends who had their money with wih him to give gle these companies his personal ser services services vices Ices and attention My efforts to t per persuade rondo suade him to reverse his decision were unavailing and I 1 returned to city There Is no use In my m telling you ou what hat hatI I said to Mr Ir Knight In the matter mater You Youcan Youcan can cnn Imagine that for yourself The hi Republican leaders In Salt Sal Lake county were jubilant over ovet the refusal of ot Uncle Jesse Knight to accept the nomina nomination nomination tion ton and mt Joe D Eldredge Republican county chairman Is said to have haxe stated that had Mr Ir Knight been a candidate for tor governor on the Democratic ticket It I would have meant the tho defeat of ot the te Re Republican Republican publican party part In Salt Lake county count |
