Show BY CLAWSON t t J It Says Work For Fol Ham hun 4 n nr I 4 r PRESIDENT i i iI j I I I AS TO 10 o KING AS TO I IK HAMMOND K i i I Report Gained Currency ncy That Bish Thih Bishop i i op Clawson Was Urging the Lan Ian Lannan 1 nan Candidate as the Choice of the Church Authorities Emphatic ic Ie Denials Are Entered i iI I t i 3 I IThe The report gained currency yester yesterday l I day ay that Bishop H B E Clawson In his I I campaign work for forr J 1 T Hammond i tried to Impress some good Mormons I I I that it was the wish of the first presidency t I dency of the Mormon Monnon church ChUl ch h that Mr Ir IrI I 4 Hammond be elected that the interest tt I I I of the church demanded dem nd d it When asked about this last night Mr Clawson said saidI I I It is absolutely false and you may mayI I eay AY so for me I have never solicited any ny votes otes for Mr ir Hammond on the tho I round ground that his Is the wish of i the church authorities Any work that I I have done for Mr Hammond has been een eenon on my own responsibility as an indi individual Individual vidual RepublIcan and not because of ot the l position I Hold nold It was suggested that people are very jealous Sealous of ecclesiastics taking an n active 1 part in politics and that many unfavorable unfavorable comments were heard because of the presence of President Snow and andI I other high church officials at the Re Republican e publican rally the night before I I The presence of those men at that thai meeting had no political significance whatever said Mr Clawson Mr l r Pitch Fitch was an old timer here and Pres President President res resIdent ident Snow and the other church officers officers officers cers who were with him attended th meeting as a simple matter of o 4 tesy r President Snow Talks 1 1 Further than saying he did not be believe bec believe c lieve Bishop Clawson had circulated such a report and denying that he had authorized it President Snow would not be interviewed SI I do not care to be quoted in politics on the eve of an election he said saM But the statement of the president a afew aI afew I I few days ago may be relied upon as his views at present President Snow then said to The Herald that he was taking 1 no part in politics whatever and that I be he was wa as friendly to me rne candidate I as the other He stated most emphatically I that he be was not aiding Ham Hammond Hammon mond roond mon the occasion of the Interview be being beng ing mg ng a Republican effort to drag his hl bI name into politics by placing it on the Hammond reception committee without his consent co t I |