Show CACHE MANS PlEA J Representative Roberts Urges Young Demo to 10 J Run un Ag i Because se Apostle Merrill Asked Former to Be B C Candidate for House Special to The I OGAN S pt na lJ ing yet Gt L L Instructive e story has t eake out concerning the legislative sit situation nation here It is told at atthe thc e expense of Davy who was by the Republican convention last Saturday and amI is well authenticated M J Eahard Ballard an eloquent young Democrat of this c city r has been frequently nob itoh erts opponent Roberts that Ballard would certainly the nomInation went vent to him and earnst ly besought him to get out of the rape e Ballard emphatically declined tellIng te Le valued his political convi 1 too hi highly hl for that thaL Roberts lii In his request and visited and again he urged that It was B Ballards duty to get dut ut of the tho race knowing I Ithe the latter was a devout Mormon Sal Sail he I should not have entered the race rac myself knowing that you ou would do so Merrill said that he wanted to ruit again and I took his counsel Now I think you OU to get out Ballard refused to entertain such a proposition and then Roberts begged him not to give him away Ballard kept it but bUl it leaked out through other sources today Roberts it may be mentioned is an ardent Smoot man |