Show AS 8 TO STATEHOOD na arb ill 6 ah L 1 14 lite ar argument 0 0 amento A PRIVATE CIRO CIRCULAR UL AR seine sent seat out amonete amone republican members of ofton on gress the mormon vote washington jan 19 special a the salt lake lion hon 11 L of alia law firm nf ava Mit ebener has c cir c ar eulars to senators in behalf of the am in gadiane jre diate addiss admission i I 1 on cf utah and atez ua he bases it on purely political cronea cro nua and farys such aati action on will add four fou r to the list of republicans in the senate the memorandum pava dav 8 in ten and territories of which are in utah in arizonia anti and in gaabo the population is 13 sufficient in arizona and utah and the states of idaho idabo wyoming Wv omina and nevada to decide the election either way church statistics show allow that about young men become of voting aze aee every tear year at the next presidential election it if arizona and utah shall come into the union tile the mormon voto vote wll will control sixteen votes vote in in the electoral college furnish ten senators and six representatives mr bener says le I 1 0 desires to call attention to the necess necessity 1 worthe or the re publicans public ans getting a share chare of this voto vote already there are republicans intaj the indications are that the enfranchisement of the mormons cormons will maike alke them feel grateful for the amnesty end give giva abo republican party credit church teachings have all been iEL faTor of protection and their home interests all demand pro protections t sections foster ink in care mr bener adds adda that he be feels that an opportune time has arrived when the republican party by tak ing a firm stand in favor of statehood for utah and arizona can vain this great body of voters for all time while afew a few months delay will place the same rame chance in the he hands of the democrats lie he concludes as aa follows active taken the republican party parta in favor of statehood would I 1 am satisfied sati fied result in ohp the elec ele tion of a republican I 1 an legislature in in each el and those new S states would in t turn r send end four fon r republican senators to the united senate sanate and place the tha control of the senate in the republican peri ence has shown that a goodly ver ier of the people of a terri orv vote with the varty party that gaies them state hood bood why should wo ive sot not have this ad vantage why should we leave it to the democratic party |