| Show mm denies the latest attacks on him THE MEETING AT BEAVER was not called for political purposes his lo 10 alma greenwood hon francis M arman talked with an enquirer reporter today tha reporter met him and was desirous ot learning what the apostle had to bay in reference refe renco to tha tolton affidavit which appeared in this mornings herald ac him of advising men to become republicans in a priesthood s at beaver four veara azo he was very emphatic in bla expressions on the sabi act it is a lie made out of whole cloth he said that at baader was not called for political eca as tolton states it waa an ordinary meeting of the priesthood of that section beaver and ia I 1 reia ember correctly apostle lund and apostle A H can non were there the latter did not attempt to check or restrain ms in any remarks I 1 made at that meeting and Tolton 8 statement ia simply when he says that brother cannon placed hia hands upon me by way of restraint my remarks on the occasion referred to were not of a dictatorial character aa to politics aa a hundred men who abides talton were present at that meeting can verify if I 1 talked on at that it was much the dame way as I 1 boive talked with three or four of my friends who admitting that they were on the fence and had not allied themselves with eliher party advised to corns over and join our pary that was true ia to alma greenwood on the occasion referred to at fillmore greenwood informed me while we wera walking and talking politics that be bad not declared himself though his brother joshana had dona so and was h staunch democrat then said 1 alma why not come over and join our party and I 1 went BO far as to ad visa him ax a friend and as any republican might do to join republican party now this so called affidavit laman is fallein ganv dofita leading features it only chows democrats ahead of them certain defeat becoming are desperate and they are resorting to such danders to unduly influence a certain class ol 01 voters and allure them if possible from tae republican side to the democratic side that was what the matter was the other night rith 8 R thurman Thurm tn he sees that he will ba defeated and is not feeling very well about it ire member my friend thurman me since his nomination 0 o vote for him and I 1 well remember answering him that I 1 could not 0 o so he was on the wrong side to catch my vote mr asked just as ha was moving off Wh is it that the demo arta are so unfair in this alleged interference with ct by leading men of the mormon church we remember how avery word uttered by moses thatcher Tb atcher was eagerly taken advantage of and used through the democratic press and on the stump to influence the mormon vote we remember also how on ose occasion apostle grant waa called out and induced to make a few remarks on democracy how he at that time advised morion youths to vote the democratic ticket and how of circulars containing apostle grants remarks were circulated far and wide throughout the territory to use nn 1 among the doubtful mormon botera ot the territory continued mr lyman this ia all there ia in it the excitement attempt ed is to create sympathy in be half of a party doomed to defeat I 1 have taken no public stand politically aa my fellow apostles have done and no opportunity has been given my parta to use my utterances as theirs have been used mr lyman bade our reporter adieu and deported for tha train en route to salt lake |
