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Show 1NVESTOAT INti GOfSHlWEE had its; guns spiked? not mean bv this that the leaders of the church nave used their direct influence, in-fluence, but I do mean that men who stood high in the church and who had influence among the people hare used that influence. "If the committee which was appointed ap-pointed over two months ago has the proof, let's have it. and I for -one aay that any member of the party who has the proof and he fails to report it to the committee that person is a traitor to his party." What a Mormon Says. A prominent member of the Mormon church, who stands high in the councils of the Democratic party was asked last uigbt what he thought of the failure of the committee to report and what he tliought would be the future policy cf the party in Utah. "I was not present at the meeting held in Mr. Moyle's office last November Novem-ber ror have I talked to any of the members of the committee who were appointed to investigate alleged church influence. "I hope the committee that was appointed ap-pointed at that meeting has the facts and if it has I hope that the men guilty will spend a year or two where they bthnfc, in the "State prison." Lost, ttrayad, or itolao. on commute eosslstlnf of tbo following gentlemen, Ray Van Oott, ft. A. King, Joan T. How-ells, How-ells, 8. R. Tnnrman, S. L. Richard, F. 8. Fernstrom and Joseph Hydo. Said committoo waa appointed at a meeting of a boot thirty prominent Democrats Dem-ocrats held In the office of James H. Moyla on the evening of November 15, 1906. It was the understanding of those present at the meeting, which was called for the purpose of discussing alleged al-leged church influence in the election of November 6, 1906, that the committee was to report its findings within twenty days. More than three times twenty days have passed and yet as far as is known the committee has made no re-port. re-port. 'The attention of members of the committee waa called to the fact that they were supposed to have reported in twenty days, to which one member stated that they were not quite ready to report, but that there was something doing. On prominent out-of-town Democrat Demo-crat waa told vesterday that the committee com-mittee wag likely to report "some time." He replied: "Why don't they get busy and tell us something. If they have the facta whieh it waa claimed they had let's have em. Let 's have all they have got with the information that there is more to follow. Expected Some Fireworks. "When I read the report of the first meeting of the committee I remarked to my wife( 'By Jinks, there's going to be something doing now.' Later I talked with one of those who was pres ent and I felt more than ever that there was going to be something doing and that mightv quick. "What are they holding back forT Haven't they got anything to report on; if not, why not say so like little men, and be done with the thing! Or, hush, boy; are they afraid that their report might hurt "the senior Senator on the vote that may be taken this session ses-sion or the next one or the one after that, as to his right to a seat in the upper bouse of Congress T .You see I am from the country and I 'don't keep verv much in line with some of this inside in-side business. But I'm getting tired of hearing that we have got the facts to put the other fellow out of the vote business and never using tbem. Let 's have them, I say. ' ' A Democrat's Views. Another Democrat, who is not a member mem-ber of the dominant church, delivered himself as follows: "1 have been in politics more or less ever since before the division on partv lines. Year after year I have heard this cry as to church influence during the campaign and after the election. Year after year I have heard that something was going to be done, but it has never been done in the way that it should have been done, that is if the reports of influence were true. "I was a member of the reconvened convention and I believe that the party was absolutely honest in its declarations declara-tions at that convention 1 But did those declarations stop this alleged church in fluence? Men high in the councils of the party have insisted time and time again since 1895 that influence had been brought to bear to win the election for our friends, the enemv. Are these charges trueT If so, to what extent bus this alleged influence been ijsed T Let the Facts Come Out. "Has it been in a legitimate way or otherwise. If otherwise and the facts are known let them come out no matter mat-ter who it may involve. 1 for one am getting sick and tired of veiling after every election that we were beaten bv church influenee and that we have the proof of it. If we have ever had. or the committee appointed on November 1" now has this proof it is high time that it was made public. "The story of the shepherd who re peMtedlv raised the false cry of 'wolf is too well known for me to repeat it. But it does look to me that pome of our friend will be in a position to say that we have been raising the false alarm of church influence unless we show what we have to prove our charge.'' Another "Unterrtfied's" Views. Another prominent nun-Mormon Democrat said : "There is no doubt in my mind but that church influence has been use.l in every election since Statehood. I do |