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Show I, LAP1S.U TALKS. G1VE8 HIS CHOICE FOR SENATOR AS O. W. POWERS. Regards Ills Cliotcr- as the Lesltlmnto Candidate rimI ns ( no who Has Earned nn Klcctlon Prom the Democratic Dem-ocratic Tarty. ncprwontntlvo Jos. S. Laplsh of American Folk liui Klvoii to the Sal.t Lake lit"""'1 " fll"wliiB lutc'rvluw i-',..iiil to his Sciuilorlul choke, ns Ilveu In Thursday's Issue of t hut pupcr: )ly first choice of all Is n straight-0Ut straight-0Ut DMiioerui; ami, wlu.f Is more. I fully I'xi'tct to In' vo my llrst cJuilco elfdrd Unltrd State? Senator. But If sttch Ufl uniiki b tiling blHlM d happen ojilif Denncrnt o pnny ol Uinh t.clng Uirnjed by " I's'l,' ur which It grDHUlly MippOSCll 10 bd D HH'CIJJtlo by u li-iK1-' nuoiliy. It will not ho by nijvotv. 1 will Yolo for no limn for 'genuio; who U lint flying the ting of D lut'cuu-y fiom tl.o liiUfl lieiitt, l.ut (bis It not wlmi j ou wiui lo In ilr. "l'(,u liiivi-, perliups heard si'iuuiltlim like llu before. hat you want to ti,ow Id which inc o the Dcinociutie cuniliimtes 1 Invor. I don't know for pre wliii 1 will vote for, luit. tit pjesent nijr Ironing tiro town: ds Judgo Powers. i,i't became 1 pi iHoiuilly ihhk moid of blai thun nny oilier candidate, but bo-iiifeof bo-iiifeof his generally leengnlzcci ability abil-ity to ucilltiibly (111 iliu position, n ml realise I bcllevu Judge PoWCIS 111 tart Ism fnvorof Ihu greatest pot-sl-,letilunnntnf pHoinil liberty und liee-doni, liee-doni, und became ol ilui Intel est he 1ms s)wny5 lukpu in, mid the work tin tins li'miu fur ihu c use of Deiunomov, for jrjiicli liu linB never received tiny rccng-diuii rccng-diuii to pek of. Tnki', lor example, bli (irk in dlyuf.ng tliu iinn-Mnriiioin. of Utih on party lines. When tho division di-vision moVuiiient was taking place there wcio whl-perlngs Unit ihu Sub Lake Trllnine was going to emtio mil -as a Republican at gnu. If it had done to, iiiosi of 1 1 h Dcinocn-.tic lead. i wnuld ui ilml tlmi, under ilie lieiitntnl 'pressure nf prcjuillce, have laid iib dr prwvitiii- convictions and followed thai paper Into tlecaniu of bounties unit subsidies, with all the non Mniinnnsun thu side of t)in ltepuloloins, and tlx Mormon people ibvl'tlbd, It would have jiecn many it ynr before ihu J). mo-crallc mo-crallc p.uiy would have had a ghost of a chaaeu In U ah, and tliu division inurement would prnbibl.v l ave fulled. "Judge PdWiTrt t vlduotly apjitnelaleu tbu dutiKur and used all the, liiUm-ncc liOlliun possessed to nvtirt it, and sue cceded In ilivhliug the Llheia.s on piiri lines hy the oiaulzallou' of a nun-Miirmoii nun-Miirmoii Democratic club, and thereby Wtulo the roeont Deiuocrutio victory 1 possible. I "Bui there arc other, taldnted Dmno-I Dmno-I cntls tlmt intent bu elected Juile I Kmif, fur x.iujplc. IIo h is always I been a cmislsieui Deiuuciut, and is n I Tery capable tiiun; l.ut lie 1ms had hi-I hi-I ' thiirn a I honors and u,ur)auil sboweied I Upun him l.y ihe Demueratic party, the I last of which wus his election in the ptiiy cunt I ruin Utuh In tho popuhir brunch of (lie 'national legislature; aiid fiocnuld have luul tliu ruuouiiiiallon (ur the asking, but liu saw fit 10 make tho nice for the senate, which was his business, and whlci hu had a rlulit fo for uverybuily in thjs eouniry has a perfect rlht to inako the raoo tr V olllcu In tho land, If they feel like aklnt'iho chunces. lr, lu tho end, fliieoi ele oilier thnn ju'bjo Klnjr hall ho elccicii, under the (liluiu-Maiiccs (liluiu-Maiiccs he will luvu tin right and no i cause to feel any chuurm. ' I believe Ju'lge KiiiK U too iniielji of a Democrat I not to upcept whli clieojfulness the vur vllciof his parly", ami 1 want to my Unlit hun",, the fact Unit JtidKoKln! clliied to run again fur congress is nn reus ii why h- hhou d bo ilereatt d i for the aeiintf, and It is no reason why hu shotil I he oU'CMl. "Then ilium are k'VitiiI other very i competent mid rellahhs Duiuoerats men tinned as caiulliliitei', any om- of whom could havu my faith mnl pmyers, ns far as they go, If elecud, but I expect, the way I feel now, that when Urn routed opens I will be found voting for Judgo Powers-, but If at uny tliuu .before a senator Is elected, 1 I ebeve It Is necessary for nic to fwltch irotu Judgo Poweis to sumo oilier candidate, III outer to pn vein the election of any-body any-body but a Btralghl Democrat, 1 wld swlieh In a inliuiie." "Then ymi do not regard Senator V. J. Cannon in the light oi a Deinucrniiu candid u?" "Mum certainly not Scnntort.'annnn tiuk p.irt.ciihir pulus befmu tho lust diction to announce that in- wan not a Deiii'ier.it, and would, not paitb Ipato . in Deuioeiatlu primal les, but would sup on the- Di-ii.Gcitillo Mule liikclj btcausit Ural wa H e oujy Mialght lbj ver Ucket in the tic d. 1 am umb r tliu , impresMou thai Neiiitlor Ciium u is u very clever jiollticlm, and is playing; his 'cards' for ti ru eiecilon lo t In: i United Slates seuaiu lur a term of lxl yen.-, without being iifpnuslblnuiitiiy political paity fur his cotie; laa If; Senator C ionoii s. unl be elected, and j should dila back into thu ranks of the 0. O. P, thu Diiu'oerailc party id Utah wiutld bu hitld respoiiH(bl for hi' eleeiijii, mid I do dot believe thu Di-.io-ocra lu pariv is goliikt lo ue taken In by j.ny lllm.Il t tit l' mi)." |