| Show PRESIDENT CANNON AN AND 1 TUB THE urah UFAH AN OPEN LETTER SALT LAKE CITY january 14 1896 my name has been beba freely used of latt connection with the office of united states senator for the new state 0 utah but bat my position on this subject I 1 aft vol teen so eo well veil understood by my intimate friends I 1 have not thought it 11 necessary necea sary to may day anything cono ernine it to the public now however I 1 learn jarn that in consequence of the activity of some of my friends arming my qualifications as entitling me to election for that high office there is ie much uncertainty prevailing to my any attitude and that this uncertainty may lead to divisions in the party ranks ranke sIn my view W loulu ulo be most moat unfortunate for the republicans public ans of this state after a well fought contest which was fairly and honorably won carried tio the state and are fully entitled to the th of their heir great victory that party according to all the rules of hoa orae political usages usage 0 ought to leet 1009 the men of its choice to represent it in the senate of the united and any division that would jf Is event this w would be deplorable i 1 annot therefore in the remotest der contribute to division by allow I 1 my name to appear an a canidate united states senator I 1 have stated repeatedly to my friend frien sand I 1 now state it to the public that there my be oo no longer any uncertainty upon the q fuestion ue stion loa I 1 desire in this public mao man oer to say aay to all my friends friende and especially to those who have been so of kind as to express themselves thema elvea in favor ot of my being bein elected to the united I 1 states senate that chat I 1 am not a candidate for senator and could not accept that effice GEORGE Q CANNON |
