Show STAKE conference sensations the NEWS has baa had occasion to point out cut that sensational and untrue reports of stake conferences are f furnished ur Dished to some of its with the result that there is ie much comment of a foolish and sometimes vicious ter it la Is based oo on a statement misstatement mie or of the facts we pointed out that with reference to the recent stake conference confere ece at provo this thin sensational inaccuracy was given considerable play at the tooele oon con ere arence nee also it was inc indulged in aud and given even broader scope f as it has baa been in the reports furnished turnis bed of several ward conferences cache stake was brought into the same line lice of reports concerning the meetings at logan there the stake clerk came out with a prompt denial of the cipal misstatements published here his hie letter appears in the tribune of this mornin ir and reada editor tribune in your special from logan appearing in the issue of may ath there are some discrepancies which convey a wrong impression ot of what occurred and do an injustice to ro some men whose names are mentioned the voting on the recent declara ion was as full and hearty beany us on the wrider has witnessed on any occasion in our stake conferences conferee con feren c a L the opposition ibn vote as I 1 counted it numbered five ave but I 1 learned there were two behind me under the gallery who also voted in the negative the estimate given by bv your informant was at least leas double the actual opposition vole conr correspondent was foi med as to the action before the he high council of the three mentioned as an voting against the manifesto george W thatcher and A F varr farr jr did not vote either way sy while A Q G barber voted for it there was also an error as to the cause for not presenting the stake authorities it has not been the rule for several years in this stake to present them more than once or at most twice a year byear aalthe all the authorities were put before the conference in february it therefore would be unusual to present them again at this time trusting you will give this publicity in the interest of fairness yours truly f T E WILSON clerk of cf stake and of high council LOGAN may 5 1896 we refer to this matter now so that readers of the NEWS may have another suggestion as to the perverse character of the reports referred to and the unworthy motives which inspire them there has been a arest deal of and ranting through some of the papers over conditions which have had bad no existence except in imagination awak ened aped by these theme incorrect sod overdrawn reports report it and then only through deductions of an extreme and unreasoning character the whole thing will simmer down after a while when the fully of iho e atio have been oo scouting to were 11 T apparitions ot of their own or potion will be made manifest S me people have become so ao wedded to the ibe practice of ef misrepresenting the mormons cormons that they cannot lay jay it aside except for a little while at a time abd these are making most of the present opportunity to revel in the wire mire we should like to point out to them some thing better if they would heed but it if they will persist in following the baser course they trev must abide the conse conee qu encee people ot of fairer judgment and more bO honorable Dorable inclinations will soon cease to be agitated by the noise and contortions contor tlona for which there is ie no DO oc occasion caPion whatever abraham lin colna remark about fooling the people is a apropos to the present situation and the sensation mongers bongers who attempt the deception will not be mainers thereby in the long buoi run sipes since truth and the good sense of the people are against them |