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Show ODER. THE LASH. Last Thursday afternoon Prof. Geo. II. Brijiuall and Dr. M. H. Hardy made The Dispatch editorial rooms a visit (for what purpose was not stated), and the conversation for nearly two hours was, in a most friendly manner, devoted to the merits of the two national nation-al parties, the two gentlemen mentioned mention-ed championing the cause of Republicanism, and City Assessor T. M. Samuelsox, who happened to be present, and the editor of The Dispatch, Dis-patch, advocating the saving principles princi-ples of Democracy. The attention of Mr. Bkimhall, in the course of this conversation, was directed to the fact that some individuals were using as an argument against Mu. E. A. Wilson's qualifications as County Superintendent Superinten-dent of Schools, the fact that he was a lawyer. Mr. Buimhall was then asked if this, in his judgment, was any barrier To this he replied very unreservedly in me negative, a Ctl ing that he would rather think it an acquisition. He then made use of the following language: lang-uage: "I say unqualifiedly there is no other man in the county who is as qualified to fill the position of county superintendent of schools as E. A. Wilsgx." On Friday morning we published this statement, and, as Mas naturally expected, the party lash was brought to bear upon Prof. Brimiiall for this candid and frank endorsement of his friend, and he wrote out the following, which appeared in the Enquire,' of night : NOTICE. "St I unqualifiedly Dispatch b- authori- say that again the: used my name without and not only misquoted but .represented me in its issue of July -4, and as a Republican I shall support i the nomination of 15. Cluff, Jr., as the best qualified man to fill the office of County Superintendent of Schools for Utah County. G. II. Brimhall. Before the editor of The Dispatch saw this retraction of Mr. Brimhall's, that gentleman, again accompanied by Dr. Hardy, once more crossed the threshhold of our sanctum and engaged in conversation. It took considerable time for Mr. Brimhall to get to the object of his visit, but he finally did, after af-ter his mission had veen anticipated. We asked Mr. Bri vl if the Enquirer En-quirer had not bee - 'ting after him for making the stateu r and he acknowledged ac-knowledged that h :i, and that he had been compelled , . a:a' e a reply. He was then asked . . t . ,e nature of the reply he had m.i ie.. 1 ; informed us that he had accused r ' uisquot-ing uisquot-ing his language. : ';arge we denied, and informs him that if that was the language it. which his reply would le framed that we would be uuder the unpleasant necessity necessi-ty of again stating that the endorsement endorse-ment we published was the very language lan-guage Mr. Brimhall used. Mr. Brimhall Brim-hall replied that, in the event of our lning so. be would have to again deny it. We assured him thn.t we would do so, and so do in this connection. However much Mr. Brimhall may regret re-gret ever having had the courage to say what he did in favor of Mr. E. A. Wilson, Wil-son, yet the fact, nevertheless, stands, that he has done so, and 1 we regret he bus not strength sufficient in his vertebrae to stay with his words. We herewith give the affidavit affi-davit of Mr. T. M. Samuklsox, in regard re-gard to the matter, as that gentleman was present, and heard the whole conversation, con-versation, taking part in the discussion himself: Mr. Geo. II. Brimhall, having seen fit to deny in the Enquirer a statement made in TnK Dispatch Friday morning, morn-ing, wherein was reported that gentleman's gentle-man's opinion regarding the fitnes of the present incumbent of county superintendent super-intendent of schools, I will state that 1 was present on Thursday evening at the editorial rooms of The DiBPATcn, when Mr. Brimhall, in company with Dr. M. II. Hardy, came in. Our conversation con-versation drifted upon the merits of the two national parties. Mr. Brimiiall Brim-iiall M as finally asked whether, in his opinion, the fact that a man was a lawyer would disqualify him from hold-ing hold-ing the position of county superintendent superinten-dent of schools. Mr. Brimhall replied, that in his opinion, that would be quite an acquision, than otherwise. He then . r j stated, unreservedly and emphatically, I that, in his opinion, Mr. E. A. Wilson I was better qualified to hold the position I of county superintendent of schools j than any other man he knew of, using the words to give it more emphasis, "I say this unqualifiedly." And Mr. Brimhall placed no restriction upon his remarks so far as the publication of the same was concerned. TnEO. M. Samuelsox. Territory of Utah,) County of Utah. ) On this 25th day of July, 1891, personally per-sonally appeared before me, E. A. Wedgwood, a notary public, in and for Utah county, T. M. Samuelson, who, being by me first duly sworn, upon his oath, says, that the facts contained con-tained in the foregoing statement are true. E. A. Wedgwood, l. s. Notary Public. |