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Show GLOVE OFF WRONG Talks Through His Hat in the Tribune Columns. i EXACT FACTS GIVEN. The Doings of the Caucus Were Not "a Surprise for Samuel," Neither Was There Any Friction Unanimous for the' Nomination of Senators and for Rawlins and Thatcher. The Tribune's article in today's issue is-sue under tne flaming head lines, "Big Surprise For Fatnuel," is tha fakiest fake yet perpetrated by its Proyo correspondent, cor-respondent, and that is saying a good deal. Its attempt to make it appear that what was done at the caucus of here yesterday was a surprise to Thurman Thur-man or his friends or in any manner against his or their wishes is as basely false a8 any distorted fact the Tribune ever published. It is well known here that Thurman Thur-man 's efforts in this county and elsewhere else-where in the last few weeks, have been directed towards :the nomination of U. 8. senators by the demccratia state convention and the nomination of J. L. Rawlins and Moses Thatcher. Eye-y move made by him and his friends ha s been for that avowed object and no other. If King's candidacy stood in the way of that, he was opposed to King; if not, he was in favor of King and ready to support him. Thurman and his friends having as- iprtninnH that Rurclina nnrl Tl,tn cenaineu iuai ivuvviins ana XUatCber had almost the unanimous support of the democrats of this county resolved to support King as a representative of southern Utah, they went into yesterday's yester-day's caucus with that avowed purpose. pur-pose. The first businees of any importance im-portance transacted was the placing in nomination of a chairman for the delegation dele-gation to the state convention. Mr8 M. M. Warner was propose J and also Mr. A. J. Evans chairman of the county committee. Mr. Evans has been referred to heretofore by the Tribune as Thurman'a friend and as anti-King. Mr. Thurman objected to the election of a chairman until certain other matters mat-ters were disposed of as the position delegates took upon those matters would influence hia vote for the chairman. chair-man. One matter he stated was the question of nominating United States senators. lie stated he was there to support this measure and to support for the positions J. L. Rawlins and Moses Thatcher, He also stated in this connection that he intended to support W, II. King for representative and ask the caucus to support him. This was the first mention of Mr. King's name. Tbese were the matters Mr. Thurman Thur-man wanted deeded before the chairman was elected. The matter waB deferred,at Mr. Thurman'a request. The caucus almost unanimously voted for the nomination of senators and for Rawlins and Thatcher as the candidates. candi-dates. Judge King was then proposed for reprebentative and unanimously sustained. Thurman was likewise unanimously sustained for the su preme bench. There was no contest, no incnon wnatever, as to tnese candidates. can-didates. Leteronwhen the question of electing a chairman for tbe delegation delega-tion was before the caucus both Warner War-ner and Eyans were again placed in nomination. Eyans, the alleged friend of Thurman was elected. As regards the other candidates named as the choice of tbe caucus for the supreme bench, Judge Sutherland of Salt Lake and Tuomas Maloney of Ogden, the Tribune's account is correct cor-rect It is sufficient to say that if there was any friction whatever between the so-called Thurman and King factions it was only on the question of nominating nomin-ating U. S. senators and the election of a chairman of the delegation, with he result above etated. |