Show n- n I I Ii i I Special 1111 Mountain Republican JC U Utah ta h St State a t e News N I ic Service ice r JOHN JOllN C. C fRAHAM GALLED CALLED BY DEATH Editor of Provo Enquirer Dies After Two Years Years' Iness Illness I LONG PROMINENT IN UTAH Former Postmaster 10 and amid unc Had I Been BecI ct c I in im Republican Politics ulle lAL c b La Large e Family Republican Special Special Provo U Mardi March 18 John IS John C C. Graham a prominent citizen of Provo Prove died at at 1 o'clock this afternoon at ut his home su surrounded ell by hy his Ills family who had been nursing for fOl the past three mouths months months Mr h Graham had been leel ill f for Cuz about two years He lie spent a few months in Iii California last winter bul but did dla not get et relief II Ills His ailment was vas wasa wasn vasa a n complication of ot stomach and kidney kidney kid kid- ney troubles Yesterday a the tIme family was wa wa warned rued o of the tIme end by hy a sudden collapse collapse col cot lapse which took 1001 front from him him the power pow POW- er 01 01 of speech Mr Iz Graham was a I son n of William llam C. C C and ant Elizabeth Graham and amid ald was born in Liverpool EI England land July 23 3 ISM The hl family moved to tn Salt Sail Lake ak CI city having d with wih the th Mormon church In iii II J I 1861 8 1 and 1101 moved to I Provo in him II I 1877 Mr MI GI Graham ru- ru 10 l' l i el his ills education in Liverpool LI and amid androl followed rol wed liis lais parents to Utah In iii II 1 1 1864 I S Jol John iii C. C Graham iii after anCl ln h having been heen connected with wih the tue Star Star In Liverpool DurIn Dur- Dur In lug his Hta stay tay In imi Salt Sail Sai Lake Cl City he was associated with wih th the leader lender of or the thc church chulch and became connected with wih the tho Deseret Dramatic association In which he won consi considerable erable prominence prominence nence as a a comedian and in 1 1871 1371 he lie became manager of oC the Salt Sal Lake theatre He lIe le tilled filled a mission lon to En England lan from frol 1371 to ISH Upon his return he was a associated again with wih the dramatic drama drama- tic tc ng association In I 1 1877 he moved to lo Provo PIO and amid purchased ed the Utah Ulah County Count r Enquirer er en er a weekly semi-weekly paper which be became be- be came canie the organ of ot tho church for that state In Iii 1887 he lie 11 incorporated ed the tho business under the thc name of ot The Enquirer Publishing Pub company and arid became editor and manager oCth of oC th the Enquirer issuing a dally daily daly paper hailer In addition lo to the semi He He was wm as assisted in the tho editorial work worl for fOl a number of oC years by James Jamm Clove the time present pl po postmaster of ff Of Provo Mr 11 Graham was wa vai connected with a number of business enterprises eN In Provo a and 11 assisted mot materially In Iii the city's de de- e Political CunI Career When thE he lie division was vas made mall on omi In party parly lines hues in fn Utah Mr Graham Gi Gi-ahal Gi was as one mime of IC the th lo too Join the ranks of Republicanism I 1 lie I e m was a mis chairman of County Republican Republic committee commit commit- the Utah Ulah t tee until 1 He lie le wa postmaster r f of Provo during President 1 McKinley's YN term tenon hut but wa was vas removed ed eel as ns a result of nf tim tho ti ant polygamy anti u agitation that followed time the attempt u of tot B. B II I Roberts lo to tr take his seat ECat in iii 11 con con- mess I itt 11 Mr I. I Graham ci W wa a member of of the nC Republican State Slate Executive committee commit and In lii hl his imis was wa tee lee lp for It ten tn years CHIS tl time the only paper In that lint advocated advocat ed the thc election of I lie le Ic was WIlI a 0 dol delegate LI lo II the lie COI Constitutional tiu- tiu convention in n 1892 and aud was al always al- al lonal loyal loul to too the lw party giving It ways ns tl 1 I staunch support both In iii person and through his paper Mr Mm Graham was vas n f devout Moi Mormon mon He lie le wa va was the ho husband o of three Ii wives who bore boime Inre him hula of whom fourteen are mo living 11 I Ia was a our one of tho time to go 0 to to tn the raid raW which followed n 11 under IH tho timo c enforcement of the HIP B Tucker act act He le had boon been char charged changed wl with h violation of teh th law a a. number of line times since but bul none of time the recent prosecutions resulted in cOI conviction Mi MI Mr Graham Grham had hat a 1 IJ busy y Ir life 1 Ho lie W was a u man of genial personality but bul was Wa always vigorous mind and uncompromising in every overy cause cuse that he lie es- es Ills ability was reco recognized by In his opponents and appreciated by hl his colleagues The funeral will 11 t take k place at 11 o'clock Wednesday at the stake taber taber- hack nacle |