Show SCRAP FOR CEDARS CEDAR'S POSTOfFICE J. J H. H Arthur Gives Other Side of Wilkinson Indorsement Indorse Indorse- o merit ment ment I I Cedar City April lI I J. J. J If H. Arl Arthur Uc lIe- I publican state man committee fur for or Ironim Iron county im ty hL has has' hasa hLa a a decided statement t to 0 tomake maJ make in regard to tho the In indorsement's indorsements o otho or ortho tho the two rival rhal al C. C ni candidates tates CS cS S son soli and amI Kunen I r. r f. f Jones for tho the local Arthurs Arthur's side Itc of or the time situation is sl en given in mill full as follows Some two months ago ngo or thereabouts thieve there the lie present Incumbent und and Mr Ir C. C 8 S Wilkinson entered Into Inlo lions Ions whereby It was thal that If the lie could coul be secured for secure Mr Ir Wilkinson he lie would become the tIme purchaser purchaser- of or Mr Ir Thorley's Thorley mercantile interests The Thc matter of or gaining gaininG the time f ilow II owe 1 to tl recommend recommend rec rec- Wilkinson for or the time position was considered o ot of vital Importance and amI as near as asI I can learn the time first step taken w was the time circulation of or a n petition to which was secured unite quite fluie a n number ol or of signatures part of or whom whom wore were Republicans and amI time the balance Democrats and ll Socialists the time chairman of tho time local organization or or- 01 among amonS the These petitions were ivere forwarded fOr abet to the congressman man who Imme Immediately lat l wrote me mt asking If Ir the tho petitioner was the choice cholo o of the time people anti and the time local oeal organization organization or or- for or time the tl position to which I replied thul he ho nas us not stating slating the time thel l' l reasons Called anti smil The Time next move mo c In the thc game frame Same was the time theo I o attempt to p secure t time thu JI indorsement en t of or orthe in Jim the time the time leading heading Republicans county count which resulted In In a failure allure so 80 far Car as at some were ere concerned Tho Timo of or these to lo Howel falling to secure the lie tl desired lo results tJ q local chaIrman n LL u. u II e ii A. t Jn or of 10 tho u oL or l luc tic important rl s sm m Wr ai it at r ot or M 11 m 1 n H t at or 1 L No o I rea rl sons song were gIven I en for or either cither the time theof of or the tho call can nor nOl the tue postponement postponement- On the he day clay o of the thc meeting quite luHe a a. number of informed that helo 0 would be lc no that thai there was its no vacancy and therefore no cause C fur for acIon action ac ac- ac- ac tion Ion lh This his word was VS given el out by Iy th tin tin- I I I I local chairman and ant a large ar c number of ur hi Hll stayed t awn awo away in conse cause quence quenco Vacancy Occurs On March 29 I received recel a I letter Jeter from Mr air lowell mutating that the time hud hind been heen informed by Iy the thc department that u tL vacancy bad bal occurred in iii the at Cedar City owing to the time resignation of air Mr Thorley I 1 Immediately immediately Immedi immedi- placed the local chairman in possession possession possession pos- pos session of or the facts acts arid and requested that 1 he call cal the Republicans together for tor tho the purpose e of or naming 0 ft suitable person for forthe tho the position This he ho promised to do an and fU did post a n notice calling a meeting an and stating time the tw purpose o of the same ume Later In the ta day however the notice was taken takemi down und and the tue statement wis was iSas made th that ll owing lo tu the lie Illness of ot Mr Wilkinson no imo meeting would be lie held until ho Ia hI was waR able to attend A letter leth I Iwas was written to Congressman Howell in which the time above facts were recited and ad a request Inserted d that mat no mio IO a action ton be taken until such uch time us UI it it was ivas WIS convenient con con- to lo hold hohl a meeting at which Mr ll Wilkinson might be present nr A few days T the local chairman wont to Salt Lake und and mot Congressman howell Howel and through h some ome means moans induced Mr 1 Lowell hoWell to 0 b that the Uie acton action taken at the time mci ng was perfectly regular tog reg res- res ular and proper Im und therefore binding I upon tho time members of the lie local party parly On tIle the chairman's return home homo ho was approached by ly some ome of or the tho party askinG ask- ask lug inG ng when he Intended to lo call cal a u meeting to 0 which he replied that mat he would not nut call cl another meeting and ani that the Republicans Re lie- publicans could take any ammy ny action they do c. It I was wa therefore deemed proper prop pro er or for the tho Republicans to call cal a a meet In lag npr In and a n number got sot tos together Uter and up- up loht l a u temporary chairman find Iii hi- JI him to lo cull call cul a meeting of tile the party which v Was done domie cone und and at tho time thom m meeting which was held action WAS ta- ta aken a- a ken cn indorsing the action acton of oC those who selected the time temporary chairman ami sustaining that officer in Iii said aid position At this this' meeting after balloting on time the candidates which wore were on only Iy 1 f two o YO in number Mr lr Kumen 1 JL L. Jones Jont defeated Mr Wilkinson by a n vote ole of or 4 40 49 to IL Whether or not the Wilkinson ito n supporters support support- ers en considered the time meeting as belim regular they were there In almost tilt fun strength th und arid their thel would load one to believe e that lint l they did so 10 consider conIc consid er or It I. I S ll fur for On the time evening following follow in pr that limit upon which Lime last named meeting was held heldI 1 I received a loiter ietter from Con Congressman stating among other timings things g that he lie hud had hol decided to recommend Mr on for fOI time the po position that he lie hu had bad conferred with wih chairman who had given him a 0 strong oral Indorsement Indorsement Indorse Indorse- ment of or Mr I Wilkinson that tha he lie luul reason rMon to believe beleve that the first mooting meetIng was regularly culled called and that the time action notion ac no- I tion ton W vas convincing con A vigorous protest against such aeton ac- ac aei i lion llon ton forwarded to Mr hoWell as also 0 tit the U results result of or the last laa ull meeting with wih the tho request st that lie he base basc hl his hint recommendations thereon It Ii Is to be hoped hopel that Congressman howell will wll Howel wil I noru Lu the om t i secured Ki for Mr Wilkinson anti and that he will wi stump stamp with his disapproval those wih amid al aU mot methods hods used in securing ap ap- ap- ap to lo positions that tha come under his hil official patronage |