Show DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPT TO USE BRIGHAM YOUNG ALUMNI FAILS j fACULTY I I ITHE CONDEMNS TilE THE PLAN i Officers of Alumni Declare De clare dare the Organization Is N Not t Aiding Knight j TAKE TARE NO INTEREST INTE EST IN IT I Democratic State Committee Sending Out Letters Trying 11 to Influence Graduates IT PROVES A I Officers of Alleged University Club Never Even Saw the Institution Provo Oct 25 The The fatis fat fatis fatis is in iu the fire so far as that alleged Governor Knight University club about which the Democratic state central committee has been making so much noise is concerned con and it is now a proven fact that 90 00 per cent nt of the names of officers a ap a- a qI- qI p aring on t the e stationery stationer of of e. n OAn b si sity ty of Provo are those of men lilen who nev never r graduated from the university university's It is extremely doubtful if the majority of them were ever inside the front doors of the institution An article appeared In the Salt Lake Laks Herald of ot yesterday morning setting forth the statement that the tho alumni of ot the Brigham Young university of ot Provo had formed an association to aid the tho political aspirations of ot J. J William Wil WI- liam Knight otherwise Irrespective of or political party part affiliations The article which a appeared on tho the front page under laming headlines contained one statement which Is Js true true- and that Is to the tho effect that the tho alleged al alleged alleged al- al association which Is IB another name for tor the tho Democratic state central committee has mailed thousands of ot letters to past graduates of tho the Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young Youns- academy and university asking their support for or J. J William Knight ht In his fight for tor tho the gubernatorial I na rial seat J X Never Xe e cr Attended University I These letters are aro written on stationery sta sta- of ot ott 4 bearing the tho printed names it t lar largo large e number of at officers of ot the as association B as- sedation and a careful Investigation here hero today toda developed tho fact tact that fully tuBy 90 per cent of ot the men whose names appear as officers could not nol b by any possibility be members of ot the tho alumni of the time Institution because they never grad graduated from it IL The Tho date lino line of ot tho letter is Pro Provo City but tho ho po postmark shows shown them to tobe tobo tobe be bo mailed at Salt Lake Lako and It Is la certain I tam tain tho they thoS' emanate from the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic headquarters In the latter city olty The following ln statement concerning the matter was given I en out hero toda today b by the tho presidency of ot the tho Brigham Young academy and er university i The or organization known m as Uio tho Continued on Inae Three e. S i DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPT TO USE B. B Y ALUM J FAILS Continued I roin Page One Governor Go Knight club cub lm lItIS hns no 10 official relationship to the tile faculty of or t the Uio Dri Brig Brig- ham liuni oel Young Voting university or oi to the lle board hoard of trustees t neither has the tho communication C cation L by this club cub received d any official rc recognition by the tile officers of or the Uio to aso association laUon IK JH GEORGE II I IS E. s S. S IE JOSEPH II n. KEELER Following Is ta the nt 0 Ers 1 t C. C J Jox x of tho the Alumni association of tho the Brigham Young uni uni- The llio of which I am nm the tho Jn hn lias hai had to do with wih the organization of or this J O It I nl mis organized as I understand It I. I h by grad graduate who lio were ucro Individually y In Interested In- In crested In Mr l. l Knights Knight's candidacy lc regardless of or party lartY C. C JEX Statement b by Mr 11 Hideout W. W E. E E Hideout Rideout president ex-president of ot th the alumni said sid It Is n a Yer cry i-cry unfortunate circumstance Wl CI-Wl- circum stance that an should houll Ix ho so o uni unwise un un- i wise o its IH to attempt covertly l' or v wise ii-Ie to drag the lie alumni of the lie Brig Brig- liam ham Young university Into u a political coil contest test lillo 1110 I cn consider lder ned Smoot one of the thc greatest of the of ot th the Institution U it I would bo ho b Ju Just t l us as unfair to attempt either cither directly or Indirectly Indirect I make tho tite hide ic-hide ly to n a. a u n to further hl his ambitious ambitions as lt to assist J. J r. r Will VilI I Knight ht In Ill his race for Tor the go gov- g Miss Sadie Preston secretary ex-secretary tx of or orthe the association when asked asket about the matter matel said I know nothing such uch un an or- or and It is certainly not authentic au au- as tu the alumni u association is slOt not not ZUlU and Ind never ne has hos been In iii il polities E E. H. H Holt t Ho secretary of or the faculty of the university also denied tho thu statement that the organization had hur official recognition by bythe bythe bytho on any standing or Ot the tho faculty whatever Every Even member of or the alumni of or the university seen has either been f Ig Ignorant Ignorant Ig- Ig Harant o or of the matter or ha has expressed ej himself In strong stong terms against the impression going goin forth that Ulal the te or organization or- or has anything whatever to todo todo do ilo dolth with wih the alumni as un association |