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Show That New party. The attempt to oiganio the old Llbei.il pait), 01 l.ithei a pait) that Is iintl-Moiinon in out) thing and iin-dor iin-dor nil conditions is not meeting with the greatest success. Man) of Salt Lake's biggest business men am ficn-tiles, ficn-tiles, but It seems that even the gicat- cr piopoitlon of these do not take kindly to the movement. ' However, filends of the new movement move-ment Insist that business men will not sign the petition because of a fear that to do so will hint theli business. The Pesciet News has mulct taken to find out the tiuth of this and in Wednesday's Wed-nesday's Issue piescntsthe following: Piaetlcall) ovciv non-Moimon In business on Main stieet was asked to answer the following statement: "Judge McDowell made the assertion that many business men were refusing to glgn the protest to Congicss because be-cause of the fear that It would Injuic their buslness.the Inference being that he meant the Mormons would bo)cott those who signed. If jou are one who signed will jou give the "News" yoiii icasonsV" Holds the plain, stialghlforwaid icsult: W. S. McCornlck "I have not been asked to .sign, and would not sign U I vveio asked. My icason Is that I will be the last to do an) thing consciously that will bin t business conditions here and annul the pcipetual iullux of capital capi-tal to this state. I will have no hand In opening that old light. This Is my icason, and It Is the leason undoubtedly undoubt-edly of a gioat many otheis good, lepiosentatlve men. vv ltd whom 1 have talked." M. II. Walkei "Lot's foiget the whole thing, and pull together. 1 don't sa) that I have signed, nor have I lefused to sign." L. Colin (Colin Diy Ooods Co.) "I have not been asked to sign." Nathan Lichteiisteln "Don't know the Hist thing about It." W. A. Peaisall. Mauagei Lo)son Joweliy Coinpan)- Haven't been asked ask-ed and will not sign it It I am. What icason.' This is my homo. 1 don't 'want to teai it down." Managai MucPhcison, of the Keith-O'Ei Keith-O'Ei Ion's "1 haven't been asked. Leave me out of It, please." S. V. Shclp, manager Walkei stoic "I have not been asked to sign the niotest. Tlieie is no question but that among the conseivathe element of the citv.the move is considered picmatuie to say tde least The least said about the old st life, the bettei for the state Gail S. Schmidt of the C.ioenwald FurnltuieCo.- Haven't been asked to sign. This business is not in political or lellgiousatTaiis." Ocoige Mullet "Nobody has ap-pioachcd ap-pioachcd me 011 the subject, and I haven't looked aii)bod) up with a pen in my hand." C. II. Adams (Ulchardson & Adams) "1 wouldn't sign the piotcst if my best filend biought it to me. I think-too think-too much of this state; 1 want to see it build up." ltoyd P.nk- "1 haven't anything to do with the thing," Manager King (King Haidware Co.) - "1 have not seen the protest and don't cue if I never do." Othei non-"Moimons" business men when sought, talked along the same lines. It will bo observed that neatly all of the above declare they Ii.ito not ever been asked to sign the piotest. This Is a new and Intoiest-ing Intoiest-ing phase ol the situation. If the committee seemed (1,000 slgnatuics, vvliicn must be doubted -whole In the name of common sense weie they seemed, se-emed, who vviote them and what In-teiostsdo In-teiostsdo they leprosent'' Why do theoutiaged piolostants not call on the business people? Who aie "the hundreds of business men" that have "lefused" because of feaiV |