Ogden Sun | 1905-10-31 | Page 5 | Frank Cannon Mobbed

FRANK MOBBED A story being circulated in eastern pers the follows foll owl press dispatch Is from now haen dann former united slates senator frank cannon pi utah who is speaking in the ca mormonism Mpr monism is guarded by boung detectives against mormon fanatics apropos of ehg above and as evidence of the pursued to arouse sympathy and poso as a martyr to the cause of americanism smith D fry one ot the best known newspaper correspondents in washington D C sends the following to the deseret news story 0 mobbing washington oct 24 under the caption mobbed by cormons mormons Mor mons quite a number 0 newspapers have printed dispatches from philadelphia saying that former senator frank cannon had been mobbed by indignant cormons mormons Mor mons after bis lecture in that city not merely as a newspaper man but as a long ume personal 0 senator cannoa the writer visited philadelphia aaa made inquiry ot the beat posted newspaper in this city and they all ay that there is no truth in the story there was no violence shown none threatened and none intended at the conclusion of the lecture several very pertinent questions were asked by people in the audience that Is liable to happen at the conclusion of any lecture or address anywhere on earth and atia riot so unusual as to warrant any newspaper comment at all