Show SLOAN VS RICH on tuesday night last as reported in THE tae STANDARD mr ben E rich was interrupted while making a speech in logan by R W sloan tha the latter gentleman is usually well informed bat but upon this occasion his knowledge and discretion were both absent and mr rich dimply annihilated him not content with the result sir mr sloan yesterday published the following A CHALLENGE Mr ben B R etch Rich having at the republican meeting on tuesday evening february ba uri challenged democrats to confute hii his statements retarding regarding the admission of 0 utah to statehood by the democratic party and on the difference differences of the national parum let I 1 accept his hl challenge and will meet girtley girt him im at any time or place in login he mar may name to all allor or any amyot of the issues presented by bt him I 1 desire that the discussion take pla place ee in logan during I 1 tie the coming two week weeks the only condition attached to ahli 0 challenge benle in Is that the speeches hall shall be alter alternating an and not of longer than ten minutes each B R W in response mr rich has given oat the subjoined sub joined document AS AN OPEN LETTER LETTIER NT mr A W ff sloan lagan logan 1 aa I 1 gee see by b a pedal special edition of the journal insull with bevy elvertta ev erist ertta haire after the republican meet ing 0 of tuesday night in lonan logan that you accept a challenge chill ge which w dij ich yon you assert that I 1 offered upon that occasion occa glon you are very kind ur mr sloan lor you not only generously create er e the challenge challe nife but out you spare all further trouble tr uble to 10 roe m 0 by practically practically fixing the time place and form fo amo ol 01 the it grieve grieves me to interfere with so much cordiality on lour your part but a lew word promptly uttered now may em gave e you 3 from frowin froW all Ii dalre or necessity eastty to discuss a subject concerning which it Is to not possible lor for you to have any personal per tonal Fonal knowledge I 1 did not challenge democrats to confute my statements regarding the of utah to statehood I 1 quoted HOD hon john T caines statements made upon that subject at a banquet in ogden and I 1 challenged any mau man who wai was at that banquet to desput my repetition of mr caines words you were not there then by what right do you assume to bo be the challenged party you appear to be aawar spoiling I 1 lora fiat you get denoig enoich last tuesday night or are you like same other creature creatures who never know when they have got enough docu do you dispute my declaration that uon bon john johnt calne caine made the statements which ch 1 quoted from him it if an s so OA you ip simply ly betray your ignorance and ene e your ignorance ignorance mr calne caine did use those words and your you insolence lo because you aik ask me to debate with you u a as to whether I 1 lied or not la in quoting from mr calne caine it if you do not c depute to ay my declaration there la nothing in t ebli b I 1 matter tor for us to din cna cuts like an enraged bull you mistake the 0 object act 0 f the assault if you have any quarrel I 1 it ii is with lion john T calne caine he ile made the tate menti ments challenge him concerning the tb correct conclusions to be drawn from a given state ol 01 fact facts where differing parties hue have equal opportunities there may L sometimes debt le be legitimate cause for debate bt but in this matter you have certainly obtruded self there BM am federal several able democrat democrats who were 6 challenged to dispute my word words let them reply in the meantime I 1 beg leave to repeat my advice to you challenge mr calne caine 01 Of coune coure be knows all about it and you know nothing but that will juet just suit you BEN K E RICH RICK |