Show open letter from mr to lion william II 11 king and 0 W powers gentlemen on wednesday evening last you honored me with a call congressman king in the person of hia brother lion S A king and proposed wo should withdraw from abo senatorial race that ia now agitating the public mind in abia satte you presented for my denature a document which provided for our joint retirement in alie preparation pa ration of which document I 1 had no part but which aa an evidence of good faith already boro your signatures you ave as abo purpose behind abo preparation and signature sie nature of thia instrument a profound desire to preserve unity in the democratic pirty which is the domin allne political factor in the legislature and of which there are no more conspicuous members than yourselves I 1 conjecture you have both concluded that further efforts in your own behalf must prove dutile and that the proposed assent to a your respective names as senatorial candidates may be accepted as colice to thoo hitherto you support that they are at liberty to turn elsewhere and vote for others in the interest ol 01 unity in the democratic ranka and I 1 was minded of a fact which judge king not deny namely that be had promised me hia cordial support if he could not be elected I 1 alro recalled the assurance given me by judge powers voluntarily offered that I 1 was his choice if he himself could not win with a virtual abandonment ot confidence on your part as that involved in the proposal submitted to me ladt evening I 1 am at a loss to know why I 1 should net call upon yon for an in harmony with the tender ot friendship and good will made without any tolice gutlon on my pait what action my friends in the caucus may take tonight I 1 cannot foretell their decision shall be mine mine in heair and in cheerfulness ful ness A W salt like city utah feb |