Show PARTY CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS NOMINA-TIONS r The following has been sent to this office for publication ED DDMOCBAT Some time ago the DEMOCRAT DEMO-CRAT very properly advocated the nomination of a Democratic candidate for Delegate to I Congress for the reason that Delegate Caine professed at Washington to belong to that I party and had imposed upon the National Congressional Committee to such an extent as to secure his appointment as the Utah representative in that body The DEMOCRAT I presume recommended this policy upon the supposition that Caine would be named by President Taylor or Apostle Cannon to succeed himself and the idea of running a party nominee against him was suggested as a means or proving to the people at wasu mgtou that the Mormon representative had i no claims to recognition as a member of the Democratic party There is a 1 rumor however which appears to be I well founded and which has spread beyond the limits of Mormon circles that Caine is to be retired to make place for John Q Cannon Can-non a sonof the Apostle and the real head of the Mormon priesthood It is probable that this report is true That being the case there is no telling what representations the new delegate will make at Washington in relation to his political status It is quite certain however that he will so classify himself as to best inure to the Mormon interests in-terests and to make the greatest possible amount of capital out of his pretended political po-litical allegiance That was the policy pursued pur-sued by his father and all other Mormon delegates since the Territory was first represented repre-sented in Congress It strikes me that the best way to expose the duplicity of these pretenders would bo for both parties to make nominations for delegates This would show conclusively to the members that the Mormon representative whoever he may be is not recognized by either party here and would effectually thwart all attempts at-tempts to manufacture political capital by forcing him to run against the regular nominee nom-inee of the party upon which he would choose to foist himself at Washington U Yours truly GENTILE In I the main the DKMOCRVT agrees with the t above although the author is not in sympathy with this paper upon the issues which divide the two great National 4 pares It is quite probable that he is correct in his surmise that the present delegate will he supplanted by the person he mentions In fact the DEMOCRAT has excellent reasons for believing that the matter has already been so decided by the inline power of the Mormon Church It however but slightly changes the position of affairs from that upon which the suggestions published pub-lished in his t paper sometime ago wore based The Administration and the Lower I louse of Congress being Democratic Dem-ocratic it is more than probable that the new Delegate will profess political affiliation affilia-tion with that party as did his predecessor predeces-sor and for she same reason Caine through his misrepresentations succeeded suc-ceeded in having himself placed I upon the Democratic Congressional Committee If not nominated himself he will support sup-port John Q Cannon or whoever the Mormon Dictator names and the latter in the t event of no party nomination being made will claim whatever prestige may accrue from the endorsement of 1 the authorized Democratic Committeman of the Territory This gun should be spiked by forcing the Mormon candidate to run against the regular nominee of a Democratic Convention The Democrats of Utah cannot afford to even tacitly endorse the appointment of Caine asa as-a member of the Congressional Committee Com-mittee bv permitting the matter togo to-go by default They owe it to themselves politically and to the entire loyal element of the Territory morally to repudiate the action of the committee in empowering the Mormon Delegate to represent the party in Utah They cannot afford to permit without protest the election of a Mormon Delegate Dele-gate whose campaign is ostensibly conducted con-ducted under the auspices of the Leinotirauc congressional Committee Nonaction would be regarded as acquiescence which would be disgraceful and under the circumstances almost criminal The only method bv which the general sentiment of the party can be manifested upon this matter is by nominating nom-inating a candidate to run against the perdon supported by the Mormon member mem-ber of the committee Our correspondent correspond-ent suggests that both parties make nominations That would plainly show that there is no Mormon sympathy with either and perhaps servo to enlighten the people of the East in regard to local politics here But we do not presume to make suggestions as to I the course of the Republican party here or elsewhere We do however most eaineslly urge the necessity of a Democratic Demo-cratic nomination for Delegate to Con giesfl Let the convention nominate a good loyal Democat Hon R N Baskin for instance and let the Republicans 11 uiey cHoose endorse me nomination 01 run a candidate of f their own party Of course the Mormon nominee i will bo elected as he would be if the Democrats and Republicans consolidate upon a Liberal candidate It is wise however to detract by all honorable hon-orable means from the influence and prestige of the representative of the disloyal clement and in no manner can it he more effectually accomplished than by exposing the falsity of his pretensions to political i affiliation or sympathy with either of the great National parties of the country |