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Show WHAT THEY SAY OF TUCKER. j The Beport That He Will JLobby for mormon Gold Very JLikely , to be True. ' ' A prominent politician of this city "(if we can be said to have such a species here in Utah), in commenting on the news from Washington in relation to the retention of Mr. Tucker by the Mormon Church was -heard to say: "There is probably a good deal in that report about Congressman Tucker's brother being in the employ of the Church ' in connection with the effort to head off further anti-Mormon legislation. When I was in Washington recently my attention was called to the fact of this man Tucker being intimately associated with A. M. Gibson, the old Mormon "stand-by" around the lobbies of the Capitol. I had known of Mr. Tucker and of his connection with some notorious lobbying in 1876, , when a remarkable case was being earned through with money, according to repute. Know ing Judge J. Randolph Tucker personally, person-ally, however, and being assured that he himself was beyond reproach as a man of perfect integrity, I ridiculed the idea that his brother could influence him in regard to the action of the House Judiciary Judici-ary Committee of which he is chairman. ' The brother, who is reported to have accepted a "retaining fee. from the Mor mon church, is a lawyer arid' a profes-, sional lobbyist, and is known as such by' everybody in Washington. That the delay de-lay on the part of the Judiciary Committee Commit-tee in their consideration of the Edmunds and other anti-Mormon bills is due in the least' degree to any influence or pressure brought on Chairman Tucker by his brother, I do not believe for one moment. Those measures were given to a sub-committee, and the application from Mr. Caine that the Church's attorneys be allowed sufficient time to prepare their arguments, which they desired to submit before any action was taken, was granted ; and this is what is causing the apparent delay. I am very confident that several influential lawyers are working hard in. the interests of the Church at Washington, but I would not be afraid to pit Mr. Baskin against a dozen of them."" |