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I Vol. 4; No. 52 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 'J, 1905. Pmcb 5 Cents
I POLITICAL MELANGE.
I Of the parties who will put tickets
I In the Held for the municipal election
I the "Americans" arc the most active.
1 1 Chairman Darniers ofllce Is quite a
jfl lively scene, workers and caller3 are
I numerous and a general business air
I pervades the place. For the mayor-
alty nomination Ezra Thompson Is
' jfl decidedly the favorite, although H.
G. McMillan has strong supporters,
jfl Mr. McMillan, however, Is out of
jfl town and Is not making any effort for
Jfl the nomination. Mr. Thompson really
jfl doesn't want the honor, hut It may he
jfl thrust upon him.
I . '
Glen Miller, during the past few
days, has been much talked of as a
mayoralty candidate on the Repub
lican ticket. Mr. Miller Is now In Bos
ton en route homo with his family
from a trip to Europe, and is expected
to reach hero next week. Ho Is con
sidered a deslrablo candidate who
would unite various factions of the
party and al&o pull strongly from the
"Americans."
Geo. T. Odell is being urged by In
lluentlal Republicans to become a can
didate for the mayoralty, but Mr.
Odell is shy. It Is conceded that he
would make an excellent mayor and
would also add strength to the ticket.
Dr Dower has also a strong follow
ing, who hope to sec him nominated.
in a
Frank II. Hewlett has strong sup
port for the mayoralty nomination
from the Republicans. It is considered
that ho Is tho logical candidate from
tlu standpoint that it Is necessary
that tho future mayor should have an
Intimate knowlcdgo of tho water
works Improvements which aro to bo
made. Tho Demqcrats, who will un
doubtedly nominate Mayor Morris for
re lection, will make an Issue on tho
fa-1 that Mr. Morris has undertaken
to solve tho water problem and will
ur'-e that ho should bo given a chance
1 ' make good." As an offset to this
ii" ay Republicans considor that Mr.
!' wlott would ho a good candidate to
f'l uoso Mr. Morris, from tho fact that
H wlott is well posted on all things
l ainlng to tho water supply.
ho Republican city council hold a
meeting Friday afternoon and dis
cussed matters preliminary to the
cimpaign. Fred C. Loofbourow, tho
present chairman, and Parley White,
the secretary, will continuo to hold
those positions during the campaign
There aro a host of Democratic
candidates for the city council from
the Third precinct. F. S. Fernstrom
leads. He has already had four terms
but wants a fifth. Ed Davis, who Is
now serving his second term, Is not
averse to being returned again. Oth
ers mentioned are John F. Back, Ar
thur Margetts and D. P. Felt.
Tho name of W. S. McCornlck Is
freely mentioned as a Republican
mayoralty candidate. Mr. McCornlck's
wishes on the subject have not been
ascertained.
Editor Truth:
"In your Issue of September 2, In
an article on the Inactivity of the
Democracy, you say that Chairman
Thomas has taken no steps toward
calling the committee together or
calling a meeting of any kind, and
that Chairman Hood has no authority
In city matters. Very true, Indeed,
ind you might add to that, that tho
ico chairman and tho city and coun
y committee have no jurisdiction over
mything pertaining to airairs oi uio
Democratic party since tho retirement
of Martin Mulvey. When Mr. Mulvey
was city and county chairman ho took
great pride In consulting with tho vice
chairman and tho commlttco on all
questions concerning tho welfare of
tho party. Mr. Mulvey wanted tho
committee to share tho honor If tho
party was successful, and tho com
... ,o wiiiinir to shoulder the re-
sponsibllity if tho party was defea cd.
Now, Mr. Editor, I am going to ask a
favor. In the future, when speaking
of things politically concerning the
Democratic city and county commit
tee, Please don't mention tho vice
chairman, or for that matter, the city
and county commlttco. Wo are a nice
lot of follows, no doubt, but aro only
good to be seen and not' heard.
NICOL HOOD.
Sugar House, Sept. 8, 1905.
METHODIST CHURCH EXTENSION.
Editor Truth:
The recent speech of Dr. T. C. Iltff
and tho one by Frank J. Cannon In
the First Methodist church of this
city leads mo to beliovo that tho of
ficers and preachers of that church
will allow anybody no matter how de
based or hypocritical) to occupy their
pulpit if the speaker Is an enemy to
tho Mormons and Utah, and is active
ly engaged in knocking this state and
her people. Tho record of Frank J.
Cannon needs no comment to tho pco
plo of this state for many years tho
record of Rev. T. G. Illff for hypocracy,
falsehood, slander and ungratefulness
was never equaled by Uriah Heap or
Pecksniff. Dr. Illff often tells this
story of himself, when a boy 1G years
old, just after ho was converted ho
wanted to join tho United States
army and knowing tho government
would not accept a person under 18
years of age ho fell on to an old
scheme of falsehood and deception.
While the recruiting officer's back was
turned in tho examination room young
Illff slyly marked 18 on tho lloor and
stood over It when tho officer asked
him how old he was ho replied ho
was over 18. Dr. lllff's record In
Utah has been one of falsehood and
misrepresentation, tils plagarlzing
Dr. Guard's printed sermon and de
livering it in the Salt Lake theatre as
his own production Is known to all.
It is also well known that ho was
very jealous of tho Rev. Mr. Mabry
and that he not only set the trap, hut
furnished tho bait that caught Mr.
Mabry, and for years after Dr. Illff
was not wanted In tho First M. E.
church of this city. It is well known
that since Dr. Illff left Utah ho has
visited nearly every state in tho
Union on a campaign of slander and
graft. Hero is ono of tho many lies
ho tells in his lectures: "Tho spirit of
Mormonism has over been and Is now
a menaco and peril to this country.
Pledges made by tho Mormon leaders
when their plea for statehood for
Utah was granted have been broken
and polygamy has been practiced to
a greator extent since Utah became
a state than before." Ho also said in
a lecturo in Now Jersey that ho had
Reed Smoot arrested once for dis
turbing a religious meeting in Provo
and when ho was accused of such a
gross falsehood ho said ho did it in
a spirit of pleasantry for ho knew it
was not Reed Smoot ho had arrested,
but a fellow by tho nnmo of King, I
his speech a short tlmo ago in Lin-
coin, Neb., published In tho West 1 ;
Temple morning, sophlstlcatar of this I
city shows that slanders and injury I ,
arc uppermost In his thoughts and I
after knowing all of tho abovo tho of- I
llcers of tho First M. E. church or this
city insulted and injured every good
Methodist hero by allowing this man
Illff to occupy tho pulpit. Dr. Illff lec
tured on church extension and he said
on two or three occasions during his .
lecturo "If you want to know what
church extension Is doing look around i
you." And I did look. I saw tho
First M. E. church and tho other M.
E. churches of this city and many of
thoso in tho state, all of which wero
tho result of church extension. Thero i "i ,
aro 1,000 Methodists In Utah and 07 j
churches, less than 21 members to
each church, $131,109.47 was sent to I
Utah last year to help tho poor I
preachers and 00 of tho 07 churches J
of this state. Thirty-seven thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight dollars i
and ninety-seven cents of It was hor-
rowed monoy. Wo hnvo 8 Methodist ! i
churches In this city including tho
free Methodist that moans thoro aro j
8 churches to bo kept up and eight
preachers to bo supported. Whoro pno " :
church building and ono good preach- I
er would ho ample, as theso churches '
all told have less than 000 momoors.
On cno beautiful Sunday ovenlng In ,
May this year, tho ilrst M. E. church ,
had 107 present, tho Illff 45, tho Lib
erty Park 33, tho Second 15, tho
Heath 7. I did not got a report on I
tho attondanco of tho African or tho i
Free or tho Scandinavian, but It is I
safe to sny that thoro was not over I
75 In tho three churches. Making a , I
total of 342. At tho morning service , ,
there was probably one-third more !
present. Theso churches aro all on or '
near street car lines and aro within
two miles of tho First M. E. church, J
which would accommodate all thoir
congregations. An empty church ,
building Is like an idiot's head, bet- j
tor that it wero nover brought Into
oxlstenco. Tho Catholics and tho '
Christian Scientists of this city havo
each a larger membership nnd larger ; 1 1
congregations than nil tho Methodists ' j j
combined. They do not divido thoir j j,
forces to give moro jobs to preachors
and get moro mission money. Thoy
work together as ono and their church 1
buildings aro ornaments to this city. .1
For tho past eight years tho First I
Methodist church on Third South 1