, 1880-01-05

GptCMs 4{NPHtEh 10 Ana tH*tHt0 1Tln4Hh
WASHINGTON, D. G., jan. 4.-Tho contest oyct
tho renppnnMcnt OF Gov. Emary, at Utah,s
becoming auInutcd, aid III interesting In that It
fnvoiyes tn sone oxtent tho policy oftho Al
lunfstrltton with rspoct to tho suppression Of
rolygNnly. Tho story that Guy. Emery is IN
sympathy With tho Morm0ns and has boon using
his oll'clM position to furthor tho!r interests Is
fntly tIenlutl by the Governor himself, WHO Ii
now iorc. Tho origin Ut tho story, te BayH, Is
thls: Four yuara ngo II bccnme ovidont to tho
Gontcs living III that Territory thnt tho crtlns
innl colo WIS very deficient. 1t had been
built up by cnaetmonts 1T tho Territorial Leg
tslaturo, but, ms tho Mor1nons wero generally Ia
II ntjDrtty, tho lnwa wcro always found to lIa-
ertniflnts III thutr fAvor. At nnss- meeting Of
thu Gentle population Of Suit Lake, it was de-
ternnod to abolish tho t1en criminal Godo and
atHPt nssotllor rea.ly-n,ulo from, ono of tue
neghhoriny statos. Tho colo Of California wal
subsequently, chosen, nud, ut tho beginning u
tho wInt1r session Of 1870, Gov. Emery, In blu
annual message, strongly recommended III
nloptiDn.
r11EnE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY
It, bringing tho Legislature to direct voto upon
tIte question: hut II, tho lust houts Of tho ecss(u,
ut tho ,,rgcn. advIou Ut tho Governor and few
ut ha friends, tho bill waa passed., Tho
Suit Lake Tribune was loud in Its pra.Ees Of Gov.
Emery for hEs oaalrso III urging tho ,passaKo of
this bill, which gt1ve tho Territory a vastly
superior eotlo Ut criminal laws to TINT which
poSsrssDl bcftrc. Subsequently, and OH tho lfs
con,ng If tho Ilaycs Administration. tho salt
Lake Tribune brEn1i tn nntAgontzo Emery bs
c!,HrKtng in1 with holding sentiments fayos.
nble to tho Mormon religion. Ono ot
tta fnyart chRrxes was TINT Emory had
l.ssisteh III bringing nbout tho abolition Of tn
criminal code Of utMtt Whtph waa true 80 tar Il
ltwsnt. but thog0 WINS ITO ihcnti0n Of tho fapt that
the California unlo ha1 beon adoptod III !ss
Etoad Tho tlon, Gov. Esnory thinks, was to i'm
press tho E..st With tho notion that Emery was
unwilling to prosecute Mnr,nons tor poly8atuous
practices. What added tn tho acotning
rHol,AnIL1TY or THIS RTonY
was, Gov, Emory says, tho fact that on several
occasions tho Dtsc,rk Neux, tho icadlMg Mar ,
lnnn newspaper III utal, contained para' !
Rr,phs complimentary to tho Governoh
There Is absolutely no ground wbat'
ever sud Gov, Emory, upon which to bAss
tho 'naputa.!oa Tint ho Is favorable to tho Nor
mons IN nny other aonso thRn nsn Just executive
OF tho lHwg. THO petitions and personHl l1tton
with whluh Gov. Emery ia supplied asking fot
ttts reaprnEHtiaent, ouino to HIN, he nays, tn
sou3ht. They represent thrGc-four ot tho ~
spcutlo Qcl,tltes luld riine-tontha of tho prep
orty III tho Torrltnry. Gov. Emory trusts III tut
Cly!l-5oryIco rifles to rctain him III place.
1t 1t rupDrtotl, howev0r, that Charles EH'
Ing, brother OF tho Cougrossman, claims
tlmt II direct promise 0f tho o1Iloo has
beer undo to him by tho Prcaidont. It IL flt.
thor urgua. III support OF Gov. Emory, TINT hl
Administration WIS satisfactory to Proalcnt
Grnt, u1,tl t,as, to tho present time, boon 40 ID
this Administration. 0Gn Grant, before lcAv'ng
tho Nh!te-lIouso, In Marula, 1877, spoke In biz
tor11ls ct Gov. Emery, and declared that ho bud
nuvor hn mon,cnts peace oyer tho ataErs Of
Utah until he sont him there. 1t appears thai
tho accusation thut Gov. E,aory a pproyod the
repeating !Aws Of lah3, which punished polygam}
anl similar crimes, was ilsd ln TIM interior Io+
pnrtment, and was Investigated by tho Depart
n.ont, Antl dismissed "a furnishing
NO nIsDuNp F0u CilT1cls1Ku TIN 10yEnso!t
rupora on tilo In tho Department contain Gox
Emery's explanations md tho report Of Nj:
| Ch4so, tho sE,ucInl nxent who inquired into II
both of which documents Bcaretary schnrz hs.
aaii nro satisfactory 10 ht!a., Coy: Emery guy:
thS Morona ci Vt tst hss.tate s,t to ss SoIs
wiz Istino trIok Ii 4 whIsh wou[i resu!l
SS ,a "A sFf e9o,r e Il r wbGn be- ( NJ r.
Iaku City, Including JnIga Mc|lrldo, who nus
oplases hls s94pnoiatnoat. 4 ara shay M nta!1s s!Ias
no oIaS auxxastad that ho ought to veto this e.lf
Hpr wus such y Suggestion nsa!a TIL long nfts
wan's, whsn y WY na4y la The interests a,, u
brings with him whit hD eonsllers complies
nntWer to tho othor assertion, TINT tho Qotitls1.
Sonaenes in hl th*td By IT,
Pet!lqna wh!oh b. whI .P;Sseat to ths President
A. 70 his couEaae and fidelity. t3en; Smith 81 e.
MarsIai shaux xauessy hava wsltteu lattels to tee
President. tls lattor giving spealac lnstauoesp J.
which tho Governor 1nado the fullest ltvpuEatioes
ser popasaos *seS Eae.a Is