New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-31
TIE MORMON GOV FEYTTON.
ITS NOMINEE AND WHY HE WAS CHOSEN.
A MONOGAMIsT N PRACTICE But A POLYGAMIsT IN


A MONoGANusT IN PRACTICE But POLYGAMIsr IN
BEuEF-POLuICs AND THE CHURCH-rHE VOTES
or WOMEN.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 1.-THE nominee of
the Mormon Convention for Delegate to Congress- John
T. Game, & amonogamist in practice but poygamist
belief He believes IN the tenets Of the faith and the
revelations Of the Prophet Joseph Smith, that poyg
amy IS right It Is stated Gentile authority that
he would live his religion and long ago have taken
more wives, but his first wife objected to this
We're 10 not for family" reasons he would perhaps
have rs numerous a household Apostle Cannon. whose
seat in Congress recently vacated The nominee Is
principal owner Of The SAT- Lake Herald the Church
organ, which daily breaches the right TO practise the
heavenly inspired principles OF poygamy ne Is also
manager Of the Salt Lake Theatre, thus combining the
theatrical and literary professions with religion and
politics.
In this Territory politics Is secondary consideration
The Geniles style their organization the Liberal
party"; the Mormons, the Peoples party J he
Mornons Democrats merely because the Repubucan
party Is in power and they want to be against the
Government -; and the Gen.iles nearly all Repuhh-
cans some from choice and great many for no other
reason than that the Mornons are Democrats Three
tourths Of the Mormon Convention were polyganists-
iisfranchised under the Edmunds bill The non-poyg-
amists objected to the convention being controlled ny
men who could vote FOR the nominee and were VIZ
tuay branded by the law - felons Yet the Chnrch
marty ed IL otherwise, or rather the President OF
the Church; for THE TRIBUNE correspondent was IN
formed twenty-our hours before the nomination that
Pre.dent TAYLOR had decided upon the nomination Of
John f. Game" Also that the carbohydrates desired
ex-Deegate Hooper; but that he was an ant-poIyg-
amst not only in practice but belief and that the
| Church wanted a who was a polyganist III Deue1
| and who was eligible. Mr. Hooper was delegate 20
Congress ten years ago, when Brghim foh. ul'e III.
| threat that he would poiynmy down the throat
| OF Congress by sending "a pOySHh9us uyl's 7
Hooper re- fused % take second WE anu Npo1,t1
| non who had four wives and twenty chHureHl
was sent in his stead. 80 1t VIII De seen lnnt 'ne
before-the only change being man Who i elglnte
Before the Acknowledgement OF poly qua -
fourfhs of the Mormon voters We're women 9Hl lVN
they are about One-hah Yet OF the -lXty-nlhe
| In the Territorial Convention ohy Two vi ,,,ial
And they are now complaining nc the poor anu In
recognition given to those who en'laVS Va -
their votes. A. Commissioner E'uUvN Iii IL Soon
| me: Abolish female suffrage and poly EdnY VIII su0u
cease 10 exist" Mrs. Horn, delegate aires7 ~ NJ
convention. 10 which sue sid tl, Ie soint forty
wears. had alwavs lived above the aW' anu No
Standing that had driven rom her home III MS
sour and in illinois, She Thought the law was maze 20
punish it, trlnSgrc-sOrs ana not Iho'e VIZ o,j,ad
She was glad to that women were a my IrCt-1
In political conventions, and wnle 5hG il , no, Iii
much about politics. she knt" soo' u. a. 49,, ,cs
ion and hoped 10 see IA little more OF II III uie Po'
poygamst named Hatch said he knew R9,hf f o1
| Do tics; did not know the difference oSt".iJ ba,-e
partc- but thought the Mormon CAulch NO ,p1 nay ~
more power II it allied itself TO one OF Ine b ondidv
could not advise when one 10 i U fbe one thar was
stated that he favored going III win ue quo =! i rs
on top and that going 70 stay me- itu,b joircd
received with tumultuOus applause ana iaugnI' i
in by both saints and sinners This man t itRR
sounded the policy Of the Church; TO any l,seI "t'
noIffcoI Marty i'm order % augment It's Influence. IN
Nevada the Mormons have 800 votes when wiz we
against the reelection OF Mr.. Cassidy VINO tst SESSION.
stTon civ favored the uuseating Of Cannon IN luaisu, -
wa- told the other day by repreSeh a We which
that Territory the MormOns viii poll sOU EOtcS' ~
will be- east Tor the reelection Of Alhsue WY ~ Ii
.idered by our people half Mormon Di 80
| my informant. We will elect elnSueIaei' A'P'
who secretary OF the Territory 80 ,+i,, FOR their
Here It will be seen the Mornons are yo,is io for
| church and divided IN politics Ihey N9lcu aOl a.,
| Democrat in Idaho and against an orthouoA o'0 ="
| Nevada, a., zo.o,,t,ed their own
a. 10 reappOrt0n the representation
| the next Territorial Convention Oh 'No Wa
Tine GentiIes nav two-hirds Of the local taxes ySt
there [, moi Gentle official in the territory - 20
claim with the Eastern woman-sunrdgls's l'' 'ioJ ~
a1ed WITHOUT ~ in nnnuIaton OF the Territory is
100000 They pay yearly haI n MIN , uo'i
s ~ ~ mines Is decreasing from lO to ~ per
cent yearly