The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
UNDER THE LASH.

Last Thursday afternoon Prof. GEO.
II. BRMHALL and DR.. N. H. HARDY
made The DISPATCH editorial rooms
visit ,for what purpose was not stated,
and the conversation for nearly two
hours was, in most friendly manner,
devoted to the merits OF the two nation
al parties, the two gentlemen mention
ed ehampioning the cause of
Republicanism, and City Assessor
L. M. SAMUELsoN, who happened to
be present, and the editor of TIE DIS
PATCH, advocating the saving princi-
pies of Democracy. The attention of
Mr.. BRIMHALL, in the course of this
conversation, was directed to the fact
that some individuals were using as an
argument against MR. E. A. WILSON'S
qualifications as County Superinten-
dent of Schools, the fact that be was a
lawyer. Mr.. BRMHALL was then asked
if this, in his judgment, was any barrier
To this he replied very unreservedly in
uu7 negative, aGuing That he would
rather think it an acquisition. He
then made use of the following lang
uage: Il say unqualifedly there is
no other man in the county who is as
qualified to fill the position of county
superintendent of schools as E. a.
WILSON"
On Friday morning we published
this statement, and, as was naturally
expected, the party lash was brought to
bear upon Prof. BRIMHALL for this
candid and frank endorsement of his
friend, and he wrote out the following,
which appeared in the Enquirer of j.,
night:
NOTICE.
l unquaiiedly
DISPATCH hac
authori+- saw that again tb,
nni- psed nv name without
~ and not only misquoted but
represented me in its issue of july
"a and as a Republican / shall suppor
the nomination of B. Cluff, Jr, as the
best qualified man to fill the Office OF
County Superintendent of Schools fol
Utah County. q. II. BRMHALL.
Before the editor of The DIsPATcH
saw this retraction of Mr.. BRIMHALL' s
that gentleman, again accompanied by
DR.. HARDY, once more crossed the
Threshold OF our sanctum and engaged
in conversation. 1t took considerable
time for Mr.. BRINlHALL to get to the
object Of his visit, but he finally did, af
ter his mission had Neen anticipated
We asked Mr. BRIM Il if the En-
quirer had not bee ting after hin
for making the stateluoa5, and he ac
knowledged that Lad, and that b,
had been compelled 10 ma a reply
He was then asked 4 e mature
OF the reply he had made. lie Informed
us that he had accused - cf -nisquot
ing his language This charge W,
denied. and informaa him that i
that was the language il which hi
reply would be framed that VIZ
would be under the unpleasant necessi
tyof again stating that the endorse
ment we published was the very Ian
guage Mr.. BRIMHALL used. Mr.. BRIM
HALL replied that, in the event of ou
doing so, he would have to again deny
1t. We assured him that we would d
so. and so do in this correction
However much Mr.. BRBHALL may re
gret ever having had the courage to sa
what he did in favor OF Mr.. Z. A. VII
son, vet the fact, nevertheless, stands
that he has done so, an,
we regret he has not strengt
sufficient in his vertebrae to stay wit
his words. We herewith give the aft
davit of MIR. 7. NJ. SAAIUELsoN, in re
gard to the matter, as that gentleman
was present. and heard the whole con
versation, taking part in the discussion
himself:
Mr.. Geo. II. Brimhall, having seel
fit to deny in the Enquirer a statemen
made in THE DISPATCH Friday morn
ing, wherein was reported that gentle
mans opinion regarding the fitne-s 0
the present incumbent Of county super
intendent of schools, / will state tha
! was present on Thursday evening a
the editorial rooms of The DISPATCH
when Mr.. Brimhall, in company witt
DR.. NJ. II. Hardy, came in. Our con
versation drifted upon the merits o
the two national parties. Mr.. Brim
hall was finally asked whether, in hi
opinion, the fact that a man was
lawyer would disqualify him from hold
ing the position of county superlnten
dent of schools. Mr.. Brimhall replied
that in his opinion, that would be quit
an acquisiop than otherwise. He the