The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-05
He ISA DEAD DUCK!
Jerry Conklin Burchards Him
self and Is Out of
the Race.
Il AM NOT A CATHOLIC.'
The Sturdy Irish Americans Are
Reused to the Last
Man.
THE BISHOPS CERCEFICATE.
Confidence Betrayed, and Father Scan
lan's Letter Is Used to Placate
the CathOlic-Hating
AmOrines.
Conklin Promises the Cream Positions of
the City to the Amorines in Return
For Their Support--Jerry
Oyer-reaches
Himself.
The Sturdy Irish Americans Are
Reused to the Last
Man.
THE BISHOPS CERCEFICATE.

If ]. c. Conklin ever had the remot-
est ghost of a show to be elected may
or, that show vanished into incorpor-
cal air in the developments of the past
thirty-six hours.
The traditional door nail is not more
lifeless and inanimate than Mr.. Conk-
Inns chances are at this moment.
R. N. Baskin may go to his bed to-
night, with as great and absolute a
sense Of security about the result of
the election, as if he held the certifi-
cate of election in his hands, duly at
tested by and bearing the great seal
of the secretary of the territory.
The occurrences which have brought
about this condition, are more than in
Iteresting-they are understanding.
To relate them - win be necessary to
take a glimpse into the secret meet
ing of that vast secret organization
whose name has been so much on
mems tongues here during the past
few months. This organization is the
A. P. A.-more commonly known as
the AmoriDes, still more commonly
known as the anti-Catholics, or as the
members themselves style it, the 'An-
ti-Cats."
The meeting in question, occurred
last Wednesday evening at the place
where all the society meetings are
held-in the large hall in the Union
block, opposite the Walker house. The
expectation that the candidates in the
coming election would be discussed
drew out an enormous attendance c.
NJ. Jackson, grand mogul of the order,
and editor Of the Critic, was in the
chair at first. but later, desiring to
take hand in the impending scrap,
he called a lay member to preside
There had been at first some idea of
putting an American" ticket in the
field, and naming new men from top
to bottom except Lawson, Wiscomb,
and Dunno, the three Amorines on the
Liberal ticket But this was quickly
and the discussion proceed
ed as to the relative merits of Baskin
and Conl1lin and Ewing and Pratt
The debate soon waxed hot. 1t grew
evident that the Baskin sentiment pre-
dominated. Some one alleged that
Ewing was a - Catholic. Another
said he was not. Then chorus arose
that Conklin had been baptized into
the Roman Catholic faith. Colonel
Kaighn. Conklin's second. holly denied
it,and demanded the name of the priest
who OBLIGATED. The other side just as
promptly named Father Kelly. Then
came the climax. Striding to the front
one Timmons announced in theatric
tones that Jerry Conklin's friends had
been prepared for some such attack,
and they had the documentary evidence
to confute it. Derisive jeers greeted
his statement Thrusting his hand in
to his breast pocket, the speaker drew
forth a paper, which he unfolded and
handed to the secretary. It read: "Salt
Lake City, October 18th. 1893 I hereby
certify that to the best of my know
ledge and belief ]. c. Conklin is not a
member of the Catholic church. T,
Scanlan. bishop"
Dead silence ensued for a moment.
Then yell of applause arose, min
gled with Kisses, cries of That's only
a Catholic denial, what does it amount
top "RatsF' "Bosh," etc, soon drown
ed the applause. Then Conllin's friends
played their second trump card. 1t
was openly stated that Mr.. Conklin
had solemnly pledged the .Amorines in
case he was elected, the following Of
fees: superintendent of streets, SUI
perintendent OF joint city and county
building, and FIVE patrolmen. On his
part Sam Ewing had as solemnly
promised not to disturb any member of
the order now on the police force, and
to allow it to name a man as captain
of the force in Captain Donovan's
place. cThe understanding is that Col
onel Kaighn, the doughty seconder of
Mr.. Conklin's nomination, is to have
the city attorneyship, but this was not
announced)
All this turned the tide emphatically
towards Conklin. But the other side
sent up an uproar that it could prove
all it had said about Conklin being a
Catholic. The cries grew so strong
that even Kaighn and Timmons were
forced to listen to them There was more
debate and finally the matter was
allowed to take this shape; that those
who claimed Conklin was Catholic
should be given till last night to bring
proofs of their charges With that
understanding the meeting broke up
and the matter was made special
order Of business for last evening.
With what result the Herald will not
know till its grapevine lire gets into
operation during the day, when it hopes
to have further intelligence to present