The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-01
TWENTY SIXTH YEAR.

! There was no stenographer Monday.
HYRUM STANDING,
| Chairman.
MIR. Cannon Finally Admits 1t.
After The Herald had detailed a re-
| porter to go to Brigham City, we were
visited last evening by Mr.. John Q.
Cannon, son of Hon. George Q. Cannon
and editor of the Deseret News. who
said that he was authorized by his
| father to state that while the latter
had no recollection either of having had
Judge Powers in his mind when
preaching at the Brigham conference
or of making a statement that could
under any circumstances have been
construed as referring to him, yet after
consultation with friends who were
present on the occasion referred to he
was now convinced that he had made
substantially the remarks attributed to
him by Messrs. Standing and Cook.
How it Was Received at Brigham.
From The Herald's regular CORE
spondent at Brigham City, the follow
ing letter was received last night:
BRIGHAM CITY, Oct. S1.-The pen
is a weak instrument, words are tame
in describing the feelings and sensa-
! tions that today possess the breasts
OF many an honest citizen in this coun-
ty. There are struggles and emotions
within the man, the like of which
were never felt before. Doubt and
dread hold sway and the man is at
sea.
Things have transpired in this coun-
ty within the week which start men
to doubling whether or not certain
man whom they have for years looked
up to and loved as infallible models
of truth and honesty-the epitome of
open frankness-have not some of the
weaknesses and ambitions of common
men.
A stake conference was held in
Brigham City Sunday and Monday.
The principal speakers were President
Lorenzo Snow, President George Q.
Cannon, Apostle Brigham Young, jr.,
Seymour B. Young and. President
Rulor s. Wells. This was an array of
church dignitaries seldom witnessed
at one of the stake conferences, which
are held four times a year. Nearly
all of the speakers touched on politics
in a general way. Many of these re-
marks were construed by Democrats
who were present, men holding high
positions in the church, to
BE UnfavornbIe to Their Party.
But the straw which broke the cameTs
back was laid on by President George
Q. Cannon. To add weight to his re-
marks he was the last speaker at the
last meeting of the conference and
made the attack on o. W. Powers al
the close of his sermon.
a verbatim report Of the stake clerks
long hanG minutes of President Can
mons winding up words is as follows:
I'VE are convulsed at the present
time by men who mismanage Offices
because they are not fit for US. One
man received $4,000 to steal the city
0eferring to Salt Lake. and now he is
al the head of another organization.
If we can have honest men for office
we will retain our good name Not
withstanding all that takes place by
reason of this division God has not
deserted us and those who go through
these things will be rewarded. Re
member that Satan is irving
to get a harvest of souls because now
is a good time. There is one man who
has fought us, telling us what conf
dence he has in US and now there are
troops of men and women following
him"
With a few closing words the speaker
sat down and the conference was at
an end
At the conclusion of Cannon's re-
marks Republicans in the congrega-
ton turned elated and smiled broad
smiles of satisfaction in the faces of
prominent Democrats present, whose
faces We're flushed by the thrust 1t
was almost a repetition of the situa-
ton in that now famous priesthood
meeting at the close of Joseph f.
Smiths ill-advised arraignment of Mo
ses thatcher and B. H. Roberts In the
understood perfectly that President
Cannon referred to Judge Powers and |
the Democratic party. 1t was all the !
talk when the meeting was out
In the face Of these facts, according
to today's Tribune. President Cannon
denies having made these remarks in |
the following language: "I deny in |
the most unequivocal manner every |
statement which is made to the effect |
that 1 attacked Judge Powers at Brig
ham City or at any other place. I did !
not mention his name, neither did / |
have him in my thoughts in any re-
marks that I made at Brigham City"
Further he says: I'm proof of what |
1 say, L have no doubt the testimony |
of any number of reputable men can
be obtained. and the report |
ers who, on Sunday, took my remarks /
in shorthand, and made full synopsis
on Monday"
This last sounds like the tricky talk |
of some smooth politician, who must
have had a hand in it's wording, as
the obnoxious remarks were not made !
on Sunday, but on Monday afternoon
Cannon's denial, as published in to-
days Tribune. was read to a crowd OF
prominent men this morning Most of |
them were present when Cannon spoke.
At the reading of this denial the men