The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
Judge Powers Interviewed.

1SHdIlOn 10 LIE 1OI9SOi4IS5 NiAS
lar 1 desire to say said Judge Powers
yesterday, that the first 1 ever saw or
knew of the badge referred to was
on the streets of Salt Lake, and it was
worn by Doc King, member Of the
Oquirrh club. a day or two
later, believing that it was a
matter gotten out by the Republican
odium upon the Democratic party, l
called the attention of several promi-
nent gentlemen to the matter in head
quarters. Messrs. Rawlins, Judd, Nc
Daniel. Monson and Tribune Reporter
Game among others, and we thereupon
sent to this man Swaner for, [ think,
seven of them for use by our speakers
if we found that 1T was a Republican
campaign document The messenger
returned with one, saying that Swaner
said he had no more, and would make
US a present OF that.
Il have had nothing to do with it
as 1 have heretofore stated at ogden,
and the man who says that 1 have,
is liar 1 do not ridicule any mans
religion. I would not under any circum-
stances, stoop to the dirty work that
the Republican party is doing in circu-
la!ting this circular, and I call upon
all good citizens everywhere to vote
down a party which is SO ready TO
SANDER a man connected with another
party for the purpose of obtaining po-
litical gains.
If l have a friend in the territory
of Utah in the Democratic party, now
call upon that friend personally to work
! harder than ever before that there may
/ be such a vote of the people against a
party STOPPING to such desperate and
mean methods that like efforts will not
be again attempted. AS to the man
Swaner who has made the AFFIDAVIT
/ he is said to be a jeweler in town. he
! has received orders from this commit
tee for the Rawlins, Caine. Roberts
and Thatcher campaign badge. He mas
/ been paid for the same, and as ITO him,
say that man willing to make
an affidavit such as he has,
ought not to have the sup
port OF any Democrat. and every
/ man who is a Democrat should decline
to buy his badge.
Il learn from SWaner that George M
Cannon and Ben Rich procured the attl-
davit ito be made and the circular 10
! be issued Whatever man might say
of these men would be inadequate. l
leave it to the voters of Utah to pass
upon the manliness of such men. l do
not believe that George NJ. Cannon
/ knows what decency in political
/ campaign consists Of.
A Part Eliminated.
Mr.. Swaner was seen and stated that
! the affidavit was procured by George
I NJ. Cannon and Ben E. Rich; that he
! told these men that Judge Powers had
/ sent for seven only and had procured
but one He states that he made
only one dozen in all. Swaner also
stated that the affidavit as he signed
it stated that Judge Powers procured
but one badge.
Andrew Burt's Statement.
Afterwards a Herald reporter found
Andrew j. Burt, who made the follow
ing statement:
"a day or two after the agitation
regarding the priesthood meeting COM
menced, l was talking with the Repub-
licans who We're bantering me about
/ the church being with their party
The discussion ran along for some time
when finally 1 said well. if your party
has the church behind you, then you
should have a badge showing the fact.
Doc King. a Republican and member
of the Oquirrh club. replied: If you
will design a badge, I'll pay for it and
wear it This I agreed to do, and go
ing to Mr.. SWaner's place put a quar-
ter Of dollar on a piece of paper,
the design. Swaner made three badges
and the next day Doc King
called and paid for them.
want to say most emphatically
that neither Judge Powers nor any
other Democrat knew a thing about
this. 1t all originated exactly Ss
have related"
Doc. King Confirms 1t.
Doc King was next seen and he con-
f1rmed Mr. Burt's statement in every
detail. Il told Burt" said King, that
if he would design a badge, 1 would
wear it and pay for it. We got three
and 1 paid Swaner for them myself.
Judge Powers never heard of it at all
until the evening when I got the badge
and was wearing it. I CHANGED to meet
MIN and he noticed the big badge and
asked what it was. That was the first
he ever knew or heard of it,
George NJ. Cannon intended the circu-
lar to help his party, but it will do a
great deal Of harm. for there are hun
dreds of honorable Republicans in Utah
who would rather see their party
beaten and honorable Democrats win
than to achieve victory by such dis
honorable methods.
The above should be a warning to
Democrats everywhere in the territory.
The Republican committee during this
week and on election day will start all
sorts of stories afoat. They will bring
in the religion of the dominant peo-
pie, they will bring in the names of the
first presidency. they will appeal to any
kind of a prejudice and set all sorts Of
stories going The SANDER in this case
is an object lesson. A chairman who
would stoop to the use of an affidavit
under such conditions and who would
strike out the part of it that explained
everything. cannot be believed and any
roorbacks he may start may be branded
as false
Judge Powers took prompt action
yesterday when the matter was brought
TO his attention. He telegraphed to
every county chairman in the territory,
warning him OF the intended use of the
cincular and denouncing it as abso-
lutely false and dishonest This intel
iigence, he asked. should be distributed
TO every part of the counties concerned
He called upon Democrats to work
harder than ever in view of such
things.
While he was writing out telegram
the messenger came from the tele-
phone and announced that Chairman
George NJ. Cannon wished to speak to
Judge Powers in relation to an agree
ment for election day. Judge Powers
DrOmptly repIied: