The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-25

rs it true" asked the newspaper
man, as reported in yesterdays Her.
aid, that you were called upon by a
number of gentlemen and urged to be-
come a candidate for the senate. and
that your consent was obtained?"
Yes replied Mr.. Rawlins. Since
the election I have received numerous
offers of support for that office from
people in different parts of the state,
and on Wednesday evening Messrs. S.
r. Thurman, ]. G. NJ. Barnes, J. H.
Moyle, r. w. Young. A. w. McCune,
Waldermar Van Colt and others, in
Guiding several members-elect of the
legislature, met at my residence and
Joined in requesting that my candidacy
be announced to the people, and kindly
pledging their support
Such assurances have come to me as
to afford reasonable grounds for belief
that my election would give general
satisfaction. ], therefore, feel justified
il saying that I am candidate, and if
Elected, viii undertake to serve the
state in the senate to the best of nv
ability"
How do you reconcile your candi-
dacy with your letter to Mr.. Thurman
last summer. in which you said that
you would not permit your friends to
make another sacrifice in your behalf,
and requested that your name be
eliminated from ali calculations in con-
nection with the election Of a senator?''
was asked.
YES. wrote that letter and its Ian
Euage is quite clear and free from am
biguity. l meant every word of it,
though its purpose has failed of fulfill
ment. The motive which prompted ii
was in brief, that in 1892 l had been
nominated for delega te. After serving
one year. during which statehood had
been procured and some other meas
ures Of value to Utah had been passed,
in 1894 the party again unanimously
demanded that l become its candidate.
Again III 1895 the Democrats of every
county in the state, except Weber, con-
CURED in my selection as one of the
party's candidates for senator. In
each of these three campaigns l was
an issue. During this time some polit-
icaI enmitieS and jeaIousies were en-
gendered. After the late Chicago con-
vention the question of my nomination
for senator by the coming Democratic
convention was again mooted and dis
cussed. / didn't want that. / wanted
TO eliminate myself as an issue in
local politics and relieve my friends
from embarrassment. Hence the
Thurman letter. In this I soon found
! was mistaken, ana i nave DSeH dll
issue, notwithstanding"
For some time past" said The Her
aid man, the story has been quietly
circulated that you ran away from the
Chicago convention in disgust at the |
nomination OF Bryan. Have you any
thing TO say upon this subject?'
Il do not know by whom that false |
hood was originated. 1 remained in
the Chicago convention attending all
its sessions Gas well as that of the |
committee of which / was a member) |
until its work was completed with the /
exception of nomination of a candi- |
date for vice-president. The -conven- |
ton had adjourned until Friday even |
ing, when il was supposed its work |
would be completed and final adjourn |
meni taken. AS 4 result of a severe |
cold on Friday evening | was too i'll |
TO undertake 10 make my way through /
the crowds to the convention hall, and |
decided to remain in the suite of rooms
Occupied by Messrs. w. II. Dale, r. p.
Morris, A. w. McCune and myself. /
Messrs. Dale and Morris decided to
leave for home at 1880 p. m. l had /
business to attend to at Omaha and I
by leaving Chicago Friday night I
could attend TO my business in Omaha
on Saturday and thus avoid being de-
tanned over Sunday. After discussing
the matter with Dale and Morris l con-
Guided 20 60 with them, and did so.
after going to Democratic headquarters /
and leaving word that L was going.
"Since my first acquaintance with
Mr.. Bryan" added Mr.. Rawlins, 1--WE
have been warm personal friends. The
Utah delegation decided to support Mr..
Bland and did so on account of his
weil-known integrity and long and
faithful service TO the cause of silver.
But from the time Mr. Bryan was
nominated ] believed his selection
the best that could have been made.
and so expressed myself in an inter-
view published in the Salt Lake papers
Immediately upon my arrival home.
Subsequently l took an active part in /
raising funds for the national cam
pa;gn and at my own expense went
east and took part in the campaign for
Atr Bryan in Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio
1T is reported that appeals are be-
ing made 10 members that they ought
not to support you in preference to
Judge Henderson, ON the ground that
he withdrew in your favor in the con-
vention which nominated you in 1892
nudge HandersOn=S name was pre-
scented in that convention by the Ogden
delegation, and the judge promptly
withdrew, stating that at some other
time ne might be q candidate. but not
then: but Judge Henderson neither
withdrew for me nor in my interest.
Myself and friends did not regard his
withdrawal as being in my interest
What are your views upon Silver
coinage, tariff. church and state, etc?''
Ny study OF the silver question. en-
Sracing a careful investigation of all
It's phases long since led to the con- 5
ricticn on my part that the restoration
OF silver was not only essential to the
prosperity and progress of our country
but to the preservation of our free in ]
A contracting currency /
brings distress Distress intensified 5