Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-01-15
THURMAN DENIES 1T.
Has Not Approached Church
Authorities.
And Ha- not been Approached By
Them -Brauh~ such Reports A.
neinG Haiicion-iY rai-e--A strong
Biennial

Salt Lake City Iaauary s-Sinee The
entrance Of Hon. T. Rawllns into in,
Senatorial contest matters political have
been enilvened Some Of those who
have other preferences for the position
A. g. charged by bis friends. have strlven
So MIKE Il appear that Mr. Rawlins's
candidacy was receiving church encour-
acement II not active support, the state
ment even being published that Hon. s.
r Thurman % Provo. in Rawlins In
terest had seen the church authorities,
and had an understanding which was
entirely favorable 70 Mr.. RawIlns. The
statement Is der'ed BY Mr. Thurman In
q strong letter which Is as follows
Nephi, Jan. 6. 1897
To ihr Editor ~ the Herald
Dear Sir-In Yesterdays daily Trib.
ure noticed statement which
should have refuted by yesterdays
mail, had Il not been that pressing bus.
iness IN court rendered It inn ossible
would not even now take the time and
trouhel 20 reply were II not that the In |
teresis Of others and perhaps of tho
public are involved as we'll as myself.
therefore avail myself of this OPP
portunity 10 say that any declaration,
hint or inuenGo from any person to
the effect that have ever been at any
time approached or conyersed with any
member OF the first presidency of the
church, or any apostle or any ecclesi-
astical authority whatever In the interest
of Hon. Joseph T.. Rawllns' candidacy for
the United States senate, or any other
position, Is unquallfedly false and mali
cious. ] say malicious because 1t Is so
utterly without foundation that am In
elined to think 1t was deliberately stated
with view of injuring and making an 7
unfair point against MIR, Rawlins' candi- +
dacv |
Rv way OF further emphasizing this
answer will state that have not seen, \
much less conversed, any one of the T.
first presidency, to the best of my know Il
ledge. the last six months. and never at n
any time concerning Mr.. RawlIns or v
his candidacy. b
Furthermore, have never conferred l
Or conversed with any one OF the apos. p'
les or any authority OF the church p'
upon the subject of Mr.. Rawlins' can pc
iidacy, or the candidacy of any other &C
nan. hi
While ] am answering | will also b
tate without the fear of being sue m
essfuliy contradicted by any person OF
that any statement by any WI
e wspaper or person to the effect that On
have ever agreed to support any can sh
idate other than Mr.. Rawiins for the sh
United States senate, or that ever
lated that could control any delega- alb
on or vote for Mr.. Rawlins, or that I RI
yer intimated to any one that | would tn
Ike to be supported for that position, or col
cid out any intImation whatever that I do
as candidate of the dark horse va Una
ETY., or otherwise, Il also false and un- see
ue. tin
II Is true that have received letters
ON one or two of the candidates sole. ext
ng my support. ] am ready to give MS
ose TO the public and call for my an dat
fer to be published also II those who and
We written me desire It. Otherwise l the
all treat the correspondence as conf car
ntial. on
cannot conceive Of any reason In the
rid for publishing these statements NAV
-epr With a malicious intent to preju- con
e the chances Of Mr. Rawllns as Noe'
ididate- Il remains 20 be seen VIII VIII
ether such thimble rigging in Utah " ''
itics will win with the representa- was
Is Of the people predict It will not. ''"0
Respectfully 0ho'
S. II THURMAN. ''e"