The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09

OF Republicans arrived from Marysville
late tonight. AT midnight the last
statement OF Speaker Griffith was
given out. Mr.. Griffith returned to his
bcme at Marysville Thursday night,
but Mrs. Griffith, who has had quite an
experience here the past week, remain
ed ct the state capital until early this
morning. Soon after his return, Mr..
Griffith found the sentiment such that
he changed his mind, and he wired Mrs.
Griffith to join him at their home, but
the anti-Hanna. workers persuaded her
10 rema;-- here.
Representative Griffith then sent Mr..
Tilton, q neighbor, and Mrs. Grifhth's
sister to Columbus, to present the sit
patton in Union county, and to request
her 70 join him at their home. After
The arrival Of Mrs. Griffith at her home,
the following was prepared, and
brought here tonight by delegation of
Republicans ard given out by the
Hanna managers:
NIarysvi.le, 0.
To the Public:
After the last election, l received
warm assurance from a, large majority
of the Republicans of the state that
l was their choice for speaker pro tenn.
When I Was led to believe that there
was an organized effort TO form slate,
or which my name was not to be con-
siGered, t was very natural for me at
least TO feel chagrined, not so much in
losing what seemed to be a kindly Of
fering to me, as that the leaders of the
organization appeared to ignore my
candidacy. Wise or unWise, l resolved
&c help break the slate, which could be
only accomplished in the way ii was
done. During the time l was engaged
in this movement, ] still expected to
vote Cor My. Hanna for senator, as l
r. IL,
of nlSr constituents who called on me.
Afterwards I felt justified in writing
the card Of Jan 4, 1888, in which I de-
clined TO vote for Mr.. Hanna In sup
lorting the organization in which, how
ever, I insisted that every officer from
speaker. to page should be d ReDubli-
can, I soon found that 1 had offended
my Republican constituents, and l felt
1t would rot be pleasant to return
horea. On the 9Th inst. I returned to
Marysville to see and hear for myself
the true situation.
Many of my constituents from all
parts of the county have called on me,
and I now know that the growing SEN
timent among Republicans of this
county against Senator Hanna, as
conceived it to be, does not exist. but
that his adherents, as l now believe,
are stronger aud more numerous than
at the time when the county conven-
ton was held that nominated me. The
affair at the Neil House 1 have freely
talked over with my friends, and I fully
eXOnerate Senator Hanna and his
friends from any intentional indignities
offered my wife. I have also learned
for the first time of the i'll treatment
Of my friends and constituents while
seeking to see me at the Great South
ern hotel, ending only yesterday, when
my friends, with a letter from me to
my wife.Fwas ordered by the manager
outkof her room, and while there was
not permitted to speak to her only in
the presence of one or more attendants.
Considering all these facts, 1 hereby
announce that I will support and vote
for Hon. Marcus A. Hanna for the
short and long term as long as he is a
candidate.
6Signed) JOHN A. GRIFFITH"
AS this statement gives the Hanna
men on the claims 70 votes of record in
writing, there is great rejoicing at their
headquarters tonight over having the
necessary majority. At the headquar-
tiers of the opposition they say that
they still have a majority over all, and
that they will yet have Griffith and
Manuel back before the balloting be-
gins next Tuesday.