Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-20


Tho New York journal In siin actively
engaged In tho crusade against tho
Congressman from Utah. After pro-
claiming 10 the country that he was
80 hiding" aud had retired TO "thc
gtflotes, scclusion." It learned through
other papcra that he had covered
with reporters and aundry citizens, aud
20 II announced he had been "dlacov-
cred" by a Journal representative. and
a picture ~ the house whore he was
staying was printed In the Journal n
was the headquarters Of the Eastern
siater Mlrrlon and Of Ito president. ~.
der y. ~. Snow. whom the Journal an
nounocd aa tho son Of President fo-
rcnEo Snow which was about ~ cor-
rect az the rcst Of that paper'a state
ments concerning the Prcsldcnta FAINT
~ relations and Mormon" Church az
falrs. The Elder named IL not related
by hnshin TO President SNOW. at an.
The next sensation by that paper was
that Mr. Roberts was afraid % show
hla head al the services held by the
"Mormons" In brooklyn ON Sunday last.
but that Elders brigham Young and
Willard Young were present A great
deal IL made By tho Journal out OF
this supposed avoidance" ~ that meet.
Ing hut the truth OF the matter o. pro-
scented by the brooklyn Eagle. a paper
which Ia widely read IN Greater New
York, and does not deal In the 'acnsa-
tionar' In the manner that II 90 much
indulgod IN by the Journal. Following
10 tho article In the Eagle. headed
"liobcrta Ia Not In ildlng;"
brigham II. Roberta u Utah "a IN
town, ana according 10 his statement
has been here for about one week. Al
though the knowledge 81 hls presence
did not become generally known until
yesterday. he claims that there has
been no secrccy In regard TO hin whore.
nbouts, lie ~ not Htupping iu ilrouk-
lyn, although he u "a regular visitor nt
the Office OF missionaries of tho Latter
day Saints at 90 Concord street lie
has been registered since hls arrival In
New York at the Lincoln Hotel. tirnad-
way ana Flfty-eccond street. but for
come reason his arrival passed un-
noticed.
''The congroasman-elect was seen this
morning az the office 81 the Mormon
missionaries on Concord street The
APhiNhfnt nfNuilNN hf the MuiinunH 10
she iifut Hat Ia the building. Mr.
Roberts denied that hlf visit here had
uny political Significance, He said ho
came East 60 attend To- private matt
tiers. He also declared that he know of
no Indictment agnlnat him and ihs
story that he had quietly left Utah Go
avoid arrest was entirely false, Ito
~ came to New York ON purely prl.
waite business. My Itinerary was marked
out and published lu the pauara ln salt
Lake city. ] have visited Chicago and
Will also 40 TO Philadelphia before rr.
turning. home. 1 win probably also
visit Washington, but 1 have not as
yet decided There has been no s.cre-
cy about my travelling
The attacks that have boon made
upon me nll come from my political
enemies. This story that I have He'd
from Utah because OF on Indictment
found against ne ~ only part of the
wrcichcd cpwurdllneHs Of my enemies.
! know nothing Of any Indictment or
anything Of the kind before I lott Salt
Lake city ! do mot know what has brrn
done since my departure. Thoy had
fun year 10 make nuy attack. but ana
not DO Il. When arrived ln New York
! registered nt The Lincoln Hotel. as D.
H. Roberts. salt Lake city, Utah. 90
you see thpfc was no attempt at
secrecy.
There II one thing that / want 10
lay stress upon, and it ~ that the More
mon Church has no interest In my case
II has nothing 90 DO with me and my
nftairs. II ~ a personal hght The
Church had nothing 60 do with my
nomination or election aud VIII have
nothing 10 DO with my defense, 1 VIII
work that out myself
Tho lnen who are here preaching the
Gospel should not be brought into this
matter. The only reason Tor my conn
Ing over 90 brooklyn was 10 nay % visit
10 Mr. Snow, who ~ I'm charge uf the
Eastern headquarters aud Is personal
friend
4 VIII go 10 Washington when Cons
Ereas meets and VIII face my nccuscra
there. 1 have no fenr OF the outcome.
In fact I foel confident OF the result
zone OF the missionaries said there was