Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
TRIBUNE "SENsATIoN"(O
Hon. Ileber ]. Gran, Amused Over lis Gy.
faiions.
Nothing New or wonderful About
His support OF Hon 4. ".
uctune.

The Tribune attempted to perpctratc
q sensation on the public this morn
Ing by publishing a couple Of letters
written by Hon. n. J. Grant TO Golden
Kimhail on the senatorial situation.
Preliminary to the letters the Tribune
says.
Apostle Hcbcr J. Grant has been
writing letters TO htlp Mr.. Mccunc TO
the senatorship. whether they are the
sort OF letters that viii help. depends,
lie uses the Church plea iaviEhly. and
aorrowfully refers 10 the losses OF his
firm In sustaining the Herald rs the
Democratic organ. a loss he now hap
PLY declares has been nhouldercd by
SIR. Mccune. and Mr.. Grant thinks his
savior Ia this should have the senator
ship rs a reward. Gov, Wells. President
Joseph \. smith. President George ..
Cannon, Apostle Francis NJ. Lyman
and others will read with much Inter-
test. and perhaps surprise the fact that
tho wagon company. Of which they are
oiiiccrn and directors. has bean bolster
Ing up IN. Democratic organ TO the ex-
tent or pctwccn tss.ece and 10000 m
shown by Apostle Grant.
"Thc plea for MIR. Mccunc made b,
Apostle Grant. ON the basis OF the
candidates heavy contributions to
Mormon church work. viii be appre-
clatcd by tho other candidates. ana cH-
pcclnily by Mr.. King. more particularly
that portion where the Apostle declares
IL lust as legitimate for Mr.. MoCunc TO
use his money In this way TO advance
his rcnntorinl candidacy as Il II FOR Mr.
King to use his ofntory ana time Ia MS
own Interest.
"Thc letters following were addressed
10 Golden Kimbail. and copies Of them
were Enclosed In letter To another
gentleman, urging him To support Mr'
McCuno, and referring TO thche letters
az furnishing the reasons why TINS sup
mort should be given. These are the
ietters. both written on the Co-opcrn-
tive Wagon company'a letter heads
a News" man called Mr. drnnth NJ.
tenti0u 70 the publication and asked
him n he had anything 10 say regard
ing a.. lie regarded the whole thing
ns not even important enough To mhkn
the provcrblnl mountain out OF mole
ill., and smllingly replied
"It ~ known by nearly everybody
that have been working for Mr.. Me.
tuNc. inc lfAUullf AAH
this fact time and time again, anu "
IL somewhat amusing that II should at
tempt 10 create a sensation by pub
llshlng one OF the many letters which
Il alleges I anu writing; and u II iinag-
luet Tor one moment that | think II win
either injure Mr.. Mccune or myself by
udhlishing my communication to Col-
den Kimhall, Il II very much mistaken.
"The disroputnblo methods OF the
Tribune nre very plainly manifested
H. lta attempt to inJurc the Coop
Wagon q Machine company, by intim-
nting thut had appropriated between
ninety and one hundred thousand doll
lars OF It's funds for the Democratic
organ without the knowledge OF my
follow directors.
'Thin fnlsohood II In Keeping with the
balance Of tho untrutha In the headlines
~ my letter, aa ! never said that the
Co-op Wagon y Machine company hal
invested a single dollar Ia the salt
Lake Herald. nor did I even mention
the co-op Wagon & Machine company
IN any way. I have no doubt that tho
people NJ the McCune headquarters
will Join mo In thanking the Tribune
for no widely advertising the generosi-
~ and the illness ~ Hon. \. W. Me-
cune To- roprcsant our state In the
United States Senate. Perhaps Il might
be Of Interest Ia the public. n not "a
tho Tribune. 20 have an extract from
letter inolosed In the Golden Klmball
communication. showing the Church
influence I am using. Here II IN; Il
Nilie you simply an n member Of the
Democratic party. aud one who has
dona ~ much financially for the In
forests or the party as any one. ex-
ccpt II he Mr., Chambers, or Mr.. Me-
cuue. hut not as nm Apostle or with a
deslrc OF using Church influence"
~ am nj the defiance ~ the Tribune
md Of my individual 10 prove that I
hnve ever written or talked 10 amy man
ar attempted 60 use any influence po.
Nticalv because az my being "A
APOSTLE IN the Mormon Church.