Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-20

inr D. n. Roberts 90 CouFryas. Co
make Dlulr the Alsity Of Tho statement
that his election was violation ui 90.
state Constitution ana the pledges uf
the people. Ur that 50 meant u tDatnra-
ton OF pulyaHmy l took the position
that such "a statement reelected on the
honesty and INTEGRITY 81 tho state ana
that lt was the duty OF the party organ
60 diHpgl such miHluformntilu 30 tat un
I also Invited Co tho meeting con-
siderable number OF perHuuH, an bymu-
Gratis. who were aa little ln sympathy
with Sir Roberto aH any thai could h'
found More than throo-fuurih NJ tho
executive committee are warm pot.pn-
ul friends uf Sir. Roberts, and would go
uH Ear uH advisable ut any tlmv a. uNs
vance hIH interests, but nothing of that
Kind came up at the meeting nt ull. IL
WuH not held Tor that purpose. 80 tho
close of the meeting. which ny tho way,
was very good and harmonious one. u
was agreed that the committee would
shortly meet again,
'eTha Hlutomsut that I give you Cor
publication. 1 sent Co The Herald, hut
that paper. uutWithatnudlug that lt was
thr Democratic organ. refused tn pub-
lIHn %. WI. % did au I am uu more
able 90 understand than I um Tho fact
that Do published u wholly slrOlHl ace
count OF our dgIlbeuuuna.'
MOYLE TO THE HERALD
This De- the statement Chairman Moylc
sent 90 the Herald ana which that pa
per refused tu uublishs
"s1lt Lake Herald. Gcntlrmgn'-ln
the report uf the meeting uf the Demo-
cratic executive committee, printed Ia
sunday mornings Herald, there are
advertisements which should not be 81.
! lowed 60 pass uucuntrudictUd ana
many inslnuutilnH calculated Co iniuto
q "a HHNH ID
/ De- answered. In fact tho greater part
/ NJ your report o. Ho Ear from the truth
/ that general denial Of nll, except the
/ fact that the meeting was held, might
| be- In order
/ says that the Invitations 10 the meeting
said that the object OF tho gathering
| was tu arrange for tho reorganization
l uf the party und tho infurencrH HuE-
gcHtcd by this misrepresentation was
| harmful ana evidently malicious.
| 90 am represented uH saying that
| something should Doc done 90 offset the
] anti HuhDIts petition. This Or not true
/ aud "a further statement that I proposed
] counter petitions, lH absolutely false
| aud without any warrant whatever Tor
l / never made such "a statement or
| favored such "a plan. What stronger
/ petitions need be- presented than the
| ballots ~ the voters NJ the state Who
! have already expressed their wishes Ia
! the most solemn and lnnl manner
! "'rhp report dcNotuH considerable
/ space to the remarks of Mr. Dale which
| aro also mls-guoted ana distorted 20
such an extent. that the chief aim Of
tho writer seems 90 have boon 90 make
| 10 appear TINT whatever I have done 49,
] "a friend or Democrat for the Congress
/ mnu-cluut, was done aa his attorney
| This is unjust to nae, ami unfair 20
] Mr.. Dale. who has since declared that
A.. o..
| to. ua there are many other Of the
| statements prominently sct forth uud
attributed 10 him By your alleged re-
port
| that Mr. Roberts had no attorney 30 far
ua | knew. and he mrrcly asked me To
look after his interests In case an at
! tompt was made 20 take advantage Of
| hiH absence ana obtain, " possible a
snap judgment against him. was
| glad 90 do this as "a friend and mnm-
| her Of the party that had nominated
and elected him "a Congress In an
other way your report iH calculated TO
! iniurp the party Il gives out the Inn
| pruHHion that the meeting was devoted
| almost entirely 90 "a discussion N the
| Roberts matter when d MuH only
| called IN incidentally ut the close ~ "a
most harmonious and satisfactory
meeting. Compared with the r,st Of
| tho session there was not pa much said
! about the Roberts matter but what
was said hes been distorted and mag
| nined for the obvious purpose uf IN
| turing Mr. Roberts and embarrassing
tho party, ! did hope for bettcr tront-
ment at the hands ~ Democratic
newspaper. supported MS the Herald ia
by eminent men In the counaclH of the
party,
space 10 this communication
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