The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-28
Special CorrespondenceJ

OGDEN Jan. 27-Leading Democrats
.,rs= county we're today asked to give
---.zs..n- Of their views regarding the
..,, oz congress in excluding Con-
e---,5--sf-aTeet b. H. Roberts. also
80 views regarding the outlook for
,1'--1r-at.. success at the coming spec
~ election. Among the views express
~ we're the following
',rsv1r H. S. BTOWning-The Roberts
-. Is closed / was in the east when
-,rrses convened and I felt as sure
.ts1 as NOW that 1ir. Roberts would
ever retain his seat The prejudice
Inst him was too great. As TO the
Eemacrauc party's prospects in the
zinc -ra#i8I election I believe they
sr and wiI win. Great care must,
t-vay-r. be used in the selection Of a
candidate
r. e. Richards-Regardless Of the
..-as77r or folly of the election Of B.
u Roberts TO congress. and purely
rom a legal standpoint, I consider the
-.rfrr Ur the house of representatives
;r his case. as evolutionary, and a
a-rr7rt violation of the constitution
r. was controlled by popular clamOr.
and i'm my opinion, there would never
have been @ vote to exclude, if the
rrfefnatorS and chief patrons Of the
pavement had known, in the beg nning
ttat they could obtain the neC~t'aTy
-ra-thirfs vote TO expel him. 1t Ger
rain-v demonstrated that more than
asa r6uEressmen were willing TO tram
ne the constitution under their feet. to
rrzsee their constituents by excluding
1r- man accused of violating a congress
si0naI or state statute. tt would be no
greater disregard Of constitutional law
and personal rlEhts, to now aTraign Mr.
Roberts before Judge Norrell and SEN
fence him 90 Imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary for having lived with ms wives
without having first filed an informa-
ton against him, and convicted him,
after q trial AS 10 the prospect for
Democratic success at the special cleo
lion ta choose MT. Roberts successor,
I see no reason why the state should
not 60 Democratic by a satisfactory
majority Much. however. viii depend
un0n the candidate the campaign. and
the loyalty of the support Of leading
Democrats.
T. D. Johus0n-The result was in
erItab.e The nomination of Mr.. Rob
erts is but one of the many mistakes
of the Democratic party Of Utah. If
We accept the lessons taught by our
past experience. and nominate men for
office on account of their political avail
ability rather than for their church
standing or other Interior reasons. Utah
can be made permanently Democratic.
] am of the opinion the good Of the
state demands that all church Gigni-
tari-5 and men in p0lygamOus relations
should remain out of politics either as
candidates 0r as party leaders.
". L. NagIlnis-Although 7 consider
!, am unfortunate state of affairs. fl is
now one af the things of the past and
cannot at this stage be helped, and
continued agitation win not aid in
clearing up ,le matter. Therefore. I
d" E1t care 20 discuss the question. As
q party -ra Democrats have NOTHING
% regret. and instead Of living in the
past and looking backward we should
lock Oh the future and put before the
people man who can unite all fac
'i41s. $50 that iu the next election the
party VIII Doe crowned with victory and
lu1 VIII have q representative 10 be
proud or / believe the man who can
ana VIII do this is lie Grand Young a
lawyer M recognized ability and IN
questioned integrity which fact is an
ITeea,e1 hE all who know him, and
Ea undoubtedly would be elected by a
large majority.
A. j.. Weber-If the issues are fully
presented 20 the people, the Democrat
&C. nominee viii be elected By q large
majority Any good Democrat can be
elected My idea at present is that
Judge hIHs would b. the strongest
candidate. although conditions may be
S--h when the convention meets that
pr. N-FlaH ur Judge Henderson would
Do stronger
John IS. Boyle. ex-Mayor-I cannot
'taH as g" the technical legality of
ne action 5u excluding our representa-
Eve. There was. however, in my judg-
5l-, ra Justice i'm the exclusion. I
.--A N cam and should elect another
-'.- Democrat Oh congress at the
coming special election The whole
-.U-l,n7rrts aEi-atiOI was a political
s.a-7. Matched by a few Republicans
1. "a. -Hae. The Democrats nom
mated and elected Roberts They