The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-11
Friends Of Secretary of State Hammond Are Indignant
Over the Attitude the Church Leader Has Taken.

Mayor Thompson was taken much by
surprise when he was asked for his
opinion of John Henry's dOin5s, and
promises in Washington. The mayor
had not heard of these things, which
may be accounted for by the fact that
he reads q suburban newspaper which
lives far from the seat and scent Of
news. But when the circumstances
were explained to him he had~an opin-
ion; he was not evasiVe.
Mr. Smith has not been authorized
to speak for me. and / haven't heard
that he was authorized to speak for
the Republican party" said he. TT is
somewhat presumptuOus for him TO at
tempt to do so. His pledges can only
bind himself"
Farley Christensen's Answer.
Farley P. Christensen is secretary Of
the Republican state central commit
tee; he is also a lawyer. When he was
asked for his opinion upon Apostle
Smiths promises, pledges and actions,
this is what ne wrote in reply:
In the first place, ] hardly think Mr..
Smith has made such statements or
promises. As to what our convention
viii do, no one yet knows, except that
Il viii nominate the most available man
without regard To his religious cOnvic-
tons No one man or set of men viii
direct our course. and AIr. Smith, in my
opinion. is the very last man that would
attempt to-.
Attorney f. c. LoufbOurow, who
showed that he knew a thing or two
about politics when he beat Joe Ed
redge for the position Of secretary Of
the Republican city committee, was
nOn-cOmnittaL Here is what he said:
I know nothing Of what Mr.. John
Henry Smith IS doing in Washington.
I an thoroughly satisfied that whoever
receives the nomination Tor congress
a the hands of the Republican party
will be elected at the special election.
Beyond this [ am not prepared TO ex-
press an opinion
Attorney Dennis c. Eichnor. who is
chairman of the Republican county
committee, and also private secretary
to Mayor Thompson. refused to discuss
the matter He said that he didn't
know anything about it. He refused to
express even a hypothetical opinion.
Likewise United States Marshal Glen
Miller. He refused TO discuss the mat
ter.
I don't believe in fighting straw
men. said he.
is John Henry Smith a straw man?'
"Ohi No No. No, John Henry's
good man. but I don't see that he has
been doing such things.
Rash" Says Thomas.
Postmaster Thomas. once governor Of
territorial Utah, and even yet a power
in politics, hadn't heard anything about
Mr.. Smiths promises or pledges.
IF he has been making such prom
ises.' said the postmaster. ne is very
rash, for no one. that is, the party, has
not authorized him as its agent and
ambassador. The Republican eonVen-
ton alone can settle whether or not q
Gentle or a Mormon is TO be nomin-
ated for congress
ATTORNEY. George Sutherland. a Gen
tile Republican who has often been
mentioned as a candidate for congress.
and who is considered by most mem
bers Of the party to be man Of much
more intellectual force than any one
who has been mentioned for the posi-
ton. held views similar to those of
Postmaster Thomas. He thought that
if Mr. Smith was making such prom
ises he was quite presumDtuous. incl
dentaIly. Mr.. Sutherland declared that
if Mr.. Smith succeeded in having a
Gentle Republican named as the can
didate he himself would not be among
those considered.
So it seems from what these gentle-
men say, and they come very near be
ing the Republican party. Apostle
Smith VIII have a very difficult job on
his hands when he returns to see that
his pledges are kept by the Republic
can convention. He will likely find
that the local machine has decreed
the nomination of Secretary of State
Hammond. Mormon Republican, and
the ratification by the convention will
smash his word and his pledges into
little pieces