Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-28
ABOUT PROFESSOR CUMMINGS CANDIDACY

Of its inspiration or method until our
organization was completed our can
vass was one of individual citizens,
working among Individual citizens. ex-
actly as any electoral campaign is
worked anywhere by any party or per-
sons; and was by no means confined
10 "Mormons." That the tactics Of our
opponents was, from the beginning
malignant, insulting. unfair and un-
true towards the entire Mormon" PEG.
pie, is sufficient explanation Of the
unanimity of its opposition to the clique
OF politicians whose entire stock IN
trade is the prejudice they are able
TO instill In the Gentle mind.
BY the time our tactics had developed
sufficiently to become apparent 10 our
opponents, they had decided To- carry
opposition beyond the nominating con
yention, and three days before the con-
vention Of last Tuesday, had held a
Republican" caucus, and decided TO
put anothe candidate In the field In case
they could not contol IL. They at once
perceived that II was overwhelmingly
for Cummings, and that large element
in IL were OF Gentiles. The result Is
well known. They obstructed its pro-
ceedings with an uproar of disorder.
that defeated its purpose. and 1t was
Obliged to adjourn. Failing to secure
control Of the Republican party organ
ization, they have organized a "oiti-
zens' side show Of their own, and pro-
ceeded In their usual strain OF malig-
nant Justification Of the situation 70
stampede Gentle support from Mr.
Cummings by exhibiting the Mormon
"Bogie"
The gentlemen comprising the ring OF
politicians, who have inspired the bolt.
ing movement are entirely mistaken in
supposing they can blind the eyes of
large numbers Of Gentles In this dis
triet to the political dictatorship they
have established. The anlmus OF these
managers Is not the welfare Of the
schools but brow beating or oaioling
control Of the Gentle vote. Ii has
reached point where a Mormon can
not be announced for the most trivial
Office. that the Mormon Boyle is not
raised. IL has gone 50 much further
that a pronounced Gentle may not re-
oeiye the support Of the most liberal
Mormon without becoming the recipient
OF the venom OF this self appointed ring
II also has reached a point where lis
Dictatorship has became intolerabIe 10
many Gentiles who have been practical.
~ disfranchlsed by It's secret caucus.
es and its political boyeottlng.
These purbllnd politicians should by
this time have learned that the largest
half of the people Of this region could
not be shut out from participation In
public affairs nor perceive that a Young
generation has come TO maturity con.
sisting Of Gentiles and Mormons who
have studied the same books in the
same schools, under the same teachers.
ana who have acquired the same men
tal habits, and who know each other
Intimately and know, also. that tbe
Venomous allegations against the Nor
mon people that are thrown out upon
every occasion, political or social, are
untrue.
most positively state that myself
ana the above mentioned friends in
spred the active canvas for the Nor
mon vote, and entirely upon our own
responsibility. 1t was position that
our opponents forced upon us as the
alternative Of withdrawing our candi-
date--Mr. Cummings from the race
II Is only incidentally Mormon issue
and large section OF Gsntlles are
working with US In hearty approval.
II. c. WILLIAMS.