The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-20
gUOCE COMES
BACK AT RICH
u,so Judicial Candidate Tells
Convention Secrets.
urDGE MADE AT BOISE
SAYS HE'S MAKING NO UNFAIR
CAMPAIGN.
PLEDGE MADE AT BOISE

,rFRED BULGE, Republican can
disate for district judge Of the
j rub district Of Idaho. is in the
.. vr Bulge O. usually visitor In
~, lake within a fortnight Of cleo
-, 80 that mis- coming was not sur
SIN To- those acquainted with his
habits.
AR. Bulge is very much exercised over
OBJ. interview with Ben h. Rich, broth
M the Democratic nominee for the
.sFse 10 which be asplres. IN The Her
"a nj Yesterday. Ben r. Rich is a
5-,,bfirln but took occasion to criti-
-i,s severely the campaign methods
endowed against his brother. In dis
er5sI1l the situation last evening MIR.
pg7ee asserted that Ben Rich had at
IN. state convention In Boise City
ss3 10 him. that as Jesus vas the
Cbrist and through him j expect 10
obrafn salvation. j will support Mr..
pU5ge I'm the campaign, provided the
I,ffer would assist him 10 get friend
an the state ticket. Mr. Bulge says
n. fulfilled his part OF the agreement
and that the only reason he can see
IN Mr. Richs action is 10 influence
tbs legislative ticket Of Bingham cOun-
q.
No Misunderstanding, Says Bulge.
Mr. Bulge further said: Il can
hardly credit the statements claimed
M have been made by Ben r. Rich.
for tbe reason that il Mr.. Rich was
d, communication with his brother. the
rrasant Judge. he could have no rea-
sop IN make such statements. as there
A. No Misunderstanding between Judge
Rich ana myself In regard % the mat
Ger ON oct. 10 last Judge Rich and
myself talked over the matter of the
alleged questionable land deal and
sig1rd the following statement, which
was published In the Montpelier Ex-
aminer Democratic paper. This
statement is as follows.
To the public. The rumOr hav-
ine gained publicity that Alfred Bulge.
me Republican candidate for district
nudge has been a party 70 the pub
ncstion OF certain slanderQus accusa-
lions concerning Judge J. c. Rich's
purchase Of certain school lands in
Bingham county, this is therefore 20
saw that we have talked the said mat
Ter over between ourselves and viii
flv that Mr.. Bulge and myself fully
agree that said rumor is without foun-
dalton and that no differences exist
between Us In relation thereto.
lSgned) JUDGE j. G.. RICH,
ALFRED BUDGE.'
MY position in the campaign" he
continued has always been to speak
in the highest terms Of Judge Rich,
and I refer In support of my state
ment 10 G. C. Parkinson Of oneida
county and the people of Bear Lake
county. the home OF Judge Rich and
myself.
The Republicans OF southeastern
idaho viii be as well pleased as my
seh 70 understand the position Of Ben
T. Rich. If he is correctly quoted. when
he says that blood is thicker than pol
tiles
Ben Rich's Pledge.
ben 2. Rich made a statement at
Boise city at the Republican state con-
tnton. which statement was sincerely
believed IN by his friends. upon whom
relied. and which induced me 10 agree
% certain arrangements at the con-
ventiOn This statement was: AS
believe that Jesus is the Christ. and
through him I expect TO obtain my
salvation / viii support you provid-
ing you win accept the nomination and
aid me IN securing a place upon the
state ticket for my friend
Mr.. Rich has positive information
that when this article was published
that I az once requested Mr.. Wallis.
editor Of the Snake River Current. the
Rexburg Journal and the then editor
Of the Paris Post. that he make no
publication or comment upon the ar
t!c.e as published IN the Idaho Falls
Register
Il am fully informed as TO Ben
IAehs attitude in this campaign and
The Republican party understands
Where he stands
Il am absolutely ignorant OF any
decision rendered in a water case by
Judge Rich In favor Of any Butte man
or any other person. What motive
Ben Z. Rich can have in attempting
a campaign Of this kind l do not
kn0u