Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
Former Chief Justice Zane Sayi q Am Con.
vrced That Money Was Used 10 Secure
Proxies in Instances And Direct
Votes In Others.
SHEETS FOR CHIEF THE PROGRAM
Everyone Knows What This Means
IAN Open Town." and "Give Our
Young Men n Chance" TO ABB
sorb Evil Is His Policy.
CFrom Herald oct. 49,. 1908,

Former Chief Justice Charles g. Zane,
personal friend Of Lincoln, who has
voted for every Republican nominee for
president since the organization Of the
party, and who was a Wing before that,
yesterday joined the ranks of prominent
Republicans who publicly call on all
good citizens to prevent party and city
being ruled by corruptlonsts.
Here Is the list up to date Of leading
Republicans who have thus expressed
themselves in interviews:
Orange j. Salisbury, national COM
mitteeman for Utah.
Dean j. b. Eddie Of st, Marks ca
thedral.
William +. James, ono OF the found
ers of the Republican party In Utah.
+, NJ. Allison, Jrr president Of the
state senate.
Benner y. Smith former member Of
the Legislature, member of Governor
Wells stan, and iudge-adyocate-ge gen.
eral OF the National Guard Of Utah
Judge Charles $. Zane.
Congressman George Sutherland
declines 20 talk for publication, but his
position on the subject Is well UNDER
stood by his friends.
Judge Zane cast his first vote for the
Whg ticket headed by Winfield Scott
for president. He lived at Springfield,
Ills, whore he knew Abraham Lincoln
intimately, and when the Republican
party was organized he voted for John
G. Fremont. Naturally, he voted for
his friend, Lincoln. and ever since then
he has voted for the Republican presl-
dental nominees. He came 10 Utah In
1884 as territorial Judge and was
elected TO the supreme bench immedi-
ately after statehood.
The Judge was asked yesterday hs
opinions on the present political sltua-
ton. and he wrote out the following
reply:
You have asked for my views touch
ing the coming election. ! was not a
delegate to the last Republican conveu-
ton. nor did | attend It's sessions, NV
information as 20 the methods and
means used consists Of hearsay From
that 7 am convinced that money was
used 10 secure proxies in some instances
and direct votes In others Can iidates
and voters have a right 10 assume that
nominations VIII be made by an honest
expression of a majority OF the dele
gates And n they are secured by the
use OF money or other improper lnnu-
ences. the voter Is not bound to vote
for the candidates 80 nominated. II two
or more individuals submit a matter
afterwards learns that the other side
expect to follow that habit as long as /
secured the award by bribing or fraud,
he has the right and II would be his
duty 10 disregard the decision and have
II set aside SO II nominations are
secured by the purchase Of proxies or
delegates. nobody Is under the slight
est obligation TO vote for such candl-
dates,
The regulations Of men who use such
means should be branded with dis
grace. dishonor and lnfamy and be alb
horred by all men They poison the
foundation of government by cor
rupting the motives OF the voters by
their unpatriotc and corrupt means
Since the late Civil war In the sixties
II has been my habit at municipal or
other local elections, when found the
name OF candidate on my ticket who
! was satisfied was unfit for the office.
and a candidate on the other ticket
who. 7 believed, was better suited for
the Office to vote for the latter, ana /
expect to folio wthat habit as long as l
shall continue TO vote. do not think
there Is enough Independent voting
c. s. ZANE.
The revolt Of so many Republicans
OF standing against the machine and
It's methods has filed the white slaves
with alarm. More money Is to be
poured into the campaign, ana an at
tempt made to overcome the wide
spread sentiment against the machine
by the free use of cash.