The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-28
THREE more prominent Republic

yesterday came out publicly in
deuunciauou OF corruption and In
a call to good citizens TO defeat the ma
chine and its methods. They were Mat
thew H. Walker the heaviest taxpayer
in salt Lake; State Senator George n
Lawrence and Judge Grant Fl. Smith.
The list Of leading Republicans who
have come out i'm interviews in The
Herald against the machine and its
methods is as follows:
Orange j. Salisbury, Republican ma
. tiOnal committeeman.
W. #. James, former national COM
mitteeman and one Of the founders OF
the party in Utah.
state. senate
Benner Y. Smith. former member OF
the legislature, member Of Governor
Wells staff and judge advocate general
of the National Guard or Utah
Charles :. zane. former chief justice
of the Utah supreme court, personal
friend of Abraham Lincoln. who has
voted for every Republican presidential
nominee since the organization Of the
party.
Matthew H. Walker. a lifelong Re
publican. president Of the Walker Bros.
Banking company and the heaviest in
dlvidUal taxpayer in the city
George n Lawrence leader Of the
Republican majority in the state sen
ate
Grant H. Smith. attorney, lifelong
and ardent Republican. Dean J. B. Ed
die also declared against such prac-
tees. Ex-Congressnan George Suther-
land declined To. be quoted. but his qo-
stiOu is well understood by his friends.
Mr. Walker has been strong Repub-
lican for many years, This fall how
ever. he freely expresses his disgust
with the machine ticket which bears
the name Republican
Against Fraud Wherever Found.
Il am opposed to fraud and corrup-
ton wherever it may be- said Mir.
Walker Yesterday. whether it is within
the Republican party or out OF It, Any
ticket which is nominated by Sucn
methods is deserving Of defeat, and all
good citizens. regardless Of party,
should do what they can TO Keep such
practices from being permanently sue
cessfuI registering their protest at the
polls as well as at the primaries
The introduction Of fraud snd cor
ruption before the conventions and dur
ing the campaign for election prcsaseS
the employment of such methods In the
city government if the machine IS sue
/ &C sstuI. This cannot help being Ok
great direct detriment to the interests
Of the taxpayers and of all good clu-
zens.'
George Y. Lawrence. leader of the
! Republican majority in the state sen
ate. came out yesterday with the lvI-
/ loving statement
81 was not i'm the city during the prl-
maries ana conventions. and cOnse-
Quently do not know personally what
! took place. although I have been in
formed BY personal friends OF the prac-
tees. L can say. however. that j oe-
I lieve if the Republicans do not nom
mate a ticket by legitimate means
without fraud and corruption. the ucN-
! ct is not deserving of support by con-
scientiOus voters of. the party
Il do not wish 10 be classed as a
/ boIter but Z disapprOve of any meth
/ DDS not strictly honest
Machine Should Be Downed.
IT do not believe any man or clique
/ Of men. or any church. should control
} The party, as against the entire orgaui-
cation. ] think every Republican
should have a fair chance at the pri-
uaries. and If any machine attempts
/ To dictate the policy of the party ii
should be dOWued.
Il am q Republican and expect 80
vote for the next Republican nominee
/ for president
THAT is a matter between my Maker
l and myself
I Grant H. Smith. who has been for
[ years a staUuch Republican. could NOT
! stomach the methods used by the ma
chine nor what the machine repre-
I scented. He said.
/ The real issue i'm this campaign Is
whether Tom KearEs and his political
J methods shall dominate the Republican
party
/ II am one of many independent Re
publicans who repudiate both the man
/ and his methods and we shall enter our
protest at the polls
/ Nevertheless. Bruce johnson, colored
( boss Of white slaves, repudiated by the
| respectable men of the colored popuia-
/ tion. and his secretary i'm the Flfty-sec-
/ ond district A. J. Davis. white candi-
/ cate for the council, are for knox,
/ progress. paving and purity