The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-12
GLOVE EXPLAINS
HIS POLITICS
What He Said About Justice
McGarty.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
SIMILARITY BETWEEN sMooT.
HANNA AND PLATT
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE

Postmaster James Glove, the post
master Of Provo, makes a statement in
response to the charges recently made
against him Of using his Office for
political purposes and making grave
Si.afGes against Justice William NJ
1lcCarty OF the state supreme court
ne signed statement given to The
herald oy Mr. Glove explains itself
il follows:
To The Salt Lake Herald.
nave just returned from q trim my
uio nome At Pang7iltch Utah where 90
-, IN annual vacation. upon leave of alb
seLce granted by the pOstoffice depart
lent ana nave Just seen the issue OF the
tlDune or the eth inst wherein a much
[..S-otteo private conversation had with a
~ Stulteinen AT Rlchfiel0 is reported.
Iuiharliy, newspaper reports need not
~ answered, for the people know that IN
the neat Of a campaign much is said by
opponents for political effect but when
the report charges one with offensive
latlsanShip. dirty work against friends
SLid 70 cap II all. that this paragraph n
tHe report should appear. That for a
consideration Justice McCartv of the su-
preme court had sold the party in south
Hn Utah 10 Senator Kearns." I must
TAR. or be branded before the public as
a. uHgrateful prevaricatOr.
Just Couldn't Keep Out.
met the honorable gentlemen men
ttphed IN the Tribune at Richfield and as
&c Whole southern part of the state was
81 d WHIT or political discussion it was
-l%t" 70 refrain from participating with
them ] told the gentlemen thai I was
vi vacation. and not on politics but i'm
- course of our conversation the guber-
Ldtufial light was brought I'D I stated.
what was well known. that Senator Snoot
Vas advocating the candidacy Of John G.
utiefs ana that was committed 10 the
III eaodidate- The gentlemen with
"hoHa 1 -conversed questioned the propri-
~ OF senator SmDOt getting into the
sdbernatoTial fight. said that it was
COMMON in most states for senators TO
go such political work. citing how Gov
EInor Odeu of New York came to New
9ofk CITY and conferred with the aged
Etlidtof Elatt OF that state, and how it
was published broadcast throughout the
1thd mat Senator Platt had endorsed the
S1hdldacy Of Mr.. Odell, and none in poll
backing of the people of the Frqpire state.
J ne position OF Senator Hanna with ref
- ehcs 10 the gubernatOTial fight in Ohio
- ds mentioned, and how Senator Foraker
came with an opposing candidate for the
same position. Politicians never doubted
out the present governor Of that great
tate would win out because they knew
mat Senator Hanna was in control pO-
uucaiiy in that state NV contention was
mat II was but usual American politics
mat senator Smoot was playing in Utah
ana Il was my humble opinion that the
people Of Utah WOuII not turn him down
Ihen n the heat of the conversation a
cate whom the junior senator was sup
porting. and as I distinctly remember the
conversation on the Uncaned-for charge
AGAINST NE. this was what was said:
You boys have not let Judge McCaTtv
sell You out to Senator kedrnS in this
Eubernatorial fight
Mr.. Erickson answered. Indeed. we
have not
Hence, These Charges.
zion ,C m nose no rev words, Z mere cues
the great Republican paper of the state
mat the most fragrant violation of eth
les and truth was Postmaster Cloves as
EtrIIon- made TO several gentlemen IN
Richfield. that for consideration Justice
-AcCarty Of the supreme court had sold
re party In southern Utah to Senator
Why was that blunt question asked :?
charges had been made that Kcarns
money ne4 oeen used he former chair
man OF sewer county. It was charged
aad received check from Senator
kearns- while Judge McCarty was a can
d.date.- for $50, that Judge ATCCartv had
hlmsen delivered that check 90 the chair
man. and the ex-chairman Sheriff Clark
told me at Provo that such was the case
1-SaiC that such was simply for campaign
expenses Out out OF mat check mas grown
Tumors, and it pleased me 10 hear the
bows deny the question as pointedly- as
Mr.. Erickson did The question should
probably have never been asked but Il
removed a doubt from my mind. I want
TO say now that IL is my judgment that
the boys in the southern part Of the state
a~e above repTosch.
Furthermore. I most phaticaliy deny
that I charged Justice McCartv Of the
supreme court with selling out the party
IN southern L tab TO Senator Kearns. In
TIE first place. as stated above I do not
Do iieve that he can sell out the Utah
bows. aud IN the second place, the check
referred To WAS handed the chairman
while the honoTa Bile gentleman mentioned
was a candidate. and appears 20 have
beeu perfectly legitimate ] supported
100 ~ a ne nra
o. the young men of tab of whom we all
felt proud. and I would be the last. cs-
pecialiy in his most exalted position. with
STOPPING TO sell ont southern Utah FOR "a
monetary consideration. ] trust that this
denial viii BE- fun and complete, and now
that 7 am back in the postofrce political
discussion viii cease so far as 7 am con-
cerned. JAMES GLOVE.
Provo. Aug. 70.