Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-01

him. He stated that the party would |
in all probability center on it's cam !,
didate at the proper time.
Mr.. Jenkens was closely questioned |
on the candidacy of Judge Truitt who !
Is an aVowed candidate for delegate |
to the national convention but stated
that this was a matter in which he had
taken no personal interest and he be-
lieved that the selection made at the
Pocatello convention would likely re-
suit harmoniouslv to all concerned. He
that Congressman French had written
from Washington that while he would
like to go to the national convention he
would willingly step aside in the in
terests Of harmony in the party.
The Teller reporter broached the sub
ject to Mr.. Jenkins of the Mormon
question which is agitating the minds
of many of the democrats OF the state.
He has pronounced and sound views on
the question and secuted the idea that
the Mormon church Is in any way en-.
deavoring to enter into or control the
politics of the state. In speaking pf
the situation ne said:
Nothing can be farther from the
truth than the charge that the Nor
mon church Is debating to its members
politically. The people of Idaho know
| them as citizens only, divided politi-
caIly into democrats and republicans
with a portion OF, Independent voters
Possibly a larger proportion OF them
being more Independent than we find
in other counties. We also find among
them political factions, each factior
trying Its best to get advantage over
the other which Is the condition We
\ find among non Mormon counties. Del.
egates coming from what Is known a.
\ Mormon counties into either democrati,
or republican conventions do not as,
representation on either ticket on &C
count Of their being Mormons and di,
they ASK II. 1t wouldn't be considere,
for a moment by either party. an
whatever recognition Is given to tn
southeast counties Is considered du
a them as citizens IN proportion to tn
| number OF votes cast from their re
spective districts, which rights ar
claimed III other parts Of the state.
81 TT is the independent vote that tn
\ political parties strive for and In a
! former campaigns, both political paI
ii ties have mustered out their be'
/ speakers Tor the southeast countie
= and kept them there longer than
u Other parts nf the state for the purpoi
r of capturing the independent vot
3Conditions were favorable last electic
"A for the republicans TO capture this II
! dependent vote. not in the southea
\ counties alone but, all over the sta
excepting Oneida county which is col
sidered one Of the strongest Mormt
\ 4 counties there the republicans 10
/ i ground over the former election. The
: facts as shown above prove concll
siveiy to my mind that the MorTnt
church does not dictate nor direct
members which way to vote.
II During the last election eXtren
II tnorthern counties which were cOncee
ed in former elections to be dem
cratic gave large republican major
ties as an illustration of the fallacy
the charge which has eminated fro
fthe democratic ranks there were Sc
j,eral members OF the last legislatu
= who were democrats and of the Nc
= mon faith At ITO time could you fl
v those democrats OF that faith voti
It soIidly Win their Mormon brethren
8 the Opposite side. This with the ia
5. | rfat some of the Mormon stronghold
Il IN the southeast did go democratic du
e ing the last election, in my mind, e
j. plrs1es the theory of the Norm
e church debating in politics"
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