The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-27
UTAH LOSES THE
CONGRESS FIGHT
BaselesS ISLANDERS Used to
Help Out Denver.
PORTLAND ENDORSES PENCE
SALT LAKE DELEGATION PASSES
RESOLUTIONS.
SPECIAL 70 The HersId.0

NoRTLAND. Ore, Aug 2s.-Utsh del
egates to the American mining
congress fought and lost the fight
for the permanent home of the con-
gress. The vote was: salt Lake. So;
Denver. IS. Little regret is felt by the
delegation at the loss OF the congress
though the manner Of the loss is de
plored and has aroused the bitterest
feeling. Had It not been for the posi-
tive instructions to get the congress,
if possible, the delegation owuId have
Withdrawn salt Lakes candidacy Sow
eral days ago
Few actual mining men were in at
tendance. It was a gathering rather Of
men of other vacations, and they I'm
small numbers, as is demonstrated by
the total vote OF la cast on the most
important question-aDd to obtain even
this number every expedient was re-
sorted to by Denvers partisans.
Powers in New Light.
From the beginning of the week the
Mormon question has been injected into
the contest. While Judge Powers was
making the address for Salt Lake, a
Denver man circulated about the hall
telling all who would listen that Pow
ers is a Mormon bishop with two
wives. He repeated the assertion many
times today and cntincued the circu-
lation of the story in the corridors OF
the Portland hotels in the evening.
Even when his statement was chal-
lengcd. he maintained its entire. &C
cUracy.
Professor J. r Talmage was sim
ilsrly described as a polygamist with
four wives. These are samples Of the
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Lake. The net result was a sentiment
that it was impossible to combat Del
egations that had been solemnly
pledged TO salt Lake changed to Den
yer. Some CT them were got back. but
not many. They believed. so they
said, that giving the home of the ocn-
gress to salt Lake would benefit the
Mormon church. This they proposed
not to do. The more conservative
members of the delegation, such as
John Dern. have all along been doubt
ful Of the value of the institution IL
obtained without cost and they did rot
regard it as nearly worth what was Of
fered. This afternoon after the settle
ment of the home question. The Pert
land Rose association, an orGa IMITATION
of ladies. sent a fine bouquet TO Pence
Cornforth Made a Talk.
In presenting it ]. c. Cornforth Of
Alaska made some remarks. which his
utterance made partly inaUdible. he
said that the ladies of Portland wished
TO do Mr.. Pence some recognition FOR
tue gallant fight he had made against
Salt Lake. and to emphasize their APP
probation Of his defense of the Amer
lean home. Just what Mr.. Ccrnforth
wished to say, or the Portland ladies
wished him 10 say. deponent knoweth
not. hut "a was about as stated. Pence
made d suave reply and expressed
qualification that the ladies of the
Portland Rose sssocistion felt as they
did. This evening the Utah delegation
adopted be following resolutions.
Whereas, during tho seventh annual
session Of the American mining con-
rress. assembled at Portland. Or,
particularly in connection With the
proceedings incident 90 the locating
OF the permanent headquarters Of the
congress. certain remarks and insiu-
nations were made on the part Of the
Colorado delegation. in the. open seS-
sion of the congress, which remarks
and insinuations We're in tie nature
OF an unwarranted assault on the
moral and social status of Utah; and
Ancient and Dishonored.
Whereas. a certain newspaper. to-
VII the OFcgonldp. published at Port
land, Ore. has directly and by in
nusndo sought to Illustrate the open
and honora Die Efforts Of the people Of
Utah to secure the establishment Of
the headquarters Of the American min
ing. congress al the capital Of their
state. by attempting 10 inject tie so
called Mormon question" into the
consideration Of the subject before The
congress. now. therefore. be 1t
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