The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28

time he modestiy rendered his pro
/ fesslonai services as secretary Of the
| state board Of health. He absolutely
pledged himself 10 Governor Wells.
"0n the morning Of TIE convention
1 he told me ne had led the Cutler peo-
1 Die 10 believe he was for them, but
that he was really for as. as he had
/ promised.
/ we unwittingiy accepted the man,
! foOlishly thinking his word good he
| was entered as our candidate for dele
I Many friends Of c. i. Allen wished
| to elect him a delegate In the doctors
| stead, but Mayo and we assured mr.
/ Allen and his champions that Mayo
4 was a gentleman whose word could be
| relied on, and Mr.. Allen withdrew.
The fact develops. that Mayo was
| pledged also to the Cutler crowd. and
al the state convention voted for Mr..
| Cutler. I faced him in the convention
| with this accusation, and he failed TO
, resent it.
Mayo sought his kind among ward
J heelers. looking for comfort, and the
! report reached me that ne desired an
/ other interview. This forenoon ] hap
/ pened ON the curb 30 see Mayo driving
/ by l stopped and walled for him and
I asked if he wished To see me.
SAYS Hands Were in Pockets.
'-Mayo's only complaint was that 1
/ allowed the papers 10 publish the pre-
! VlOuS meeting. ] informed him that
! was pleased 10 reiterate what | had
already stated. He failed TO show
] fight, and I lighted cigar, put on my
nose glasses and put my hands in my
J pockets. Then he struck me. As soon
as I could take my hands from my
pockets we clinched. I threw him
down the stairway and went with
him. I happened to aIight on top. but
/ took 80 advantage of the position.
That ended the encounter
T have no apologies To offer, be
| cause I have been guilty of no more
/ serious offehse than an encounter
( with one beneath my dignity. Mayo
! of course has no apologies to make,
: because such persons never apologize.
| Mayo, before the primaries, asked
| that Governor Wells yield his promise
/ 10 appoint Mayo secretary of the state
| board of health, arguing that DIR.
| Beatty, the incumbent. had held the
1 position long enough. His petition
was denied. Still he again promised
/ TO support Governor Wells and then
went deliberately into the convention
/ to betray him. Mayo says he solicited
I the interview of this morning. He did
/ not. He says he knocked me down.
/ He did not He said L cried quits"
( I did not. He said [ declined to be in
| teTviewed- I did not. I say he is not
a man Of honor, that he has broken
/ his pledges and is not worthy of the
| trust or Consideration or gentlemen I
see he says he told the chef Of police
/ where he might be found. He need
/ have no fear on that score; 7 do not
/ fight my battles through the chief of
police"
Reese Tells of Pledge
The name of A &. Reese was mem
toned yesterday as one who had
talked TO DR. Mayo in regard to his
/ position WITH reference TO Governor
/ Wells candidacy.
Il have no desire to get into this
affair" said Mr. Reese, because all
the parties concerned are friends of
mine, but some doubt having arisen as
to whether DIT. H. y. Mayo made any
pledge 10 support the candidacy of
/ Governor Heber NJ. Wells at the re-
cent state convention, I have TO say
| that DR.. Mayo did make such pledge
/ to me on the evening of the Repub-
! liCan primaries on the 18th inst. BY
request I lmpeTsonated Mr.. Katz and
called DR.. Mayo by telephone at his
I home to get an expression from him,
inasuuCh as it had been stated that
he was not supporting the governor
, In reply Dr.. Mayo said he was for
| Governor Wells. that the governor and
others understood his position and
. that the voters at the primary elected
! him delegate on the understanding
that he would vote for Governor
Wells. My questions to DR.. Mayo
were heard by Mr.. Offenbach, Mr.
Meter, Mr. Snyder and others at the
governors headquarters, and the doc
tors replies I repeated aloud in the
hearing Of these gentlemen"
How Mayo Was Elected
The story Of the primary at which
DIT. Mayo was elected was told yes
terday by one who attended. as fol-
lows.
DR. Mayo was not present when
the primary began. but Mr.. Langton
was Dr. Seymour B. Young nom
mated Dr. Mayo and Bishop Clawson
nominated Mr. Langton. Somebody,
whose name I do not recall at the mo
ment. nominated G. E Allen Mr. Al
len at once arose TO ask how the other
men named stood with regard to Gov
ernOr Wells. Mr. Armstrong, who pre-
sided. said he did not know about that,
but understood the delegates were
pledged to Judge Zane as il was
Judge Zane'S district. Mr.. Allen said
that would be all right. but he was
anxious 10 know how they stood to-
ward Governor Wells Mr. Allen said
he was a Wells man. Tt was suggest
ed that a motion to instruct for Wells
would be in order, but no such motion
was made. Mr.. LangtOn was pres
ent, but took no part IN the discussion.
DR.. Young arose and said lie under
stood both DR.. Mayo and Mr. Langton
were for Governor Wells Mr.. Allen
at once said that suited him and he
withdrew as a candidate. After the
ballOting had proceeded about fifteen
minutes, or something like that. DIT
Mayo came in. He inquired what had
been done and was told what had been
said just about as I have told it. His
only comment so far as I heard, was.
He doesn't know. He doesn't know