The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
Oathbound Delegation From
Seat of Saints Government
i'm Gem State.
THREE P0LYGAMISTS
AMONG BEAR LAKE CROWD
Likewise COunseIlOrs to Stake
President, Three Bishops, One
Rae Bulge, and Others.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
POCATELLO, Ida, July 29.-Is the
Mormon church in politics in 1daho9
Does the Mormon church and it's ap-
performances intend to dominate the pol
itics of this State7 These are ques-
tions the free American, law wabiding
citizens of Idaho are asking.
For answer one has only TO analyZe
the Republican delegation from Bear
Lake county, the seat of Mormon gov
ernment III Idaho, which has been Sc
lected to attend the State convention
at Pocatello-
To do SO will cause blush of shame
and indignation to pass over the coun-
tenence of every thoughtful man and
woman of the State With the delega-
tion are three polygamists, two coun-
celors to the stake president, three
bishops, three "Jack Mormons,' one
out-and-out Bulge and some Nor
mon small FRY. State Senator,
Councillor to Stake President Will
liam S. Rich may deny that he
is now polygamist, but there
are some small mounds covered by
grass and daisies where repose some OF
his wives, and it is the result of na-
ture rather than his will that he is
now law abiding. He believes the prin-
cipal and teaches it TO his breed.
Waller Hoge, father-in-law of Judge
Alfred Bulge, and a lifelong cat IS paw
and battle AK for William Bulge, two
years ago also denied his faith, claim
ing he had not lived with his plural
purpose took trip to the Logan Tenn
pie within the last two months.
Bishop W. w. Clark, ex-State Sen
ator, is claimed to be one Of the fresh
polygamists. 1t has never been fully
determined whether he took his extras
Just before the manifesto or since, but
the general belief is that it has been
since.
What Study Discloses.
The further study of this delegation
calls for some explanations Seeing the
signs of the times, it was deemed neces-
sary TO rid Idaho politics of the appear
ance of Bulge dictstion before Judge
Alfred dare ask for suffrages of the
people again. Accordingly, J. r. S.
Bulge, formerly County Attorney of
Beaver Lake, resigned his Office and
was shipped to Salt Lake with great
flourish Of trumpet to form law part
nership-
Then the namo of William Bulge.
law breaker, law-maker and dictator,
had grown to be synonym OF polltl-
cal corruption and it was dangerous
FOR the party and the Judge TO again
shoulder that burden. Ho was pro-
noted to the Logan Temple to play the
part of Emanuel, Andrew or some other
fellow. Clever scheme, this. But sec
the other side Joseph Shepherd, SON
in-law Of William Bulge, selected stake
president, with William S. Rich and
W. w Richards as councillors. These
two counsellors are found with the Bear
Lake delegation.
One finds, also, Arthur Bulge, Will
liams's oldest son, and the latest and
most devoted member of the Bulge
family; the jack Mormon, G. E, Wright,
the editor of the Bulge organ, the
Montpelier Examiner, also chairman OF
the Republican county central commit
tee AS is usual with recent converts,
he is the most servile of the tribe.
Solid Bulge Delegation.
This solid Bulge delegation augmented
by a few bishops and Mormon syco-
plants touched up by the jack" Nor
mon, A. E. Burill, manager of the Con
solidated Wagon and Machine company.
of which Joseph +, Smith Is president
and Representative &. e, Gray, who won
the confidence Of the church and Gre
ated for himself such fame by the great
number of absences registered against
his name when Objectionable bills were
voted upon at the last Legislature.
This oath bound delegation will prac-
tically control the Pocatello conyen-
ton, and yet Borah, Brady and Good
ing are protesting that Mormonism has
nothing in common with present-day
Idaho RepubGcanism.