Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-24
GO0O|NG ISSUED
NO PROCLAMATION.
He Never Invited Labor Unions
To Send a Delegation
To Boise.
POSITION CLEARLY DEFINED.
If Committee Were Sent lie Would Ar
range to Have Them Meet
Orchard.

Boise, Ida, March 22.--The anthem
ITCHY Of what purported to be proc
lamation addressed by Gov Frank
X. Gooding, "1o the labor unions Of the
United States" In relation TO the pros
ccuton of Meyer, Haywood and Petit
bone, was denied today by Gov. Good
ing. In an Interview today GOV Good
ing said,
I'm an interview with a newspaper
writer yesterday ! suggested that If the
labor organizations. In place of passing
infiammatory resolutions In which the
prosecution Is denounced and a vote OF
confidence In the innocence of the men
N adopted. would endeav6r to investl-
gate the charges against these men and
suspend action until that time, better
understanding would prevail and bet
ter feeling exist | said that If proper
committees were appointed to make
these Investigations, and the men We're
acting in good faith. I should favor
their being given every opportunity to
satisfy themselves as TO whether or not
the state was justified In holding these
men accountable for the crime commit
ted, even to the extent Of letting them
meet Orchard"
j. H. Hawley, chief counsel FOR the
prosecution, states that under no con-
sideration will any one be shown the
confession or any other testimony
Gov. Gooding has made the follow
ing statement respecting the allega-
ton that he had offered 10 permit u
delegation to sec Harry Orchard and
hear him tell his story:
My attention has been called to n
dispatch in n Denver paper, sent out by
"A reporter of newspaper syndicate,
stating that | had issued a proclama-
ton addressed To the labor unions of
the United States. requesting them to
send delegations To this city. and that
would be pleased to allow those dele
cations to meet Harry orchard person.
ally and have him tell his story as he
told II to Detective Mcfarland. | am
quoted as saying; You can remember
that | shall have the power as governor
to hear your grievances, and TO prevent
any miscarriage OF justice,
II have issued no proclamation and
no such statement was ever made by
me- What did say was that | regret
ted very much that some of the labor
unions had decided to pass such radical
resolutions, copies of which have been
sent me. | stated to the correspondent,
as | have TO many others. that IN my
opinion the labor organiza tons OF the
country ~ere vitality interested In this
matter-that Idaho guaranteed to the
accused men, as we'll as to all others
charged with crime. n fair trial and
that II they would appoint committee
to come here and Investigate they
would find as high standard of citi-
zenship here as IN any other place In
the United States--that an attempt on
the part OF any one to prevent a fair
trial would be met by indignant and
effective opposition on the part of the
state government and OF the people at
large.s
II stated that If a committee of la
boring men WAS sent here to meet the
state authorities. and they came I'm a
spirit of fairness and of honesty, seek
ing only the truth. that | would go 80
far as TO arrange for them TO meet
Orchard and Adams In my presence,
and In the presence of their attorneys.
aud let them hear from Orchard and
Adams own lips that they had made n
confession duplicating Meyer, Hay.
wood. Pettibone. Simpkins aud 81. John
I'm a number of murders, and that no
promise of reward or OF ciemency had
been made them by any one.
II wish to state now, very positively,
that the story OF these confessions VIII
never be told until It is repeated by
Orchard and Adams in the trial of these
cases.
tSigned) "F. II, COOLING"
pETrIBONB TAKEN TO BOISE.
Boise, Ida. March 23.-George A.
Pettlbone was brought from Caldwell
today and lodged IN the county Jail
here with Meyer. Ii was intended t.
send either him or Haywood TO tho
JAN az Weiser. but II was found that
Jail was crowded and could not afford
proper accommodations for the prison
crs. Pettibono seemed delighted with
his removal to Boise, and Meyer was
glad to have him here The two oc.
cupy the same commodious room DURING
the day. having all the comforts that
can be provided. They spent the after.
noon talking, and both manifested thell
satisfaction at being together.