Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-23

people OF Utah were imposed upon, |
more than any state ever was before, |
by his election as senator, had either |
come to an untimely end, or had been
made to suffer in some way. One of
Kearns' strongest supporters and
workers was Senator Marcus A. Han
ma, who died almost mysteriously, at
time when he was prominently men,
toned for the presidency. Another
equally strong supporter was Henry
G. Payne, postmaster general, who
died almost as mysteriously as did
Senator Hanna. Perry Heath was one
of the Senator's right-hand men. With
in two years after he enlisted under
Kearns' banner he was fugitive from
justice, and now no one knows where
he is. A friend of Heath who became
a Kearns satellite was George w.
Beavers, now an inmate of the Mound
vile. West Virginia penitentiary. One
Of the ringleaders of the Kearns SEN
atorial conspiracy crowd was the now
notorious Richard G.. Kerens, of st.
Louis. Mr. At the time the Kearns
conspiracy was formed Kerens was at
the zenith of his power and influence.
He was a member of the National Re-
publican Executive committee and had
the ear of the administration. Today
none are so poor as to do him revert
ence. and his name is by-word in the
Republican party of Missouri. His sup
port is an injury, and he is not admit
ted to the White House. To his home
has come sorrow because of the acts
of son. Kearns' meddling in a conven-
ton caused the defeat of Gov Wells
for denomination for governor.
Rudolph Kuchler, of Ogden. was
pronounced supporter of Kearns. The
result of the late mayoralty election
in Ogden tells his story He met ig-
nominious defeat. So did Frank Knox
in his effort to be mayor of Salt Lake
City.
Among the first men to announce
themselves for Kearns was ex-Survey-
or General Anderson and ex-Marshall
Haywood. Both were denied that
which has been given to other federal
officials-a second term and the
present United States District Attor-
ney Lippman, Kearns' manager, has
met a like fate, and Lippman is now
practically alone, having been desert
ed by his former political associates,
One of the staunchest supporters of
Kearns is David Keith. 1t is said that
not one enterprise that Mr.. Keith has
engaged in of recent years has pros
pered, and that he has sunk over $780,
600 in the Keith-O'Brien Co. His
friends say that Kearns' mastery over
him is absolute and that when Kearns
commands Keith obeys, even to the
limit of his bank account.
President Snow of the Mormon
church, who it is well known made it
possible for Kearns to be elected
senator is dead. Apostles Woodruff
and Cowley were President Shows
chief lieutenants in the Kearns deal.
Woodruff is dead and Cowley has
been unfrocked, deposed from the
apostleship.
1t Is common notoriety what has
happened to the Silver King mine
under the Kearns management It's
value has shrunk about $S,000000, it's
dividends have been cut in two, it has
to face lawsuits for unlawful eXtrac-
tion of ore from other properties, and
the end is not in sight. Mr.. Doheny
of Los Angeles, who invested $135,000
in stock of the Keith-Kearns mine,
probably feels certain that there is a
hoodoo somewhere round.
There was time when the Salt
Lake Tribune was tower of strength