The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-27
FUSION Of TWO
CHURCH PARTIES
Not the Fusion That Comes
Out in the Open,
However.
tM00T WILL PICK
OUT THE CANDIDATES
He Will Select None but Saints
From the Two
Tickets.

open and makes an open hght, but the
cowardiy, sncak;ng offspring of the
Mormon hierarchy, which prefers to do
its rauscous task under cover of dark
ness There is virtually no question
that the American party viii be COM
PEELED 10 defeat both church parties
this fall. Months ago there was talk of
fusion but the Democrats declined TO
enter the scheme; that is, the decent
clement of the party declined, unless
the fusion was such as would give
majority of the Offices TO the Demo.
Gratis. The Democrats took the ground
that they were second in the race last
fall and that it would be unfair for
them to go over to the Smootites. unless
they were abundantiy paid for their
trouble, Az the same time, the he
publicans, with Smoot and Sutherland
at their head, wanted the bulk OF the
pic and declined To do business on the
Democratic idea. So the matter has
DAYS, when both church parties, real
ling that the Americans can easily
defeat them If they put M separate
tickets and vote for them on the square,
have virtually agreed to fuse.
As now outlined. the Smoot and the
Democratic and Republican leaders will
get together Immediately after the
county tickets are nominated and decide
upon the candidates TO be voted for.
The result will be that these candidates
will receive virtually the sohd support
of the Mormon voters of the city and
county. while other candidates viii be
ruthlessly slaughtered. By this 1T Is
hoped 10 defeat tho American party
candidates and allow the church to
remain in the saddle.
1t is not believed, however, that the
scheme will work. Fusion of this char
acter, or any other character. for that
matter will drive every Gentle out Of
the two church parties and force
straight Mormon Gentle fight, in which
there is no question that the American
party will win. hands down. Of course,
IT. is the intention Of the church parties
not 20 let the few misguided Gentiles,
now acting with those parties. into the
secret, but, in this, Smoot and his fol
lowers will again find themselves dis
appointed. The scheme is a pretty one,
as viewed from q theoretical stand
point, but its Practicability Will not
stand the test.
There viii be a meeting and recep-
lion at American party headquarters
in the parlors of the Cullen Hotel, under
the auspices of the Women s American
club at s 'clock this evening. There
will be speaking and singing. Mrs.
Kate Bridewell Anderson viii sing the
"Flag Without 4 Stain" Mrs. Tom
Pitt will recite Barbara Ercitchie''
and Miss Corinne Harris Will sing q
selected solo. Miss Margaret Janney
will be the accomnanist. All American
women are invited and a good social
time IS assured.
The doubleleaded yawp in the Smoot
It's organ yesterday morning, calling on
the Mormon people to ''stand by their
party" the church Republican activity,
was the cause of much hilarity in the
city yesterday 1t was considered by
direct confession of defeat. II was a
surprise to hear, on the authority Of
Secretary Squires of the church Re
publican party, that Chairman Salisbury
is now inspiring the editorial utter
anees Of the Smoot organ, the same
politics as a bolter of a regularly nom
mated Republican city ticket in Salt
Lake. This appeal TO Mormons TO sus-
tain their Republican party was hilari-
ously received by Gentiles, and with
disgust by the Mormons, who declare
The appeal is in fact direct snub TO
the Gcntiles and a silly insult to the
intelligence of the masses of the Nor
mon people. The American party has
made no fight against the Mormon
people as people, but 1t has fought,
rarchical band OF twenty-six men who
rule the church and through the church
dominate the politics Of Utah
The American party is battling for
the freedom Of the majority of the
people of Utah, in that they may be
tree and exercise the right TO vote as
they please, the same as every other
American citizen. This can be done
IN only one way, that is, to depose the
band of twenty-six from control of the
politics of the State.
And the people of Utah are ralIying
81. 41n ~
The revolt against the hierarchy is
spreading, and spreading fast. From all
parts of the State comes this informa-
tion. The scales are falling from the
eyes of the rank and file Of the church.
The tithe- payers are growing less, the
liberal class is growing, the people are
more outspoken, they see the dawn az
d new era for them.
Chairman Orange j. Salisbury Of the
church Republican State committee, an
nounced Apostle Smoot IS selection of
an executive committee. Wednesday.
The personnel is as follows; George n
Lawrence, 5: II. Love, James E. Clin-
ton Benner X Smith, Farley p. Christ
ensen, L, Il. Cutler. Arthur Pratt, A. H.
Peabody, George NJ. Cannon, J. II.
Deming, Harry. S. Joseph, j. J, Thomas,
Woodruff; C. u. Loose, Provo; Frank
". Fishburn. Brigham City; Fred 6.
Jensen. Mt. Pleasant; r. T. Hulauiski
and Angus t. Wright, Ogden; james 5.
McBeth, Payson; James Christensen.
Richfeld; B. T. Rieter. Logan; w. s.
Lockhart, Park City; Gus j. Henroid
Eureka.
Dan Weggeland has painted an ex-
cellent portrait Of William Jennings
BRYAN, the patron saint Of Democracy,
which adorns the walls of the church
Democratic county committee rooms,
just about the best thing that has
been said of Willard Hanson, in con-
neetion with the fact THAT Hanson prac.
ticed III the moot court at Ann Arbor.
under the code Of Michigan, was gotten