The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-15
SALT TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 15 1908
which will be held the early part of

ueAJ week,
Special railroad rntes for the church
Republican convention, which will be
| held at the Salt Lake Theater next
| Thursday, have been announced as fol"
| lows:
Salt Lake Routo-Round trip for one
single fare; selling dates, south Of
points, 10Th and goth. returning 21st.
Rio Grande Western-Round trip
ticket FOR one single faro; selling dates,
18th and Goth. returning September 81.
Oregon Short Line-Round trip for
one single fare; selling dates, 10Th and
2othi good TO return until the 22nd'
Wanted-A Secretary A placard
| bearing the above wording is likely TO
| be hung out by the church Democratic
| State committee in the near future, un-
less Chairman Lyman r. Martineau has
better success in his search for some
faithful member of the church Demo
cratic party than he has up to this
time, Mr.. Martincau is finding it
| difficult task TO find some one who is
brave enough TO accept the office of
secretary or the committee. Quite a
few faithful supporters of church Dem
ocracy have been mentioned in connec-
tion with the office, but according to
reliable information all that have thus
far been approached have declined with
thanks. To further his search for
secretary, Mr.. Martineau departed from
Salt Lake City Friday morning for
the northern part of the State. He will
visit Logan and other northern towns,
and offer the place to any person whom
he thinks is at all likely to accept. II
is expected that lie will return TO this
city next Monday,
Chairman Michael F Cunningham
and Secretary r. w. Dole Of the Salt
Lake County Church Democratic com
miteee are still busily engaged in the
work of preparing the official call for
the county convention on October 10,
at the Salt Palace. The latest i'm
prOvement made in the County Demo
cratic committee headquarters is the
installation Of instruments OF both local
telephone companies.
W. P. Lynn. who has held the posi-
tion of treasurer of Salt Lake county,
will be candidate for the place again
subject to the decision of the Ameri-
can convention.
Apostle Reed Smoot was in Zion Fri
day, During the day he held prolonged
conferences with Curley Callister Hy
Booth, Fussv Jimmy. Alphabet Thomp-
son and Artie Thomas Late in the
day, accompanied by his faithful hench-
man; Curley Callister, he paid visit
to church headquarters.
Now that phones have been installed
at the church Republican State com
mittee headquarters, Chairman Marti-
neau of the church Democratic State
committee has moved his headquarters
from the county committee rooms to his
,{Sn la
Col. Alfred Kent will be a candidate
for County Commissioner before the
American convention. Col. Kent is an
old soldier and a well-known Grand
Army man.
County Attorney Farley P. Christen-
sen was questioned by a representative
Of The Tribune Friday in regard TO tho
statement which had appeared in the
Smootite organ Friday morning in
which Mr.. Christensen had been quoted
as saying that the affidavit filed by
Charles Mostyn Owen, in which Joseph
F, Smith is charged with adultery.
would start an action as soon as a gen.
Jleman s would.
Were You quoted correctly2' was
asked of Mr., Christensen.
Yes, believe substantially so,
But the impression conveyed. Mr..
Christensen, was that Mr.. Owen is not
gentleman.
~ may not have used those words,
but | meant TO convey the impression
that the fact that Mr.. Owen is an in
former would make no difference to me.
as [ would proceed with an investiga
ton anyway
Have you accomplished anything
as yet?'
Well, I have been Investigating the
case today but have discovered moth
ing new as yet, -
"Will the coming election delay the
announcement Of your decision in the
matter. Mr.. Christensen?
Not in the least [ will proceed
with the. investigation and announce
my decision rs soon as 7 have investi.
gated all of the facts in the case.
At meeting held Friday afternoon
attended by Congressman Joe Howell,
Stephen Love and Jake Greenewald, in
the Office Of the latter in the Atlas
building, strenuous effort was made
by Howell and Greenewald to secure
the support of Love for Howell The
outcome Of the whole affair was that
Love, it is said, finally announced his
intention of supporting Howell, but did
not commit himself regarding the rest
Of the machine, Howell who has for
several days been hard at work in an
endeavor to bring influence TO bear
upon Love, was the instigator of the
meeting, and it was solely for the pur-
pose of working up the little plot which
resulted in the announcement of Love
as to his allegiance TO Howell that the
affair was engineered The appointment
of Love as a member of the executive
committee showed that he has given
in to the machine.