The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-22
TRIBUNE JUST TOLD
THE PLAIN TRUTH
No Misrepresentation In State
ments Concerning the
National Guard.
GOVERNOR DISREGARDED
WISHES OF THE OFFICERS
Name of Ray NaylOr Was Never
Mentioned at the Meet
ing Held.

The Tribune has neither wilfully nor
accidentally published any misreprescnta-
tions concerning the National Guard OF
Utah, in speaking of the appointment by
Gov. Cutler OF Ray Naylor as Adjutant-
General or. for that matter, at any other
time, Every statement made in the Tri-
bune as TO conditions In the National
Guard muddle can easily be verified
These Facts Remain.
These facts remain unchallenged and
undisputed. Governor Cutler rendered q
banquet TO the officers of tho Guard ut
which he mndo to them the unqualified
promise that any man whom they should
agree upon for the office OF Adtutnnt-
General would be acceptable to him and
suant to this promise made by the Gov
ernor. meeting OF the officers associa-
tion was called at which the question
was discussed at length.
Good Attendance There,
This meeting OF the officers was we'll
attended, Col. II. NJ. II Lund being the
only ono absont from among those sta
toned In Salt Lake. The situation was
discussed a length. and tho following
seven names were agreed upon to be pre-
sented to the Governor among whom he
should chose in accordance with his prom
ise an Adjutant-General to succeed Jo-
seph Geoghegan, who had rendered his
resignation but which was not yet ac-
Young. Willard Young. f. A, Wedge
wood Joseph Geoghegan. Benner X.
Smith. Miles w, Taylor. The name OF
Ray Naylor was at no time considered
in tho discussion,
Matter of Military Law.
In conformity to military regulations
which provides that all correspondence
intended for the Governor shall pass
through the hands OF the Adjutant-Gen-
eral, the letter which was drafted by the
officers and which contained the names
agreed upon was sent TO Col Geoghegan
to be transmitted to Gov, Cutler. That
letter contained the names above men
toned and did not contain the name OF
Ray Naylor
Facts Misrepresented.
Tho statements OF the organ of mis-
representation to the effect that only six
men voted upon the list OF available men
ore absolutely false. There were at least
IL Salt Lake officers at the meeting men
toned and all agreed upon the choice Of
candidates Likewise is the statement
that every officer OF the Guard received
circular letter containing the names Of
Jund and Naylor among the list of can
didates false. The Tribune knows that
all of the the officers did not receive the
communication spoken of
Governor Is Grumpy.
John c. Cutler was in one OF the grump-
lest of his grumpy moods when seen by
a representative of The Tribune. Tuesday
afternoon, and asked n civil question con-
corning National Guard matters
HI decline TO give The Tribune hany
information, whatever" the little man
growled. whom question was put to him.
"Hif you want Information you hought
to come hin and get hit before you pub
lish Your stories HI ave nothing 10
say
Cannot Escape.
There is no way of escaping the cold
facts: Gov. Cutler did not carry out the
wishes of the officers OF the Guard when
he named Ray Naylor for the office OF
Adjutant- General, He did not keep the
promise that he made. NayloTs name
was not among the list of available can
didates as suggested by these officers.
and no amount of twisting, or equivoca-
ton can change these fncts.