The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-23
GUM -SHOE|NG IN
COUNTY OF CACHE
Wisperers Quietly Passing
Word That SmoOt Machine
Must Be Sustained.
DEMOCRATS OF THAT
REGION ARE DISGUSTED
Assistant Editor of Deseret
News Is Missionary Work
ing Among Brethren.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
LOGAN, Utah. Oct. GA report is
current here that some grm.shoeinq''
IS being done in Cache valley. Whcr-
ever people are believed to be in :.
receptive mood, "whisperers are said
TO be quietly passing the word that it
Is the Will of the Lord that the Smoot
machine must be sustained this yenr.
a gentleman from nearby town re.
Gently came into Logan, stating that
ms own village is receiving the Tip. .
and not a few Of the faithful are com
ing 10 feel that iG viii be their duty
to support the dominant political pariv
in the State. The same report comes
from other quarters, with the result
that pail is falling over the crstl
Mhlle faSlant hope Of Democracy
Three weeks ago leading Democrats all
over Cache county were quite mbilaur
over their prospects. manv feeling
certain that The county would in this
election swing back 10 its earlier pn-
sltIon, and once more become the ban
ner Democratic county of the State.
Ihls feeling, however, is rapidly UNI
dergolng change. many strong men
taking the position that the fight is
futile, the die already having been
cast, Republican victory being IN as
sured thing.
May Abandon Organization.
AS result of this condition OF af
fairs, there are not wanting strong
mon who are discussing the advisa,
bllty of giving up their party orpani-
%atlon, and going over in a BODY to
the American party. They feel that
tins is the only way of meeting the
SITUATION; yet their social and business
interests are such as to deter them
from IN action 50 radical. Said ono
OF me afH Tho ,TrihIaofS yefrt5en.
* Utah's emancipation can never
come through the Democrafie party.
Ten years OF statehood have shown
TINS to be impossible. If freedom is
over to come TO our people, il will be
through All organization like the
American party. which. III the open and
without disguise, stands for the total
separation OF church and State, and
the political freedom of every citizen.
regardless Of church affiliation. [ am
NOT alone In this opinion There are
hundreds here who feel as do |, Nv
CHEF regret is that the American party
dId not extend it's organization into
inns county and put ticket In the
held, Had It done so, hundreds of peo-
pie wonId have voted the ticket who
now stand pledged to the other two
parties.
Assistant Editor News at Work.
The assistant editor of the s'Descret
News, Sjodahl, visited Cache county
recently. and is said TO have done some
qWet missionary work, himself being
shod with gum shoes. - After visit
ing In Cache, he took his wav TO soptb.
eastern Idaho, where ii is alleged be
took up work with the brethren in be-
half OF the Gooding Borah contingent.
II. j. Christensen, q faithful saint. re-
Gently returned from a mission. accom-
panied Slodahl, and they are said 20
have done some exceeding fine work
among the faithful, clearing the atmos-
phere, and showing the brethren the
will of the Lord as to their duty in
the coming election
On the Sth inst, just following the
great conference i'm Zion. a priesthood
meeting was convened by order of the
Lord 5 anointed, there being in atten.
dance some 1900 brethren from various
parts or the State. 4 report OF this
meeting came over concealed wire 10
Logan, and was brought 10 The "Trib-
une S correspondent. The meeting
was held, it is alleged. to correct II
false impression which had gone out
from the Democratic convention TO the
effect that Reed Smoot is the father of
the American party. and the cause of
all the sorrow which now afAicts the
State.
Penrose Denounces King.
The "inspired report" which reached
Logan alleged that Apostle Charles w
Pcnrose wns chief orator on the oc-
rasiou, and that he in strong terms
denounced the statements made by
Moylc, King, and Powers as untrue, af-
irming that Apostle Smoot is not the
cause OF Utah S trouble. this being at
tributahIe TO the Salt Lake Ministerial
association, which, rhe apostle is al
eyed to have said would have brought
IN an investigation OF conditions in
Utah even had Smoot moi gone to the
Senate. Penrose is also alleged 10 have
irgued that, by his noble defense OF
Utah. Smoot has earned the gratitude
If AL good saints, and is entitled 10
heir support al the present critical
uncture. urging that because Of this he
ought to be sustained by the saints. re-
yardless OF party Affiliations.
The remarks OF Apostle Penrose are
llleged 10 have bccn seconded by Presi-
lent Joseph f. Smith. who. il is said,
presented an eloquent argument in IA
,or OF sustaining Smoot NJ this timc,
,rging that unless this is done, the
Ipostlc- Senator will be discounted IN
he Senate, and will forfeit the good
,piuion of The National administration,
which would be fatal to his being al
owed TO serve out his term.
Following this priesthood meeting
amc the Tisit bv Siodahl into Cache
-aIlev. and the subsequent ''gum since
ng' in the various outlying towns. TO.
orts Of which are flternp into Logan.
S Indicated ut the beginning of this
eporr.