The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-25
American State Headquarters
Beseiged With Letters to
Help Organize.
REVOLUTION IN UTAH
Is NOW THOROUGHLY ON
Determination Upon the Part of
the People to American
ize the State.

TO sec that organization of the party IS
perfected in the several counties of the
State, The following letter from San
pete county was received at headquar-
ters Yesterday:
EPfiRAIAt. Utah. Sept. a4.-rsm thinking
IL some few Sanpeters' had the courage
and only dared 20 come forward and place
in nomination an independent county ticket,
rhat many would be surprised with the re.
many good old staunch MoYmons OF Ephraim
and Manti alike express themselves regard
Ing the present wrongs and abuses, and have
heard some scoros say they would be only
zoo glad 10 cast their votes for the Ameri-
can ticket. II tho opportunity permitted
o.: o: same. .a Can you not a, help us or suggest
ticket in the deld, without having 10 sell
our homes and hiking for grcener feldsl
There IS only one way for these San
peters TO GET a ticket in the field, and
that is for them to come out in the
open. Social oStraclsm may result.
temporarily. If in business. thcro may
be falling of in trade for the time,
but in the end there viii be no selling
of homes or hiking for greener fields
The day is rapidly drawing near when
Utah viii be free from the black hand
of the hierarchy, which for so many
years has oppressed the people, which
has held them by the throat and eX-
torted from them more than the pound
of flesh. Yes, Utah can soon be free II
the persons like those whom the San
peter writes about will just step out
into the open and declare themselves.
Utah must be freed from eccleslastic
controll
The scramble for office among the
so-called Republicans OF Utah county
has become so rank in the manIpula
tion of the primaries and in other ways
that the better class of people are dis
gusted; so disgusted, in fact, that the
Smootltes are very apt to get such
drubbing at the polls that they VIII
not recover from it for some time. The
feeling has become so bitter that it
takes Postmaster Glove all his time TO
pacify the more jealous ones. Most any
hour Of the day or night Postmaster
Glove, who is thus constantly violating
an executive order, can be seen at his
task of keeping the brethren - in line.
And Glove, as Smoot s right bower, is
accused of favoring one candidate as
against another. The accusation is a
proper one, as it is well known that
the candidates have already been Sc
lected. So. when the slate goes through
on Wednesday at Spanish Fork, the fur
will just commence TO fly.
Concerning the article which ap
peared in the Smootite organ Monday
morning, in which Robert S. Sleater,
one of the supporters of Joseph II.
Raleigh's candidacy for the nomina-
In which Mr.. Sleater is stated TO be in
favor Of boiling from the American
party, he has this to say:
1.-THE story in the Inter Mormon is
manufactured from whole cloth, and
is without any foundation whatever
\ more malicious falsehood was never
perpetrated, and, as ! stated on the
floor of the convention, ] intend to
support Tom Pitt in his campaign, and
do not have any intention Of boiling
from the American party, and / am
sure that Mr.. Raleigh and his friends
will fight as hard for Tom Pitt and the
rest Of the nominees as they did for
Joe Raleigh on the floor Of the con-
vention. r. S; SLEATER."
There will be a conference of the
American candidates in room 80 at the
Cullen hotel Wednesday evening. Plans
for the campaign will be discussed at
the meeting.
The American County committee
will meet this evening in room 90 at
the Cullen hotel TO perfect the organi-
zation of the committee,
The Smootite organ. in recent is
sue, refers to Jerrold r. Lctcher, clerk
of the United States court, as a Repub-
.hcan Of prominence.
To Young Americans: A meeting of
members of the Young Men S American
League or Utah residing In Salt Lake
City is hereby called to be held at the
league headquarters, 219-220 Herald
building, Friday, Sept. 2S, 1906, at 1880
Up m, for the purpose of organizing
q club in Salt Lake City All young
tmen residing in the city who are not
yet members OF the league but who
! are "of good moral character and not
over thirty-fve years of age,' and who
arc in sympathy with and indorse the
objects Of the league, are especially
invited to be present and to participate
in this meeting; Copies of the consti
blanks will be furnished to all desir-
ing them. EDGAR ROGERS.
Chairman Orange J. Salisbury Of the
church Republican State committee,
rounded up q number of so-called Re.
publicans, both of the church and anti
church variety Monday afternoon, aud
began the work of placing the Smoot
brand upon them. The corral was sit
uated in the State headquarters in the
d. T. Walker building and the work
went merrily on until late hour in
tho afternoon. The old-timers stood
the touch of the Smoot iron without
murmur, but there was bawl, now
and then, which foated ont through the
keyhole, when some of the alleged in
dependents went against the double
cross that the chief representative of
the hierarch is burning into their
flesh. However. all stood the ordeal
bravely, and their names will be an
pounced within a few days The
Smootites who are being thus branded
will comprise the executive committee
Of the church Republican State COM
mittee.
Chairman Lyman r. Martineau, Of
the church Democratic State commit
zee, has announced that meeting of
the executive committee will be held
at his Office IN tho Herald building
next Thursday evening. The meeting
is called for the purpose Of discussing
'"" Dlatform and resolutions. to be