The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
)RST WARD

Ieh the day the American
bent upon the success OF
poured into the Fifteen poll
Ia the First Ward and cast
(for the American candidates
bev knew it was right, - TO
,n0usge Of the Mormon lead
ssltions late in the afternoon
laudslide for the American
he the fact that Bishop II
Bishop Christensen, Bishop
Aad. Bishop WarburtoD, with
a teachers and a score of
brs, were making frantic at
larry the ward for the Re-
Zverson, that stalwart dis
Mormon church. held forth
enth district, spending the
8 polling headquarters on
q street His attempts to
voters were of the widest
stopped at nothing to &C.
is end. =
ex who happened to be in
On business was approached
.op, and after a close hand
member of the. ecclesiastical
he dominant church whis-
N are going to vote the
publican ticket, aren t you2
l!5epublican county and Judi
anyway. We. simply must
ne smile which spread over
- face as be accosted the
rs soon turned into one of
unliliation when the stranger
might have voted the Re-
l.t]ret had I not heard you
evening. but your remarks
that my intentions were
ld1ly west. and in voting to-
my ballot for the straight
icket. - With fists clenched
n eyes, the bishop turned and
~two women, eager 10 secure
WANTED Dinner.
was not all that happened
18th district, When the noon
I'd. Bishop Iverson insisted
NILS be closed in order that
associates could 60 home
The American party
szaformed the bishop that such
~ unconstitutional and con
". In the face of this, the
insisted, but was forced
ais plan. Three IF the Nor
/ who concufrnd w,ih the
Fn'is plan showed tSei, indig-
Morning the American party
riey would "evep accounts
1ay was over.
ties who were unable either
X write, and WHO asked in
rom the American party mon
Ssre subjected TO n severe
y the bishop. and the Ameri-
men were threatened with
TAT If they continued to re.
requests. In the fac. OF
rg1verson Immediately ed the
ne side and in an undertoue
hat the success of the Re.
.fty demanded that they vote
: ticket Pull the lever
Eie and let it 60 at that. a"
shop. Tue threats of the
LOT no avail, and the Ameri-
men continued their work
h, q perfect right to do.
of the districts the Demo-
republicans worked together
Ptess of the latter. but these
ere few IN T'iew OF the fact
majority OF the polling
b ward there were no Iemo-
- workers on hand
Women Used.
Irteenth district tie Repub~
a desperate effort TO get
pr their party. Here all the
rs Of the Mormon schools
d into service and n house
nvass was made BY them.
|rr Instances where Tie resi-
fto- them that they proposed
\ !. American ticket from top
Nthese womsa, acting under
n from their bishop, made
lored and then thren.encd
,h that unless they voted the
ticket in its entirety, the
turch would see 10 i. that
later taken care of, They
nothing TO gain their pUr.
nne of them is said 10 have
kat she had 10 sympathy with
le was working for. and did
be driven into a service
plistasteful TO her.
an in this district, 4 Nor
Fas brought 20 the rolling
carriage labeled "Republi-
Is thought TO have voted the
icket, was accosted by a
nselor as she left the booth
low she voted. She replied
lieved it was her right TO
pleased, and she would not
" BIT was. "We have reason
1hat you voted The American
Nplied the counselor, "and
out that you did. you viii
20 ridicule before the whole
Sprch. and YOU will be cut
ae church. In reply the
4est as TO her convictions,
4at is the way yon and the