The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-15
FOOLISH LIE
OF REPUBLICANS
Yarn About Deal Between the
Democrats and '1Americans"
Denounced as FaIsehoOd.
EVIDENCE OF A BAD SCARE
EXPECTATION OF DEFEAT is
CAUSING CONCLUSIONS.

The story which has been circulated
for political effect for the last week by
the Republicans to the effect that
Judge John A. Street was to withdraw
from the American state ticket and
Jesse w. knights name substituted,
yesterday found its way into the col
umns of the morning Republican news
paper. Little attention was given to
the story as circulated on the streets,
and finally the Republican daily print
ed the story, in spite of the fact that
there was not the slightest evidence to
sustain the absurd charge of Demo-
cratic and American" fusion
with equal emphasis the Democratic
ana American" party leaders denied
Ine charge made against them, and de-
cIared that the publication of the story
was a cheap political-dodge on the part
Of scared Republicans. made in the eff
IoTt TO secure the votes of Mormon
democrats for the county ticket. Both
Jesse william Knight, Democratic can
dldate for governor, and Samuel A.
Nlhe, Democratic state chairman, de-
cared that the story published was a
foolish fabrication.
Republicans Wanted Fusion.
Major King declared that he bad
never at any time suggested fusion to
the Americans" nor had the "Amer,I
can party ever suggested fusion q
MN me only fusion proposition. he
salu' came from Republican candidates
LOT county office in Salt Lake. who
Iear1ul lest they may be defeated. sug
sesOed that some Democrats Withdraw
from the Democratic county ticket. ana
Ilal the names of the Republican can
dldates be substituted on the ballot
IKE sacrifice Would be made bv the
hepuphcans, and the Democratic can
Qiuates not already Withdrawn would
De substituted on the Republican ticket
LOT the Republicans sacrificed. The
Democrats rLfused the offer.
Jesse William Knight, the Democrat
&c candidate fO.. governor was in Salt
Lake Yesterday on his way to Ogden.
rms IS the first have ever heard
Oh Sucn DEAL" he declared 'sTbars
IS absolutely no truth in il. 7 have no
luea mat such a plan was ever con-
templated by any member of the Dem
ociatIc party. While expect to re-
celVe votes during the campaign from
Americans and from Republicans
ana from every one who wishes to see
peace restored to Utah, I would oppose
any plan whereby l would be a can
oIoate on the American ticket, lust
as L would oppose any plan whereby
! would be a candidate on the Penuh,
hcan ticket. 1 am a Democrat. and in
tenc TO make this campaign on Demo-
cratic issues alone"
What Judge Street Says.
Judge john a. Street, American"
candidate for governor. also ridfcule
the rumor. He said:
simply say for me I. 1T there is not a
word or truth in il. Such an agrneu,ert
mas never been proposed to me- and have
never heard of it in any form until the
scarehead article in this mornings edi-
non was shown to me Nor, so far as I
Know has there ever been talk of that
KIND among any of the American party
leaders
4 talked this morning with some of
those alleged to have entered into this
agreement. and they repudiate it abso-
lutely. They say that it is q lie made
out of whole cloth.
You may say. further, I am a firm
believer in the principles of the 'Ameri-
can party, and that l have no compro-
mise to make with anybody"
When Samuel A. King, state chair
man OF the Democratic party, was
asked about the story, he said:
Chairman Kings Denial.
The attention of Chairman Samuel A
hlhS was called 10 the articles in the
1nter-Mountain Republican Of Oct 10
and IA In relation to the Democrats en-
tering into a deal with the "Ameri-
cans" Mr. King emphatically denied
any such arrangement, and said:
My attention has been called to
these articles, and I have this to say in
reply: That I have not contemplated
nor cOnsummated any deals with the
Americans" l have never been ap-
preached by a solitary American
upon any deal of any kind or character
and have never discussed such a
proposition with any individual, nor
has any individual attempted to dis
cuss it with me or with any other
member of the Democratic committed
The statement that "Kearns bought
out the Democratic bosses" and that I
made the deal, is wilful, malicious
and deliberate falsehood, and the party