Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-11

Is the American" party willing to
stand for Mormon elector, to vote for
him in order to vote for Taft, and then
hope by thus voting for him to attract
votes for an anti Mormon state and
county ticket?
The question comes to an Issue in.
the effort Of the American" party
through Joseph Lippnsan, its chief per-
suadel'. to force Republican electors to
allow themselves to be endorsed by the
american party machine.
There are three Republican electors
10 be selected. At least one of them
normally Is certain to be Mormon.
And yet the American" party leaders
are worrying themselves into many
columns of party organ space In their
effort to force this list Of electors on
TO their ticket.
Whether they shall be allowed to do
so Is still an open question on which
Republican party sentiment Is any
thing but positively set. Last night
Z tie matter accustomed sharp debate In
at least one district. where Thomas
Hull John O. Critchlow and Harry
Joseph INDUCED in a three-cornered
discussion of the matter
In the Taft club. at its opening SEES
sion, sJos. 1Jippman brought the matter
p to an issue, and 1t was ruled out of
order by#Chairman James Deyine. An
effort today to obtain opinions from q
representative number of Republicans
found State Chairman Wesley *. Wal
ton With his mind still to make up on
the question. Former State Chairman
Spry, candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination, was positively opposed to
allowing the endorsement of the cleo
tors. and based his opposition on the
grounds that no American could In
decency declare himself for Taft, and
against the Republican congressman
and nominees on the state ticket who
are to be Taft's supporters. The
American leaders have urged the Re-
publicans TO put Il soft pedal on all
praise of Roosevelt, declaring that 1t
would scare away American party
votes fol. Taft" said Mr.. spry. Nov
the Taft platform endorses Roosevelt,
the Roosevelt program, SO where Is
their point to that? Many of the most
noticeable Roosevelt successes have
been worked out in their details by
Taft. Therefore, just as support to
Roosevelt meant endorsement of the
work under him being done by Taft,
endorsement OF Taft now means the
support OF the men under him who will
lend his administration its success and
work out the details of its various rami-
tications.','
FOR AND YET AGAINST.
The, s:s..A1ne rlea n party proposes TO
name its own candidate for Congress-.
1t Is supporting Taft to put In Con-
gress a congressman who is not OF his
party, when the lower house of Con-
gross Is at best q battle ground on all
occasions and Is as often against the
administration as for 1t. Personally !
t.,.l ,tr,t1N
the "Americann party should seek to
use Taft electors on their ticket. l
don't think Taft would thank them for
support to him. coupled with oppose
ton to the ticket upon which he de-
ponds for support In Congress, Such
support Is far from sincere and far
from being of any value
DEMOCRATS UNCERTAIN YET.
Whether the Democrats will take
any action on the matter of allowing
the american" party to endorse their
electors, 1t is still too carly to state
detinitely state Chairman Martineau,
when asked for his opinion of the mat
ter stated this afternoon that he could
only give his personal opinion, as the
matter had not been talked over In
committee meetings Naturally. tle
said IL should think there would be
hundreds of Democrats who would
not be opposed to getting all the votes
they can for their national ticket I
think many of them will favor al
lowing any endorsement of their ma
tional electors by other parties which
may be depended upon to bring them
more votes What action the state COM
mittee viii take, however, am not
able to forecast. No request has yet
been made to us to allow the endorse
mont of our presidential electors, and
i am not sure that any will be. After
1t comes. If, any does come, will be
time to decide whether to welcome or
reject IT,