The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-15
PUbLICAhS
To PETITION
FOR HEARST
Young Mems Republican Club
Smoker Becomes Indepen-
dence League Affair.
TAFT AND HEARST
ARE ALLIED IN UTAH
TRUTH OF CHARGE MADE IN THE
EAST cONCLUSIvELY
PROVEN.

There was doings at the reception"
given by the Young Mems Republican
club last night in the Atlas building.
much too big for the place. said that it
was reception for Republicans. but there
is some question in the minds of good
the reception was really held by the
Hearst Independence league and that the
bill.
There is evidence, that seems In the
minds of some TO be ample to bear out
this conclusion. for didn't 800 Republicans
sign document never Knowing much
about what they were signing. that APP
pealed to the Republican party to put the
names of Hisgen electors on the ballot.
IN order that The Hearst party might come
into the game to beat Bryan?
This scheme was cooked up by the ma
tional committee of the Hearst party,
was fostered by State Committeeman"
Frank Tierney of BINGHAM and pushed
through the Young Mems Republican
club last night by two persuasive gentle
men. both of whom denied interest in
the scheme.
The Paper and the Pencil.
The first thing of Importance that one
ran into at the reception last night was
W. d. S. Harrington and r c. Walten-
spiel. both gentlemen of portly proper
tions and each armed with line of con-
versation which assured the Republicans
carried. AMI which Mr. Waltenspiel
vouched for. was merely a petition to get
the Hearst ticket on the ballot.
See here" said Harrington. I'm an
old newspaper man myself. I'm Repub-
lican-voted for Roosevelt This is the
finest scheme that ever was to split up
the Democrats. Nothing like IT. why,
Hearst's candidates names on the ticket
Jrax of
Democrats. 1t did ii in New YORK. why.
what did they do in ninety
This is the place TO sign: was the
suggestion of Mr.. Waltenspiel. III "A
Republican myself. too. and voted for
Roosevelt. I'm just helping Jack
And the Paper Was Signed.
None of the signers knows what he
signed nor why nor what for. The docu-
ment contains n pledge-veiled. 10 is true
that the signatory will support the indie
pendence league candidates, although so
carefully is the language hidden that rev
are aware of IT, The document says that
| they believe in the principles or the
| Independence league. bit nowhere is II
exactly clear whether the they means
! the delegates who met at chicago Tor
! the Hearst contention or the men who
sign the petition to permit the Hisgen
| ticket to go on the ballot
Il wouldn't sign that thing' sald an
delegate from Weber. unless | was will
| ing to vote for Hearsts crowd. and I'm
a long way from doing that, III tell
you"
But 800 of them did sign il.
/ How does IL happen that you. Mr
Harrington. are circulating this Petition
! was asked.
''Oh. I'm not circulating it; I'm merely
| passine il around and If anyone wants
TO sign il. he can / do this a notary
public and Waltenspiel is mere to verify
| the names as they are afflxed AFTER
| get the 500 necessary L snail atflx the
! hat &c al III
That's right" said Mr.. waltenspiel
II know it's right
who pays the expense of verifying Tho
ma meS?'
Mr.. Tierney.''
There were any number of illustriou:
names on the petition. including such a:
! E. II. Callister, Farley Jensen and otnei
prominent Republicans
Have yod got Bill Spry yet?
mo. but I'm going to land him before
the convention tomorrow or DUST gqt,
got Sam Spry. though. and that's some
Bits too busy just now
THE question is not who struck Bill,
Patterson, or whether Billy Papke wa
in town. but whether the Republicans
who signed the Hearst petition to plac'
the Hisgen electors on the ballot ar
pledged by that signature, made before
notary. signed in the presence OF a WI.
ness, and bound to support the Hisge'
ticket.
Has Legal Phase.
The petition which the notary publ
and mis- professional witness passed abou
in the Republican reception last nigh
contained blank spaces wherein IN
names of the Hearst electors are to d
filled in should the requisite 500 voter
sign the petition. The law requires tina
! a person NAV be nominated for office o.
the petition of the necessary 500. but
makes no provision for the insertion o
names after the signatures have bee
made.
whether or not. in the course of time
If the Hearst people get enough sigma
lures to warrant the presentation OF IN
: | petition to the Sc -retary OF state In prope
| form. that official cannot be easily en-
: Joined from certifying the nomination o
fbe ground that the signatures were Sc
: cured bv false pretense is an open ques
! tion hut there are lacking no numbe
: who saw the whole thing is a makeshif
= and illegal from start to finish and ina
the cry of no prejudice on any SID
against giving Hearst chance 10 ehte
the national campaign" is the verlest ro
The Wooing Of Hearst.
J Some Of the Republicans are not fir
! in the belief that an alliance with Hears
t will do them a power of good. Hears
10 known to be a Mormon Halter froT
, Ian to Dec. 81 At no time ha
Mr. Hearst neglected an opportunity [
turn his batteries on the Mormons. ant
whether right or wrong. the Hearst pa
pers were always in the fore rank
those sheets that helped to malign tn
state and its people. Everything that ha
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