The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-01
TIME IS RIPE FOR AN AMERICAN
PARTY IN CttURCH-RlDDEN IDAHO

Idaho 10 influence their people to vote
the Republican ticket.
From that time until the decision OF
ne supreme court. which ceased the
struggle for tho time being over this
question no Idaho Mormon was mentioned
for public Office
With silent circunspectlon the Mor1nons
bided their time, but soon as elections
closed a grand scramble for appointivc
offices followed and the official reprcsen-
.atiEes Of the MormonS took good care Of
the brethren. as they are doing today
Here is II list of the A1ormons who ara
holding office in Boise alone under the
present state administration and the sal
airy OF each;
Brethren Cared For.
Geo. y. Day OF Cassia county. State
land commissioner. $500 and expenses.
Geo. Lewis OF Bannocll county. dcpu-
~ state auditor. 81 00O
Jos. II. Peterson of Bingham county
assistant attorney general, 81 foQ
{. j.. Gosland OF Oneida county. insur-
1ncc commissioner, 81 i00 and expenses
W. NJ, Stevens OF Fremont county. fish
and game commissioner. $1,000 and cX-
penscs.
IIcbcr q. Hale OF Oneida county. chief
clerk state land department. 81 $50.
Ira SpidelI of Fremont county chief
clerk immigration commissioner. 81 500.
James II. Wallace Of Fremont county
pure food commissioner. $500 and cx-
pcnseS.
j. Q. Webster Of Fremont county water
commissioners, $1,000 and expenses
Dave Rich Of Fremont county. deputy
warden OF penitentiary. Sl,2o0 and room
and board.
John Jensen. guard at penitentlary
$500 and room and ard.
jolly Of Oneida county. captain of yard
at penitcntlary. $50 and room and board
James l.. Dunrord OF Bear Lake county
assistant chief deputy game warden,
$1,000 and expenses
G. T.. Stevens Of Fremont county. sup
crlntcDdent Warm river fish hatchery.
$1,000 and house. fuel etc.
w n stevens Tr Of Fremont county
assistant superintendent Warm river FISH
hatchery; 5000 and room and board,
f. Randall. deputy warden at Idaho
Falls. $500 TOR l5O days.
Abe Whitehead. deputy warden at
Franklin. $3.50 for $40 days.
Geo, Harrison, deputy warden at Soda
Springs, $3.50 for $50 days.
Athan Marlindalc. deputy warden at
Oakley, $3.50 for 1Jn days.
Those marked tand cNpenscs) are uav-
Cling practically all Of the time and
so draw most of their living from the
state in addition to their salaries.
Thousands for Tithing.
Eliminating from the equation the items
of expenses. room ana hoard" 'housc
Utah hierarchy draw annually from the
state treasurer of Idaho the sum Of $26.
100. According 10 the accepted rule OF
lhc church. Which is obcycd with deVout
$2.510 nnnually-S2iI 80 each monlh--tnds
its way to the Golfers Of the first prcsi-
dcnCy III Salt Lake CITY.
This Is but partial list of tho Nor
mon employees in this administration. II
covers only those employed in the state
house and at the epontentiary But ii
serves TO advise the Interested public
how the Church gets oven for the hui
initiation they undergo. in Keeping their
people OF tho state tickets ut election
times when the story OF their polygamy,
comncrciallsm control In politics aud
dsloyalty TO the government is being
told, to the evident embarrassment OF
their co-laborcrs who are running for
office.