The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-14
PROVOPOL|T|CS;
GREAT CHANGE
insurgency Has Sprightly
Growth Since the Maine
Election Reports.
1.-THE GANG" IS TREMBLY;
AFRAID OF BIG REVOLT
Jesse Knight Is Oh the Warpath
Because He Was
Slandered.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO. Sept. 13.-Two out of every
three men met on the streets OF Provo.
and who have heretofore lined up with
the Snoot federal bunch, are now out
and-out insurgents, Senator George
Sutherland to the contrary. notwith-
standing. To find stendpatter requires
considerable quiet hunting. AS far as
Provo is concerned. the conservatives, or
standpatters. can be counted on the fin
gers and toes OF one politician. The only
ones publicly defending the Aldrich-
Smoot tariff legislation are those who are
holding office by permission of the Smoot
federal clique. There are a few, how
ever, such as the county officers, who
are non-committal They assume a wise
things go County Assessor Mont John
son, who has been in office three terms,
is playing a waiting game and Will not
come out openly and take either side OF
the controversy. The same Us true OF
Sheriff George Judd and all the rest OF
the present official stan OF Utah county,
except County Attorney Jacob Evans. Mr..
Evans early in the game announced him
self an insureent. EX-representative In
the state legislature. George A. Hone, OF
Benjamin. who has been selected as tenn
porary chairman OF the county Republi-
can convention. which convenes at Ameri-
can Fork on September %. Is an insur-
gent and has, been one ever since the
last county and state conventions. He
was an insurgent against the federal
bunch rule and dictation. and al the last
county convention made il known that
he was opposed to the nomination Of Joe
Howell for congress and William Spry
for governor OF Utah. At that time,
however. Hone did not cut much of
figure. he was relegated to the rear and
naming q ticket. He now comes UP
smiling and with following that makes
the Smootized crowd shudder.
Great changes have taken place in
campaign. People are sick and tired OF
the rough shod manner of the federal
bunch in debating who shall and who
shall not run for office, Col, c. L.
Loose hns resigned as state committee
man. and chairman. and says; Il have
had enough. Let some OF the other fel-
Distribute these good 90 things around
and let some OF the other fellows have
chance at the money game a while.
have made enough out of the game, said
could be seen scores Of men with broad
smiles on their faces, and It was not
necessary TO inquire as to the cause OF
Ms3s 9s felicity Old fhey saa he @
Maine has repudated the Dinsley -Aldrich
tariff and gone over to the Democrats
Reed Smoot had chill, and the last re-
port from his bedside was to the, effect
that he could not survive the shock. In
surgents will now be thicker in Utah.
and especially in Provo; than crows
around a carcass, with Reed Smoot as
to a pretty pass In Utah when men OF
the dominant faith cannot and do not
have any confidence in tie attitude and
writings OF their church organs.
Uncle Jesse Knight, who has paid In
the last few years more tthing than
any other one man In the church, is thor,
oughly disgusted with the "Gimlet" and
re for npwSDa the
Deseret News. a story appeared in the
"Gimlet" OH Saturday to the effect that
Jesse Knight would contribute $4,000 to
Democrats would declare for statewide
prohibition. and that Mr.. Knight would
also be candidate for United States
candidate for congress, The same day
this story appeared. the editor of the
Deseret News called Mr.. Knight by tele-
phone and asked him If he had anything
ed TO know II Mr. Knight wished the
News to deny the story. Mr.. Knight told
the News: II VIII make statement, pro;
for word The News agreed TO do as
Mr.. knight requested and called a
stenosraphcr TO take down the statement.
"Gimlet" story, almost word for word
as given in The Tribune Of Sunday. Sep
tember II. dated a Provo. September 10,
as follows: There is not word of truth
In the story. except that / am a prohi-
bitonist. !. II is lie: and, in my opinion,
a wilful lie. l would not take any notice
OF 1t or make any reply 10 it, except
that there might be some few people
In Utah who might think that paper could
tell the truth" The News did not pub
lish Mr. knights statement as he gave
1t; II Garbled 1t. and smoothed It over
so not TO hurt the feelings OF the
morning church organ. Now Mr.. Knight
is telling his friends-and he has host
OF thenl-that he cannot depend on any
thing said by the News. This is the
second time Mr. Knight and his family
have had occasion to doubt the honor OF
the News- Two years ago. when j. VIII
Knight was a candidate for governor
the News published story In effect,
that VIII knight and the leaders of the
Democratic party had made an agreement
with, the American party in Salt Lake
which would throw the American vote TO
the Democratic ticket. Mr. Knight at
that time. assisted by the Democratic
committee. formulated a statement deny
Ing the charge and presented II 10 the
News and asked that II be published,
The News editor refused TO allow the
statement TO appear In the paper. Mr.. |
Knight then asked them II they would
sell The space at advertising rates After
some discussion, the News consented 10
have the statement go in the paper as
an advertisement. but named such an