The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08
PROVO RED HOT,
BUT DETERMINED
Wild Talk of the Partisans. and
Fight Narrowly
Ayerted.
ALL THE PAPERS LIARS.
BUT TRIBUNE" TRUEST
Elder Walter Scott Has a Vision
Directing the Saints to
Support SmOot.
Special TO The Tribune

| PROVO, Nov. There has been some
| OF the most strenuous political arcu
| n1ents and debates in Provo during the
! present campaign that ever occurred In
any political campaign In the history OF
| the state Men high In Mormon church
| circles have arraigned each other on the
stump and In private. and II is no un-
common thing TO see a group of men in
| onIces and on the street In heated dis
cussions on the different phases OF the
situation, One such crowd was on the
| main corner OF the business section with
| In the past two days was dicussinC the
newspapers OF the state. and they were
all agreed upon one question only, and
that was this. and one prominent sttor-
ney said; There Is not a real. truth
lul newspaper in the state: they are all
partisan Ml1 liars" Yes" said w. Lester
Manguin, who was member OF the
crowd. but The Tribune is the most
truthful liar Of them all" Mr. Man
gum IL q Mormon. and voiced the septi-
ments or many of the men of that faith
| They have come to understand that II Is
necessary 10 go TO The Tribune when
they want The truth. In a discussion OF
the Duftin Real Estate company this
morning fight between two high church
officials was narrowly avcrted.
Almost Fight.
j. William knight counselor to the
president of tho Utah stake. while iii a
heated discussion with James G. Duff
! I'm. chairman OF the missionary commit
tee OF the First ecclesiastical ward of
Provo. charged Dutfln with being Incon-
! sistent in his attitude on the prohibition
issue, and to prove his assertion showed
| Duffin circular bearing his Dumin's)
signature, which advocated state wide
prohibition. Duffin at once became very
angry and told Knight that he was dis
| rfipfNn Il y,y
pared for action with this remark mo
man can call me dishonest and get away
VIII H., and rushed at Duffin in a
time TO strike Duffin, John McEwan. an
uncle of Mr.. knights, interceded and pre-
vented the blow that seemed inevitable.
and 1, led Mr. Knight away This. together
with other things which have occurred
during the present campaign. has resulted
In a number of the members of the
missionary society Of the First ward re-
signing from tho society. They say,
we cannot work with man whom
we have no confidence in. either religious
lE or politically. II will also probably
result in Duffin : removal from his posi-
/ missionary society of the First ward is
disrupted. and all on account OF politics.
and Bishop O. II Berg now has tho
matter In charge To straighten ont tho
mnddled conditions and reorganIze the So
cicty.
The Whisper Again.
Another thing that is aeitating the
Democrats OF this section today is the
whisper that is going out 10 the effect
that the saints must vote the Repub
lican ticket in order 10 sustain Apostle
Smoot. II is openly charged by the Dem
ocrats that Mrs. kcelcr. wife OF Presi-
dent Joseph p. kcelcr of Utah stake,
with her relief society assistants. is 60
/ ing from house to house with message
to the saints that they must vote the
Republican licke, to protect the church
because II they vote the Democratic
ticket il puts the American party in
power, In her rounds Mrs. Keeler is ac-
n prominent relief society worker. II is
| said. however. that Mrs. Keclcr met with
| many rebuffs and In many houses where
she least expected it. James Fisher. a
part of the city. and who has always
| been "a Republican, was approached by
Mrs. Keeler and her co-workcrs and told
that vote for the Democrats meant n
| vote for the American party. Il Is said
Nj Fisher almost paralyzed Mrs. Kccler
when he said to her; "I hope It does; !
am going to vote any ticket that will
! put the church out Of politics.
Both Claim the County,
Both parties are claiming Utah county
| today. Chairman Wliford Giles Of tho
Democratic party says the Democratic
majority In the county viii be 1900. He
| have been coming into headquarters for
/ the past two days. Towns that have
| heretofore been Republican have sent
! word that the Democrats can expect big
| maiorities this year.
Eph Homer chairman Of the Repub-
| !can county committee. Is also sanguinc
Of success, lie claims that the entire
Republican ticket will be elected in
| Utah county with maJoritlcs from 800
to 1000. Howell and Straup. II is inquired.
viii beat their opponents in Utah county
by at least 1000.
The Gumshoers
| 10 n n
I any man who has been d close observer
but what tho Democrats would have q
walkaway In this election If II was not
! for the gum m-sboe rclicf society workers.
! 1T is known that every Mormon In the
| county, or AT least a great per. cent OF
them, have been visited by the gum
shoe relief society women. Mrs. EceIer
and Mrs. Susa Young Dunford Gates
commonly known in this community AS
Uncle SuStc) have gone from house 10
house and told the occupants any and
religious prejudice OF the people. They
have told in many places that Roberts
WAS 10 be cut off from the church Tor
his Hes and charges against Smoot, To
counteract the speech OF e. IL. Roberts
in the Salt Lake thcatcr last week these
women have been busy night and day
telling the people that II WAS all d lie:
and already the church machinery was In
motion 10 diSfellowship B. II, Roberts.
Elder Scott's Smoot Vision.
Walter Scott visionary farmer in the
west part OF the city. hlg had u vision.
He was one OF the speakers at the Sec
ond ward Sunday night meeting. and he
told the good saints there assembled that
he had vision !ew nights before
| (vIsions always come In the nlghD. and
In that vision the Lord appeared to Mr..
Scott and told him that the people must
vote for Brother Smoot and commissioncd cd
the saints. Those who herd Mr.. Scott
last night are having no end Of sport
over the affair Today. and some OF them
are go unkind as To say thai the vision
was from Lord Smith. Mr.. Scott has
aIwnys posed ~ good Democrat. but
IL has also bccn generally understood that
he wns = Mormon FIRST He has always
been looked upon as rather queer and
extremely fanatical. ills reputed vision
Will have iittIe or 10 effect ON those who
know Mr.. Scott.