The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
Democrats Surprise Congrega-
ton by Turning Meeting
Into Rally.
CHURCH REPUBLICANS
ARE WILD WITH WRATH
Mormons See Concrete Example
of Churcl's Interference
in Politics.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Oct. 23-Mormons in WepeI
county arc just beginning 10 understand
what is really meant by church Inter
ference In politics. So long as the church
interfered in a manner deemed proper
by the leading politicians of this county.
IL was stoutly maintained that the inter.
ference OF the dominant church in things
political was myth and had no sig
niiicance, especially In this county. But
tpis year since the fall campaign opened.
things have been different In Weber
county.
The Church Republican party is re-
cciving the working end uf the interfcr-
ence probe, and the leading members OF
the party arc being kept busy sldesicp-
ping this church interest. which is being
manifested In the progress of the Demo-
cratic party as far AS Weber county is
concerned.
The, most recent instance of this or
cured at the Ogden tabernacle this ,f-
tcrnoon. Notice had been given t1t
EIder stephen l.. Richards. second assist
ant general superintendent OF the. Nor
mon churcn Sunday schools. would be tho
speaker at the afternoon service and tl,,.
public was extended an invitation 10 lie
present.
Church Republicans Present.
Having received no Intimation that the
regular tabernacle services were To be
Turned into . Dcmocra'ic rally. many Of
ocrats. attended the service Elder
Richards was introduced by President G..
{. Richards. Democratic nominee for The
supreme bench The second assistant
general superintendent OF Sunday schuols
spoke along doctrlnal lines until ic
reached The subject OF Temperance.
Adroitly sidestepptDs any alusiou to the
n hn
speaker declared against the evils os
drink and expressed himself AS being in
favor OF doing away with the sale OF In
to!icants altogether. regardless of the
| medium through which This co,II bc ;,..-
complishcd.
The surprise of the meeting. liowcvc-
did not materializc until President Ricil-
ards informed the sG1icnco that through
| arrangements made with the presidents
OF the three stakes of the church II had
been decided to allow the regular Sun
day afternoon services to be held under
the direction Of the Ogden Bctterment
League, A w, Agec. Il member OF The
executive committee OF the league was
then introduced
Makes Campaign Speech.
From a carefully prepared manuscripts
ence OF other communities outside ot
Utah that prohibition had been success
iui and advocated statewide prohibition
for this state. The speaker declared that
The Republicans at the recent county
convention had natly turned down Repre-
sentative Fuller and England because
ihey were known TO favor prohibition.
MT, AEee. always a Republican. was
chosen as district committeeman from
the Fifteenth district. bot recently sent
communicate ton 10 County Chairman S.
g. Dye refusing to serve and stating as
bis reason his opposition TO the legis-
lative ticket which has been named by
the Weber Republicans.
His remarks at the tabernacle this af-
ternoon could be construed only fn the
nature OF Il campaign speech in behalf
OF the Democratic party. and as result
Church Republicans up in arms.
Several who discussed the matter this
afternoon denounced the church officials
for permitting a Democratic rally at the
tabernacle. They declared that TO show
the church's good faith any application
from the Republican side 10 hold a po-
litical meeting ut the tabernacle would
be turned down