The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-07
PLEA FOR VOTES
ON SECT WORK
Young Hoge of Bear Lake Coun-
fy Urges His Church Service
as Reason.
FOR SUPPORT FOR OFFICE
SEEKS TREASURERSHIP
Copy of His Portrait-Cap
Circular to the Saints
Asking Support.
BY G. E. ARNEY.

Special to The Tribune.
POCATELLO. Idaho, Sept 6.-Tht
different methods of reaching the voters
Of county, district and state under the
peculiar restrictions of the new direct
primary law has puzzled many of the
voters of the state during the past few
week of preparations leading up to
the vote of August 30.
1t has been the universal custom of
candidates to appeal to the people in
speech, in newspapers and in circular
letters. pointing ont the many and va
ried attractive attributes Of interest TO
tho pulse OF the eager public.
Many have made the printed photo.
graph tho chief feature of circulation.
Others made their claim for support
through public address. while the great
mass Of the aspirants for political hon
ors have issued circular letters cmbody
ing their arguments why they should
be given preference as candidates for
office.
The people of northern Idaho have
heard mach in the campaign of the past
as 10 the influence of tho Mormon
church in the politics of Idaho. Orators
have gore from the desert plains of the
south into the tall pines of the pan
handle with stories of how the "breth-
rem OF the southeast voted by orders
and by appeals based upon an adher.
ence to the Mormon system. Many of
these northern voters have received
these appeals with skepticism. They
have doubted the force of the argu-
mcnts that the ''saints' used the
church in the furtherance of their re-
spectivc political ambitions
These northern Idaho folks are as far
away from the "Mormon menace in
their own state, by rail, as is Omaha
They are entirely out of touch with the
situation which confronts the "Gen
tile of the southland. They can feel
md see none of the system of Mormon
ism by contact
a Practical Illustration.
By way of instruction TO those ignor-
ant Of the operation of their plan,
lustration of the plan of cnmpai en-
adopted by a Young Mormon in Bear
Lake county who aspired to be the Re
publican nominee of his party for treas
urer.
Young Hogc first presents on his cir
cular Il portrait cf himself. and under,
meath it is the following plea for sup.
port;
Paris. Idaho, August Is. 1910.
'tfT cslenUs AS IL VIII pe lIf)DOSSiDlc
for me to visit all my friends before the
primary election takes place. I take this |
opTortrnitv Of addressing you: | am n |
candidate for nomination 80 the office OF
county treasurer ths Republican |
ticket. and for the benefit OF those who
are not personally acquainted with me
VIII state that ! was born In Paris. Idaho.
wentysjX wears ago and have been a
resident, Of the county of Bear Lake all |
my life. ] attended the Paris district
school during nay younger days, after
which / entered the Fielding academy.
where four Of my school years were spent
also attended the l.. u. s. Business COL
)ere of Salt Lake City, Utah for two
seasons. making 4 speciality of stenoera-
ply and typcwriting, ard other branches
of business training.
On October 10 1906 I left my home in
Par:s as missionary TO Great Britain,
md after laborine III the Manchester con-
ference for twenty-seven months received
IN honorable release To return home. ar
irving In January. 1909. since which time
have been engaged in assisting my
Iather in the abstract business. and do