The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
JESSE KNIGHT
SAYS IT'S A LIE
Is Very Pronounced in Regard
to Statement Made by
the ''Gimlet.'
WILL NOT PUT UP
BIG SUM FOR DEMOCRACY
Your Uncle Jesse Is a PrOhibf-
ZIONIST, but Not a Can
didate.
Special to The Tribune.

PROVO, Sept. 10.-Uncle Jess
over the story printed in the mornin.
organ OF the church Republican party
in Salt Lake in which Mr. knight il
declared to have announced that hi
would contribute 100000 to the Demo
cratic campaign fund upon the pledge
to incorporate in the platform to b'
adopted at the convention n plank de
claring for prohibition, and the nom
lnation of j. Will knight, who was de
feated in the gubernatorial race ON the
Democratic ticket two years ago.
Mr.. Knight pronounced the story q
lie made out Of whole cloth. He was
much wrought up when The Tribune
representative called upon him today
and propounded this question;
How much truth is there in the
story appearing in the Herald Repub-
ilcan this morning with reference TO
your contributing 100000 to the Demo
cratic campaign fund in consideration
that prohibition plank be in the plat
form!''
"Not one word of truth, except that
| am prohibitionist. 1t is lie, and
In my opinion a wilful lie. | would
not take any notice of it or make any
reply to it, except that there might be
iS" PCOPbc III " idn NuO
think that paper could tell the truth.
" As to my accepting Office, | would
not accept position outside Of the
state OF Utah, no matter what was in
the platform, under any conditions. II
/ accepted one in the state it must be
small one
.'I believe can speak for my son,
Will, who would not accept any po.
htlcal Office under any platform. We
n
than fooling around in politics
Both Will and myself will do all
we can for statewide prohibition, ex-
eept IN regard to accepting office, and
| do not think the Democrats have even
thought of us in that connection.
The Democratic convention. which is
TO convene here on Thursday next,
promises to be an unusually lively ore.
The liquor question is not the only one
that will figure prominently. but it is
understood that resolution will be in
trodnced demanding that the laws re-
garding polygamy and polygamous lv
ing be enforced in Utah There arc
a large number of Mormon Democrats
In Utah county who are interested in
various reclamation projects in the
state and who desire that the state be
exploited and immigration invited.
These citizens know that the growth
"a IhN oNttC 10 lCldiNCu, lUdl lTQHl-
grants pass up the state of Utah, due
to the fact that so many of the &c.
clesiasts are living in polygamous re-
lations and in defiance of the law,
hence there will be a resolution intro,
duced demanding of the law officers
that the laws pertaining to polygamy
be rigidlY enforced.
OF course, resolution of this kind
viii preclpitate red hot row, but those
who are behind the move are deter
mined to press it to an issue Hence
there will no doubt be some vigorous
speeches made
The intention is to complete the work
or the convention by 6 clock in the |
evening, in order that big Demo.
cratic rally may be had later
Who will preside over the convention |
has, of course, not been determined. |
The selection of temporary chairman, |
of course, will devolve upon the state !
committee, but that body has had it |
hinted to them that man for the posi- |
ton, who is conservative and who can
make keynote speech, can be found |
outside of Salt Lake City.
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