The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-31
CHURCH {. D. P.
BADLY SPLIT Up
Bingham Republicans Divided
Into Numerous Branches
of Insurgents.
POLICY OF SHERIFF is
UNIVERSALLY CRITICISED
Bishop William d. Waters Tells
How Dives Are Protected
by Deputies.

The political situation at Bingham is
one OF the most peculiar features OF the
campaign In this county this year. The
Republican party in Bingham Is divided
into as many insurgent branches as can
be crowded into the narrow walls OF the
long canyon.
There Is the Ted Holman faction. which
is conceded to be in the lead as far as
the Republicans are concerned. and this
faction is receiving the support OF the
Republican county machine. Holman is
candidate for The state legislature. nav
ing defeated Postmaster Robertss crowd
in the convention primaries. Numbers or
the Roberts faction arc openly knitting
Holman. though ostensibly supporting the
remainder OF the Republican ticket. Some
OF these charge that the Holman crowd Is
Holman and Is making deals with other
parties 10 trade for Holman votes,
Dives Are Protected.
One OF the principal factors in Bing
ham church Republican politics and one
that complexities matters in the copper
camp is the activity of the sheriffs olnce
henchmcn. Il is openly charged That
through the protection OF the Republican
county sheriff, not only do saloons, which
never close. and open gambling prevail
numbers Of blind pigs" operated by for
eigners. of which the sherT's officers
arc not only cognizant. but which are en-
In the vice by the Republican
and that they arc encouraged by Jack
Forbes. deputy sheriff under Sheriff Jo-
seph c. Sharp and one OF the proprietors
OF the saloon and gambling house long
operated under the name OF Forbes &
Melicn. is asserted by prominent BiHg
ham citizens.
This charge is not an idle one nor one
that is merely made as a campaign issue.
IL is subs tantiatcd by the people OF Bling
nam, who believe that corruption In poll
tics and government must be stamped
out no matter where found.
Bishop Waters Wants Change
Among those who are charging this are
many OF the prominent Mormon Rcpub-
leans and Democrats Of the camp includ-
ing Bishop William u. Waters, head of
the ecclesiastical ward Of the Mormon
Bingham town board and one of the most
Influential members OF tho camp.
Year after year" declares Bishop
Waters, 1--WE are asked to vote the Re-
hc clean citizens of Bingham clamor for
and il is denied them What
3 II possible TO do in attempting TO clean
he camp when the Republican county
officers not only condone. but encourage
The blind pigs and like dives In the
amp?
pointed by the Republicans. is a part
IWuer III saloon and gambling house |
md is allied with the worst element Of
he foreigners in the camp. They are
lnder his direct protection. Every day or |
wo barrels OF beer and other mtoxicants
IRE delivered openly TO the blind pigs
n Upper Bingham
Deputy Sheriff Forbes knows this but |
&c VIII not act because of his connection !
fiih these people. The people OF Biug- |
lam are conservatives on tho liquor oucs- |
ion and have not objected to the contin- |
Iancc OF the saloon business in the camp |
20 long as IL is operated ,lcgitlma tcly |
lowcvcr. many of the citizens are agreed |
hat prohibition is preferable to present |