The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-02
JOHNSON CHARGES
NOT INVESTIGATED
Republican State Committee
Holds Convention Judge of
Nominees Fitness.
FRIENDS MAKE DEFENSE
Declare That Public Record of
Accused for Thirty Years
Is Vindication.
FRIENDS MAKE DEFENSE

The Republican state committee at a
meeting at Republican state headquar
ters in the Felt building yesterday de-
cided that it did not have the power
10 review the action Of the state con-
vention in the nomination of Judge
Jacob Johnson to congress. The COM
mittee had under consideration commu.
uicatious declaring that the nomination
had been obtained by fraud and that
charges against Judge Johnson's per
sonal character disqualified him from
being an acceptable candidate for the
election.
Defenders Appear.
Judge johnson appeared before the
committee prepared, he declared, to dis
prove all the charges brought against
him, Persons who had known Judge
Johnson for forty years were ready
to state that the charges against bis
character were groundless. They said
the charges were more than thirty years
old and that during the entire time
that they had known Judge johnson
they had known of no grounds upon
which TO base such accusation. They
called attention to the fact that he
had lived in the same community for
the last forty years and had been
honorcd by the people of the con1mu-
nifty with election to the district bench
and had been gwen other positions of
trust which be had filled ably and
honora bly,. Furthermore as evidence
that the friends and neighbors OF Judge
johnson take no stock In the charges
brought against him il is asserted
L.x ha <.f O
large majority of the people of his
home county for congress, irrespective
of their political preferences.
Found Vindication.
The state committee yesterday sent
the following communication TO those
who were requesting that an inrestlga-
fion into the charges against Judge
johnson he made by the committee:
Salt Lake City. Oct. ], 1912.
Gentlemen; Referring to your
communications in regard TO nomi-
nation of Judge Johnson for con-
gress, would say Judge johnson was
regularly nominated BY the Repuh
lican convention. That convention
was the sole Judge Of tho qualifica-
tious of its candidates, and the
state committee has no authority
TO review the action OF the Repub
lican state convention.
(Signcd) HENRY GARDNER,
Chairman.
Judge johnson last night declined
10 comment on the action of the state
committee. He said that the action
had evidently ended the controversy.
Joseph Relligerent.
Harry :. Joseph, who WIS Judge
Johnson 5 leading opponent for the
congressional nomination. and who
charges that the nomination of John
son was secured by fraud, said last
night that be had received no notifica-
tion of meeting Of the Republican
committee aud had been given no OPP
portunitv to present any evidence. to
the committee bearing OH the question.
He said that he had not made any
plans as to what action he would take
relative to the matter In this contin,
cency as he had been firmly convinced
that the committee would grant him
a hearing. However, he declared that
he purposed getting the facts before
the public if it was necessary for him
10 hire halls in every part of the state
and to address the people OF the state.
lie said he would not let the matter
rest with the action of the state com
mittee. IT is possible that Mir Joseph
may attempt by court procedure to keep
Mr.. Johuson's name off the ballot.