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Show -26those who are mentioned most prominently in the street discussions are Arthur L. Thomas, Tom Fitch, O. J. Salisbury, W. S. McCornick, Tom Kearns, George M. Cannon, Arthur Brown, Reed Smoot of Provo, and E. M. Allison of Ogden. Among The Improvement Era, that as of December ation a might caive as Church publication, reports 29, 190Reed Smoot withdrew his to Mormon historians, was Senate.2 "under name from consider This withdrawal, peculiar circumstances.,,3 previous April, in General Conference, Smoot had been named favorably It monthly candidate for the United States according even The as a voted upon as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve be assumed that his withdrawal approval was based upon from the other members of the body necessitated by the Political Manifesto of There is requested Apostle the final choice following I was to one good evidence made in Apostles. failure to of General re- Authorities, 1896. to show that President Lorenzo Snow Smoot not to make the was a and race in 1901. 1901, Smoot is said Some time after to have stated the of the Church officials: preparing to run for U.S. Senator. I could have gotten it Legislature was overwhelmingly Republican. Just at because the the time President Snow sent for me. On my way to the office to see him I met Presidents Cannon and Smith and told them Presi dent Snow had sent for me and wanted to see me. They said, . will wait here until you wants to see you about.' As I went in and you preparing to come out as [President we believe we know what he l Snow said: 'Reed, are Senator?V I-said, yes, President I He wish am. said: I would withdraw your Snow, 'Well, you name at this time, because I want Thomas Kearns to be nominated. V I said, all right, President Snow, if that is your wish I will wi. thdraw my name. saw him, run for U.S. As I went out of the office I met Presidents Cannon and Smith, who were waiting for me. They asked, 'What did he say to you?' I told them he wanted me to withdraw my name as a candidate |
