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Show -28and Thomas Kearns each five votes, and George M. Cannon, cousin of Frank J. As the caucus into the open. come City Receiving one businessman and vote were O. and Reed Smoot, who still held the vote of continued, charges of Church interference began On January 22 [the J "believed to be was Mormon Salt Lake Glassman.5 Representative to Ex-Senator Arthur Brown received Cannon, received four. Salisbury, C. E. Allen, J. . holding eight. the Tribune stated that Kearns favorite of the Church." That paper had editorialized against ecclesiastical interference in state and further, porting the Smith, in as against Kearns, speech the of caucus a whom McCornick held the they lampooned as an politics, Benner X. legislator, Representative previous evening, Re- illiterate. the Tribune him quoted saying: It has been charged up and down the streets of this city that the head of the dominant church favored the election of Tom It has been told me by his personal friends, who have to get the band wagon with him because he was bound to be elected. Kearns. invited me ino Kearns and McCornick emerged the two as and at the aforementioned caucus, Kearns had gaining the the majority of the votes which would come leading candidates, within assure one vote of his election by legislature. Adding to the complaints against Kearns by Representative Smith, Senator Allison of Weber County, who had himself been mentioned as a possible candidate, and in so doing arose in caucus he took occasion to to cast his vote for swipe at Kearns. McCornick, |
