17 Polygamy Issue Revived
UTAH'S FIRST election with Senator Thomas Kearns in the Senate and in control of two newspapers — The Tribune and the new evening Salt Lake Telegram— involved only two public officials and the membership of the Legislature. It was politically important chiefly because the new Legislature would select a United States senator to serve with Kearns. Before plunging into his first campaign as titular leader of his party, Senator Kearns embarked on his third trip to Europe to bring his family home. In London he and Mrs. Kearns were entertained a second time by Sir Thomas Lipton, this time at a dinner aboard his yacht, Erin. This social event prompted the Baltimore Herald to editorialize: After the wining and dining [aboard the Erin] the Senator and his wife went ashore and the former unbosomed himself to a representative of the Associated Press. Sir Thomas will contest for the Challenge Cup this year and President Roosevelt will be nominated and elected in 1904. Fifteenyears ago Sir Oracle Kearns was manipulating a pick in the mines. He struck it rich and now he is a millionaire - the idol of the Republicans, the Mormons and the Roman Catholics of Utah. 'Queer combination,' someone remarked. Yes, but it was a 217
