[Joseph Smith] Joseph and the Twelve meet at the temple with about 8,000 Saints for a special meeting. Joseph speaks about his candidacy: "We have as good a right to make a political party to gain power to defend ourselves, as for demagogues to make use of our religion to get power to destroy us. . . . When I get hold of the Eastern papers, and see how popular I am, I am afraid myself that I shall be elected."
[Source: Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
HC 6:236-44.
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