[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] We adjourned to the President's office to consider and took into consideration the tender of President Geo. Q. Cannon of his share of the dedicated stock in the Beck and Bullion & Champion Mining Co. to President Lorenzo Snow to be held by him for the purpose designed in the Revelation.
President Joseph F. Smith moved that the President accept the tender. I seconded the motion. After some talk by several of the brethren, the motion carried.
[Source: Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
Apostle Rudger Clawson Diary-01 is much more complete and detailed on this meeting, at the following link:
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From all that has been written and thoroughly analyzed, George Q. Cannon should never have been trusted with ANYTHING.
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Addenda to comment no.2:
ReplyDeleteAug 31, 1887 - Apostle Heber J. Grant writes in his diary of fellow apostle George Q. Cannon: "Nearly every move George Q. Cannon makes decreases my confidence in his sense of honor, in financial matters."