Naked Mormonism Podcast

Ep 162 – Walker v. Hoge; Political Chess

07.05.2019 - By Bryce BlankenagelPlay

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On this episode, we discuss the controversial election of 1843. Jo had promised his vote, and by implication the Mormon voting bloc, to the Whig candidate and well-respected lawyer, Cyrus Walker. However, the Democrats held control of the state militia that represented a constant threat to the safety of Joseph Smith and the Mormons. Governor Thomas Ford pulled a dirty trick to get the Mormons to vote for the Democrat candidate, Joseph Hoge; a grand scheme was carried out to flip-flop the Mormon vote. When Hyrum Sidekick-Abiff Smith received a prophecy, the Lord had spoken, let all the world be silent. Back scratching and political favors negotiated behind closed doors rule the day.   The Prophet and the Presidency https://www.jstor.org/stable/40193327?seq=14#metadata_info_tab_contents   Josiah Butterfield https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/josiah-butterfield   Cyrus Walker https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/cyrus-walker   August 6, 1843 public speech https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/discourse-6-august-1843-as-reported-by-willard-richards/3#full-transcript   To Save the District for the Whigs https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt4cgn0s.8?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents   Warsaw Signal 2/14/44 http://warsaw.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=30053&i;=t&m;=between&fn;=warsaw_signal_usa_illinois_warsaw_18440214_english_2&df;=221&dt;=230   Warsaw Signal 2/21/44 https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-editor-circa-21-february-1844/1#full-transcript   History of Hancock County by Thomas Gregg https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00greg/page/296   History of Illinois by Thomas Ford https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n318   Quincy Whig 1843 http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/whig1843.htm#0809   Show links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/

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