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English
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Of Church and State : Ecclesiastical Politics and the 1922 Salt Lake County Sheriff's Election
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Fall 2018
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86
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4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Illinois Press
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332-349
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The election of Benjamin Harries as Salt Lake County sheriff in 1922 constitutes a landmark in Utah political history. The involvement of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the contentious campaign provoked a lengthy and convoluted lawsuit, the first formally to allege violation of the church-state provision of the state constitution. While failing to produce a ruling concerning acceptable and unacceptable ecclesiastical involvement in politics, the legal challenge - combined with widespread community controversy - had long-term consequences for future ecclesiastical participation in state and local elections. Thereafter, church leaders, most notably those in the highest ranks of the hierarchy, continued to comment on public policy issues involving religious beliefs, but refrained from official public endorsement of partisan political candidates.
The sheriff's election and subsequent lawsuit unveiled ongoing tensions over church influence in state politics, a common theme in Utah history. Because the LDS church is doctrinally given to political as well as spiritual guidance, the line between sectarian and secular pursuits in government and public affairs has always been ambiguous.
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