The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-20
NE-MAJORITY
He Repeats in the House Com
mittee His Old Argument.
HE CAUSES POWERS TO BLUSH
Telegram From the Fourth Precinct Judges
Denying Rejected Voters We're Allowed to
Vote When Wearing Democratic Badges.
HERALD BUREAU,
Corner of 18th and q SITS, N. w.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. Feb. 10


Corner of 18th and g Sts.. N. w.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 10.
Mr. c. E. Allen shifted his position from
the Senate to the House wing of the
capitol this morning, where he was given
hearing by the territory committee. S
side partner, Judge Powers, returned to
Salt Lake this morning, and
MR. ALLEN LOOKED RATHER LONELY
as his gaze wandered about the committee
room without meeting a friendly or a
sympathizing face. His argument to-day
was practically a repetition of that which
he delivered yesterday before the Senate
committee, except that he spoke little
longer and was thus enabled to amplify
| some OF his previous representations. His
statement yesterday that in the five
counties of Salt Lake, Weber, Summit,
Juab and Grand the gentiles owned 80 per
cent OF the taxable property and consti-
tuted three-fourths of the population, was
heard first heard with surprise and then
GREETED WITH LOUD SHORTS OF DERIs1oN
from the Home Rulers present. The
statement was so unfair and so entirely
misleading that Judge Powers himself,
VINO Is not over scrupulous in his misrepre-
sentatlon Of the Mormon people, absolutely
hung his head and blusned for shame
when those remarks fell from his col
leagues lips. One Of the Senators present
at the hearing turning around to Frank
Richards when Allen made this extraordin-
airy statement, said: Don't question that
statement. Its absurdity is so apparent
that 1t
DIsCREDITs HIS WHOLE ARGUMENT
One of the points which Mr.. Allen di-
lated upon to-day, and which he tried to
impress upon the committee, was that the
Mormon people would, if they dared, per-
slstently dlsobey the law; that they recog-
nized the church as the dominant power
both in religious and temporal sense, and
be insisted that the United States statutes
would be continually broken were it not
for fear of the strong arm of the federal
government. Then drawing himself up
with what he regarded as great impressive
ness, and striking position that was des-
ignated to be extremely dogmatic, he ex-
planned in tragic tones; 81 ask you, gen
ulemen of the committee, If, under the
circumstances, it is proper, especially
while the Mormons outnumber the Gen
tiles, to place the control Of the territory
absolutely in their handsl''
Mr.. Frank Richards, who with other
Democratic members of the delegation
were following the speaker intently, arose
to his feet and asked Mr., Allen of he would
permit him to ask him question. There
was no reason why he should refuse and
Allen therefore replied that he could an
swer any question which Mr.. Richards
chose to put to him.
MIR. Richards then inquired with consid-
cradle spirit if Mr.. Allen did not believe
that the Mormons were sincere in their
profession.
Mr.. Allen replied that no one doubted
their religious sincerity, but everyone out
side of the church
DOUBTED THEIR POLITICAL SINCERITY.
He was interrupted with inquiries from
time to time by different members of the
committee and sustained his reputation as
an artful dodger by cleverly evading a |
direct reply to some and to others giving |
mendacious answer that would have made |
an OK turn green with envy. There was |
an extended discussion between Mr.. Allen |
and the Democratic contingent of the mem |
bers of the House committee on the school |
law which passed the territorial legislature
in 1888, Mr.. Allen claiming that it was the
purpose of the church to avoid the
United States law by making the
schools private, to be supported by
public taxation and the Utah Democratic
contingent clearly showing by their cues
tons that such was not the purpose of the
bill. He reached point in his argument
where he was about to take up the discus
sion Of the
CONDUCT OF THE UTAH COMMISSION,
when the hour for adjournment arrived.
He will resume his argument at this point
tomorrow at II o'clock.
Before the close of the hearing Delegate
Game read telegram from the Judges of
election of the Fourth precinct DENYING
the statement made by Judge
Powers that rejected voters in that pre-
cinct had been permitted 60 vote after
wards, when Democratic badges had been
pinned on their breasts. The judges pro-
nounced the charge false. They said that
JIG H-dh WIN was reJeCUeu Was permitted
to vote and that was when he had produced
additional evidence.
Mr.. F. Il. Dyer left the city last night
for Mississippi, where he will remain q
few days, and will return from there to
Salt Lake.
Senator Carey's bill for the erection of a
public building at Ogden passed the Senate
yesterday, appropriating $3.50, 600 for that
purpose, which was $4,000 more than the
intended. This was clerical
error. The mistake was not discovered in
lime to rectify it, and the bill will 90 to
.he House as it passed.