Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

working zealously. Mr. Quay will make
no effort 10 be seated Monday.
The crusade In this city against
the seating Of Brigham H. Roberts
as a Representative Of Utah cul-
minated In a largely-attended mass
meeting IN the First Congregational
church this afternoon Many prOmi-
nent clcrgymen OF Washington occupied
seats on the platform or In the
audience. DR.. Josiah Strong. president
Of the League for Social Service Of New
YORK, under the auspices Of which the
meeting was held, presided.
Addresses were made by Rev Ran
dolph II. Mckim, rector OF Epiphany
church. Rev DR., Frank VI. Bristol.
pastor Of the Metropolitan church, Rev.
Or, $. y. Newton, First Congregational
church, and a. r. Schroeder Of salt
Lake city. Several salt Lake city
clefgymen were present. Including DR..
T. c. llif. superintendent OF Methodist
missions in Utah: Rev G. l.. Martin, a
Presbyterian u Salt Lake city. and Dr.
Sarah J. Elliott. who has lived In Utah
as a deaconness In the Episcopal
church for seven years.
DR., Hin. as president Of a committee
In the Methodist church. was appointed
10 oppose the seating OF Roberts and TO
disseminate information In various
parts Of the country He has Just COM
pleted a tour which included most OF
the States between Maine and Florida.
Dr. Strong briefly outlined the OBJ
Jet OF the meeting az follows: 1--WE
are here TO protest against the Repre-
sentative Of an alien 10 civilization TAX
ing his seat IN our next Congress We
are met To protest against admitting
among our lawmakers a man who is nm
acknowledged lawbraker We are
Democrats, Republicans Meth0dlsts
Prespyterans, Baptlsts, Eplscopalans
and Others, but are not met as such
We are here 10 Join hands In protectinc
the sanctity N the home and thus pre-.
serving the life OF the nation. We are
not here 10 Oppose the Mormon religion,
only so far as the religion Of Mormons
affects the political interest Of one Of
the United States. We believe Il TO De
necessary to make It a crime against
The United States. In order 20 do so we
must have an amendment to the Con-
stitution This legislation 10 In fact the
first step"
Considerable diversity Of opinion ex-
lists among the Democratic members OF
the House Of Representatives as 10 the
best policy TO be followed by the party
tomorrow, when the Republicans object
TO the administration Of oath Of Office
TO Representative Roberts. Che Mormon
member-elect OF Utah. The Democrats
have not yet conferred on the matter.
but some understanding may be arrived
al tomorrow morning before the House
meets.
Some Of the leaders believe that to
refuse 20 permit a member-elect 10 be
sworn In Will establish a dangerous
precedent and interfere with his con-
stitutional rights They think. there
fore, he should be permitted to take the
oath OF office and the matter Of his ell
gibllity then be determined by a COM
mittee Of the House.
This IS the opinion OF Representative
Bailey OF Texas, and II Is said tonight
that he Will ask that Mr.. Roberts be
sworn In, but at the same time viii de-
clare that this does not commit him 10
the right Of Mr. Roberts TO sit as a
member.
The Democrats believe that as a mat
ter Of policy no objection should be
raised to the plan of procedure deter
mined on by the Republicans. An OBJ
lection 10 the Republican plan Of pro-
cedure at this stage, they assert, will
give the impression TO many who do
not investigate the question thoroughly
that the Democrats are IN favor Of Mr..
Roberts sitting as a member Of the
House, and that no attention will be
paid 10 The contention that the objec-
ton was made on constitutional
grounds,
Representative Richardson, the lead
ar OF the minority, said tonight that no
plan Of action on the part OF the Demo-
Gratis had been determined on. and he
preferred not 10 be quoted as saying
what in his opinion, they should do