Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. MONDAY DECEMBER 4. 1899

working zcalousiy. MIR. Quay viii make
no effort 60 be seated Monday.
The crusade In this city against
the seating OF Brigham u. Roberts
"a Representative Of Utah cul-
minated In a largely ATTENDED mass
meeting IN the First Conversational
church this afternoon. Many promi-
ncnt clcrgymen Of Washington occupied
seats on thc platform or In the
audience DR. Josiah Strong. president
Of tho League for Social Service Of New
York, under IN. nusulccs Of which tho
meeting was held. presided.
Addresses were made by Rev. HAN
dolph H. Mckim. rector uf Epiphany
church. Hov. Dr. Frank VI. bristol.
pastor of the Metropolitan church. Rev.
pr. s. y. Newton. First Congregational
clutch. and \. r, Schroeder Of Salt
Lake city. Several Salt Lake city
clcfsymcn were prcf"nt. Including DR..
T. G. I'M. superintendent of Methodist
,nissions In Utah: Rev. &. l.. Martin, a
Presbyterian ~ Salt Lake city. and Dr.
Sarah J. Elliott. who has lived In Utah
as dcaconncsa In the Episcopal
church for seven years.
DR.. hin. NJ president Of n committee
In the Methodist church. was appointed
70 oppose the seating Of Roberts and to
disseminate Information Ia various
parts OF the country. lie has Just COM
pleted tour which Included most OF
the stniea between Maine and Florida.
DR.. Strong briefly outlined the OBJ
Jet OF the meeting ~ follows I'VE
are here 20 protest aEainst the Rcpto-
sentative ~ an allen 10 civilization fnk-
ing his seat In nur next Congress We
are met 10 protest against admitting
among our lawmakers a man who ~ nm
acknowledged lawbrakcr. We arc
Democrats. Republicans. Methodist.
Prcshyicrlans. B1ptista. Eplscopnllins
aud Others. hut afo not met "a such
We are here 10 Join hands In prntoctins
the annctiiy ~ 'h" home and thus pre-.
a.rvlnn the life ~ tho nation. We are
not here 10 oppo-ss tho Mormon religion.
only 80 iar ne the religion ~ Mntmon-
nUccin tho political Interest u one "
the United States. We believe II TO h.
necessary 10 make II crime against
The United States. In order TO do 90 We
must have an amendment to the Com
stltutlon. This icglalatlon 10 In fact tho
first ftep."
Considerable dlvcrnlty Of oplnion ok
lists among tho Democratic members Of
the House OF Representatives az 10 the
beet policy 20 be followed 10y the party
tomorrow. when the Republicans object
to the administration ~ oath 81 ONCE
TO Representative Hobcrts the Mormon
mcmbcr-ci.ct ~ Utah The Democrats
have not Yet conferred on the matter.
but some understanding may be arrived
At tomorrow morning before the House
meets.
Some Of the leaders believe that 10
refuse 10 permit a mcmhcr-clcct 10 be
sworn In VIII establish dangerous
precedent and Interfere with his con-
siitutlonnl rights. They think. there
fore, he should be- permitted to take the
oath OF office AMI the matter OF his ell
gihility then be determined BY CONE
mlttee Of thu House.
This IL the opinion Of Representative
Bailey Of Texas. aud II N said tonight
that he VIII ask that AIR. Roberts be
aworn In. but NJ the same time viii de-
clare that this does not commit him 10
the right Of Mr. Roberts to ut al a
member.
The Democrats believe that na n mat
ter Of policy no objection should be
raised Co the plan of procedure deter
mined on by the Republicans. an OBJ
Jcction TO the Republican plan Of pro.
ccdurc at this stage, they assert, VIII
give the impression tn many who do
not investigate the question thoroughly
that the Democrats are In favor 81 Sir.
Roberts sitting rs q member Of the
Houfe, aud that no attention Will b.
paid TO the contention that the obJcc-
unn 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 IA
| preferred not 10 be quoted as Hnylnr
| what. In hts opinion, they should do.
McConnellSviilc. o.. Dee. 3.-Ii0n
John VI. Abbltt, who represented this