Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-14
Apostle Grant So Pronounces the
Roberts Agitation.
MORMON LEADER TALKS.
one OF Twelve Apostles Of Mormon
church,wiih Eleven Elders, Holds
conference IN Anaconda.

bcr -. said.
ono Of the Tvcivc Apostles AID
] eleven Of the elders 90 the Mormon Z
I church. on prosolytug tour. cnuduc~
Cd what ~ termed il conference" u
/ the church IN Dewey hall yesterday,
holding three session.
! AZ the head ~ the party 10 Apostle
| iiohcr J. Grant or Salt Lake. one %
the most prominent men iu the Church.
Z man born la "Mprmunism" aud hny-
ing plural wives Tail slender. straight,
/ WIN Ions beard. HtrunE features and
| archinE eyebrows. De- gives one Hn linz
/ prcaHion Of great Intellectual strength.
/ A. BE- warns 10 hlH subject 90 be- did
/ In discussing "MurmuulHm' iu his sew
crnl lectures yesterday hc becomes all
most carried away by the religious en-
/ thuHinHm that ~ upon him and speaks
with fervid cloqucnCv in glorlncution OF
/ the church IN which o. bound up his
heart and soul.
what DO you think ~ the agitation
| that has been aroused over the election
Of Congressman Roberts " Utahf" was
asked the Apostle yesterday after tho
afternoon session
1T ~ Gigantic humhuE." was the
reply As ! told Pat i.nnnnn ~ the
salt Lake Tribune. you have your re-
r0rtera write a lie and then base your
editorials on o. The Tribune has scat.
trrrl u broadcast that the Mormon"
church ~ responsible for the candidacy
ana election of Roberts. while nothing
" further frum the facts The Nor
mon church had nothing TO do with his
candidacy or election. As o. matter of
fact. John Henry Smith. one OF the
Twelve Apostles. took the stump
against him. Personally I am "a Demo-
crat, but there are many IN the church
who are Republicans. We divide on
political lines the same ua any other
people do. And further. many % our
people voted against Roberts, believing
hia candidacy Co BE- uuwiHu fearing
that the Tribune would start the very
agitation that it did
The Salt Lake Tribune IL responsi-
Die Tor stirring up that agitation. In
doing Ho Ia course is Ear from conrlst-
cnt, for when Mr. Roberts wns q rnn.
didhtr IN previous campaign. aud had
the same three wives he has now. the
Tribune supported him vigorously AZ
that time Mr. Roberts hecame IA can.
dilate against the express Wishes on no
church authorities. Hniling him az one
Who had broken away from the Church
port.
= was a delegate IN the convention
that Nominated Air Robcrtf. bat had
no part la putting him forward In
nct. all said about him ia
the convention was 10 James n. Moyla.
chairman 81 the Democratic State com.
mitiec, who sat next 90 me. I remark
N" H'ANH sAA"H " NNNNN = AINNANNNNA AANnH
erta was 10 be- a candidate ana asked
who would place him IN nomination.
y VIII, said Mr. Moyle. am glad to
hear that, said !. you win make "a good
speech That was AN there was 10 ~.
The next morning the Tribune came
out and said that ! had boon Hitting
from seat TO Hcat-that was the word
thoy used, hitting forwarding the
candidacy N Roberts and using an the
authority Of the Church TO whip the
delegates into line a. vote Tor him. The
statement was absolutely false.
1T has ever been the general opinion
and belief In uah that those who had
plural wives prior Co 1880 might be- al
lowed 10 support and maintain them as
Congressman Roberts has supported
ana maintained his. senator Rawilna
himself, who, when the enabling act
was passed, was tho Utah delegate In
Congress. has told mo that was the idea
Of those who drafted the enabling act
The law under which the warrant has
been Issued for Mt Roberts arrest IL
an old relic of the territorial stntutea
That was carried into the state statutes,
but has never been enforced In fact,
Few knew u was there when an at
tempt was made In the legislature 10
pass such an act the Republicans killed
It,
There is no moral sentiment In Utah
against supporting plural wives IN
tnet, u would be . crime for a man 20
cast them on. have more than one
wife and would not consider FOR mo-
men, casting any Of them on. am
chlld % polygnmy. but N my father
had failed In his duty 10 my mother
would apply To the legislature 10 have
my name changed. believing that he
nag nag proven no true husband and
Another prominent Mormon" In the
pFty " Elder 4. q Brumwoll OF Bak-
or Idaho. President OF the Northwcst-
ern states mission. This miHsion."
SAID the Elder yesterday. includes tho
state or Montana. Idaho, Washington
ana oregon and the province N Mani
'oba' II contains about loo members
M the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lat
.or-day Saints and Ia rs ncld We have
10 travelling Eldcrr several Of whom
are here today.
IT Is our custom 10 have a meeting
'Very year In each conference. Today
Ne are meeting IN the Anaconda eon-
'eruncc. Next Sunday we viii meet IN
ne Butte conference. whore we hope 10
luNc President Joseph d. Smith and
APOSTLE NJ, r. Cowluy present with u.s.
After that Apostle Cowlcy and ] viii
90 on an extended tour through Idaho.
Washington and oregon. holding con-
oreuceH
IN Anaconda we have about 90 mom-
iers uf the Church. with n. Short In
hhfge. The number b. growing, as II IA
f.AaffN AANNA WV lllHNNNN.
The Elder when asked regarding the
fnbcrln case, replied lu much tho same
pifit ua Apostle Grant had. but from
Inherent standpoint the Elder being
ltcnuhllcan. As o. matter OF fact"
ala the Elder, "thc candidacy of Mr..
1obertH Wna not hy any means support-
~ by the Church Ito received his
ifEeHt maiorltics in Gentle mining
amps, Judge Powers prominent
igntllc. took tho stump iu hi1 interest.
Iho leaders uf tho church present Ht
ne conference yesterday were ua 90.
avs Apostle llebor j Grant OF SAT-
axe Elder ~ $ BumWell. President
i the Northwestern States mission
lied H. A. urnmWrll. hla brother. NJ
'ewlsville, Idaho. President of tha Ana
nndn conference, Elder o. Wluurdnun
: Ephuim, Utah. President 1f the
lutte conference. Elder Horace Ensign
salt Lake, Elder charles Dixon N
roNo, Utah; ELDER Hiram Hanson Of
rankin. Idaho. Elder Andrew King OF
ognr, Utah. Elder John Welsh sr.. of
'roVidence, Utah. Elder Arthur Jen-
ms of Nephi Utah. Elder O. E
Wichell OF ColinFsf0u. Utah, and FL
~ Alfred Romrel of Wllfred. Idaho
sessions " the conference were held