Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-19
UTAH MASTERS
Investigation Into the Charges of
Polygamy.
GEN, GR0SVENOR MAKES DENIAL
Methods of Handling Letters in
the Post Office.
NJ R. LENTZ IN SISTS

pHSl TOduS To-Day resumed lnNeStlHdtlOn OF
the charges of polygamy made against two
federal officials. Postmaster John c. Gra-
ham of Provo City, Utah, and Postmaster
Orrin Smith of Logan. Utah. The commit
tee is acting under resolution of the
House, introduced by Representative Lentz
of Ohio.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio was
present and Chairman Loud read to him
the statement made at the last meeting by
Mr.. Lentz, TO the effect that Mr. Grosvenor
had said to him: You don't suppose we
were fools enough to let grass grow under
our feet? We had men look into this as
soon as you made your charges"
Gen. Grosvenor's Testimony
Mr.. Grosvenor said that December Is last
he was on train with Mr.. Lentz, and Mr..
Lentz had called his attention to a state
ment in a paper that this investigation
would be pushed and would show that the
President knew of the charges against
these officials.
Il would as soon have expected that a
conversation with my wife would be re-
peated as that this conversation would b..
brought up in this way.
Il said the investigation would fail: that
there was nothing in it. L took the steps
Immediately to ascertain what was in il
after making the denial l made that de-
nial without full knowledge of the facts,
but with full assurance that the charges
could not be true, knowing William Mckin-
ley do.
Il told Mr.. Lentz that they may search
as much as they please; they won't ind a
scrap OF evidence. | never used the words
we didn't let the grass grow under our
feet
Some DeniaI. Made
He said he never said a uo,5 10 ,hs
President. never went to the Post Office De
partment. He wrote to the United States
marshal of Utah. who had been IN. ref-r..
in the appointment of these men. Tb.. mar
shall, Mr. Miller. appesred i'm Washington
about that time ard he said there v-as M
such evidence against the officials.
:nr. Gr9sven1r said he had never thought
VI ienioNiIE nc ndp' r. ana hld not Deen
i-e"L i, bue OSt oHice Lepartn' MT lie hal
l = lileil.iolea 20 the PRESIDENT
80 e.. a - y ~, ~ oCS e dslcl ailu lile Fresi-
- ai,,, ,,"i,r VI. I ne eo~i' ilo'
~ "PP-N" PO'H e"ii4l9'9 W olNe
Did Not Use the Language.
Mr. Grosvenor denied having used IN.
Io,,a,,ao.o ,,.,t,, ~ -, ,,,~.. -
WHICH MI i-eA'% a''ii"'leu 10
MN
Il certainly would not have gone TO the
bttterest enemy the President has 10 make
s,cb a statement
..T,s -, -, -, .,,.- .,.,-.. -. -,
u s0u use ''is pm ask, uiuii 4e. NO
grass grow dnuer our teet asked Chalr-
nan Loud
uiu NOT nor language Whlch couId oe
tortured INTO such an expression, an
sWereo MT GrosVenor
hou uld not ADDRESS any executive ON
ce. OF me government ABOUT lhe case.
NO because lell sure thal lhele NouId
De no such charges on hle here feared
tIere u; Iliient nave peen some . deTeiCti"h eaS
III 'dii' anu "ro'e lhefe 10 llliu ouI
Postmaster General Smith.
Postmaster General Smith aDpear.d he
e,o .ho o,,r,,,.+o ~ Ill r. -, -
~ 'tte S'iu ie ""u '''
iutther hHo"ieuse eI lhe case 'hdh WIS
contained in his letter of few days ago.
That letter, addressed TO Chairman Loud,
was as follows.
- -,
oh LOOKING iatC the papers as 10 me
postmastership at Logan, Utah, ] find the
eS,'or 20 oS a. ioIroMs ,.,,,
November -, 1897. upon the recommenda-
tion of the referees in the usual way There
was nothing IN the papers to Indicate that
ile Was p9is ssiist OF Illat any such az
lesdioh had oeeh maze respecting hlm' not
W. NJ ons I o ne Nd toiilii iiieu
py .Re senate January ~, lS'o-
After ms appointment there was letter
from the KEY. MT; Ciemehson, bearing date
November 1851 and addressed TO the
areslaent q whlch was sent TO the rost of-
nee department ana tnere received NoNem-
pef oo. lhere Is holhlils 10 lnulcaIe thdt
any atten'i0n was attracted 10 IL. me ap-
polntment had oeen made, ana as thou-
sands OF papers come in, 1t was hled away,
apparently without examination There is
no other paper IN he case indicating any
such allegation until December n, some
weeks after the nomination was in the
Senate.
LAS to the Provo City case, the facts are,
as | stated to you. that there is no paper
in the department of any date making an
allegation of polygamy against the incum-
bent but that when il became a matter Of ,
public renort some time ago l wrote to tbe
marshal of the territory asking him for anv I
INFORMATION in bis nossession ana ba ~,
niied Ibst a cbaryo raj hoa,, ,,,.,Sa ~ tha
STATE co,,rt ana 3ba Tast,,as,H- "a - -
LiS 80 :. ,iru 'i,o iTs' tI ma n'u t oeei
aIaoo W. a0t ais, - !" "a l 1911 " ,"no
cnn,'iot q; da1ca T Ill tii ~ ',,,, ~. y,
sction ,,,,t;, H. i,,dici.l datarn,itS Ii,- :,
Rev. Clemenson's Letter.
Postmaster General Smith produced a
letter which had baan received AZ tbe posr
oaa T,.-a.. - n. -, -, -
oiiee Depai 'ineN' iioih heN' MI eiehleh-
son about orson Smith. This letter was