The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-20
ARE LINING UP
FOR THE FRAY
CAMPAIGN ALREADY BEGUN TO
KEEP MORMON APOSTLE OUT
OF THE SENATE.
He's Mormon, and May Believe in
a Plurality, So Far as Women
Are Concerned, So He'll Have
to Fright For Seat.

washington, November 19.-lt is ex-
Jected that the senate committee on
elections will be overwhelmed with
petitions from all parts of the country
against the seating of Apostle Reed
Smoot. of the Norman church. who
will undoubtedly be elected by the
Utah legislature to succeed Senator
Rawlins, There is no question that
the legislature which has to choose
The senator is republican and there is,
turther, no possible doubt that smoot
will receive the Endorsement Of the
republican caucus.
Apostle Shoots selection is due to
clever deal between the republican
leaders and the powers of the Mormon
church, as the result Of which the re-
publiaans gain two United States sem
ators- The power of 4he Mormon
church is great, not only in Utah.
where it practically dominates, but III
Idaho as wen, and the loss Of the Ida
80 Legislature, involving. as it does the
iefeat of Senator t1eitfefu, was usis lo
he support given the republican tick
It by the Mormons II is understood
tnat large number of the members
If the church were nominated for the
legislature and for state offices by the
republicans Church influence car
ried the day in Utah and Idano.
Lining Up for Fight.
Tne following dispatch shows mat
a hard fgnt will be made on smoot:
Salt Lake, Utah, November 19.-The
Ministerial Alliance of Salt Lake City
IS making preparations for a vigorous
light against the election of Apostle
Reed Smoot to the United States SEN
ate, and failing in this, to carry the
ignt against him to the halls of com
gress. A plan for organized effort on
This line, it is said. already has Deen
outlined, and will be taken up at the
next meeting of the alliance. TIE
general idea is to make a night similar
10 that waged against Brigham H.
oberts in the house.
Not only will the matter De brought
efore the non-Mormons of the state.
at if the fight is unsuccessful in the
legislature, then an attempt will be
made to MAKE Mr.. Shoots election a
national ISSUE and petition viii be.
drafted TO congress asking that Mr.,
5moot, as a hign official of the Nor
mon church. be refused a seat in the
senate.
No Plural Wives in Sight
The case Of Brigham Roberts, who
vas denied seat in the house of rep
resentatiyes on account OF rne charge
ehat ne practiced polygamy under the
protection OF the Mormon CHURCH, will,
Of cours@ be rehearsed by those who
will seek to prevent the seating OF
Apostle Smoot While it is claiiaea
that, unlike Roberts, Smoot has no
plural wives at present, the anti-Mor-
mon sentiment is sure to see sufficient
similarity in the two cases to warrant
agitation against the man who will
eome to the senate with the creden
~ials of the proper Utah authorities.
It's safe bet, however, that Smoot
will not only be denied a seat, but
that the senate will declare in effect
chat it has no power 10 go behind the
returns. The republicans OF the
mouse and some of the democrats
were swept off their feet by the pop
lar outcry, even if the cause were
!dentically the same, would not nave
The same effect upon the senate. The
members of that body are very jeal-
GUS Of its reputation for conservatism
and whatever case might be made out
against this senator-elect there would
be no indecent haste in its considera.
ton. as was tne case at the house
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