Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-11
Chairman Burrows Believed to he
Prcjudccd and lmbued With Virus
Of Anti.Mormonism.
POlYGAMY CHARGE WILL FAIL.
Dubois of Idaho Is Very Bitter and
Will in Large Measure Lead
The Fight
FIFTY-TIIIRD YEAR.


Washington, ID. c., Dec. l1.--Tomor-
row morning the senate committee on
privileges and elections win meet for
the purpose of deciding whether or not
II Is necessary to consider the charges
against Senator Smoot. This, however,
Is perfunctory question; the decision
Is virtually rendered and there viii be
an Inquiry Senator Burrows Of Michl-
gan, chairman OF the committee, who
VIII act in the capacity Of Judge seems
to be thoroughly imbued with virus OF
anti "Mormonism, and while 1t is pos
sble that Senator Smoot may be able
to convince the Michigan senator that
he is neither a polygamist nor a traitor
to the United States, the fact remains~
that Burrows is prejudiced Judge. The
general understanding today is that the
committee VIII undertake to unyel the
secrets OF the Mormon" Church. IL
Is a foregone conclusion that the charge
OF polysamy against Mr.. Smoot viii
fall
Not scintilla of evidence has thus
Far been produced which would Indicate
that he has ever contracted more than
'''N illsli ibbNs Consequently GtlldlOf
Dubois and "A host of attorneys. paid
and voluntarily, have undertaken to
prove that an Apostle Of the Mormon"
Church is Of necessity anti-American
AT heart, and VIII devote their energies
to this task. So far as can be ascer-
tained the senators are not committed
TO any appreciate degree for or against
Mr.. Smoot.
Certainly there viii be no opposition
TO MIN on purely partisan grounds, and
II he can demonstrate that he has taken
no oath inimical TO the United States as
clearly as he has already proven his
innocence of ny polygamous marriage,
he VIII come out Of the contest before
the elections oommtte with as clear a
ute TO seat In the senate as js pos
sessed by any other senator.
The pest Informed papers here and in
New YORK seem To agree that there Is a
growing GOODNESS between President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna, and that
the senator has definitely decided not TO
handle Roosevelt's campaign next year.
II is no secret that the presidents at
titude towards Perry S. Heath has had
much to do with increasing the strain
between them. Postmaster General
Payne Is leading the opposition to Mr..
Heath, The New York Herald saws:
senator Hanna's friends In the ma
tional committee have been ncensed at
the president for assuming that the adj
ministration had absolute control of the
committee In advance OF the next ma
tional convention,
After the Bristow report had been
pretty generally considered I'm official
circles-but before IL had been publish
ed by order of the president-Post
ter General Payne, who is vice chair
man Of the national committee. again
approached members of the committee
with the proposition that Mr.. Heath
should retire before the meeting of the
committee He wanted members to tel
egraph Mr. Heath not to come to the
meeting in Washington and suggesting
that he resign at once
These members Of the committee re-
sented the suggestion. They had conf
dence In Mr.. Heath, who had soemnly
informed them that the reflection on
his honesty had been doctored by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
3ristow, and that he could and would
clear himself TO the satisfaction of ev-
erybody. SO II was decided that the
members Of the committee who were
approached by Mr. Payne should re-
main as secretary until the meeting of
the next national convention.
Idaho pensions A. Post Sc:
Adeline Behen, So: James Murphy s12;
William r. Root, $40.
d. w. Standrod Of Pocatello, member
Of the Republican National commit
tee for Idaho, Is unable to attend the
moe ting Of the committee tomorrow
and has sent proxy to represent him.
The absence OF Secy. Shaw delayed
final action on the case Of Woolley as
sayer at Boise The secretary expected
to take up the papers, all Of which
city tomorrow.
Senator Smoot returned TO Washing
ton yesterday Mrs, Smoot will reach
here tomorrow. Senator and Mrs.
Smoot VIII go to Utah TO spend the
holiday recess,