The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-18
PROGRESS IN
 SHOOT CASE The Mormon Church in
 Politics. HOW CAMPAIGNS ARE RUN Apostles Reveal to People Pr0psr Candidate. Charles H. Jackson of Idaho's Demo- cratic Executive Committee Tells of Methods Used to Carry
 State for Roosevelt.

Washington, Dec. 17.--More impor- tant testimony was brought out today Senator Shoot than at any time at the present session of Congress.
 The witnesses were Charles H. Jack son. chairman of tho Democratic Stato Committee in Idaho: John Nicholson, chief recorder in the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City: Charles W. Penrose, editor of The Desert News and an apostle of the Mormon Church.: Will liam Budge. president of the Bear Lake Stake in Idaho and Apostle John Henry Smith of Salt Lake.
 Mir. Penrose was elected an apostle last July and the attorneys for Sena- tor Shoot admitted that the Senator was present and participated in the election of Penrose. MT. Penrose tes, tifed that he is a polygamist and was known to have been such at the time he was made an apostle. The testi. mony of Mir. Jackson and Budge re- lated to political affairs in Idaho. the former being a prominent anti-Mor- monist and the latter believing in pro- tecting the interests of the church. The testimony of Apostle Smith had not been completed when the committee ad- journed until Monday.
 When the Senator Shoot investiga- tion was resumed today Charles H. Jackson. chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Idaho, was again called to the stand. He is the wit ness who testified yesterday in regard to Mormon interference in political af- fairs. The examination followed similar lines today. As an illustra- tion of the local church issue in the last election. Mir. Jackson said the vote for Gooding, Republican candidate for Governor, ran behind the vote for Roosevelt Tn Gentle counties and ahead of Roosevelt in the Mormon counties: while the vote, for Heitfeld. Democratic candidate for Governor, ran ahead of Parker in the Gentile counties and behind Parker In the Nor mon counties. The influence of the Mormons Is shown, said the witness, by the fact that the Democrats and 1 independents were p unable to get l chairmen of political meetings. held in Mormon counties. without. the aid of | Mormons. ReveIati0n to Vote.
 On cross s-examination, Mir. Jackson said that Apostles Matthias cowley and John Henry Smith were among those ! who went into Idaho and told the people that there had been revelation | that they should vote the Republican | ticket. Questioned by Attorney Van l colt, representing Senator Shoot. the | witness said he had never heard these apostles declare that there had been such revelations; that 1t has always been taken for granted that there had been a revelation when a Mormon apos- tie appears in Idaho to direct political affairs.
 1 Cross-examination drew from the witness that he knew only from general | repute of these affairs and that his | statements made yesterday concerning sugar Legislation and bounties was based on the same information. He as- serted, however. that 1t Is well known | that the Mormons had asked the legis- lature to pass the sugar bounty law and wanted 1t for the reason that sugar manufacturing has been hailed as a l Mormon institution in Idaho, and the Mormons get everything they ask for | In Idaho, whether it s5 Republican or Democratic Legislature" he said. Governors Vote.
 Attorney Vancott produced a table 1 showing the election returns in Idaho | fin 1904 and attempted to prove that if the vote for Governor in the six Nor mon counties had been thrown out Gooding. the Republican candidate, would have received still plurality of more than 5000. MT. Jackson com batted this statement, by calling at- tention to the fact that in practically all the Gentle counties there are MOT mon settlements which were for MT. Goodine, The witness said he did not know whether MT. Gooding Is Mor- mon: that he had heard as many peopie say he Is as say he IS not | At D. m. Charles w. Penrose' edi' eleC- ted one of the twelve apostles of tho Mormon Chruch last July was sworn He said he was a polygamist with two nIural wives living. He has children bv his first plural wife but none since the manifesto. When elected to ar apostleship MT. Penrose said he wa; not nresent but was sent for by the first presidency and informed or tho election. He said he could not say whether Reed Shoot was present ol not. :,
 Did you receive special amnesty a' the hands of President Cleveland IT 0vbici, ona of the conditions was that vou sbouId thereafter obey the laws reIating to living in polygamy?" asked MT. Taylor.
 "Yes, sir"
 nesty?"
 'No sir"
 Chairman Burrows said he wanted to have it made clear whether Apostle Shoot was present at the conference which elected MT. Penrose an apostle Not receiving a direct answer. MT Wortbington, counsel for Senator smoot. said they would admit that MT. Shoot had been present.
 Most Prominent Mormon.
 William Budge of Paris. Idaho. tes- tified that he has three wives and thai he has three children born since the manifesto of 1890. All his wives live in Paris and he testified that he does not live with one to the exclusion of others. Of his children he testified that one son is a judge of the district court, one son prosecuting atS'rney ir Rear Lake County, one son-in-law, Fl Smith Wooley. is chief assayer of tn'
 r,int at Boise City and one daughter lis nostmaster in Paris.
 of himself he admitted that he 1! the most prominent Mormon in Idaho having served Tn the State Senate anC otherwise taken leading part il church affairs.