New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13

perienoed, Il best 20 have "A COMMITTEES Of the
was proper.
JUDGE HILES AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
Judge Ogden Hlles. Of salt Lake. Assistant
United States Attorney Utah from 1855 lSS9 in
beginning his testimony, said he had drawn more
cohahitation under the Edmunds- Tucker act than
any other official in Utah. For the first two years
The people, he said. refused TO obey the law. de-
sr T 20 it mat 0RP9Tg1y y , TS giEsR TO 6Io G5
ise not 20 violate tie laws IN regard 10 cohabiaon
obey the law OF God rather than the law Of man,
counter 10 The Church rules, even in oheying tho
and then the people began 10 promise 70 obey the
that the practice Of polygamous rehabilitation was
over N he testimony Of MT StooR G bun fGe'
caro- 10 Jae cessation or precautions unil after
details lie said there a disposition not
! prosecute cases when the law generally was
oheyed but after Tho manifesto n was Feen that
The Mormons had returned 20 their old practices
ned 20 spring up
CHURCH CONTROLLED ELECTION
In the denomination Mr.. Van Cott brought
out great deal OF testimony regarding Church
influence for tho election OF Reed Smoot for the
Sonata and Judge Hiles stated positively:
United states senate esndldscy not been spe
40 you mean that n Mr.. snoot had been a lay
been elected OF mar n Ia had t@1 an snos,l. sd
had not the indorse-nent OF his quorum. he could
'Mr. snoot could not have been elected without he
Ing an apostle. and without the consent of the
When It was announced first that 10 was a
candidate be was not an apostle" remarked Mr.
. -oh, vel. his candidacy was rot taken seriously
then. but when his candidacy was announced after
YES fhst b u o Ia Ns 70 os an apostle 1t was
VIII you tell us Why you say he could not have
been elected when his candidacy first
nounced-was 81 because he had no standing in the
p2rfyT' asked Senator Hopkins.
"IIe had no standing that would entiue him 10
thought o.. answered the witness. ''''
Mormon may not get the consent OF the church to
come 20 the Senate unless he is an apostle?' Mr..
'oh, no, I don't mean that; but Mr. smoot could
What Is the basis FOR that statement"
His relations in Utah were not such as would
'Can you name one Mormon who Is Republican
2r who is more entitled TO the place than Mr..
yes. sir; Governor Wells"
Yes: ahead"
7 DO not know OF many Mormons who Re-
publicans-thev are MOrmOnE"
VIA, What 90 you mean by that7- asked Senator
IaoKIsm ahead Of their RepubieaHismR M!
.I'het IS what J mean"
say that Mr. smoot could not have been q ca6di-
date II II had not been for the fact that he had
HE might have been a candidate but could not
How do you know that he could not have been
Because there were many others that had moro
Influence Il the party. ana had more reasonable
..,ot course. that is your opinion2'
impression in both The Republican ana Democrats
parties also. To use q common slang expression.
''were there any other Republicans mentioned for
the Senatorship before the selection OF Smoot
Yes Governor Wells was mentioned. and Gov
eTlor Thomas and some others"
he beey Mo S1sr s ssS i5fr an a IIe
p15{ IA poties and had been allied with The Re.
having made an address In any campaign.
"a n , an Oo 90 ha iIe vines now ne account
Mormons sending non-Mornons TO the Senate
EX-SENATOR RAwLINs MORMON
. How about Joseph = Rawlins?" he asked. He
Joseph l. Rawlins? ohsyes ne Is a Mormon
He was born into the Church. OF Mormon
But surely you do not mean to say tina, because
NMan IS born Of Mormon parentase he is always
Pretty close 10 IT,"
S oda out seanst the 6 sRaf 5 r
k5To 70 rs principles and worked against il Judge
LES ERECTED the statement by saying certain
fpT o ard then sad that with The qualLaca
Joseph F. sg he 5d he ha aSr h3rd PTe sh
/ Cannon q poor Mormon but witness Thought Can
non a good Mormon" and while il may be said
both cannon and Rswiins stood out againsi inter-
ference by the church in politics He Declared that
The Ao,o ne 94Ge 6eisYsa . N the god faith Of
M Van Cott attempted 70 take Judge Hiles to
.
mon and asked IT, a matter OF fact his entire
. testimony was not just trustworthy his
statement IN regard 10 Rawiins. The witness stood
his ground in regard 70 Rawlius. and said that ne
knew what he vas talking about. and that. with
the qualifications he had made. Rawlins was a
Mormon. Re added with emphasis that there were
no qualifications Ia regard 20 the remainder of his
testimony.
The witness said his basis for believing thar
poygamy more fragrant since Utah was af-
rnitted a State was that more poyearnOus chill
dren were being born and that pOlyEamistS drove
through the streets more openly than before. He
could cite only HUe Instance ~ The latter kind.
however GararDr fFOrbfu- asked q number ~
questions 10 find out il judge lilies knew whether
there had been any pOEgamouS marriages since the
manifesto. and he said ne did not. Witness said
he believed that such marriages had taken place.
On no had u Mind thaA Il D@n--0al