New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
NORMONS IN POLITICS.
BOT, THEY RULE IDAHO.
Senator .Smoot Took Part in Elcc-
ton of PoIygamist apostle.


rnttee of Idaho: John Nicholson. chief recorder
q, IN. Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City;
.-nsries w Penrose Editor OF The Deseret
>eus" and an apostle of the Mormon Church;
u-iIiiarn Bulge. president of the Bear Lake
stake in Idaho. and Apostle John Henry Smith.
:, salt Lake. Mr. Penrose elected an
os.le last July. and the attorneys for Senator
c-noot admitted that the Senator was present
I'D took part in the election OF Penrose MT
r,,,rnse testified that he is a polyganist, and
.s known 10 have been such at the time he
=. made an apostle. The testimony Of Mr.
rsstson and Mr.. Bulge related to political af-
,.,-s IN Idaho the former being a prominent
,,+gNorynon and the latter active in pro-
..,,,,r the interests OF the Church. The exami-
.,,n Of Apostle John Henry Smith had not
-, finished when the committee adjourned
V-hen tie investigation was resumed to-day MT.
,o.uson was again called 10 the stand He Is the
sty,ess who testified yesterday in regard 10 Nor
-, ,,terference in political affairs. The exanlha-
-, Folloved similar lines to-day. As an ilustra-
ton 81 the local Church issue in the last election
NJ Jackson said the vote for Gooding. Republican
c,,5idate for Governor. ran behind the vote Tor
1,.eve,t IN Gentle counties and ahead of Roose-
- 4, tbe Mormon counties, while the vote for
-So,.el5 Democratic candidate for Governor, ran
obes5 Of Parker in the Gentle counties and behind
parker in the Mormon counties The influence OF
,he Norrnons was shown. he said. by the fact that
get chair1nen OF political meetings held in Mormon
co,,r;jes without the aid of Mormons
TOLD PEOPLE OF REVELATIONS
o., .-oss-exa1,ination Mr. Jackson said that
.,os,les Matthias Crowley and John Henry Smith
-rere among those who went into Idaho and told
che people that there had been a revelation that
thsv should vote the Republican ticket questioned
nv Nj Van Cott. representing Senator Smoot' the
fitness said he never had heard these apostles de-
cIsre that there had been such revelations; that II
had always been taken for granted there had been
q revelation when q Mormon apostle appeared IN
idaho 10 direct political affairs. Cross-eXaEnina-
ten drew from the witness the statement that ne
knew only from general repute OF these affairs and
that his evidence yesterday concerning sugar egls-
Iation and bounties based on the same in
formation. He asserted however, that II was well
known that the Morn0ns asked the legislature TO
mass the Sugar Bounty law and wanted II for the
reason that sugar manufacture had been hailed as
e Mormon Institution in Idaho, and the Mormons
get everything they ask in Idaho. whether It Is
a Republican or Democratic legislature, he con-
GUIDED.
Nj Van Cott produced a table Of the election
returns in Idaho in 1891. and attempted TO prove
that II the vote for Governor in the six Mormon
counties had been thrown out Gooding. the Re
rUb!!can candidate. would st!ll have received a
plurality OF more than 5000 Mr. Jackson combat
ed this statement by calling attention the fact
thar IN practically all the Gentle counties there
are Mormon settlements which voted for Mr..
Cooling The witness said he did not know
whether Mr.. Gooding Mormon; that he had
heard as many people say he was as that he was
NJ Van Colt brought out the fact that there
we're about 10000 Mormon votes out Of total OF
6gO votes in the State. He asked the witness IL
Il was not true that although the Gentiles were IN
a large majority. and that the Democrats put an
anti Mormon plank IN their platform and the Re
publicans refused TO put in such plank, the Re
publicans carried the State by a very large ma
jority.
That IS a bald fact" responded the witness,
but he added that the inference drawn by the at
torney from the question was justified.
Nj Jackson commended that there were Jack
Morrnons" OF Gentes who Mormon in poNt-
tcsl affairs who are able 10 control elections.
An effort was made by MI Van Colt TO show
that the Mormon delegates in the last Democratic
State convention had agreed 10 vote for an anti
polygamy resolution II the crime Of adultery were
included also
Mr. Jackson declared that the reverse was true
that IN fact the Mormon delegates defeated the
resolution.
Nj Jackson in answer 10 questions by Chairman
Burrows. told Of the passage OF q resolution by
the Idaho Legislature calling q constitutional con-
veation He said the resolution created no COM
ment and. IN fact, its purpose was ignored unnI
Senator Dubois wrote letter calling attention to
the fact that such q convention could repeal the
Idaho tests against polygaIny. Mr.. Jackson said
the resolution had been put through the legislat-
ure OF the advice Of Apostle John Henry Smith.
Asked why the resolution was not submitted TO
he people Mr.. Jackson said the Attorney General
gave an opinion declaring that the resolution was
Improperly passed and the Secretary of State re-
10 certify the resolution to be placed on the
ballot.
Mr. Val. Colt asked II the Attorney General who
rendered The opinion was not and IS not now 4
Mormon 10 which the witness replied in the affirm
stive Nj Van Colt brought out the fact that
there were only nine Mormons in the legislature
which passed the resolution calling for cohsuti-
tonsl convention. but Mr.. Jackson added that
members from counties where the Mormohs held
the balance Of power under Mormon influence
WOULD NOT PRODUCE RECORDS.
John Nicholson chief recorder OF the Salt Lake
Itmple recalled and examined in regard TO
ne marriage records he was subpenaed TO bring 10
Washington. He said that the record he brought
contained all the marriages solemnzed in the tenn
Pc since 1893. when the book opened
Is the book you have here the only one in which
Marriages have been recorded in that period?" Mr..
Tayler asked
/ have no recollection Of any otker." he replied
Ihen the witness explained that there is another
"0o@. IN which recorded the sealings of men
enc women who have been married outside the
-hlFch He vas asked II there were still other
'oEs and replied that the various religious proc
'sSS each have book. Considerable time was
1'"soIned IN attempt TO get from the witness
'nIriaaton rs 10 other BOOKS.
are there any records IN the book you have
mere Of the sealing Of a man to a plural wife when
Comss
No. sir said the witness and" he added. Il
h satisfied there never have been any such cases
- ne period covered by this book He repeated
&C INC records he brought with him those OF
etIlages Of people who under the law have
f'gat 10 marry
me witness would rot admit he knew where to
n NE book of sealings Of living persons who had