The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

moved to make certain nominations
! unanimous.
II did move to make them unani-
/ nous, said the witness. I'VE. that is.
{ the candidates who We're defeated. and
l made the motion as "a matter of
courtesy"
Did not you know that it meant
Reed Smoot for senator??"
Yes, sir
Did you go on the stump that fall
in support of the Republican ticket"
Mr. Critch,ow. when his attention
was called 10 the fact said he believed
| he had made a speech at Springville.
The witness was questioned in re-
gard TO the sentiment for and against
Reed SmOot for senator, and said so
far as he was concerned he had no OBJ
lection 10 Smoot personally, but op-
posed him on the ground he was a gem
eral authority of the church. He ad-
mitted that at the time, he had moved
10 make unanimous the nomination Of
certain persons for members of the
Legislature. that it was generally known
that Mr.. SmOot was TO be made an
apostle.
Senators Ask Questions.
To ascertain the difference between
the influence exercised by the Mormon
church over general authorities and
| laymen was the object of the inquiry
! by Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. McComas.
and the answers of the witness indi-
7 Gated that the matters of the church
were so adjusted that he might be COM
PEELED TO obey the behests OF the church
and that the wishes OF the high authOri-
ties may be enforced by the reserve
I force i'm politics. which the church is
said 10 maintain.
Mr.. Critchlow resumed his testimony
und II cross-examination after the re-
cess. In examination concerning the
Thatcher episode il was brought out
that Thatcher was in the same status
in 1895 as TO polygamy as was Brigham
, II. Roberts when he was elected to
congress. and that Mr.. Cannon made
his campaign for the senate against the
wishes of the church just as did
! Thatcher. 1t also was brought out that
in 1898 Mr. Roberts refused to sign the
church rule in regard to politics. the
same as Thatcher had refused 10 sub
scribe 10 church dictates. This was in
Roberts first campaign. but Mr.. Critch-
low could not say whether Mr.. Roberts
recanted before or after the election.
Roberts Recanted.
Did he recant at alI?'' asked senator
Overman.
ooh, yes. There is no question about
that"
The witness was asked to explain the
change of mind and said;
1T is understood IN fact IL has been
published in the Official church paper
that authorities of the church labored
and prayed with Mr.. Roberts for six
weeks. and then he announced that he
had received a vision of his dead an
cestors being lost in perdition because
ne was out of harmony with his church
and could not go into the temple and
be baptized, and thus save their souls
as Well
After that the witness said. Mr.
Roberts subscribed 10 the church rule
and was not disfellowshiped.
Interference in BUSINESS.
Instances were asked in which the
church interfered ia business matters in
the last five years and Nr. CritchlOw
mentioned the location OF a union station
I'm Salt Lake the incident at Brigham
CITY i'm which the church Is said TO have
opposed a certain amusement hall; case
before the high council OF the church. IN
which the parties were Jensen vs.. the
Dietrich Land d Livestock company, ana
certain water litigation between salt
Lake and the West Jordan canal. Mr..
Critchlow's information on the subject
WAS Indefinite, and he said he could give
no competent testimony on the subject
The witness was asked concerning
statement in The former testimony thar
"A Mormon committee dictated legislation
in the first session of the iegisla ure. He
named as this committee G. W Perrose'