The Washington times., 1904-03-07

ed by the President Of the United States.
The national Government let go" the
further inquiry into polygamy, witness
said. after the admission Of the State.
Under the law. the practice Of polygamy
was to be abolished. but it was not un-
derstood that it involved the discontin-
uance of relations with those wives with
whom Mormons had lived up to that
time.
Witness said the first thing the Nor
mons did after the State was admitted
and they were in control, was to choose
as judges three Gentles who had served
as judges previously under appointment
by the President of the United StatPs,
and who had sentenced some Mormons
for unlawful coha bitation.
All the judges of the State supreme
court since then had been Gentiles. OF
the district judges. witness said. three
of the nine had been Mormons-
Officials Sustained"
Witness was asked regarding the ten
ure Of Office of the heads of the church.
At the semi-annuaI conference. he said.
votes were recorded as TO whether the
chief officials should be sustained" or
not. The last general conference was
held October 3 to 6. 1903. and the next
viii be held from April TO s. 1904
II is also rule of the Mormon
| Church. as Senator Dubois brought out
Dy questioning, that quarterly confer
cnces shall be held in each stake Of
Zion. An adverse vote would mean that
such subdivision of the church would
not fellowship" with him, President
Smith said, but would not affect mis-
tenure as head Of the church. Such
effect could be reached only at the semi
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should vote against the first presidency
and apostles they would be ousted-
Favorable to Smoot.
Senator Smoot?" suggested Mr.. Worth
ington.
NO" replied the witness.
Regarding consulting the apostles, as
his advisers. witness said they had no
power 10 advise him as 10 his personal
acts.
In response to question by Mr.
WOrthingtOn. witness said Senator
/ SInoOt became an apostle on April 8,
1900
do YOU remember on what date your
last child was born?' asked Mr. Worth
| ington.
A Strange Coincidence.
President Smith hesitated a moment
and then began to smile, as he replied
/ slowly;
i do not know that there is any
/ especial significance in the coincidence,
but / believe Il was on the same day
/ tha- Senator Smoot became an apostle. 20
! Senator's and spectators began 10
"There was no revelation in connec-
tiCn with this coincidence" Mr. Worth
] ington suggested. and witness said
..The circumstances seem then to be
I in harmony, at least commented
! Chairman Burrows.
mo relation between cause and ef-
/ feet" added Senator Overman-
! Witness gave responses in the mega
! tive. smiling as he did so
You We're not president them put
I in Mr. WOrthingtOn, to which witness
I repeated that he became president No
/ vember IS, 1901. as heretofore stated in
/ his testimony.
Has No Use for Cannon.
Mr.. Worthington then directed his
I cross-eXamination in regard TO persons
sent 10 Washington 70 represent Utah
/ in Congress. The first two Senators
We're Frank J. Cannon and Arthur
Brown.
! What was Frank J. Cannon" asked
Air. Shoots chief counsel
I am sorry to say he is classed as a
/ Mormon. but a very poor che replied
the witness. Cannon has been in serious
I opposition to the church leaders, and Il
lev AlpALilS dEO came out III a state
ment in opposition 10 Senator SmoOt.
Men Sent to Congress.
Witness then told Of Senator Rawllns.
Democrat. whose term ended in 1903,
who was not called a Mormon when
here, but who was regarded so in Utah.
Then he spoke Of the present Senators.
I both Republicans. Smoot succeeded
Rawlins. and Kearns. a Gentle. sue
! ceeded senator Cannon, whose term eX-
plred IN 1893, but the Legislature failed
10 select his successor until 1901.
Witness corrOborated the accuracy Of
Of the list Of ReprescntatIves as read
by Mr. WOrthingtOn. These were O.
/ p Allen GENTLE William II. King
/ Mormon; Brigham H. Roberts, Nor