Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-14

was not seriously thought Of, !" answered
the witness
Were there any other Republicans
mentioned for the senatorship before
the selection Of Smoot as an Apostle?"
Yes, Gov. Wells was mentioned and
Gov. Thomas and some others
In answer TO other questions Judge
Hles said he believed Mr.. smoot al
ways had taken an active part in pol
itics and had been allied with the Re-
publicans, but that he never had heard
OF Smoot having made an address In
any campaign.
Mr. Van Colt asked the witness how
he accounted, In View OF the testimony
he had given, for the "Mormons" send
"How about Joseph l.. Rawllns?" he
asked. HE Is not Mormon,
Joseph l.. Rawlins; OH yes; he Is a
Mormon.
What? Rawllns a Mormon"
He was born Into the Church OF
Mormon parentage."
But surely YOU do not mean TO say
that because man Is born OF Nor
mon parentage he is always Nor
NOM"
fTttly CLOSE 10 II,
Mr. Van Colt mentioned the fact that
former Senator Rawlins stood out
against the Church in regard to It's
principles and worked against IT, Judge
Hiles corrected the statement by say
ing certain principles" and then said
that with the qualifications he had
made he regarded RawlIns as a Nor.
mon," Continuing he said he had heard
President Joseph r. Smith say that he
considered Frank ]. Cannon poor
Mormon" but witness thought Cannon
"a good Mormon" and while II may
be said that Rawllns was mot good
'Mromon, nevertheless he was q Nor
mon Judge Hiles said that both Can.
non and Rawlns stood out against In
reference by the Church IN politics. He
declared that Mr.. Rawlins once be-
lieyed In the good faith Of the Mormon
Church, but that he did not now believe
IN II.
Mr. Van Colt attempted TO take Judge
Hles to task for his statement that
Rawllns was Mormon" and asked II,
as matter OF fact, his entire testimony
was not just as readable as his state
ment IN regard to Rawlns. The wit
ness stood his ground In regard to
Rawllns and said that he knew what he
was talking about, and that with the
qualifications he had made Rawllns
was q Mormon" He added with em-
pbasis that there were no qualifications
In regard to the remainder of his testi-
nony.
The witness said his basis for be-
lieving that polygamy was more fla
grant since Utah was admitted as a
state was that more polygamous chill
dren were being born and that polyg-
| amists drove through the streets more
openly than before. He could cite only
one Instance of the latter kind, how
ever. Senator Hopkins asked a number
OF questions TO find out II Judge Hiles
knew whether there had been any po-
lygamous marriages since the NANTES
to, and he said he did not, Witness said
he believed that such marriages had ta-
| ken place. One case he had In mind
was that OF personal friend, and he
thought the plural wife had been taken
| since the manifesto on account of the
youth Of the woman. Counsel for the
| defense pressed for the names Of the
persons but the committee decided that
| the witness need not disclose them.
Mr.. Tayler said they had a great deal
Of evidence to offer that plural mar
riages had taken place since the mani
| ftsto
There being no other witnesses TO ex-
anime. the committee adjourned subject
to the coll Of the chairman.