The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18

Inc testimony OF MI. jackson and MI.
Bulge related TO political affairs in
Idaho, the former being a prominent
anti-MOrmOn and the latter active i'm
protecting the interests of the church.
The examination OF Apostle John hen-
~ Smith had not been concluded Wen
the committee adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Monday.
Washington. Dec. 17.-When the Sen
ator SmOot investigation was resumed
Today Charles r. jackson. chairman of
the Democratic state committee of Ida
no. was again called To the stand. lie
s. the witness who testified yesterday
in regard 60 Mormon interference In
political affairs. The examination fol-
lowed similar lines today. As an IL
lustration of the local church issue i'm
the last election Mr.. Jackson said the
vote for Gooding, Republican candi-
date for governor. ran behind the vote
FOR Roosevelt in Gentle counties and
Rhead of Roosevelt in the Mormon
counties. while the vote for HeitfeId.
Democratic candidate for governor,
ran ahead of Parker in the Gentle
counties and behind Parker in the Nor
mon counties The influence Of the
MormOns was shown. said the witness.
by the fact that the Democrats and in
dCpCndents were unable to get chair
men OF political meetings held in Nor
mon counties without the aid of Nor
mons.
Facts Were Well Known.
ON croes-examination Mr.. Jackson
said that Apostles Matthias Cowley
and John Henry Smith were among
those who went into Idaho and told the
people that there had been a revelation
thar they should vote the Republican
ticket Questioned by Attorney Van
Colt. representing Senator SmoOt, the
witness said he never had heard these
apostles declare that there had been
s0ch revelations: that Il has always
been taken for granted there had been
a revelation when a Mormon apostle
appears in Idaho 10 direct political af-
fairs CrOss-eXaminatiOn drew from
the witness that he knew only from
general repute of these affairs and that
his statements made yesterday con-
corning sugar legislation and bounties
was based on-the same information. He
asserted however, that il is well
known that the Mormons had asked
the legislature to pass the sugar bOun-
~ law and wanted it for the reason
that sugar manufacture had been
no. "and the MOrmons get everything
they ask in Idaho. whether it is a Re
publican or Democratic legislature. "
he concluded. Attorney Van Colt pro-
duced table showing the election re-
s.rns in Idaho in 1904 and attempted to
Grove that if the vote for governor in
the six Mormon counties had been
thrown ont. Gooding, the Republican
candidate would have received still a
plurality Of more than 5000 Jackson
combatted this statement by calling
attention TO the fact that IN practically
all Of the Gentle counties there are
Mormon settlements which voted for
Mr.. GOOding The witness said he did
not know whether Mr. Gooding is a
Mormon; that he heard as many people
say he is as say he is not.
Vote One-Third Mormon.
Mr.. Van Colt brought out the fact
that there were about 10000 Mormon
votes out of total OF $4,000 votes in
the state. He asked the witness If Il
were not true that although The Cen
tiles were in a large majority. and that
the Democrats put an anti-MOrmon
plank i'm their platform and the Re
publieans refused to put in such a
plank. the Republicans carried the
state by a very large majority
That is bald fact" responded the
witness. but he added that the infer
ence drawn by the attorney from the
question was not justined-
Mr.. Jackson contended that there
were Jack Mormons,' or Gentiles who
are Mormon in political affairs and
who are bile 10 control elections
An effort was made by Mr. Van Colt
to show that the Mormon delegates in
the last Democratic state convention
had agreed to vote for an anti-polyg-
amy. resolution If the crime Of adultery
were included also. Mr.. Jackson de-
clared the reverse to be true, aud. in
fact. tho Mormon delegates defeated
The resolution.
The Idaho Resolution.
Mr.. jackson. in answer 10 questions
by Chairman Burrows, told Of the pas