The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15
.N1ORk \ I.
Trembling.
Bulnbsl1cll Thrown Tito Their
Camp by Circular IIro'l',,
rcht1essee.
". NJ. /. BANQUET TONIGHT [ {;
Great Celebration sof Washing.
ton Chapter at New Willard.
Swanson Mum.

ton Chapter at New " y ll "a ltI
Swanson Min.
tFrom our regular corrcspondent)
WASHtNGTON.55 y. q. March 1l.-Thc5
most important evidence IN tho casc Of
Senator slnooL was submitted this morn
Ing. II was In the form OF circular
sent to senator Cnrmnck Of Tennessoe,
s by T.. H.. Earthcll, OF Nashville, one Of
tic best known lawyers Of that Srify. The
circular according To Alr. l3arthall, has
been given very general circulation IN
Tennessee, and asserts thnt all forms Or
human government arc wrong, and tnat
when tho world is converted to Nor
,,,onism" the church, Will como and take
the place Of government BY mon.
senator Carmack at once filed the cir.
culnr with the COMMITTEES on privileges
! and ELECTIONS, and the committee VIII
have MIR. Barthell before IT as soon az
possIble to testify8as to the gcntincnesa
or tho circular and for the purpose OF
L giving any further facts he may have re-
Earding the tencts and teachings OF thn
Church Of Latter Day Saints. Senator
Cnrmack has not the slightest douby
OF the genuincncss OF tho circular, as MI
J3arthell is a man'of tho highest chnrac-
tef.i 5.tS55{83 $i S8
senator Shoots attorneys admit thai
i the circular is by Gar the most Important
the prosecution has put forwa ri. II goes
10 the center OF the contention Of the
other side said one Of them. thar
b senator Smoot who Is an q pos TIC IN the
Mormon Church, should not be allowed
10 retain his eeat In the Senate OF Inc
United States. for the reason that ~
any m after OF conflict between the cAufc .
ind the national government he would
regard his allegiance TO his church q as
! higher than that which he owed 70 *'i y =
United States. a,i & 0
g8. Prosecutions Burden.
ii SIS very clear that II the prosecution
6 rnccecds III establishing their contention
that q Mormon Il regards his church aS
demanding his allegiance before his conn-
try. and II 1t can be shown that ms
doctrine cnunciated III the Tennessee cir
5cular !s generally held by the com1nuinl..
cnI,ts Of the Mormon Church. the chances
IRE that Mr. smoot Will be sent back 20
y Utah at once and for good a,
The members or the committee VII
snorhaps be glad to havo The inrcstiE;-s
lion take q dinerent turn, and make me
is1estimonySInore fil>for thefcars OF ayoun ne.
middle aged. and old women, who have
been present at every session slllcc Ing
committee began the probing OF the case
Z. two weeks ago. " sss
Tile invita- ton OF the jamestown IN
position Company to the members ''Hu
senators to 90 on the pllsrlH'ia se {, -
q Jamestown Island the latter part OF TINS
,ycek ,ycrc being sent out to-day.It will
a liz i'm poss iblc tcf tell for several days 10 "
4 many. will compose the party, as none. Or
them have replied to the invitations, but
I, e. known that the pilgrimage WIN pc
large one "a
Y. M. I. Chapter Banquet.
The banquet which the WASHINGTON
chapter OF the Virginia Military ir'sti luz
Alumni Association Will give at Inc ~ y
.1ri,lard to-morrow night viii be II very
elaborate affair, ard will be ATTENDED by
many men OF distinction who recelveu
their education at the famous Institution
OF learning Secretary Taft VIII be the
guest OF horror and his speech, N Which}
he is expected to tell OF what the INST
@tute has done in the way OF snpplyil.s
officers to the army, VIII PC ne ist ''-et =
or tho evening. .6s
General Scott shipp. superintendent Oh
tic Institute. will be among the, guests
Senator Culberson, Of Texas, VINO Is Suli
& alumni OF tho institute, IS cApecteu -
preside as toastmastcr ~ numDet' 90 q
IA the alumni from other cities viii pc pres
ent Including LeutenaEt-Govefnor WI -
lard. Governor Montague has been IN
s yited to the banquet. but he VIII prob
ably be unable to be present Senator
Martin will be among the quests, anu
probably Representative Jones, VINO IS
an aluMnus or the Institute, VIII also pc
present.
Saturday night. as he had planned. and
to-day no appeared to be glad that nc
lad been unable to get away. On Sat
urday he learned that the director OF the,
( Census Bureau had firally refused to
appoint I4ynchburg lady to the bureau
for whom Mr.. Glass had been endeavor-s
Ing TO obtain a position. Mr.. Glass post
poned his visit home In order to make
another attenlpt to obtain All appoint \
mont, IN which he WIZ deeply b:torested,
and this morning l,e and Senator Mar j,
Eiin called on the director, and after q Il
conversation Of some length succeeded
in Inducing hlm to make the appoint
mcnt. 54ff IN
Swanson Not Talking.
Representative swanson said to-day
that he did not care To- discuss his can
didacy for the nomination to the gov
ernorship. which was suggested by the for
mai announcement OF the candidacy OF
Captain. Willard In The Times Dispatch
OF yesterday. There is not the slightest
ground for the runor Which has been
going the younds periodically that Mr,
Swanson would firally decide to With
draw from the contest, II is certain
that he has no intention Of doing 80
now, and does not foresec any contnr
Ecrcy which may arise TO cause liin. 70