The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-12

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for President Caused an Uproar.
fellowshiped for independent political ac-
ton %
The witness said ne did not know that
he could mention any. but that many in
stances could be given where it was shown
the church dominated.
INSTANCES CITED.
Senator Beveridge demanded the in
stances and Mr.. Critchlow proceeded to
give a list of cases. He started with the
case of Wilker Brothers, who engaged in
mining operations which did not conform
to the wishes of the leaders of the church,
who are said to have objected to opening
up the mining resources of Utah for the
reason that it would bring non-Mormons
into the Territory.
Witness said that transaction took place
forty years ago.
Give us something modern" said Sena-
tor Beveridge.
Mr.. CritchlOw then stated a case at Brig
ham City, where a controversy arose be-
tween leaders of the church and the people,
Mormons and non-MormonS, over munich
pal affairs. The people of Brigham City were
demanding municipal ownership for an cleo
trio light plant and this was opposed by
the mayor, who took the case to Charles
Kelly. president of the stake. According
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nounced that his story came, from a man
| opposed to formation of the Kelly Company.
Mr.. Kelly then received "a revelation from
the Lord TO the effect that a company
should be formed to take the lighting plant
and that he should be president of the con-
Germ. The revelation was submitted TO the
general conference at Brigham City and
was there rejected. Many of the Mormons
who opposed the transaction were disfel-
lowshiped.
do you believe a revelation was ever
received on the question of a light Dldnt 2'
asked Senator Beveridge.
The witness said it was not improbable
that the report that a revelation had been
received was submitted for the purpose of
influencing the scheme of the mayor and
| the president of the stake.
The witness when asked concerning Sena-
tor Shoots power TO prevent the violations
of the laws in regard TO polygamous cohabi-
tation said: by one word Smoot could
either stop what is going on or cease TO be
an apostle" He had got up the protest
against Senator Smoot at the suggestion of
DR.. w. NJ. Paden, the first signer of the
protest. witness having prepared the pro
familiar with the proceedings. Mr.. Critch-
| low said that he had obtained most of the
signatures TO the protest.
MAYOR DID NOT READ 1T.
Senator Beveridge asked if any one had
signed the protest without reading it.
lone, 1 believe" was the answer. Ezra
Thompson, mayor. Thompson had heard
the protest explained and knew what was
in it."
II suppose you said to him, Mr.. Thomp-
| son, here is a protest against Smoot. It's
| all right; sign it, and he signed" said Sen
| ator Beverage.
Mr.. Vancott attempted to obtain an adj
mission from Mr.. Critchlow that he always
| had been bitterly opposed to Mormonism,
and succeeded after the word bitterly had
| been eliminated from the question.
Mr.. Critchlow was questioned in regard
to a former statement that MIR. Smoot was
reputed to be not a polygamist and asked
If he could not state positively that Mr..
Smoot is not a p~olygamist. He replied the
question had never been raised until after
Mr.. Shoots election to the Senate. Then
the suggestion said that President Smith
would not allow a person to have the in
dorsement of the church for senator unless
that person subscribed to Mr.. Smiths re-
ligion. Mr.. Critchlow said he believed Mr..
Smith would not permit a person to become
an apostle who is not a pOlygamist or ex-
an apostle before Mr.. Smith became presi-
ident and the witness said that he does not
believe Mr.. Smoot to be a p~Olygamist.
The names of John r. Winder. President
Hatch and President Clough were read to
show that persons who are not polygamists
have attained high positions in Mr.. Smiths
reign as president. Mr.. Critchlow respond
ed that they were exceptions because of
their great popularity and the fact that it
was well known their wives had greater in
fuence over them than the church. Each
of the men mentioned, he added, is said TO
have an exceptional wife.
To show the general feeling of gentiles
toward the Mormons. Mr.. Vancott brought
out in the cross-examination that Mr..
CritchlOw had voted TO elect pOlygamists as
members of the constitutional convention
and that he had been on the stump with
John Henry Smith, who is a polygamist.
AS Chairman Burrows adjourned the
committee until tomorrow. he remarked:
"All this eXemDlifies what is often stated,
that politics make strange bedfellows.'