Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-12
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 12.-Hearlngs NJ tho
protest against Reed Smoot. Junior
senator from Utah, retaining his seat
IN the United States senate. were rc-
sumed today in the committee on priyi =
reyes ana elections The room was
crowded women predominating among
the spectators, as was the case last
session Senator Smoot arrived early.
accompanied by Waldemar Van Colt
a SAT- Lake attorney who Is assisting
A. 5. Worthington OF this city, In the
conduct of the defense Judge Frank
I'm ), Richards, OF Salt Lake, adviser
10 Mormon witnesses, and Mr..
Worthington also were present Former
Representative r. w. Tayler, Of Ohio.
acted again as the counsel for the
protestants, When the hearing opened
the members OF the committee present
were Senators Burrows, chairman; For
aker Dubois, Pet.Js and Oyerman.
The hrst witness called by Mr.. Tay-
Ter was Rev, j, NJ. Buckley. u. d., OF
Morrlstown, N. j., editor OF the Chris
ton Advocate of New York. DR.. Buck
ley told OF visits to Utah in 1901 and
again last June At that time he at
tended Joint convention OF the Young
Mems and Young Women's unions OF
'Mormonlsm," Those who spoke were
Brigham II, Roberts, Elmina s. Taylor
and President Smith The audience
was estimated by the witness AT II 900
persons. The line OF inquiry introduced
by Attorney Tayler concerning the
meeting was In reference TO what had
been said at the convention about the
polygamous oohabltatlon.
The witnesses said this subject had
not been discussed by Mr.. Roberts or
Mrs, Taylor but the former told Of
President Smiths unequal conflict
with the government IN connection
with the testimony given last winter
before the privileges and elections com.
nittee Or. Buckley read from an ar,
tlcle he had written concerning tho
convention and quoted from the speech
OF President Smith on the subject OF
marriage. The witness said that for
10 or Is minutes President Smith had
talked OF the responsibilities of mar
rlage and how the contract Is regard.
ed by many persons.
Then said Or. Buckley President
Smith drew himself TO his full height
and spoke on the subject of divorce.
He said that the mothers OF his chill
dren had been given him by God and
were Saints OF God. He deplored the
mother-in-law jokes and said that his
own mothers-in-law were the best
friends he ever had; that they were
true women worthy OF their daugh-
tcrs."
Or. Buckley read from another ar
ticle on this meeting which said that
President Smiths voice rang out "as
strong as William ], Bryan's" as he
defended the Mormon marriage and de-
clared that polygamy was not adultery
but was a system OF marriage.
President Smith was quoted by the
witness as saying that he could not give
UP any Of his wives, that 4, meant eter-
nal damnation TO abandon multiplied
~ OF wives,
Dr. Buckley said he had made IN
qulry concerning Senator smoot and he
had found no one who said one word
against him. Everywhere, the witness
said Senator Smoot was given an ex-
ctllent character"
on cross-examinatlon Mr.. Worthlng-
ton brought out that the statements
quoted from President Smiths speech
had not been reduced 10 writing until
a day or two later but the witness de-
clared himself able 10 remember 50 per-
foctly that he eau make verbatim quo