The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-22

tRIASHINGTON. April 21.-Brigham
w H Roberts was recalled bv the
defense today when the senate
committee on privileges and elections
resumed its investigation of the pro-
tests against Senator Reed Smoot Mr.
Van Colt drew from the witness a re
view of the elections of Utah To show
that the Democratic successes of the
state were due 10 the Silver craze
and that the Mormon church had not
maintained vacillatinE policy be
tween the two political parties as had
been inferred from the testimony given
/ by Mr.. Roberts on yesterday.
Calvin Cobb, publisher of the Boise
Statesman was examined i'm regard
to polyEamy i'm Idaho. and the in
/ huence Of MormOns on the politics Of
/ The state. He said there is not
statute against uolyE1mOuS cohabita-
ton though several unsuccessful eff
I forts had been made 10 enact such
statute All OF these measures. he
said. had died i'm the legislature. which
/ is about Uue-thiVd Mormon.
Mormon Influence.
/ in regard 10 the Mormon influence i'm
| the state. Mr.. Cobb said that the chair
men of the state oTga niZatiOnS Of both
parties go 10 salt Lake before every
+ campaign and both come back and
say that everything has been fixed
/ All right" He said that after the
/ election one or the other usually felt
/ that things had not been all right"
[ Mi. Cobb related the efforts before the
/ legislature to have called a cOnStitU-
! tiOnal convention to enact an amend
ment TO repeal the Idaho test against
/ AIOrmOnism- The effort was defeated
/ several times and finally Apostle John
/ Henry Smith visited Boise and soon
/ after the resolution was adopted.
Borah Would Not Promise.
/ Counsel for the prosecution examined
! Mr.. Cobb i'm relation To the influence
/ Mormons are alleged To have at
/ tempted to bring to bear for the re-
! tention of Senator Smoot. This was
/ shown. said Nj. cobb. by delegation
. of the Idaho legislature. which called
! upon W. F. R0rah. candidate for
. the senate. and asking what would he
his attitude as senator If the case Of
/ Senator Smoot should come M
! Counsel for the defense opposed the
introduction of this testimony on the
ground that what Mr.. BoTah told Mr.
cobb was incompetent. Mr.. TayleT
! explained that hr wanted tC show that
BCrah declined 10 commit himself in
[ regard To- Nj Smoot and ON that ac-
/ count was not elected TO the senate.
. The committee adjourned at noon
without action having been taken. Mr.
. Eorah is NOW one Of the counsel for
. MI. SmoOt.
Angus II. Cannon'5 Testimony.
At the afternoon session Angus n.
( Cannon WAS called TO the stand He
. said he has lived in Salt Lake City
in no
Mormon church when he was years
old He ig 20 years Old. and now holds
the position of patriarch i'm the Mormon
church, having been designated fo"
tnat position by President Joseph +.
Smith about two weeks ago Patri-
archs, the witness said. rank next On
the twelve apostles i'm dignity NJ
Cannon said that Ter twcnty-eiEht
years he had been president Of the salt
Lake stake Of Zion.
The sensation Of the hearing occurred
when Mr.. Tayler examined Mr.. Cannon
in regard go his various marriages Mt
Tayler asked the witness when ne was
first married. and he answered. "On
July Is 1855
\ ITO whom
sarah Maria Mouselcy."
who neXt2'
Dramatic Scene.
AR Cannon stood up and his vote,
shook with great emotion as he said
y beg an opportunity To explain and
TO ask a question OF the chairman BE-
fore l proceed. Nineteen years ago
was brought into great trouble I was
prosecuted and sent 20 prison because
! acknowledged the mothers If my
children as my fsTiIies. / was giVeI
the opportunity of deserving any fami-
lies or going 10 prison. I went 20 pri
son
4 was sent to prison for eight months
and served six months when the SUI
/ pFeme court took up my case and
was released While I was in prison
said to my associates who called TO SEE
me. You could not come here II
honor 1 could not stay in honor.
For a long time I have lived with
! / i'm the law. as far as 4 was possible (,
do so in the face of obligations TO my
families. 7 have not pacaded my fam
lilies. but in honest pride I have nour
ished them
Asked Protection.
THE press of the country has carl
catUred President Smith for the test
mony he gave in regard % the plura
families. and if I am asked 10 max
similar exhibitions Of my family 1 ap
peal for protection from any conse
quences that may be the result of tn
testimony. / will answer all question:
in regard TO myself or the church If
am assured that I viii not be placed il
peril by reason OF the testimony"
Mr. Cannon sat down quiverinC wit'
Unsurpassed emotion, and Mr.. Wor
thingtOn asked
Mr. Cannon. have you ann. counsel
T NO. sir
Mr.. WOrthingtGn submitted 10 III
2 chairman that the witness should b
! informed as tc his rights and as 10 hi