The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
.LO!THUS AND THUS
SHALT THOU VOTE
And the Priests of Nor
mon Are 0beyed.
CHURCH RULES STATE
CHURCH RULES STATE
Mrs. Elliott Asked to Repeat 0bIiga
tions Taken in the Mormon Tenn
pie Declares Them Too In
delicate to be Uttered
Before Committee.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 16.-'The first wit
ness in the Senator Smoot inquiry to-
day was Mrs. Annie Elliott, of Price,
obligations taken in the temple and
was requested to repeat as much Of the
ceremonies as she could remember.
In voice shaken with emotion Mrs.
Elliott said that the obligations We're
so indelicate that she could not bear
to repeat them.
BY slow degrees Mrs. Elliott repeat
ed the oathS of vengeance and the var
ious penalties prescribed for revealing
any part of the ceremonies.
AT the request Of Mr.. Tayler, Mrs.
Elliott described the. garments worn
by Mormons who have taken the en-
doWmentS Senator Overman asked ii
every Mormon in good standing is
compelled to wear the garments and
the witness said that all such Nor
mons wear the garments under cloth
ing.
Looking at Senator Smoot Senator
OVerman asked the witness if she We're
sure every Mormon in good standing
n the committee room had the gar
ments on
"Yes. sir, they have
The reply revoked laughter and the
witness repeated:
81 know they all have them on
Senator Foraker asked the witness
if she had ever heard of the EndOW-
ment House penalties being enforced
against any one. She said she had
not.
Mr.. Tayler asked if she was likely
to suffer by reason of giving testi-
mony here. Mrs Elliott said she eX-
pected that her business Wouid suf-
fer.
c. ii. jackson Testiiics.
Charles II. Jackson, of Boise City,
Idaho, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, testified at length
concerning the growing power of the
Mormon Church and its interference
in State affairs, which he said was
made the paramount issue by Demo-
Gratis and Independents in the last
campaign in Idaho. He said that
apostles of the church from Utah go
into Idaho and direct the people how
to vote. These church officials said
Mr.. Jackson, tell their people there
have been revelations that they should
vote certain ticket and also that the
Mormon Church desires it, The wit
ness described in detail the fight be-
ing made by the Mormon Church for
the removal from the State constitu-
IlCn OF IQdIlO the test OdLn a2diQSt
plygamists. He told of the visit of
Apostle John Henry Smith for the pur-
pose of directing leg station and said
that the influence Of the church ac-
complished the passa ge OF the Sugar
Bounty Bill.
Mr.! Jackson said with emphasis:
at is impossible for any mon or
party to stand against the Mormon
Church in Idaho"
MIR. Jackson said the Mormons de-
clared that not a. vote would be gwen
the Democrats in the last campaign
land" said the witness they made
good" He stated as his belief that
not one Mormon voted the Democratic
ticket. As a result he said that the
increased Republican majcrties in the
gentle counties were enormous.
Mr.. Jackson said he mad talked with
Il ahy Mormons who had been Demo-
Gratis and they had told him that II it
were known that they were To vote the
Democratic ticket they would be ruin
ed in busiensS.
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow.