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SMITHS RECORD
WAS AZ CHILDREN
is PROUD OF EVERY ONE.
MORMON WOMAN FOLLOWED THE
PRESIDENT ON THE STAND.

Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy Told How
She Was Married to Mormon
Who Already Had One Whether
Evidence Was Regarded as Inn
POrtant-MOrmOns Do Not Teach
That Christ Was a POlyGamist.
Descendant of POIyRamists.
Washington. March AFTER having
Joseph f. Smith, president of the Nor
mon Church, on the stand for nearly
five hours to-day before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
which is investigating the right of
Reed Smoot to sit as a senator. both
the prosecution and the defense an
nounced that they were through with
him, and another witness was called.
This was Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy,
who told some secrets Of the Mormon
Church, which, if not broken down,
will prove as important as the state
ments by President Smith that he and
other officials have been persistently
cohabiting with plural wives, in vi
olation of the law.
Senator Dubois put into the record
the census figures for Utah, taken in
1890, to show that instead of only
or per cent in polygamy, as Mr.
Smith had said, in reality there were
about 23A per cent. of the adult Nor
mon population living in a state Of
polygamy in 1890. Senator Dubois gave
it as his opinion that there has been
no material reduction in the number
of polygamists since 1890.
A. 10 other Mormons.
Mr. Smith said that according to his
best understanding Presidents Wood
ruff and Snow conformed to the form
er's manifesto and obeyed the law. He
said that of the six apostles appoint
ed since the manifesto of President
Woodruff only one, M. +. Cowley. is
a polygamist.
In regard to Joseph M. Tanner,
president of the board of trustees OF
the Utah Agricultural College, Mr.
Smith said it was understood that he
had more than one wife He declar-
ed that so far as he knew no one in
the church had been appointed an Of
fetal in the church because he is a
polygamist; that such appointments
have been based on merit alone.
Mr.. Tayler then asked if four out
VI GCFCAA " liAG lluSA1G6 VI lAG dEIl-
cultural college are not Mormons. Mr.
Smith said he believed that to be the
case. Senator Foraker asked Mr.
Smith If he had had any objection
to Mr.. Smoot becoming a candidate for
senator. and Mr.. Smith said:
i gave my consent to his becoming
a candidate"
Why did you think your consent
necessary" asked Chairman Burrows:
IL fc ,.tt1n lat
of the generel authorities of the church
desiring to engage in any business out
side of his church duties must get the
consent of the first presidency and
twelve apostles before he can do So,
said Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Tayler asked for detailed
schedule of Mr.. Smiths children born
since $780, and over the protest of
Mr.. Smith, Chairman Burrows di-
rected that the question be answer
ed.
Has Forty-Two Children.
Mr.. Smith gave list of children by
the wives in the order in which he
married them. The list is as follows.
BY Julia-Edith and Rachel.
BY Sarah--Asenath and Jenneta.
BY Edna-Martha. and one child
which died.
by Alico-Fieldng Jessie and An
drew.
BY Mary-Silas, Agnes. James and
maybe Calvin. He said he did not
know the age of the last named.
Chairman Burrows inquired How
many children have you now7"
"Forty-two," was the answer;
"twenty-one boys and twenty-one
girls, and / am proud of every one Of
them"
Senator Overman said that he had a
pamphlet saying that Jesus Christ was
a polygamist. Turning to Mr.. Smith,
he asked
rs that what your church teaches2'
mo. sir" was the response. What
we teach Is that Jesus Christ was de-
seconded through a long line OF polyga-
mists through David and down 10
Abraham"
With that Mr.. Smith left the stand.
having been the only witness in the
FIVE days the hearing had progressed.
The prosecution then called TO the
stand Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy OF
Sewer county Utah who testified 10
having been married into a plural
marriage since the manifesto Of 1890
sbe said the ceremony had been per-
formed by an apostle OF the Mormon
Church.
Mrs. Kennedy said che was horn IA
Albany. tweniy-Feven years ago. OF
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