Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-17
lRy Assoclated Pressl

Washington. Jan 17--When the
Smoot Investigation opened today Judge
W. NJ. McCarty OF the supreme court "
Utah who was on the stand yesterday.
was recalled by Chairman Burrows and
examined concerning the division OF
Offices between "Mormons" and Gem
tiles lie said there was no agreement
but that Il is understood that the can
didates ON the tickets shall be about
evenly divided, lie repeated the state
ment made yesterday that there Is an
understanding that one United states
senator shall be a. Gentle and the Oth-
or Mormon"
MAI. r. W. YOUNG.
Richard w. Young Of Salt Lake
graduate OF West Point and also Of the
law department Of Columbia university
was sworn. While serving In the Phil
ipplnes he was president OF the Grim
inal branch Of the supreme court Of the
islands lie returned to Salt Lake city
In 1901, and Is now president Of one
Of the four Mormon" stakes Of salt
Lake city Mr. Young is a monoga-
mist nd says The sentiment of Nor
mons Is decidedly hostile to polyga-
my, lie said there is no teaching Of
polygamy and has been none since the
manifesto was issued In relation 10
"whisperiugs' In politics. no said he
knew Of no instance where the "whis-
porings' had been traced 10 any Nor
mon authorities Tie thought there
may have been some underlings who
attempted to create the impression that
the church wanted some particular
candidate elected but that when these
cases were traced down, the accused
always denied that they had been au-
thori2ed 20 take such action. So far IA
he was concerned personally, he said.
no person had ever sought 10 influence
his vote.
on cross-oXammation Mr. Young said
he believed that the manifesto was in
spired and that while there are people
I'm the Church who have not accepted
the doctrines Of revelations, the over
whelming majority believed that tho
revelation I'm relation 90 celestial mar
rage was inspired
In view Of the persistent runor8
that an Apostle Of the church has taxi
en- two plural wives since the nanlics-
10, do you not think The authorities Of
the Church should procure the attend
anCo of that man ass o. witness IN this
hcuring?' asked Atty THyler.
90 don't know that they could procure
his attendance" replied Mr. Young.
Mr. Tayer called attention TO a dis
patch from Eureka, Utah, 10 the eject
that at a meeting Sunday night Bishop
Daniel Connolly announced those who
had betrayed endowment Oaths M
Washington were traitors and said he
had known traitors To- be snot." Tho
dispatch said also that when taken "a
task for the violence OF his language
the Bishop said that he was indignant
at the witnesses who had violated thcir
oaths, but that if ne had known there
was a reporter present he would have
been more guarded.
Mr.. Young did not approve the refor-
once to the shooting OF traitors. but
said he thought that otherwise the
bishop had expressed the sentiment of
" Mormon people toward those who had
tcstlned I'm the Smoot investigation CON
corning the Endowment House ceremo-
MES. lie said "MoYmOns' ahhOrrru
traitors and said n man who would viO-
late his oath before Justice of thn
ponce would violate any oath OF tine
Church. lie could make no distinction.
In answer 10 questions by Chairman
Burrows Mr.. Young said that until
two years after lbs ISSUANCE the mani
fcsto was not construed 10 be directed
against the practise Of polyEamy, but
only against new plural marriages. lie
said that N II were not for the law
against polygany me should believe the
principle TO bg right Some ~ the
bishops under Mr. Young are polyga-
mlsts and ne said he had taken no stems
to dIssuade them from continuing tho
practise,
atr. Young. answering Qucs TONS ay
the chairman, said he felt obligated no.
10 reveal the nature Of the endowment
but In that connection sold
he regretted the Inability 60 answer be-
cause he believed tho worst sort OF in
ference might be drawn from these
refusais.
A recess was then taken.