Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11

! senator SlnoOt-lnat tDtfe were poly-
gamists?
Mr. Tayler--That there we're charges
made against various prominent Nor
mons that they were polygamists and
/ living In poygamy
Senator Smoot There may have been
charges that they were poygamists.
! MI Tayler--I know, but you do not
catch the thought DO you mean e.
say that you did not know that such
charges We're made?
Senator Smoot-I understand the
/ charge was made against Brigham II
/ Roberts, and II may have been against
others.
/ Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. please do
| not answer about what may have been.
! II IL only what you recOllect We can
an guess what may have been
Mr. Tayler-I want 70 know whether
! you say
Senator Smoot--I recOlect that b, H.
| Roberts was charged with living with
/ more than one woman and | believed
B II.
Mr. Tayler-Do you recolect that
| charges were made against other prom
| inent Mormons that they were living
with plural wlyes2
Senator Smoot-No: i do not remem-
/ Der that that came In the discussion at
an.
Mr., Tayler-Do YOU read the Desoret
| News occasionally?
Senator Smoot-Yes.
Mr.. Tayler--At that time were you
reading the Tribune7
Senator SmOot-l have always done
so, 1t made no impression upon me-
though Mr. Tayler; | can say that
Mr. Tayler--That Is. the charges of
/ polygamous living made no impression
upon you?
Senator smoot-No any more than
the whole case. | did not follow II any
more than simply, az matter Of fact
as 10 how II came out
Mr., Tayler-You had no special in
terest In what developed there about
ne Mormon people or the Mormon
Church?
Senator smoot-That was Mr. Rob-
erts; It was not the Mormon Church.
Mr., Tayler--But do YOU not know
that the Mormon Church was attacked
there on the floor and that the speech
In which the attack was made was
printed in Salt Lake City7
Senator SMOOTH may have been.
Mr. Tayler-And that the Deseret
News attacked the maker OF that
speech with great vigor--said he was
slanderlng the Church and the state2
DO you recall anything about that2
Senator Smoot-Not definitely enough
to say.
Mr.. Tayler-Did you ever hear Of Mr..
Landls's speech in the Roberts case7
Senator Smoot-I heard that Mr..
Lands made o speech
Mr., Tayler--But you ala not know
anything about what was in it2
Senator Smoot--The impression that
was on my mnd--G do not know that
! ever read twas that II was an at
tack upon b, H. Roberts poygamous
living.
Mr.. Tayler-Now, It was In the spring
Of that year that YOU were elected an
Apostle2
Senator Smooth April 1900.
Mr.. Tayler--And It was In that year
also that you harbored an ambition to
come TO the United States senate?
Senator Smoot-l was thinking Of II
then; yes,
Mr., Tayler-You were thinking Of Il?
Senator Smoot-Yes
Mr.. Tayler--And you had a talk, dld
you not with President Snow about Il?
Senator smoot-I told you so this
morning, | think.
Mr.. Tayler. You did?
Senator Smoot-I had a talk with
the Presidency about II,
Mr., Tayler-rhev refused to permit
you TO be a candidate?
Senator Smoot-No they did not
Mr.. Tayler-They did not?
Senator Smoot-Oh you mean In 1900?
Mr.. Tayler-Yes
Senator smoot-No; / did not have
any talk then about my candidacy. /
never asked then TO be a candidate. I
was thinking Of Il, ! said, In 1900
Mr.. Tayer-You were thinking OF &C.
but you did not make any request Of
the First Presidency
Senator Smooth did not.
Mr., Tayler-The First Presidency ala
not give their consent TO any high
Church official being a candidate that
year, ala t.?
Senator SmoOt-No; ] do not think IL
did. Mr. Tayler
Mr.. Tayler-Dld you understand the
First Presidency favored the election
! Of Senator Kearns?
Senator Smoot-No; | could not say
that.
Mr., Tayler-Dld you never hear that?
Senator Smoot-I have heard that a
part Of the Presidency did not,
Mr., Tayler--Wha
Senator Smoot--I have heard that n
part OF the Presidency did not favor his
election
Mr., Tayler-Whlch part?
Senator SmOot-- / could not say. |
can not say that any Of them favored
II, because | do not know,
Mr.. Tayler-You never heard any talk
about that?
Senator smoot--Oh, / heard rumor
about II.
Mr.. Tayler--Dld you hear that Pres
ldent Snow said that there would not
be any Apostle candidate FOR the SEN
atorshlp that year?
Senator smoot-No I did not hear
that he said It.
Mr.. Tayler-You did not hear that?
Senator SmoOt-NO,
Mr., Tayler-Di1 you hear that Pres
ident Snow favored the election Of SEN
atOr Kearns?
Senator Smoot-T heard rumors OF IL.
| know nothing Of It.
The Chalrman-SenatOr Just let me
ask you this, will first ask tho re-
porter to read the question.
The reporter read ms follows:
Mr. Tayler-Did you hear that Pres
dent SNOW favored the election Of
Senator Kearns?"
Mr.. Worthington Does that mean.
did he hear President Snow say IL?
that?
Senator Smoot--G have heard many
| people say II on the street, Mr. Chair
| man, but | never heard anybody say
! u who claimed that he heard President
! Snow say II.
The Chalrman--All YOU were asked
| was for the rumor. | want YOU to
| answer the questions, I am anxious
| that YOU should answer these questions,
| Senator
Mr. Worthington-You are anxious
| that he should answer as to what the
runors were on the street, do ] under
| stand?
The Chalrman--Not at all. The Chair
| has intlmated no such thing Mr.. Re-
! porter, viii you read the question
| again?
The reporter read NJ follows
Mr., fayer--Did you hear that Pres
| ident Snow favored the election Of
| Senator Kearns?"
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