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


Senator Smoot-About the senator
ship? oh, / had q talk with him Just
in the Office one day
Mr. Tayler-What was that talk2
Senator SmoOt--Why, the talk was
this. The question OF whether--I told
him that some OF my friends were ask
ing me If ] would run for the senate,
aud | said Il do not know yet whether
! will run or not" was not n cam
diate before the conventions; and
among other things that were said,
we talked over the different candidates,
but he did not express himself as favor
abb or unfaVoruble to me or TO the
others. u was talk over conditions
Mr. 1'uylel--lIe did not advise you to
be- a candidate?
Senator Smoot--IIe did not.
Mr. Tayler-Nor urge you TO be a
candidate?
Senator Smoot--lIe did not.
Mr. Tayler-7Or express any interest
at an In the subject2
Senator Smoot-Not particularly
MI Taylcr--You mean you did not
urge it upon him. aud he did not rise
to-
Senator Smoot-We were i'm the office,
and we talked over the situation.
Mr. Taylcr-When did you make up
your mind not to be a candidate after
that taxi
Senator smoot--After that talk--well,
yes, some time after that talk
Mr. Tayler-In 1902 you went and
saw President Smith?
senator Smoot--Yes. | saw President
smith with his counselors in the office
there.
Mr.. Tayler-lIow did the subject arise
then?
Senator Smoot-Ths Is the way the
subject arose | told President Smith
that II / was going to be candidate
for the senate Of the United States /
wanted 10 know early, because II |
was going TO do It | wanted to COM
mence and form an organization, and
by that organization select men who
would be favorable TO me in the Legis-
lature; that | thought | ought to know
early, and, as | said this morning, |
asked II | could receive a leave Of abe
sence to do II, and they granted II.
Senator Overman--Suppose they had
refused the consent; would you have
run, Senator?
Senator Smoot-That would depend
upon conditions, Senator.
The Chairman-Take the conditions
ms they existed at that time. As the
conditions then were, II the President
had refused to grant you leave to run.
would you have rum
Senator Smoot--Well, / do not know.
| would have consulted with my friends
and we would have talked the matter
over il | had decided to run, why
would have simply resigned from the
apostleshlp, and IL | had concluded not
to resign ! would not have run for the
senate.
Senator Overman--lf you had run,
would you have been out OF harmony
with the Church.
Senator Smoot-Well | would have
broken that rule, and | do not think
any man ought to believe In "A rule
and then break It.
Senator Overman--The question is
Would you have been out OF harmony
with the Church II you had, like Moses
Thatcher was?
Senator Smoot-More than likely ]
would Just the same as II was the
manager OF the wooden mills at the
same time. I could not have left there
and run for the senate without some
arrangement being made, and did
make arrangements.
Mr.. Van Cott-Do you understand
that the question means II you had
resigned you would have been out OF
harmony?
Senator Smoot-Oh, no; not If had
resigned
Mr.. Tayler-You understand that
your relation to the First Presidency
and the Church is just the same "a
your relation to the wooden mill?
Senator Smoot-Well one is bust
ness concern and the other Is a re.
ligious concern.
Mr.. Tayler--I did not mean to-
Senator Smoot--You could hardly
compare me as manager OF the Prove
Wooden mills with me as adviser to the
President of the Church.
Mr., Tayler-Are you director OF the
Provo Woolen mills?
Senator Smoot--I am president of the
Provo Wooden mills.
Mr. Tayler-You are elected by tht
stockholders
Senator Smoot-Yes.
Mr.. Tayler-And the stockholders
meet every year?
Senator Smoot-Eyery year.
Mr. Tayler-They can put you out II
they want to2
Senator Smoot-They can.
Mr. Tayler-Unless you own n ma.
Jority OF the stock?
Senator Smoot-Yes; unless | owned
the majority Of the stock.
Mr.. Tayler--How can they put you
out Of the quorum Of Twelve?
Senator Smoothly a majority OF the
Twelve voting against me,
Mr. Tayler-That Is, by being deposed
upon charges being made against you
Senator Smoot--Yes.
Mr. Tayler-They would not do II
without charges being made, would
they?
Senator smoot--Certalnly they would
not
Mr.. Tayler--Then the relation that
you sustain In the one case Is not like
the other, Is III
Senator SmoOt-l stated II was not
one Is a business concern and the Other
religious.
Mr. Taylet--I am not referring &c
whether It Is business or ecclesiastical
Did you get into the presidency OF the
wooden mill the same way you got into
the quorum OF the Tweve2
Senator Smoot--G do not think so
Mr., Tayler.
Senator Overman-To whom would
YOU have resigned Senator? Would
you have sent your resignation to the
President OF the church,
Senator Smoot-Oh, yes
Senator Oyerman-And he had right
to accept III
Senator Smoot--Ie and the Twelve
Apostles could have accepted H. GER
tainly
Senator OVerman--Without submits
sion 10 the conference
Senator Smoot--Certainly | can re.
sign from the Church any minute that
/ want TO-
Mr. hlngton--Wlthout accept
anCe2
Senator Smoot-Wlthour acceptance.
The Chairman--Yo have that power
nowto resign your position as an Apos-
tie?
Senator Smooth have.
Mr. Tayler-But the president Is NOM
inated-selected by the Apostles, Is he
not2
Senator Smoot-Yes; because they are
the controlling quorum, after the Presl.
dent OF the Church dies, and until he Is
selected.
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