Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-21


Mf. WOrthingtou asked g.
oHiopl ABOUT III" endowment ce-a,ra. or
ana nc replied Il coulI not give :, \:
| wanted to-"
"Why not"
"Hccausc lavc wv distinct roo.r
tihn of the ceremony"
Mr. W"rthiIgton rel1 what wi,,o.
es have alleged 70 be Tho. oath ,s
seahce' and asked Senator sro,, ~.
there was anything OF that cba,-,',lr Il
III the ceremony. 'er
There was not"
was there anything Of ven-c,no.
upon this gencration?"
NO SIR
was there ANYTHING ahppt ay,.ppiru
the bi"od Of Jpsc.Ih smith"
Ihere was not. and il wouId b,
been very strange if there had hoan
Joseph Smith was the insticatnr " ~
endowment ceremony ana il won;s
nave been very st"ans" if he had askod
his people to avcnge his blood when ba
WAS alive
Was there anything in the ccreino,,
which would affect your loyalty 10 von.
country?"
There was not"
How came you to bc d canIida,.
for senator?"
~ had been rather active in poljticv
before the division was made on nar,v
lines. | took the leading paners !,
both national parties and at frs, no.
liaved myself to be Il Democrat bu, az
| studied politics / found myself drift
ing to the principles of the Republican
party and Joined that party when tho
division came" The senator said that
i'll 1898 his political friends. in Provo
most of them non MOrmons, asked him
to run either for governor or for the
United States Senate.
Il told them he said. 'thnt | did nj
care to run for office until we could 20,
our own county in the right Political
column. We organized and carried
Utah for the Republican party III 1864
/ announced my candidacy for tie
United States Senate in 1902. OF course
l knew of the rule which required me
/ could run
Mr.. WOrthingtOn asked him TO ex.
plain this rule. Senator Smoot replied
that it referred only to officials of the
and amounted simply to
leave of absence from their church
duties. He went to the first presidency
and formally made application for a
leave, saying that if elected. he would
require a leave of absence 50 as not TO
arfara u.it n biS J,,t inc Nc =, capn+o.
"That consent was given me early in
May and / announced my candidacy
May 10. 1902, and l Immediately began
to organize my forces for a campaign"
"Do you mean to organize Republican
forces. or your church friends?" asked
Mr.. Worthington.
"The Republicans, most assuredy,"
was the reply.
WAS the Mormon church factor in
politics in your candidacy for the
asked Mr.. Worthington.
mot in the least. No more than the
Presbyterian or the Methodist churches.
No one can say that | ever asked them
to vote the Republican ticket because
was an apostle. Whatever l did to
promote my candidacy was based upon
arguments alone"
No one he said, attempted TO influence
lin or to dictate his politics. He would
lot permit it.
is the leave Of absence received by you
church endorsement Of your candida
Not at. all; and the people do not 50
cgard it.
If the president Of tho church should
SIX YOU to vote according to his wishes
hat would ne your attitude?
Il would vote Ss | believed was Tor the
'est interests of the country
What would nC your position II the
resident nf h church should attempt 70
influence Nt' iu Eour vote a. senator.
u would rot submit to ii Tor a minute.
What was the state of Your knowledge
egarding The pplygaunus relations OF
resident Jcsenh F. Smith ur To- lhc time
e testified before this committee
Il was surprised at tn" number of chill
rem born in his family since the manifrS-
-. but not surprised at all as TO the
lumber of his wives.
Mr.. Worthngtun asked if the sentiment
f liberation extended to plural marriages
which have occurred since the manifesto.
"Oh. not at an replied the senator
Il don't believe there Is
ood citizen who would now condUne piu
al marriages.
Witness had taken no action 10 stop
he pnlygamoUs relations 81 the other
poStlcS. In reply to Mr.. Northll@l"h he
aid that the meetings Of the alrslles
ere held in a pripatc room Of me icnl-
le Witness had attended most oi theih
ir WothirEton thcH asked: ..a.
in reference to the charge here that
he APOSTLES had entered into c"nSrifa-
y to further polyGamy. what San you
ay?"
such a thing was never referred to at
ny of the meetings.
Continuing he denied that there was
t+fI I,ln nf .i.l tim
conspiracy.
The senator spoke Of a meeting oi the
n't's '"d IN" first presidency before
he October conference and said that ~
..uI.ul % Iur~itcuI Smith II AphSifS
owley and Tayl"r had been snStainc4 III
he April conference. in view ol the I'N
mony before The Senate committee MI MI
9th had taken plural wives since '"'
Idnifcsto
The senator said he objected to HAVING
ne mon sustained at the october cohIrI
nee and was told hy President SmIit
lat as Il memhcr of the church he "UShe
, know that an official or Il member :"
ne church could not De cXcnmmunlciicu
r disfcllowShirped without Il hearing
Il realized this" continued the Sthat"ii
but was told that an invest Gatl"n "''lI.
G made, and have no doubt tina, WY Wy
gid inquiry is now in progress. Nlln"ut
his | would not have voted - sustain
lem Tn to the time Of the TESTIMONY
rfore this committee had no lnH"ienE
nat either of the apostles had Nl"id'O"
le law in that regard. Mr.
Further inquiry Was maze ~ III
rorthington rs 10 The investigation un
rr Way in the case of Apostles CONVEY
nd Taylor. and witness said: III
hould be found that these apostles w
ny other officers of the rhurch. nv,
iken wives since the manifesto, or have