Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

cept from the testimony given in this
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MR., PENRosE's ELECTION.
Concerning meeting held immedi-
atey before the October conference
Senator Smoot said that he had not
been Informed that the name Of Charles
w. Penrose was 10 be presented bS
President Smith to MI the position OF
Apostle made vacant by the death of
Abraham O. Woodruff
The senator was asked 10 de5obiGDt-
ed TO the election OF Mr. Penrose.
u did not object TO Mr. Penrose At
that time ] thought he had only one
Wife but ! do not want TO hide behind
that the senator continued hastily
FOR ] take the position that when a
man has married before the nantes
to he can accept a purely Church po-
stlon, He has not violated a law OF
the Church and for purely ecclesiasti-
cal position ! hold that he is eligible
But I don't think that a man I'm that
status should hold government posi-
ton, either elective or appontive.
Neither do feel that there Is a man In
Utah who thinks a polygamist who con-
tinues 10 violate the laws of the land
should hold such a place. TO the best
of my knowledge there is not federal
Office In Utah filled by polygamst. 7
know that the postmaster was removed
on that ground and there have been
other case of that kind"
Have you referred TO the president,
the appointment of polygamist TO a
federal Officer" asked Mr.. Worthing-
ton
NO sir and I do not intend TO-" re-
piled the senator
Further inquiry was made by Mr.
Worthlngton as TO the investigation
under way I'm the cases of Apostles
Cowley and Taylor, and the witness
said
III Il should be found that these
Apostles or any other officers of the
Church have taken plural wives since
the manifesto or have solemnlzed plur-
al marriages for others since the man
ifesto, viii not vote to sustain them"
In answer to another question by Mr.
WorthinRton, senator Smoot said that
he had never advised or Countenanced
any man or woman 10 live In polygamy
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session MIR. Worth
ington resumed the direct examination
OF Senator Smoot. He called attention
to a discourse by President Smith at
Ogden, which Mrs. Bathsheba Smith,
one OF President Smiths wives, at
tended. Relative to President Smiths
remarks Senator Smoot said the Presi-
dent declared the endOwments were
promulgated by Joseph Smith and not
by Brigham Young, as had been stat
ed IN Utah Continuing, the senator
said:
"As | understand his remarks, he
wished the people to understand that
the endowments were instituted by Ju-
seph Smith instead Of by Brigham
Young And also that polygamy IT.
self was a revelation received by Jo-
seph Smith. and had been practised
during his life. He also wished It un-
derstood that he was not advocating
or teaching polygamY but was giving
"A matter Of history
APOSTLE GRANTS CASE.
IN reference to sending Apostle Hebef
j. Grant on a foreign mission for the
purpose Of getting him out Of the way
OF the senate committee, senator Smoot
said that Apostle Grant was called to
preside over tho European mission for
The reason that he had not been satis-
ed with the mission he held In Japan.
senator Smoot said the European APP
p0lntnent was voted upon at the Octo-
Ter, 1908 conference, and that Grant
LEFT I'm December The senator said
Grant had announced publicly his In
tention TO leave Tor Europe.
CUFFS RESIGNATION,
Relative to the resignation OF Ben
jamin Cmf as president OF the Brig
| ham Young university on account of
tho fact that he had taken plural wife
since the manifesto. Senator Smoot said
that as "a trustee OF the university
no took part IN The investigation. rrus-
toe jesse knight moved that George
Brimhall be president OF the university
In view Of the charges and the senator
said that President Smith announced a
tho meeting that president Of the uni
versity could not disregard the law.
Mr. Brlmhail, said the senator, was not
In a condition OF health ct that time
10 take the position, but about u year
ago Mr.. Clun was dropped and Mr.,
Brlmhall was made president Of the
faculty
Brimhall was selected to succeed
Clun because he was the Idol Of the