The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-13

VI any instance or Mormon interior
ence with the politics of Idaho. He
had heard it charged that Mormon in
huence had defeated former Governor
MORRISON for denomination, but he be-
heved 80 per cent of the people did not
credit the charge. The witness ex-
pressed the opinion that il was an an
nouncement by Senator Dubois that he
intended to push the Smoot investiga-
ton that provoked the Mormon contro-
versy of the last campaign.
How the Mormons Felt.
The Mormons felt said Mr.. Mar
tin. that Senator Dubois. to aid him
self politically. was trying ia disfran-
chlse them. They did not oppose the
adoption of plank which would in
clude all of the sexual crimes. but were
opposed to "A declaration against DO
aIone.'
Mr.. Jackson, the Democratic chair
man, had placed across the street a
banner bearing the words I'VE Are for
Men, Not for Sheep" The Republican
candidate for governor was a large
sheep owned. Mr.. jackson had invit-
ed him CMartin) to speak for the Dem
ocratic ticket. but witness desired to
discuss national issues. whereupon Mr.
jackson insisted that the people were
tired of hearing about the tariff; that
they wanted to know about Mormon
ISM According to the witness. any
Democrat who declined to talk against
Mormonism was not permitted to go
on the stump.
Mr.. Clay's Confession.
Mr. Martin gave testimony concern
ing the character of the campaign con-
Quoted by Mr. Clay, the Democratic
candidate for congress, who is said to
have cast serious reelection on the
morals Of Mormon women and girls,
10 show that the MoTmons had cause,
outside Of ordinary political questions,
70 boycott the Democratic party in the
last campaign.
In regard to the charges made by
witness for protestants, that the courts
IN Mormon counties are controlled by
the church, Mr.. WOrthington read a
statute which gives to the governor
authority 10 designate any county
judge 10 go into any other county and
hold court. According to the witness
the governor had once acted on this
statute Mr. Martin said Senator Du-
bOis. in the campaign. was accompa-
MED by Hyde Stalker. a Republican |
who advocated the election of Presi- |
dent Roosebelt. but asked the people !
70 vote for former Senator Heitfeld for i
governor.
Under examination by Chairman |
Burrows. Mr.. Martin said that at the |
time he was secretary of the state |
committee the question of what would /
be the attitude of the Mormon church 1
in relation to the party had been dis
cusSed, but only as other organizations,
such as the Miners union, were taken
into consideration.
Martin, on the conclusion of his tes-
tlmony, volunteered the statement |
that personally he favored prosecut-
ing those who continued polygamous
cohabita ton, but the majority of Cen
tiles believed the best way to was TO
let the old fellows die off"
Judge Brady's Testimony.
James H. Brady, OF PocateIlo, Ida,
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee. said there were between 5000
and 10000 Mormon voters in the Nor
non counties and between Is, 900 and IA
300 Mormon voters in the state. and
that the entire vote of the state was
about 1900. He said the last cam
Caign was not fairly started before it
developed that the Democrats were not
lighting pOlygamy. but Mormoniem.
senator Dubois. he said. tried to turn
al Mormon votes into the Republican
and as chairman of the Re
publican committee witness tried to |
get all the votes he could by scattering
copies of Senator Dubois letter to
'ormer Governor Mcconnell to the effect
hat he believed that all Mormons were
criminals.
Parker Traded Off
/
hat Judge Parker, the Democratic
,andidate for president was sacrificed
0y the Democrats wherever it was pos
5ible to get a vote for Heitfeld, the
Democratic candidate for governor
Mr.. Brady said that he had made
,areful investigation of the number of
Dolygamists in Idaho, and to the best
IF his information there were only
lfty-six. The younger MormOns, he
asserted, were opposed to polygamy.
1t is all bosh," said the witness. TO
say that Mormons get everything they
want in Idaho-at least. if they do they
want very little.''
He denied that Morrnons had any
hing TO do with the denial of a second
nomination 10 former Governor Morri-
ION.
Whitecotton Begins
]. W. n. Whitecotton. of Provo
Utah, testified that he was not a Nor
non nor a member of any church. but
hat his wife was a member Of the Con-
srega tional church and he attended
With her. He was examined in relation
o political affairs in Utah and also
concerning the prosecution in Utah on
harges of polygamy His examination
lad not proceeded far when the com
mission adjourned until