The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-27
)R SENATOR IS
lDER HIS WING
sOngressman, on Eve of
.rture for Capital, Gives
{ Out Statement.
IDS ROOSEVELT AS
aiDEFENDER OF APOSTLE
ss'fers Unique and Lurid
hlnation of the Salt Lake
y County Election.

5 The Tribune,
IN, Utah, Nov. 26,-Congress-
'seph Howell starts for Wash
Tomorrow. He goes alone this
FIT is hopeful that at the conclu-
the session Of Congress, Mrs.
'may be able to come out TO the
and accompany him TO Europe,
Howell has long wished to visit
III and the continent, and this
his plan for next spring, unless
rag unforeseen shall intervene.
Dwell was seen this evening by
slentative of The Tribune and
I'd to talk on public questions,
Expressing himself. He said he
ling to make his bow TO the
EHrough the public press, but he
% think of anything that would
~ interest the State at this time.
Iwprobably the main item to en-
ar attention of Congress will be
3 appropriation, which has
hlar bearing
pe ks of the smoot Case.
omnuwell s attention was directed
hi iaoot case, He was asked his
fonIs to the probable disposition
Use now pending. He conceded
7.e case now stands it has taken
il 1ively partisan turn. The two
nian the case represent this fact:
Democrats of the committee
lived against Mr.. Smoot, while
bieven Republicans voted for
niview of this fact Congressman
rs of the opinion that the Sen
Fen Utah will retain his place.
tentative Howell was asked as
ADMINISTRATION g attitude toward
pgSmoot. He said the President
btedly very favorable TO the
Tisnator from Utah, this being
sin by many acts Of kindness
sse Chief Executive Of the Ma
u ~. shown Senator Smoot. Mr..
I'M sid:
a91rags in the President.
Is sieve President Roosevelt re-
Ea4nator Smoot as clean, Wig
r. pable, worthy young man, who
rr made to suffer because be ad-
q : an unpopular religion. The
ut is very sensitive on this
He has studied the Mormon
HI and is able 10 discriminate
ske allowance, as all men are
U, to do
.iowell was asked whether he
! q heard it suggested that there
~ some tacit understanding, not
.ontract, between leaders of the
an party and the hierarchy of
non church, which may account
fS5palpable friendship of the ad-
.;tion.
hsongressman smiled, but did not
8 %ectly. He said, however, that
ssle there is no such contract, the
.lsriopositlon being an impossible
abis statement led the Congress
r affirm in vigorous fashion that
ss1ino such thing as church in1u-
1.-the politics of Utah. He en-
20 argument in support of his
insisting that the Mormon
% as careful in their political
as are ecclesiasts of other
10 Unique Explanation.
~ argument on this point Mr..
4. finstanced the recent election
!, hake. He said that election. re-
A,<n Republican success in the
5swas not due TO the manipu-
W the hierarchy, but TO another
rlch people persist in overlook.
, LFis fact is that there are five
ne thousand people in Salt Lake
SF9 that direct attack was being
B. their religion, The paramount
ID with these people was not
ba'ay to affiliate politically, but
.ay to cast their vote so as to
epvhe American party, which is
isd by them to be the direct
Ii " of the church. This was
CITY to the Jealous interest