Show t ITO Gl SM t I ON SM SMOOT OT L CASEI f 1 In n 11 the Ogden Standard lie he Dis Discusses Discusses cusses the Answer of IS NOT HOT ABSOLUTE 11 Maintains Twelve hoes Docs Not ot Rule IMe in Spiritual and am Temporal Affairs in Utah Cites Instances Editor 1 mann In the Ogden Stand Standard ard and editorially dis dla discusses cusses Senator Heed Smoots answer r published on Saturday na nl follows That was a I statement made by Senator Reed need Smoot In reply reilly to 10 the charges presented against him himIn himIn himIn In the United States Staten tes senate Thu Tho ear Ben makes u complete denial of oC Ilia Ihu charge that he lw hits hils more than one wire wife or that he ever eer hud had more than ono wife Ho Ito even oen goes gocs go ISO far tar aa liS asto lo to say Bay that his hla only wife wile Is the mother of or ALL AIll his children and nd that ho he never cohabited with uny other woman That of or course ret set setIles lien tlell the polygamous charge the tho senator venator It If there was sus even Uen u IL shadow of 0 proof possible po against him himlie lie ho would never nover hove havo rondo mil do so 10 com Conn complete Pluto u a denial The senator positive positively ly Iy denies that ho he hn hill has ever taken laken an mum oath Inconsistent with the oath Mth rev re of or him hint us n l United States Stales senator to defend the Constitution of 0 the tho United All 11 tho iho other charges ho he denies ab absolutely Tholo to the tho senator tor lay Jay much mud stress upon the tho charge that thu quorum of oC twelve I Is 18 absolute In nul and temporal affairs In nod ami that they are uro perpetuating self ling etc It Harten often appears ns nn If It the lII and stoke Blake presidents president pre are lire appointed with without without out considering the wishes of oC the tho people over whom they are aro to preside but hut It II only appears P BO so to 10 those who scan Mormonism from Crom the distance and who Judge only anI from rOm the appointments They seem to be I mate mado by Apostle and submitted to 10 the people to voto volo on and usually the name nomo submitted is approved It Is pointed out that the people approve the th appointments through fear of 0 The truth Is that the tho Church lenders canvass each district for Cor tho iho must most available man und and advise and counsel with the prom grom prominent Inert churchmen of each locality before making a II selection It hap hul happens pens that ltd Church leaders leuders u and consult with the tho wrong people nod and andare lire are turned down with a L wens vote olt of ot prompt promptness ness nc s and emphasis to surprise oven even the thc highest Church authorities Wo Su have havo several of ot such Instances In mind and they occur most frequently In his dis districts where when the Mormons comprise thu tho whole population We will briefly tell of tit one olle Instance which took place In Kanab the county spat sent nt of 0 lane Kane county count only a 1 few tow miles from the Arizona line The writer Was In that locality making speeches at tit tho the camo time Apostle I K F I JI M I Iyman was holding a n quarterly conference at nt tho the same Sarno place I lag Ins In early In the morning wo attended for Cor the first In hl our life lire a IL Mormon conference We Wo lis Ils listened toned patiently to Apostle 40 W minute sermon after aCt which the trou trouble trouble trouble ble started A aws aWIl to bo be op ap pointed and the tho Apostle presented a 1 name Instantly the audience became quiet We felt Celt as ns It was wrong wron or that It was 1111 a very ery solemn moment when a I Bishop Is to be chos ehos chosen en We Ve thought that It had become unusually quiet for Cor even een Iy Iyman 1 Iyman man looked around uneasily and mi In ally concluded to say fa a few Cew kind words for Cor the proposed ed bishop and ended with a II masterly eulogy III lit his hl favor He Ile then said All those who will sustain the choice chalco of oC as till shop of Kanab will raise your our right light land hand About 20 hands wont tup up which were hardly Visible i ag agthe tho the 00 people present Iro nl The Apostle A o l 1 ici t a jl JI at lull lidl no wo hands appeared Finally 11 nail y tholo on up posed were wore culled called for nod and hands l shot up ns nil If Ir worked hy by y machinery Apostle eyes COS stood out like Ilko cocoanuts t In III a I slow show window The IM writer had been elt given Riven a 1 prom prominent Inert seat Mat on tho platform the Apes Apos Apostle tie tle turned to us II with a 1 look that showed ills hili keen disappointment and antI surprise He again n ln addressed ad ressell the aud aul audience aUl hence lence saying he ho had sounded many of oC the tho prominent people and nil all hind hall rec reo recommended the name mane proposed lie also slated elated that It was wall not often oCten that ho hn tailed failed ta II to present the peoples choice but hut It looked tin fill If It ho had Imd consulted the tho wrong people this time dale Tho Tito Apostle Apo then suggested another name nod and tho the shaking of at heads convinced con COli convinced vinced him that this one ono was wall nl o unsatisfactory Ho Io Ie then thundered Well who do du you OU want for tor your Bishop The fhe response nine promptly and Mr Lyman Iyman prevented presented thin the name suggested by uy tho the audience and he Will wim elected without opposition op Rut Hut the th 20 ZO men Illen who and their their choice turned down lead had vengeance written In their ryes eyes they the powerful and wealthy of olho the community and It required a n good goal deal leal of oC tact unit and good judgment to calme pence and harmony to prevail In ill the tho bishopric I of or Kanab In southern Utah Hut Mr Ill was wan equal quai to tn the tho occasion and he III attempt attempted ed ell to place the rejected n ILl fla n member of ot tho ho High Council but bul yens again overruled Hy fly this lime line of or those Iho o who had voted against the tho ther rejected r Bishop tho the time tulle went over lo to the minority und and tho the vote for Cor forthe forthe the High Council was almost evenly divided What looked like tho the begun begin nine of ot n good for far n R Church rev re ro hellion was ns In progress Heated words exchanged after aCter tho time morning meeting nod nt Rt 2 Z tho the house sans Jammed to the tho hours doors Everybody seemed anxious Sad find ready rendy for or a n tight lIht then Apostle Iyman sonde n II pence penco talk taking Inking nit nil the tho blame on nu himself for tor having to properly consult and advise with the tho To Tn settle th the whole matter Itter ho he proposed that the rules be suspended and that the re 11 rejected rev be made a n Patriarch which a 05 near as II we ye could learn leRm In Is a n sort of 0 notice of or retirement from Crom tic lie Um affairs with an nn honorable mention To our surprise every awry eel man loan and woman In us tho the house voted to 10 sustain the nomi nomination nation and Apostle was KD KO pleased over oer the final result suit that he ad uti adjourned adJourned the Iho conference Those These opposed apposed to the rejected voted to make him a 1 Patriarch In hr order to get Jet him out ant of oC active church affairs while those In III his favor voted for him because It II gave gao hint him great honors In his retirement thus all nil were ratified flits closed the In Incident ha with ti II unanimous expression from Crom what seemed to 10 be a 11 rebellious congregation We have hae several other Instances In view where the Church lenders leaders were turned down Ilon but not quite HO 80 em emphatically m as nS In this Instance nt tit And ever since the Kanab Incident the Standard editor has hils been be n convinced d that the quorum of ot Twelve Apostles of ot the Mormon Morn ou Church Is II not the whole thing In Utah Mormonism by b any means s 6 |