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Show SAYS MORMONS LIKE SUTHERLAND Sm Declares Church Is Satisfied. Apostle Allows His Tongue to Wag to a Reporter. Re-porter. Declines to Say, However, "Why He Ran Away From the Mormon Mor-mon Conference. Special to Tho Tribune. SAN FItANCISCO, April S. The apostolic apos-tolic Senator from Utah who camo hero ostensibly on a business trip, but In reality real-ity to escapo being present at tho Mormon Mor-mon conforenco in Salt Lake when the polygamlst law-doflers and law-breakors of his quorum woro sustained, so that when his enso comes up beforo tho Scn-ato Scn-ato ho could soy that ho did not, by his vote, sustain tho autocratic hlcrach, was intervlowed here today. IIo Indorsed Sutherland, Suth-erland, saying tho Mormons wero satis-fled satis-fled with tho Junior Senator. Said tho apostlo: Satisfied With Sutherland. "Gcorgo Sutherland Is ono of tho leading lead-ing lawyers of our State, nnd lives ln Salt Lake. Ho Is not a Mormon, but ho Is a senslblo fellow and realizes that all tho crusades that havo been mado against tho church wero Inspired by jealousies and hatred. The Mormons are satisfied with him. Commercialism of Hierarchy. "This talk about tho Mormon church wanting to control everything and everybody every-body Is Idlo. It has been tho custom of these who hated the lcadors of the church to lay tho blame for everything that went wrong upon that organization. A great many unthinking peoplo havo dono likewise, like-wise, but I think a better understanding Is being, brought about. Men who think and who know reallzo that the lies that havo been circulated broadcast have their origin among disgruntled nnd disappointed politicians, and they are coming to overlook over-look them. Eefers to Investigation. "Tho ovld-anco 's nil in and tho arguments argu-ments havo besn submitted." he said, touching tho status of tho contest against him at Washington. "I had hoped for final action .nst session, but tho committee commit-tee was unablo to mako up Its report ln tlmo. This report will be before tho Son-ate Son-ate early next session. Is Sanguine. "Am 1 eangulno ns to tho outcome? Of courso I am. I will bo oustalncd beyond nil doubt. Thoso who havo opposed mo have been unablo to mako any kind of a ohowtng. I fcol perfectly suro of my seat, and I am not worrying at all. Flying Trip to Coast. "President Hills of tho Dcseret bank and myself havo been hero on a flying business busi-ness trip. Our business was of a private naturo and would not interest tho public." |