Show W T rr D T 1 r T T Document Prepared and Adopted At An Gathering Last Ight I TO BE SENT SENT TO WASHINGTON Session Notable for the Absence of the theOld theOl Old Ol Leaders An Another other Meeting to be Held Here ler S I the protest adopted last night by upwards of oC 15 representative mm nn Mormons at a the tho meeting In II er It will wil bo I circulated for tor signa signatures tures of ot Gentiles Gentes generally and sent lent to Congress To ro tho Congress People of tho Iho United Tho he people ot Utah have read wih amazement Indignation and tho declaration of ot President Jo Ju Joseph seph K y Smith of tho Mormon Church that they the are broadminded to 10 to tho violations of law Iw and public decency which he con conI I to 10 have hae committed i We Wo protest that wo ire not of this sort of ot on the Iho contrary we 0 most mORt emphatically repudiate re repel pel tho Ihl statement which In fact Is IA nn ni allegation that we knowing of ot his de defiant fiant fall lawlessness arc Iro necessaries to 10 his crimes crime Wo declare on Oi the Iho contrary that he the other have BUI sur rounded themselves with wih an n Impenetrable I Ihlo ble hlo wall wal of secrecy In their perpetration 1 tion of tho misdeeds testified to have I tol systematically suppressed the tho record of ot births required by law lu and It II haa hM been beel through court coul process or otherwise to obtain ny eXt exact knowl knowledge edge ede of ot what was being done much less lentil evidence of t the tho offenses that tho public i ot tho people here has haH at rt all ni times been zeal zealous real ous for tor tho punishment of ali polygamous practises as IR well ell as ni of f other crimes crime Owing to tho power ond control of ot the hierarchy over OCI their people the they In wo constantly brought to upon them In support of tho special to which they are nr It has hOI become n 1 matter of discipline Jone pline with all ni who oro under that nance to 10 refrain from talking about polygamous relations and to deny lIen knowledge of ot tho on 01 all ni occasions I The ono one who would reveal r his knowl knowledge knowlI I edge edgo of or these matters has hns been beel I lined as I a n traitor n 1 spy and an nn Informer nM the devotees of ot the Mormon Church Is held to 10 bo Infamous Who Whoever ever eer betrays h the tho t Is subject to abuse deprivation of busi business ness ami to 10 cerr penalty which tin un unbridled bridled unscrupulous power cnn can Inflict It I has hns therefore been I Impossible to know what wan WM being dOlo In this re regard l gard strong suspicions su of the facts entertained by I many per sens The veil el linn been brel lifted In II part purt for tOr the tho Jut In tho testimony that has hal just been b ln given by II tile tho Church lead leaders lell ers erR In II Washington mid n nowhere In tho whole country did this testimony occa occasion sion so 80 much and humiliation ton us lS in Utah Tha Th Investigation thus far tor has hns been so fruitful that wo call for tor Its Il rigid continuance confident that further disclosures equally start startling ling Iny bo be expected na os thero ec deeper depths than have yet et been sounded We therefore President statement that tho people In I Utah Ull or rondol bin like Iko offenses ns u libel upon their citizenship I consciences Wo repudiate tho statement n 11 one Ino wholly untrue protest being classed ell with those whoso minds oro to the enormity of ot tho offense oren of o which the thelo lawbreakers been con can continue to bo s 1 IHy 1 y Wd also 1110 mot mont earnestly el tes I tho continuance ot O tho elate h of ot Immoral Im 0 I tin tH testimony tl discloses do that ho laws 1111 this shall bo hu enforced with wih such vigor na lS to 10 compel the defiant transgressors to 10 como within the law find Id Keep good faith with our generous nation noton Wo therefore show to 10 the country that our ur protest U It twofold first against t the attempt to 10 co us UI In II tho th false position ot condoners of this mil second we o emphatically protest II hl l Its ItI further continuance that this In I bo 10 ip II h nil 11 Its ls forms and that shall Ihal keep In spirit and In letter the It has hus pledged to the ople ot of the tu United State This matter disposed dl of the tho meeting turned Us IR attention to tho really Inter Ilter I proposition that of ot organizing a 1 party It heard henrt this I re report reo port from Crom tho committee appointed lat t l luk week uk then upon motion of ot Judge moton Street authorized tho present commit committee ollit tee tf of five fe to add names to tin II membership Your committee appointed by this meeting of ot citizens held hell on tho Iho evening of ot Friday I tho be leavo to 1 That your committee is unanimously of ot ho tho opinion that the present social und Ind political conditions existing In II the Iho of oC Utah warrant tho formation of ot nu Oi organization in II sympathy with wih American methods in civic matters and utterly opposed oppose II to Mormon domina domination tion ton ond control con rl of ot our state municipal ald school governments Your committee recognizes however that the tho questions Involved In such Ruch ac ar action arton tion ton require such urh wisdom ng 8 cnn only from careful consideration and utI further deliberation by b a larger latel com Entertaining I that view wo WI respectfully recommend to tho meeting the tho propriety of ot the selection electon nn ap appointment i of ot n committee consisting of ot representative citizens In R with wih this movement who shall be bo authorized to confer together and ol give tho matter such careful con cou consideration nn R will wi enable them to pre lIre present sent n definite plan of ot organization for tor tho purpose of furthering such views K N D n 11 I THOMPSON P I I A It n Dmm P J DATA DAIY LT NOT UI AISI Had Official I Messenger gone Rono out Olt on the tho street ut at tho samo hour last evening dragged Into gar ger hall hal the tho 20 men ho met the could hardly have Iho been less rep The appended tut of those present will 11 demonstrate the tho truth of this assertion IsHerton Tho rh meeting was not nol In II reality for tor tho Iho absentees nb Such Ruch men ns u Judge o C e C Goodwin 0 e 8 S W 8 a C e K I Allen A 11 Judge MM Judge How Howat at Judge Hoyle Judo Powers Marshall Jerrold Letch elch I cr erWel Well the tun all of this bitter biter ax nH they the have hlo been beel stayed away from tho th meeting giving the tho to 10 PIle U I Williams Walter WalterJ J Mecks McDowell King 1 ln Col William Nelson A K I Peter Joe Joo Celtic CoUl William OC 9 and an I other distinguished 1 staunch I Ilu upholders er of ot chlo virtue Irile JUDG VANISHES A peeped through tho doorway nt lt one on moment with wih an ni air that suggested lie had got Into Inlo the Iho wrong hall und precipitately vanished when hen the tho protest t was WM handed to him to sign nut nothing daunted tho only Walter took look new hope hOllo when h 1 those other othe stalwart It of o tho bar Peter and n I D It I Thompson gallantly yea 10 their Morris Hommer stayed away creating a II slight sensation hut but tho meeting wont went on onA 01 A IH On tho sidewalk In II front of the tho build Ing II stood the Ihl gallant young oung Howard King assistant city sexton filling the lolo Iole of ot sentry Bent Everybody he hI saw IW com ing towards the door he grabbed taking them wills whiM pored First 1 door dool to 10 your left sir door dor to t your loft lof This probably Hentell more people into Inlo the meeting than ony other cause for tor to 10 against Kings ICings wishes suggestions on al such occa occasions In II to o Invite the tho samo result ut Ut in hI stepping tram from nn elevated In express train trin between stations Tho rho visitor drills tip the tho o sura lur enough elough tho meeting hi II going on The Tho guards have been heen removed from the entrance Nearest the door It U I rnY to escape stands Judge 1 louder son hat hal In hand hont lil coat coa nil 11 buttoned up UI Next to him hll Max In close proximity Is HIRl h iho ence 1 elce ld This Is II the tho ouel Through the tho lao Inigo open door r the play goes KoeH on Col ol Nel o In n I burst of at eloquence gives expert rl t tl ninny lon on 01 ho Izo nf t tho protest but butI I t It II NI JoN Nelson NelMon Nelson cries tho crowd lustily 1 I As AI tho veteran thoro uro 11 moro more cheers cheer 14 tho throng sways IWI to and nud fro tro and an 11 air of ot Intense excitement per pcr pervades vades the scene Well Wol gentlemen speaks the tho hero helo there Is nothing to cay fY I 1 be beHove Hove leo ule The fhe report covers the ground You YOI see 10 the tho Associated Press would not hend out than three or four columns on Oi this matter and would therefore have hn l to summarize rhe the tho report So Ho wo e made It as 11 brief ns n possible so 10 they the would end out n ni much ns Al possible ble I thank you Ol led by W WJ J M I J The colonel again takes tho loor to 10 suggest l that Iho original resolution to Congress UP be and signatures be he obtained all ul over oel the tl city cl to be pasted onto Olto It 1 Is II decided upon wild Ihl excitement on al the part of oC Official Messenger elk SINO A GOOD ONU HONO A then that the nuli rise and Ild slug The he motion motol was WOI received with Ith Joy jO and uld led lel by I tho peerless chorus horus master Walter J Mecks the entire liO 13 voices Joined In hI iho tho mighty chorus Viking subsiding Judge McDowell one Olo of ot the conspicuous of ot tho t hl occasion u cllon hero heru made lade his hint speech of ot tho night nightA A LONG TIME rI HII r rI I I since the tl division on Oi putty 1111 lines he announced as 11 tho Iho up died uway for 1 I termed to tuko my m Instructions from John Johl Henry lell Smith HH ni president pre ot oC the club lelII Hooray I nm nl tired trel of being played for tor a n sucker tW t W J here and Ild I favor the tho ton of f something along Ilon tho lines lles of the theold old ohl Liberal party The fhe only Walter fell tel off or a bench In II his but was picked up carefully by that longsuffering man Q 0 At this point P J Daly Dal took toek tho floor noor 1111 moved loNI tho of u a com committee to 10 for tor a n mass meeting Sure cried k de descendant John lohn lets take 1010 other time for tor talking The committee appointed consists of ot P J IJ 1 W Wilson H 1 J Din Dininny Dl inny lan hi fI W A It II a O McMillan Mc U The following committee Ile will wl circulate late lalo the protest for tor Hal W Ill own W R p I url Samuel Ham Hamme me II H II I Sam McDowell Frank Frnk K I H 1 U Burlon N D CorKer Corser 8 S D Chase II I j A George Han Hancock cock J N Courtney Courtley Walkover J Mecks Arthur H 1 S Hives Adjournment was taken until next Monday night HOME HO m OF OJ THOSE PRESENT N Tho rhe following Is II a n partial list Q names of ot those thORO who signed tho protest Tho ero gathered In two tWI divisions and tho News was 18 able to got get only one of If them for copying purposes William C e II I Dowse Do e 8 B dell dol W H I Wyman 11 H J K 8 S A G O H I Overn Oven H I H I Hur Hurton ton Thomas Harris W V 1 Wilson III W WH Wu H u Warren WIel Jy 8 H E g Hov nO Jo lh James H U V M lel Peter John JoJn I 1 U I H n F 1 I on D W Gamble George Williams U 1 N Light Lightfoot foot fool P 1 M John J W John D H 1 Dowers K I J Jl l I t Edgar Edfar P 1 Edward Connor Cal nor Jr P E 1 W P 1 Minor F I A Boyle J W Cottle Max MaxE Ia Ial E l Smith A E I H 1 Peterson William Husbands S H D Chase II I H S M Pattern H n L Patterson N D Corser Corer James Charles Fallen ton lon Alfred Kent I ell J II n Maxwell Mrs Martha Mary Mur H 1 Allen Alen George u F I II I A AH An H n Den U I O 0 Howard J L U Johnson P 1 D Senior P 1 13 J W F I Irl A F 1 P I A Knell KnellA A 11 H Carter F M Wheeling L LDavis I Davis W II I H C Simons P PH J H A F Lawson J H Hooves Pi I H n Davis J H 1 Powers James K I Herridge 11 n C e Holcomb James Jomel II I II 1 C Lawrence 11 n W Foster oster A J H Shaw A J Irown II I W Smith GUB aus J G O A J W J Mecks Hev P I A Wal Walter ter tel Morgan Arthur Brwn not nL tho ex senator William II I rown H U H n W H 1 BUrton 8 s P Irvine W P 1 P 1 J Daly E ED I ID D H n Thompson K I P l George GeorgeP eCo 1 P Hancock Simon K I Flanders J F I A U J A Place F 1 F I F I I 1 Woolf I n F Hives He HeH H 8 S H n W Graham 8 S IJ I Hum Hummel I mel lel W W H n L I Patterson I As Af on tho Iho previous occasion Parley L Williams noted as 11 again aRol J I B was t secretary Holh with wih great acumen Mr lr Wil Williams WI liams In II fact fort was unusually sagacious After ler examining the list of ot names In II his hI ho concluded to nUo It I to remain In his hl pocket odet Hence lenc tho Iho shortage In II tho list given above of ot those tholo present Messenger Walter Waler J was WOI the busiest bu lost man tul In II the tho room rom al nl almost most In order to the nervous tension that would have hlo resulted Imel tho report gone out olt that Ihal he 10 waR us not present he ho buzzed around tho speak speakers ers almost continuously nt at frequent Intervals drank copiously from tho Iho broken Jar which con tho only refreshment available for tor the |