Show r PROTEST T T AGAINST b I T Tf f T SMOOT M T Hearings of it I Resumed by Com Corn Committee on Privileges mid and Ol Elections REV J J M BUCKLEY WITNESS Told of or Attending Convention of or Mil Mu tul Improvement Asso Aso Associations A O NO STARTLING STARTiNG DEVELOPMENTS A s Large tar e cr of Witnesses from roam Utah Present Snow so Deep Curl Seekers Were crr Kept Awn wf to th the thia News D I C Dee Deo Ue the senate elections committee met at mit It 20 2 minutes before 11 tItle this morning to eon con continue Cl tuttle lue Its Is hen hearing i Ing on ott 01 the right of or heed to 10 occupy a sent seat In the tho sen senate COo ate AI the time scene seele In the committee room 11 showed hut but slight changes front from the tho appearance when the time committee ad adjourned et last May There hero was about aboul tho tito santo same number lumber of oC women gathered and the of ot those visitors was tas ns little d from last session Scattered through the room wore er sonic som 15 Ii l or 20 residents of oC Utah who timo ho are ure un understood In to have hoo come conme to testify to tu thu affairs of ot the Mormon Church Owing to u a I heavy helY snow which covers coors the thu Ih i streets street to the thc depth of ot more mOro titan than u I t toot foot very err tow few curiosity s kerB ap poured among time the audience and un Oh UI there was absolutely nothing al uI In the th testimony of Hev D U I J M A Buckley of oC New Jersey Jersy or of ot George e of ot Salt Halt Lake the thc only emil two to to testify the nion ig session There tomorrow will wi probably be bo no crowd Dr Dm Buckley spoke of or his hlA Impressions of oC time the Mormon people ns tie lS he found them anti particularly of a sermon or address ho ito heard President do de liver In flail Hal Luke Lake City m iii II which ho de do declared that for or a moan man Inn to leave heave hits his III wives itle Ives would luau lead to 10 dam damnation dail 1 nation Dr DucKley Impressed upon I the committee several Units thaws por InUs that thu t i dent Smith aid said this not wih mi atm 11 air III of ot a man defying the of oC the tte land but that of ot one 00 who sp tom for himself Among the time residents of ot Utah hIatt ith who were pw ht lt the tIme morning MS see IS Ion slon Including those who were vore flood nned are Attorneys F V 8 S ami Von Van Cott Col ott H 1 1 B I Ol ot Hooth Leo Ie just on a 1 itt lt Reynold Mrs AIrs U It I K g Km IWI n ai 01 I plural wife of ot tt i m William mn Sprigg and wife C H II Morris tumid and Ild J II 11 I of ot Salt Iatt Luke Lake City I 0 a H I 1 and j T 1 H II J Provo Promo amid J H If I front from whom It Ii Is II alleged secrets seCrete B of or the ih I I House are at expected By Dy Associated As d Pros Washington Dee Doo of ot the tho protest pro lost against Heed Smoot junior senator tram front Utah retaining his seat in itt tho time United States wore were re ro Mimed today In m the committee on 10 leges logos mid and elections The Tim room rom was wan Wat crowded women predominating Inon the na as n was waa the lie cuM caso last Senator Smoot arrived early accompanied by Waldamar Cott Gat a it Salt Sni Lake Lako attorney alore who Is assisting A 8 S t of ot this city elt In the th conduct of or tIme the defense Judge ludge Finnk S of oC Salt Suit Luke adviser to Mormon lormon witnesses arid and Mr Worthington also were rc present Former Representative K I l W faIl of or Ohio acted as lS the tho counsel cOlnel fur for tho time protestants When hemm the time hearing hil ring opened time the members of or the tho committee present were Senators chairman For hiker Dubois Dubols Pct s and amid Overman The lime first witness palled coiled by ly Mr tr Tay her ler le was Ic 10 J M Id Buckle D I D 11 of ur N J 1 editor Clor of the Chris Chrls I ton Advocate of or New York Dr Buck Icy hey told toll of ot visits to Utah In 1501 1911 and amid I again last June At that time ho at nt tended a n joint convention of oC the Young Mens 1 nR and Young unions of or Those who spoke vcra H II I Roberts B a Taylor and President Smith The he audience was estimated by Iho limo witness nt ot n persons The line ln of ot Inquiry Introduced by Attorney Taylor Tayler concerning the meeting was UI In reference to what t hall had been said at nt tho the convention about the time I polygamous cohabitation I rho The aM ll this hits subject hall had hadnot not nol been discussed by my Mr tr Roberts or Mrs AIrs Taylor but time the former told of President Smiths unequal con Ic t with wih the government In Ill 11 connection with lh tho time testimony given last winter before tIme the privileges 9 and lai elections corn com committee cr Dr Buckley rend front from an UI ar nr tiie ho Ito unit hall written concerning Ito tho convention and quoted tram from time thA speech of ot President Smith on tho the subject of or marriage The fhe witness said ail that for tor forit 10 it or IS 15 I minutes President Smith had talked of oC time tho responsibilities of ot mar immar marriage rInse nummi how time thu contract Is regard renard regarded ed out by ly many persons Then saul said Dr Ir President Smith drew himself to 10 his full rul height amid spoke on ott the time subject of oC divorce Ho Ito le raid that the mothers lothers of or his hll dill had bath been given glen him by ly God amid were Saints of or Clod lod 0 He lie deplored the jokes jollet and amid wild said that mis misOn on own were the tho best host friends ho he eor timid had that they the were mere true tots women worthy worth of ot their daugh daughters Dr Buckley read from another or ar article ortro tide tro on this title meeting which said that President Smiths voice ruing mi out as a strong ns as al William J as ni ho defended to ho Mormon marriage and de tie declared elated that polygamy wee was not adultery I but bitt was M a of or marriage o President Smith was Wil quoted by the witness ns us I saying that he tie could not nl give gle up any nimy of lila his wives that It meant ment eter eternal nal aid damnation to abandon a I multiplicity ty ot or wives Dr Buckley said samul he lie had made In ulry limit concerning Senator und and he hind found nu IU one who wh said one Omie ou word against n him Everywhere the time witness saId mid Senator Smoot was ivan as given an n ex cx excellent character On Mr ton tomi brought out that the statements quoted from President Smiths speech lund hod not been lien reduced to cm writing until untila I a n day doy mis or two tO later but lUt the tho witness de tie declared dare himself able ablo to remember eo so IU r pl pet that he can Cn make verbatim quo CUO front from t Itle two or three weeks week after Ite they the nr I marl elured n D a u Mormon lormon liv living 1 11 ing in iii tl Silt Salt Uke Iak testified t that he II Is the first militant superintendent of ot th JUrmon l Church Sunday school chool I so fl cut det ty stud Rud secretary fairy of ot the of or mind dek or recorder of ot the time I Huu This wu 01 severed ver d In Ina about a ut 1271 17 The ml Homo was wait WOl torn toni down In lit 11 ISM but bul the Temple emple Is now H hl for tin limo lf purpose MI I Reynolds told the ho committee that he lie toll has hll given c U of ot marriage since lie hue teased lea 1111 to be le recorder of the merit m ent HOIM in eM ell where widow Nought to obtain He lie le mane the 1 from records In lim hi p POll is but ut thiM th e h ho hI said mild hid hll since nine been beel to the Temple and 1111 he ii h hM h not Acel CC M to them now nu nuhI In hI to 10 by Senator Overman Mr tr wll that Ihal mar were with wU h dead per peron perlone lone loni on In II the t lK Hull urt All Mr Tayler Wen ir It divorces wets f granted in Ill II ito tho widow ment House Houle The Church Chu h ra tl divorces to thol who have hK l la I n married for tor tint time und tumid eternity but bul do do doss nut nul I Ie ha hagal gal 1 until Ilm th courts have hlO act acted ed etl said 81 hi Mr At 1 Plural m S r P not nol bv IW my courts and the tl hureh Church tines not miot ot consult tM t Wirt c In rai tn divorce In II e 1 of ot BUM I marriage Senator f jId If I luch luh ill li 11 08 are granted Tram dead Ond persons In itt a 1 few fW ln u only 1 I should houll my mid saimi ll the Vur Lor done Ino after rt r death del th or before the senator ked keit kt |