| Show T Q I I 1 DEMOCRAT POLICY POLICY Attempt Will Be made to Debar Mormons From Exercising Their Rights DUBOIS SHOWS HIS HAND Con Constitutional HI Right ht to Vote ote hi In time the State Stale of oC Is to lo He BC Questioned Republican Special Service Boise Oct That That the will challenge the time right light u of time the Mormons Mor Mol mons to tn vote under section 3 of or article six of the constitution of the state of was US announced b by state slate chairman chair chair- man nan t Lockhart of oC the Democratic state stale central committee in a statement is issued issued Is- Is sued this afternoon on the subject C. C II Jackson left for tor tho the southeast tonight whore where he will viii make arrange arrange- meats to lo challenge o over every Mormon orm voter Vet vot er 1 In every VI county count where here there are arc members of the thc church is Buls for fur Contest These challenges will ill ho bo used as a basis for a contest t before beCore tho the national congress against the exercise of the time elective franchise b by the Mormons under time the constitution of the state of I Idaho ahu which it Is claimed d bars bars- any anyone anyone anyone one from voting who teaches or ci advises ad ad- vi vises s 's polygamy plural or celestial marriage or who places ecclesiastical la above the civil law The Tue statement follows 1111 Statement lIt rho The Mormons of or Idaho will be challenged as ns to constitutional right to vote ote In Idaho s H H. Jackson Jackcon will leave lea toda today to for I th the Southeastern part lart of or the state to take tak charge of or tho the organization of the work leading up to lo these constitutional challenges The state committee takes takes- the view of f the time that under sworn te testimony tes tes- of or tho limo lenders rs of oC the church given In lii the time Smoot ca case e no nol Mormon l rmon I can all vote under the provisions lons of or the I Idaho state stale constitution The committees committee's commit tees tee's view of or the situation has been lu augmented lately h by the ho positive e statements state state- ments made In ill various c campaign n arguments ar aI ar- ar b by Senator Heyburn In which he has contended vigorously that thal the constitution was an alt effectual t Lar bar without the enactment of nC statute to anyone voting voting- teaches leaches poly- poly r.-IHn r. plural or 01 celestial marriage or who placed tIme the ecclesiastical above the tho civil law The Tho challenges now flOW to be bo made will vill lu lay luy the tho foundation for a EL contest in Ir the congress of oC the thc United States a ai to the right of oC Mormons i to tl e exercise the elective c franchise under the provisions provisions pro pro- visions of th the Idaho t tate state constitution ts S provided in section 3 of article G 6 6 |
