Show senator explains why he did not sustain two apostles salt lake utah oct 7 united senator heed smoot an apostle 0 tho mormon church who in conference yesterday refrained from voting to sustain tho quorum of apostles and other authorities of the church today gave out a statement explaining his position in which ho aid 1 I will not vole to sustain as members of the quod am of twelve apostles in the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints john W taylor and matthias F cowley until they have had some hearing bi some competent authority in I 1 do not think it proper for me to vote to sustain them apostle amoo fc defined competent authority as a bishops ecclesiastical court apostles taylor and cowley are reputed to have plural wives scinco the promulgation ot the wood luff manifesto ind for months past their whereabouts a has not been definitely known Alliy efforts to subpoena them as witnesses in the smoot hearing at washington failed at that lime it was reported that one of them was in mexico and theother in canada but recently both were reported to be in utah in the healing at washington before the senate committee on privileges and elections senator smoot declared that he would not etc otc to sustain thein vi the general conference of the church senator smoot did not attend the conference in april last yesterday he retrained from voting but did not vote in the negative or offer any protest it was almot a miracle BurJo cli blood bitters cured mo ot a terrible breaking out all over the body I 1 am very grateful miss julia dilbridge Fil bridge west cornwell conn |