Show SEN SMOOT I CONTRADICTS THE TE I fALSE REPORTS RU OldON ON TAfTS VISIT 9 Washington Nov No of President rafts Tafts trip through Utah were heard In Washington today when Senator Smoot who has hus just returned re returned turned from the tho presidential trip down the Mississippi declared the sensa sensational sensational publications In regard to 10 the trip had been sent out for 01 political ef effect feet According to the senator the Mormons did not try to monopolize the president and the to that of ef feet were a gross slander on the tho state sLate Governor Spry Senator Sutherland and myself m called caled together fifty of at atmore more leading citizens of Utah Uth to ap appoint point a on arrangements for the presidents visit explained the senator A committee of oC twenty fire was chosen of oC which seventeen were and eight were Mormons The original program pro provided provided vided for fOt a public gathering In the tho tabernacle on Sunday Sundar September 26 Rev Rey Mr Ir Short representing the Ministers association telephoned to tome me mc complain complaining In that the hour fixed for the meeting would Interfere with the r regular sular church services amid uJ ask askIng Inn Ing that the time be changed The Tho changed the time to 10 O 0 which Mr Short said would he be sails factory This program was carried out the president speaking to l people in the tabernacle A committee of el eight ht to go In a private car to meet the president ent at Helper near the Colorado line was appointed and of these nO five wore were non Mormons and three The Tho change In arrangements b by which I Introduced the presIdent at time the taber tabernacle ta er nacle instead of Mayor Ia ol Bransford Bransfor was was made with the full agreement of all ail concerned and because the mayor major stated that thal he was WiS not feeling well The statement that Governor Sr Spry 0 4 and myself refused to enter Uw the tarlan church with the tho president Is a wicked falsehood Both of o us wore WOre present the governor sitting silting on the thet t i presidents right chief justice ot of I the supreme court sat on the left with Mayor ra or Branford Bransford and myself In line fir 1 In short the sensational reports 1 of ofA A embarrassing situations and charging an attempt b by the Mormons to mono mom j i the president had not th thI the I I slightest foundation In fact A glance I 1 nt at the presidents engagements while i in Utah anI and nn an analysis or of the mom mem meme e of oC the committee whIch had 0 r 4 charge of him completely disproves e I those statements riM I |