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Show -53This document had been minence in Salt Lake been signed by nineteen Gentile citizens Later City. prepared by E. B. Critchlow, investigation a Gentile of some pro indicated that it had attorney, on the of urging Dr. William Paden, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City, who represented The E. W. son, the Ministerial protest was Association.54 signed by Critchlow, Paden, P. L. Williams, Wilson, C. C. Goodwin, W. A. Nelden, Clarence T. Brown, J. J. Corum, George R. Hancock, W. Mont Ferry, Ezra Thomp- J. L. Leilich, Harry C. Hill, L. W. Colbath" C. E. Allen, George M. Scott, S. H. Lewis, H. G. McMillan, and Abel Leonard, and worded in was part as follows: We, the undersigned, resident citizens and qualified electors of the State of utah, do hereby most respectfully protest: That Apostle Reed Smoot, senator-elect from the State of Utah, to whom, on or about the 21st day of January, 1903, a certifi cate of election was issued in due form by the Governor of said State, ought of office not to be permitted to the oath qualify by taking to sit as a member of the United States Senate for reasons affecting the honor and dignity of the United States and or their Senators in The for the grounds fact that Smoot was a Congress.55 protest member of "self a given in were the document perpetuating body as of fifteen men," the First Presidency and the Twelve, who by their followers accorded the right members in all to supreme matters, civil authority or fifteen men encouraged and connived at with law a belief in and men was thus held control charged that the and that they countenanced The Mormons were also polygamy, violating covenants ment at the time of statehood. These In addition it polygamous cohabitation. breaking were to control the conduct of Church religious. of both Church and state in utah. the charged made with the Federal Govern- |
