-- Thursday, Jan 17, 1901
[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Salt Lake City
All of the first Presidency and all of the Apostles but Brigham Young, John W. Taylor and Martinet W. Merrill were present at our council in the Temple. Many matters were talked over. President Lorenzo Snow favored Thomas Kearns for U.S. Senator but laid no obligation on anyone to work for him.
Joseph F. Smith & Wife Sarah and me and Josephine left for Colorado [for conferences]. (1)
-- Jan 17, 1901; Thursday
At 11 o'clock the council of the Presidency and Apostles convened in the Temple. There were present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith; Elders Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson and Reed Smoot. ...
The sum of $100. was appropriated in favor of H. E. Giles to bear his expenses to and from Chicago [Illinois] and while there,
whither he is going to obtain practical instruction how to keep the Tabernacle Organ in repair and tune. The Kimball Organ company is now preparing to place the organ in modern condition and some one will be needed to care for it when it is finished, hence the sending of Brother Giles. (2)
-- Jan 17, 1901
At Council meeting in the Salt Lake Temple President Lorenzo Snow "favored Thomas Kearns for U.S. Senator but laid no obligation on anyone to work for him." Six days later Kearns is nominated and elected Senator by the Utah State Legislature. (3)
At 11 o'clock the council of the Presidency and Apostles convened in the Temple. There were present: Presidents Lorenzo Snow, George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith; Elders Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Abraham O[wen]. Woodruff, Rudger Clawson and Reed Smoot. ... The sum of $100. was appropriated in favor of H. E. Giles to bear his expenses to and from Chicago [Illinois] and while there, whither he is going to obtain practical instruction how to keep the Tabernacle Organ in repair and tune. The Kimball Organ company is now preparing to place the organ in modern condition and some one will be needed to care for it when it is finished, hence the sending of Brother Giles. We held a long and interesting session of the first Presidentcy and Apostles. Pres[iden]t. [Lorenzo] Snow talked interestingly. He told me he wished to see me at his home in the evening. At 6 p.m. I called at the Beehive House and had a long talk with Pres[iden]t. Snow. He told me to take hold of [Thomas] Kearns campaign and do all I could to aid him. I promised him I would do so. Had along interview with Tho[ma]s. Kearns and begun to lay some plans. As to go to Ogden [Utah] to-morrow. (4)
Endnotes:
1 - Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
2 - First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes
3 - Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower
4 - Journal History; Abraham Owen Woodruff, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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