constitution, and they had the right to elect their own governor, legislature, and other public officials. Heber M. Wells was elected the first governor. Daniel Heiner was elected a representative from Morgan County to the first state legislature 65 Shortly after all the festivities for statehood, on 6 April 1896, the Political Manifesto was released by the First Presidency of the Church and signed by the Twelve Apostles. Its primary purpose was to remove the Church's General Authorities out of the political arena. No General Authorities were to become candidates for political office without the permission of the First Presidency. Samuel Francis was attending general conference in Salt Lake City when this declaration was read. He noted that Moses Thatcher's name was dropped from the Quorum of Twelve because he refused to sign the document.66 In October 1896, Samuel attended the Republican convention in Salt Lake City, and then went to the sessions of general conference. On Monday, 5 October 1896, he wrote: "Attended conference in the morning. F. D. Richards, B. Young, F. M. Lyman addressed the conference. In the afternoon President Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Brigham Young, (Jr.)john Henry Smith, George Teasdale, and Joseph F. Smith spoke of the wrongs of Moses Thatcher."67 Again in February 1897, at the Morgan Stake conference, Francis Marion Lyman and J. Golden Kimball spoke about the former Apostle, Moses Thatcher, condemned his actions and all who sympathized with him in any way. In the afternoon session of conferencej. Golden Kimball warned the Saints not to revile against the leaders of the Church—that there were some who were doing so. Elder Lyman then spoke and warned the Saints against the influence Moses Thatcher was trying to use against the Church. In the evening, a priesthood meeting was held where Elders J. Golden Kimball and Francis M. Lyman further warned against Moses Thatcher and what he was trying to do. The priesthood body was then asked to show by the raising of the right hand whether they supported the prophet or Moses Thatcher. All were in favor of the President of the Church. On Monday, at the morning session of conference, after remarks from Samuel Francis and William H. Rich, Bishop Turner recorded: "F. M. Lyman, the Apostle, gave us an amount of valuable instruction of an everyday nature and shown very clear the situation of Moses Thatcher."69 The conference must have been a special one. Over and over, references were given about loyalty to the Church and to the prophet, and warnings against being influenced by Moses Thatcher. Elder Lyman said Moses Thatcher was making himself a great Apostle of freedom by trying to bring a divorcement of church and state. He arraigned himself against the Church and he is not entitled to the privileges in the Church. Elder Lyman told the people of Morgan Stake that a year ago he had asked the people in Cache Stake to fast and pray for Moses Thatcher. They did so. Brother Lyman said that he offered to do the work of two Apostles in order that Moses might 59