The New York herald., 1870-08-14

throughout this Territory yesterday. II was a
novel and interesting event in at least two parti-
culars, namely-thc existence of an opposition
ticket nominated by the Gentles and the racti.
cal Inauguration of the female franchise There
was much illegal voting, as there always is in
Utah, principally from the fact that many of the
Mormons, never having. taken out their full natu-
razation papers, are still alien residents; but the
Illegal voting yesterday not confined exclu-
mvely to the Saints" The "sinners' at Corinne
weakened their and their rcputatian in the
eyes of all good citizens by the fictitious strength
they put into the ballot box.
OF course the interest centred on the candi
dates for Delegate to Congress-. The present
Delegate, Captain VIM. II. Hooper, was put for
ward for reelection by the Mormons, and Gene
raj George r. Maxwell, one of the federal officials
here, was the standard bearer of the Genties.
Each was popular enough among his partsans.
The Mormons had no platform of principles
Hitherto they have had no necessity for a plat.
form nor for any of the ordinary concomitants Of
campaign in politics. The presiding priest.
hood" made the nominations, and The people were
expected to vote unanimously for the Church's
candidates. The general principles of the whole
Mormon system form the only platform upon
which any Mormon candidate would be allowed to
stand and they include secret and solemn oath
which ever ncites TO treason against the govern
ment. The platform of the liberal or Gentle
party expressed loyalty to the government,
reverence for the constitution, obedience to the
laws, opposition to the whole Mormon system as
constituting unwarrantable hierarchy. and
especially to polygamy, and favored the develop
ment of the mineral wealth of Utah as an important
branch of industry. The principles of the op-
posing parties were as distant from each other az
the poles; but as society is constituted here the
party representing the genius of American insttu-
tions was much in the minority The population
OF Utah constitutes, to all intents and purposes,
an alien or a hostile element in the midst of
free America The Mormons held no campaign
meeti1gs-the machinery of the Church rendered
that unnecessary; but the Gentles did hold meet
ings. both in Salt Lake City and in several OF the
settlements. The holding of such meetings is a
new event in the political history of Utah. That
event shows that loyal American citizens are de.
termined to assert their rights, and is evidence Of
the revolut on of ideas CONCERNING theocratc rule
- that has been inaugurated in the Territory.
y The election passed off very quietly. The polls
We're open from sunrise until sunset There were
1Ve election precincts in Salt Lake City. The
Gentlles made no demonstration on election day
but the Mormons had several bands of music
marching bout town from morning until evening,
and number Of wagons running all day convey
ing women to aud from the polls. Indeed, the
principal feature of the whole election was the
novelty of women voting. Some men walked
with their women and brought them
into the polling places like many cattle. |
Women in Utah are often treated more like |
cattle than like ladies. Heber G. Kimball, |
who. before his death, was next in authority |
to Brigham Young, used to call his women !
their women in wagons some of the women |
bringing their babies with them Polyg- |
amy was thus publicly paraded through the |
streets of this city and the settlements. In other
cases women went to the polls themselves, sepa- |
ratey and in companies but in most cases they I
were attended by some masculine Mormon. Sew |
eral of the sturdy saints were kept busy through
out the day running to and fro with wagons drum
ming up the sisters in the different wards and |
showing them how TO vote their ticket Many of
the women and many of the men wnom saw vote
did not seem to comprehend what they were do
ing they simply put into the ballot box the ticket
that was handed thcm. IL was very generally re-
marked that most OF the women in Salt Lake City |
of refinement Of feeling did not approve of the
female franchise, for they abstained from voting.
Among the saints who voted in the morning
were Brigham Young and five of his women,
whom he brought with him. They were Clara
Decker and think, her sister Lucy; Susan Sneive.
ley, Lucy Bigelow and Naamah. These we'll
known to be among the most obedent SUBJ
servient Of all his women, which may account for I
their accompanying him. Amelia, his favorite
concubine and Miss Eliza r. Snow voted sepa-
rately afterwards, as did also other members Of |
his barem. There was quite presidential
party of feminine and masculine members thus
playing their practical part in politics at that |
period of the morning. After the prophet |
and his accompanying cCncnbines came
one OF his daughters by Lucy Decker
namely, Fanny Thatcher--aitended by her hus-
band. Brigham II. Young, the Prophets nephew,
came with his daughter Seraph. At the munich |
pal election in February last, just after the Fe-
male Franchise bill was sigted Miss Seraph i'm !
mortalized herself by being the first sister saint
to take advantage Of it. This was noticed at the |
time, particularly Seiaph, true to the finer feel
ings OF her sex, was known to be opposed to the |
disgusting system OF polygamy, which has caused |
much contention and misery among women. |
The four wives Of Hiram Clauson, Brigham's chief |
son-n-law-Elen, Margaret, Alice and Emeine--
came IN after wards, one by one, and deposited |
their ballots. Some of the apostles brought some |
of their women with them, and Others |
came alone, their concubines coming sepa-
rately-some before and some after |
them. Orson Pratt, the chief champion Of poIyg- |
amy, brought with him Marian Ross, his most de- |
voted and enthusiastic concubine. Marian was !
once servant to Orson's lawful vile and has |
now succeeded her in Orsons estimation. Nearly |
all the women he has had sealed" to him were SER
wants to his injured and discarded wife. Most Of |
the married men among the lesser lights who re- |
Joice in the practice of polygamy brought one or |
more of their women with them. OIher women |
came alone or with their sister neghbors at such |
hours as suited their convenience. More than |
one-thrd Of the votes were cast by women. The
Total number poed by both men and women |
80 ,"io l.ahc Clty was ABOUT 9,VoVj anu
u is estimated, from the returns thus
iar received from some of the settlements that |
the vote cast throughout the Territory will be
anout 20O0O. OF course, the most OF them were |
gwen Tor the Mormon delegate. Many of these were
.indouotedly illegal, and on this ground the Gen.
% .nes imagine they can have Hooper set aside and
p,acso Maxwell in his seat ia Congress. Maxwell
received so FAR as iS known at present about 600
votes, OF which over 800 were polled in Corinne
whch is strictly Gentle town. 1t is said that
,he census oo VIII not show Corinne to have much
n,,1 Il
half The number of votes returned from there vers
stuffed INTO the ballot box. 1t is beyond ones.
ton that Cornne cast many illegal yoles for Max.
we'll lhus, thc Mcrmons and the Gentles are