The New York herald., 1874-08-04
THE UTAH ELECTION.
Serious Disturbance Between the Nor
mon Policemen and the United
States Marshals.
BL00DsHED HAPPILY AVOIDED.
The Mayor Arrested and Released-SucceSs
of The MermOn Ticket.
SALT LAKE CITY. August 8. 1874


The general election ior Delegates to Congress,
Representatives to the Legislature, Probate Judge
and other officers was held to-day, and, although
carried through without bloodshed, was near
raising riot of no mean dimensions. There were
two tickets In the field, the peoples ticket, with
George O. Cannon for Delegate-whO was renom
mated by the Mormons, Notwithstanding the de-
claratOn OF Congress that hereafter no
p0lygamst would be allowed to take his seat-and
the liberal, with Robert N. Baskin as their figure
head.
THE MORMONs AND THE CHURCH
gave their support to the peoples and the Genties
voted the liberal ticket. During the morning
everything passed or quietly, and the Mormon
elders voted their ten or twelve wives without
opposition. A few Gentle ladies' appeared at the
polls, but they were outnumbered ten to one by
their Mormon sisters
THE FIRST DISTURBANCE
arose from the refusal Of the inspector OF
elections TO receive the vote Of a Gentle
even under protest. The Mormon police
hustled him out and q United States deputy
Marshal interfering, was arrested and locked up.
writ was Immediately issued, and, armed with
that document the deputy marshals went to the
lookup ana demanded their comrade. They were
at first refused, but as the Marshal said they
would take him anyway the police gave him up.
Several warrants were then placed in the hands OF
the deputy marshals, and two or three Mormon
policemen that were
INTERFERING WITH THE GENTLE VOTERS
were arrested and taken to the Marshars ONCE
Late this afternoon the police acted very vio
lently, and the marshas made several arrests.
Mayor Wells came down in the crowd in order to
assist in keeping the peace, and in the excitement
was arrested by q marshal, but subsequently let
go. At one time the police clutched some men.
and, shutting the door OF the Court House with a
bang, the moo thought 1t was pistol report, and
every one
DREW THEIR WEAPONS,
but some one promptly accounted for the noise
and order was restored. The marshas, under
Messrs Maxwell and Smith, acted with cool judg-
ment and assisted materially in preventing what
would have been most disastrous fight, as one
shot in that crowd would have started
MORMON AND GENTLE RIOT
that nigh have spread through the entire city.
This IS TIL, first election at which the Genties
have been able to put In bold front and demand
their rights as citizens. In former years the Nor.
mon police had 1t all their own way.
THE RETURNS
have not yet been made up, but II is generally
conceded that the Mormon ticket is elected. The
Gentlles claim to have pOled by far larger vote
than in former years The city Is all quiet now.
There has been considerable
DISTURBANCE DURING THE ELECTION
OF to-day at this place and adjoining towns on &C
count OF disputes as TO the qualifications OF voters,
the challenges having been liberal. During the
afternoon Deputy United States Marshal was ar.
rested and confined. bur was afterwards liberated
on q writ OF hab baas corpus.
Several policemen were arrested during the
day by Deputy Marshals, and at one time there
was
A GENERAL MELEE
Of citizens and officers. At the Central precinct.
after the close OF the polls this evening, Peter
Clinton Judge Of Election Of the Central precinct
and late Police Judge, and several policemen, were
arrested by tue United States Marshal The
charge against Clinton is that he carried or the
ballot box at noon, when he went TO dinner. ant
the police are charged with interfering Will
voters at the polls ana creating disturbance.
AN IMMENSE CROWD
| followed Judge Clinton to the Territorial Marshall
! office and riot seemed imminent, when GOvernO
| W Woods addressed the assembled crowd whicl
| soon dispersed. No more trouble Is anticipated.
| The result OF the election cannot be ascertaine
| tonight
THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTIONAL C0NVEN
TION,