The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-07


OK THE 30th nlt. the following sp.
pearsd in some of the eastern papers
as telegram from this city:
Salt Lake Utah, Sept. 29.-In the suit
instituted by Maxwell, the Gentle cGndi-
date for delegate TO Congress, liberal
mandamus has been Issued from the ST.
perior Court on the registration of Toters.
The object of the suit WAS the disfrsn-
chisement CT the wOmez of Utah. The
following address was presented to the
court:
To Hon. John 4. Hunter. Philip II.
Emerson and Jacob s. BoremGs, jas
tees Of The SEpTeBle Court Of the Ter
T.t0ry Of Utah:
Being advised that writ hiss been
brought before your honorable court con-
corning the registration of voters, and
that process therein has already been is
sued, which suit tends to affect the right
Of suffrage Of the people of Utah, the un-
dersigned, on behalf Of large and infu-
entail body Of citizens, respectfully offer
the following suggestions to the consider
alton of the court:
First-The right of suffrage has been
possessed and used by the women of the
territory for ten years past without
Eerious dispute as to the validity of such
action. and the right may hence fairly
be deemed 10 have vested Ia them, and to
be beyond the reach of disturbance.
Second-Congress, though repeatedly
moved TO interfere with this right, has
refused to do SO, and has allowed this
possession used and voting TO 60 on.
Thi7d-The right Of suffrage is the
dearest franchise of American citizens,
and should be most jealousy guarded.
and in the conduct Of al legal proceed
ings the utmost care should DO taken 10
prevent any abuse of he process which
may hsve the effect 10 practically abridge
the right
Fourth-Thc presumption and leaning
in all cases should be in favor Of the
largest liberty to every citizen, and no
suit should be maintained whose effect
will be to entail the free exercise of the
right of suffrage.
FifIh-The sole hope of breaking up
polygamy through legal means is the
Tree exercise of suffrage by the women,
whereby this intelligence will be en-
ployed I'LL they can use the ballot TO free
themselves from the institution.
1t will be seen that it is said TIE
petition Wss presented to the Supreme
Court, and that the signers, Though
none appeared to the paper) repre-
scented "a large and influential body
of citizens" As ro;hing had been
heard Ct the petition here, the
HERALD instituted inquiries, and
learned that the members of the
Supreme Court knew nothing of the
document The introduction showed
the hand of the blunderer, as Max
well is not the Gentle candidate for
delegate to Con gress; but "pointer"
was received on Tuesday, which sup
plies an answer to the conundrum.
On Tuesday night Chief 5ustice
Hunter received from New York, a
letter postmarked September 3Oth,
and written on the 18th, 1.-THE same
date borne by the petition) in tie
office of the New York Woman
Suffrage State Committee" 1t is
addressed to the Supreme Court
judges, is an exact copy OF the petit
ton printed above, asd is signed By
"Mrs. Clemence s. Lozier, NJ. D.,
chairman; James K. Hamilton
Wilcox, secretary" The introductory
portion, about the institution OF the
writ, Maxwell, etc, does not
appear. The explanation is simply
ths: The telegram. though dated
Salt Lake City, never saw The Salt
Lake Office; Mrs. Lozier and assist
ants have induced some New York
reporter to send out the petition,
with q suitable introduction, as q
telegram from Salt Lake. It is a
little practice that ia sometimes re-
sorted TO to create public opinion, aud |
it seems the sufragis.s have learned |
the trick. In this instance it did no |
good, for the Supreme Court had |
ruled The mandamus case while Mrs..
Lozie-'s petition was still in the mail
bag, in New York state, and the
judges knew nothing of its existence.
And had /: arrived esrlier, the appeal
could not have Influenced the ma
iority Of the court, but it might have
saved the newspapers the expense Of
printing dissenting opinion, SIS it is
possible Mrs. Letters fifth PROPOSE
tion would have overcome the OBJ
iections OF the late judge Of the Second
District. h