The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-15

tlle County ocato dnu fli'scoS anu
questioned them who came as to,
themselves and their neighbors. In
the selection of enumerators for the
present census, particular pains Were
taken, IS to their fitness for the work,
and except in rare cases. each was
selected from the district in which
he was to perform the duty. There
is on file in the Census Office good
deal of testimony. much of it sworn
to, as to the inaccuracy of former
censuses-notably that of 1870. Gen
eral Walker feels confident that from.
the general character of the enumer.
ators, the smallness of the district
assigned to each, and their personal
acquaintance Herewith with the plan
OF house-tO- house visitation, the ac-
tual number Of inhabitants has been
reached with far greater accuracy
than ever befors.
ALLOW AT MORMONIsM.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 8.-When
the returns of the late election for
delegate to Congress were caDvassed
BY Secretary Thomas in December,
the Gentle candidate. Allen &.
Campbell, fled a paper with Coy.
Murray. protesting against issuing
certificate of election to Apostle
Cannen-although it appeared that
he had large majority Of the votes
cast-on the ground. among Others,
that he is not citizen of the United
State, and being polygamist, is not
capable of becoming a citizen in
good faith. These facts had long
been notorious, and, therefore, the
votes cast for Cannon at said electioU
mast be held veid. He (Campbell}
being the only eligible candidate
running at said election must have
been elected, and the governors GER
tificate should be issued accordingly.
Cannon makes a reply, and claims,
that he was naturalIZed in due and
legal form twentysix years ago. and
that if he were pOlygamist, as
charged by Campbell, it would not.
disqualify him for the office of dele
gate. Cannon's reply was filed with
Coy. Murray yesterday, and there
upon the case was argued at length
before the Governor by the counsel
for the respective parties. 1t was.
shown by copy of the actual record
of the court in which Cannon claims,
to have been naturalized, properly
certified by the clerk of said court,
that on the day when Cannon claims.
to have been naturaliZed no such nat.
uraliMtjOn proceedings took place..
The clerk also certified under his Sc II
that from the organization Of the
court until the present time he, hav-
ing examined them carefully. was
unable to find any record in any of
said records of the naturalization of
George @. Cannon. The pretended
certificate relied on by Cannon does
not purpert to he an exemplitication
Of any record of any court of record
and is therefore void on its face. No
record of the naturalization of Can
non in open court signed by the
Judge exists, and the naturalization
act in force at that Time, makes such
record the only proof Of the fact,
without which, the statute says, the
party shall not be deemed 10 e a.
citizen. 1t was argued by Cannon's'
counsel that, if all this was true, the
governor was not authorized to take
,Dgnizance of it. 1t should be left to-
the House of Representatives Ths
governor did not take that view OF
it. The act of Congress organizing
Utah says ''the governor shall de-
clare the person Who received the
greatest number of votes duly elect
ed, and shall certify accordingly"
An act of Congress approved June
8, 1872, provided that no person
shall be capable of voting or of hold
Jig office, in any territory, who is
not citiZ en- of the United States
excluding such as had merely de.
clared their intention to become such.
The governor held that this actien OF
Congress, and of the territory, bound
him TO take cogniZance of The fact
which he considered established
that Cannon is an alien, and is,there-
fore. ineligible to hold the office OF
delegate. Under other circumstan-
css, says the governor in his ruling,
Q nnen might become naturalized
before his term of Office begins, but it
is charged by Campbell, and not de-
MED by Cannon, that the latter is
living in violation of the law of
1862, making polygamy felony and
cannot, therefore, be we'll disposed
toward the government of the Uni
ted States. not being a citizen, and
being incapable, from his profession
and manner of life, of taking the
oath of naturalization in good faith