Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-10
IL HE WERE A poLYeAMrsr.

If HE WERE A PoLYGAMIsT,
As charged by Campbell, it would not dis
qualify him for the office of delegate, was
filed with Governor Murray yesterday.
Thereupon the case was argued at length
before the Governor by counsel for the re-
spective parties. 1t was shown by a copy of
the actual record of the Court, in which Can.
non claims to have been naturalized, prop
erly certified by the Clerk of said Court,
that on the day when Cannon claims to have
been naturalized no such naturalization pro-
ceedings took place. The Clerk also certified,
under his SEAL that from the organization of
the Court to the present time, he having Gus
| tody of its records, and having examined
them carefully, he was unable to find any
record in any of said records of the naturali
| ization of George @. Cannon. The pretended
certificate relied upon by Cannon does not
purport to be an exemplifcation of any
record of any Court of record, and
is THEREFORE VOID ON IT'S FACE.
No record of the naturalization of Cannon
| in open Court, signed by the Judge, exists
and the naturalization law 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 to be a citizen. 1t
was argued by Cannon's counsel that if all
this were true, the Governor was not author
I
to the House Of Representatives. The Gov
ernor did not take that view of it. The Act
| of Congress organizing u tab says that the
Governor shall declare the person who re-
| ceived the greatest number of votes duly
elected, and shall certify accordingly. An
Act of Congress, approved June s, 1872, pro-
vides that no person shall be capable of vot-
| ing or of holding Office in any Territory, who
is not citizen of the United States, or has
not declared his intention to become such.
| Under this rule
THE TERRITORY OF UTAH
Restricted the right of voting and of holding
office to citizens of the United States, ex-
Guiding such as had merely declared their
intentions to become such. The Governor
held that this action of Congress, and of the
| Territory, bound him to take cognizance of
the fact, which he considered establi-hed,
that Cannon is an alien, and is, therefore,
ineligible to hold the Office of Delegate.
Under other circumstances, says the Gov
ernor in his ruling, Cannon might become
naturalized before his term of office begins
But it is charged by Campbell, and not de-
MED by Cannon, that the latter ia living in
violation of the law of 1862, making polyg-
amy felony, and cannot, therefore, be we'll
disposed toward the Government of the
| United States, not being citizen, and being
|
| HIS PROFESSION AND MANNER OF LIFE
| Of taking the oath of naturalization in good
| faith, and these facts having been notorious
| for years, it follows that the votes cast for
him as Delegate are lost, and Allen G. Camp
bell being the person. citizen of the United
States, and possessing all the other necessary
qualifications, who received the greatest mum
Der of votes at said election, the Governor is
bound by the law to declare said Campbell
duly elected, and to certify accordingly. The
Governor awarded the certificate of election
to Allen @. Campbell this morning, and i'm
mediately left Salt Lake bound to Louisville
Kentucky, on important private business
| which he has postponed several days that he
might hear the argument and decide on this
question.
GENTLE VIEW OF THE AFFAIR.
The Tribune was the first to announce the
issuance OF the certificate of election to Allen
q. Campbell by hosting the Stars and Stripes
and by bulletining the news, which soon spread
sill over the city, and was received with re-
joicing by the Genties, who regard it as the
most severe blow the Mormon Church has
ever received. The action of the Governor is
commended in the highest terms by non.
Mormons, who think he has taken the first
step toward overthrowing the theocratic gov
eminent planted in the heart of the Repub-
lie. The Mormons feel bitter, and the church
organ denounces the proceeding as greas
outrage which should forever damn the
Governor, and should cause his removal from
, Office Cannon's friends this evening applied
to the Secretary of the Territory for certl-
fed statement of the count aud Cannon Will