The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-13
CANNON REFLECTED.
AND CAMPBELL GOES TO CONGRESS-
Governor Murray, Of Utnki, Gives the
Certificate OF Election For Doie"
gate to Congress to A q.
CampbeIi, Desying IL 10
AstDOstae Cannon.

Salt Lake City, Jan. s.-When The re-
turns of the late election for delegates in con
gress were eanvassed by Secretary Thomas in
December the Gentile candidate, Campbell
filed paper with Governor Murray protest
ing against the issue of the certificate Of cleo
ton TO Apostle Cannon, although it ap.
peared that he had large majority Of the
votes cast. Among Dther reasons it is said
he is not citizsn ofthe United Ste tos, and
being polygsm,t is not capa bic of be
coming a citiz.n in good faith. The facts h sd
long been notorieua, acd therefore the votes
east for Cannon ct said election must be
void. He, Campsbell, being the only eligible
candidate running at the election, must have
been elected, and the governors certificate
should be issued accordingly. Cannon makes
a reply, in which he claims that he
was nsturalizsd in due and legal form, is &c
wears of sge, and if he was a polygamist as
charged by Campbell, it would not disqualify
him for the Office Of delegate. This deelara-
ton was filed.with Governor Murray yester-
day. The case was argued at length be-
fore the governor by counsel for the respec-
tive parties. It was shown by q copy of the
actual record of the court in which Cannon
claims to have been naturalizea. properly
certified By the clerk ofsaid court, that on the
day when Cannon claims to have been
naturalized. DO such naturalization pro-
ceednes took place. The clerk also
certified from under ais seal that from the
organization of tho court uatil tho present
time, he having examined them carefully,
he was unable to find aoy record in iny OF
said'recorda of the naturalization Of George
0. Cannon Tho pretended certificate relied
upon by Cannon does not purport to be ex-
empliied Of any record of any court Of rec
ord. and is therefore veid on its face. No
record appears of the naturalization of Can
non in open court, signed by the
Judge and naturalization clerk in
force at the time of tho making Of such
record, the only proof OF the fact without
which the statute Says tho party shall not ba
deemed to be citizen. 1t wes argued by
Canron's counsel that If oil this were true
the government Was not authorized to take
cognizauce Of il. 1t should be left TO the
house of representatives, Nho governor did
not take that view Of the act. The act oil
congress organizing Utah says the governor
shall declare the person who received the
greatest number of votes duly elected, ane
| shsll certify accordingly. An set of congress
approved Juno 9Th, 1872 provides that nc
person shall be capable Of voting or OF hold
ing olfics in any territory who is not citi-
zen of the United States, excluding such Of
had declared their intent to become such
Tho governor held that this action of
congress and of the territory bound him &c
take cognizance Of the fact, which he consid'
cred established, that Cannon is an alien and
IL therefore ineligible to ho'd tho Office
of delegate. Under other circumstances
says the governor in his ruling, Cannon
might become naturalist before bis tern, o.
Office begins; but it is chs'ged by CGnpbell
and not denied by Cannon, that the latter is
| liyisg in violation Of the law of 1862 making
polygamy felony, and Cannon therefore
does not appear to be well dispoaed towards
the government of tho United States, not
being citizen, and being incapable, from his
profession sEd manner of liCe,o taking The eatl
decentralization of good faith, ana these fact:
HAVING been notorious for years, il follows
that the votes cast for him as delegate are
lost, aud Allen q. Campbell being the per-
son, citizen Of the United States and pos
sessing all other necessary qualifications, who
received the greatest number of votes ut said
election, tho governor Is bound to Seclart
said Campbell duly elected and to certify
accordingly. The governor awarded, th'
certificate of election to A. q. Campbell THU
morning, and immediately left Salt Lake
bound To- Louisville, KY, on important
| business, which he has postponed several
DAYS thst he might hear the argument anC
decide on this question.