New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
TALKS WITH REPUBLICANS
TALK WITH GOVERNOR MURRAY

| A TALK WITH GOVERNOR MURRAY.
WHY MIR. CANNON DID NOT GIT CERTIFICATE a.
DELEGATE TO CONGRESSIONAL TO DO WITH
| THE MoRMoNs.
The action of Governor Murray. Of Utah. IN re-
| fusing a certificate of election to George q cannon
the Mormon. who received the largest NUMBER u
votes at the last election i'll the Territory LOT De
! gate to Congress. has caused the statement ~ O'
mazda that II was done TO force tie Mormon question
upon the attention Of Congress. a lRlBuNh io-
porter called upon the Governor ut the FIfth Ave
| nue. Hotel Friday to make some iHuuiIieS III -
| gard to the matter.
| :. What have done in the matter" said the Gov
| orror "has been in performance of my duty under
| he law and for no other purpose. No man can DO
elsctod D,Ierate under the law unless he Is cC'-
zar NJ tLe United States. Mr.. Cannons right TO the
certi6cote WAS contested by MI Campbell. his oppo-
nent on the ground that Mr. Cannon is not acltlzh'
The facts presented to me IN regard TO the ma'''t
were sufficient to satisfy me that Mr. cannon 10 ho'
citizen: therefore could not certify to Congress
that he was legally elected. TIE votes cast for HIM
vero void. and Mr.. Campbell was entitled to the
certificate as beng the person, duly qualified having
the largest number of votes"
| "Wbot are tine facts about Mr.. CannOD's claim 10
citzanshpH IT..
..ue claims IN have zen admitted to citizenship
| December T. 1901. lH6 ilNS Va Ot"" o"J 'H''
man shall be deemed n citizen unless all the facts
to prove his right to citizenship are on the recorus
of a competent court as that is the only means OF
ascerta,nng its judgments On the official records
| of fine Territory and of the Court III which MI
Cannon claims to have been naturalized, there can
he found nothing to Justify his claim to citizenship
The following certificate shows that:
| Territory Of Utah, County Of SAL Lake, ST. ,,u tho
l. O. j. Averil. Clerk OF the District Court I0r ano
rbi al sitting IN aud Tor the COUNTY
aud Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify mt
mad dseH 1c eIG che p Frs Judicial Court Of sad
ory in my OIL and IN my custody IRON me oiRanI,
tn Of SAID court, October g. 1871 up 10 me present
lime and That am unable to find any record IN any OF
sand records Of the admission Of George u cannon W
hcnme citIzn OF the United states OF America or or
.nv record or order said court authorizing the Ck
of said Third Judicial Court or OF SAID FIRST DSllvt
tje"re, O Cannon. In witness whereof hercunto sci
hand and aH the seal OF the g r hv lRT Tue Clerk
'' Seal . by II. G. MCMLLEN, DepIy Clerk
1.-THE records of December Z, SD made no mention
of his name In any way. 1t having been shown that
Mr. Cannon was not citizen and that ne Is IN
CAPABLE of becoming one. could not certify that he
was duly elected a Delegate. Tha law makes it
| mandatory upon me to give the certificate TO the
ciIzrn receiving the highest number of votes, who
in this case, as said was Mr.. Campbell. ne House
i, the nudge oi the qualification ana election OF lis
own members. and | rs Governor SIMPLY certify 10
| Congress the facts IN tho case"
How was it that this was never discovered be-
foreY ,., co,no,, oor,,e.oto in
1875 on the same grounds, but ten months alter
ward Axte was appointed Governor ana gave Cdh-
nOu ccrticate =, -,
How many wives las Mr.. Cannon T.
"le Is said TO have five. but as to that cannot
answer. The people OF Utah should be Tree to thnk
and act for themselves to an extent equal u the
citlz lis Of any other part OF the country hut the
leaders of the Church there have no more rlght 10
have an ailg glance higher than the nag OF the
nIted States than have persons living mere III
New-York. The leaders. and not the tOO-conhdlng
ucoplr shoud BE- made 10 feel the auhGrlty ana JUS
tIce Of the laws Of the NatIOu attention 20 which
wears past. The laws AGAINST polygamy should be
repealed or Congress should make 10 possible To ex-
ecutc them. -,
Are the NurmOns increasing in numbcrT
IL see that the Governor ol IIaI0 IN
second message to the l. stature has called attcn-
ton to the spread of pol, gimy IN that Territory.
and urges legislation 10 prohibit II. Inc Gentle
population III Utah amounts 10 about $4,000 out Ol
liJ.OUO. Inc MuTmOns are cOnti uuiIY bringing
imInlgI ants from Europe, on whose earnings they
have practically mortgage Tor passage-monty be-
sides the tlthcS."
"What ~ the best way 10 suppress poiSgahy' III
your iudRmentT
Careful study of the subject leads mo to the
conclusion that the only effective and possibly the
only peaceable plan Is the appointment of commas
sion a. suggested 10y tbs President somewhat SINH
lar that appointed 1T 1907 to govern the NORTH
west Territory. IhIs commission should comprise
tine Governor and the Judges and number al cut
Ems of the Territory, TO act M pace o Lfg''lh-
lure now composed almost entirely oi pul\ghnlStS.
The people of Utah should have the fruits ol their
own labor so long Il, they arc heavily taxed ana
nuy m ndlltion onc-icntn OF all they earn INTO HE
Church treasury, poverty and ignorance VIII con-
tiuur and thousands of chIldIcn Val be born with
the brand Vi Ill legitimacy upon thc!i blows