The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-09
CANNON REFLECTED.
AND CAMPBELL GOES To CONGRESS
Governor Murray, OF Utah, Gives tho
Certificate of Election For Dele.
gate TO Congress to A. G..
Campbell, Denying IL TO
Apostle Cannon

DALI LAKE Clty, Jan. o.-When the re-
turns of the late election for delegates in con-
gress were canvsssed by Secretary Thomas in
December the Gentle candidate, Campbell,
filed paper with Governor Murray protest
ing against the issue of the certificate of elsc.
ton to Apostle Cannon, although it ap-
peared that he had large majority of the
votes cast. Among other reasons ii is said
he is not citizen ofthe United States, and
being polygsmist is not capable OF be
coming citizen in good faith. The facts had
long been notorious, and therefore the votes
east for Cannon at said election must be
void. He, Campebell, 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 10
was naturalized in due and legal form, Is 26
years Of age, and if he was polygamist, as
charged by Campbell, it would not dsqually
him for the office of delegate. This declara-
tion was fled with Governor Murray yester.
day. The case was argued at length be-
fore the governor by counsel for the rsspeo-
tive 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 ofsai court, that on tho
day when Cannon claims to have been
naturaliz d no such naturalization pro.
ceedings took place. The clerk also
certified from under his seal that from the
organization Of the court until the present
time, he having examined them carefully,
he was unable TO find any record in any Of
said records of the naturalization of George
o. Cannon. The pretended certificate relied
upon by Cannon does not purport TO be ex.
empli1ed Of any record of any court of rec
ord, and is therefore void 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 the making of such
record, the only proof of the fact, without
which the statute says the party shall not be
deemed to be citizen. 1t was argued by
Cannon's counsel that if all this were true
the government was not authorized to take
cognizsnco of it. 1t should be left to tho
house OF representatives. The governor did
not take that view of the act The act Of
congress organizing Utah says the governor
shall declare the person who received the
greatest number of votes duly elected, and
shall certify accordingly. An act of congress
approved June 9Th, 1872, provides that no
person shall be capable of voting or of hold
ing office in any territory who is not citi-
zen of the United States, excluding such as
had declared their intent to become such.
The governor held that this action of
congress and of tho territory bound him to
take cognizance of the fact, which he consd-
cred established, that Cannon is an alien and
is therefore ineligible to no d the office
of delegate. Under other circumstances,
says the governor in his ruling, Cannon
might become naturalize1 before his term of
office begins; but it is charged by Campbell,
and not denied by Cannon, that the latter s
living in violation Of the law of 1862 making
polygamy a felony, and Cannon therefore
does not appear to be well disposed towards
the government of the United States, not
being citizen, and being incapable, from his
profession and manner OF e,oftaking the oath
Standardization of good faith, ana these facts
having been notorious for years, it follows
that the votes cast for him as delegate are
lost aud Allen G. Campbell being the por-
son, citizen Of the United States and pos
sessing all other necessary qualifications, who
rece eved the greatest number of votes ut said
election, the governor ia bound to declare
said Campbell duly elected and TO certify
accordingly. The governor awarded the
certificate Of election to A. G. Campbell this
morning, and Immediately left Salt Lake
bound tof Louisville, KY, on important
business, which he has postponed ssvoral
days that he might hear the argument and
decide on this question.