The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-09
Utah.

AN ANTI MORMON Observation-Disclosures
DFLEGATE-FLECT CANNON DECLARED NOT
ELIGIBLE-HIs SEAT AWARDED TO CAMP
BELL, The GENTLE CANDIDATE, sc.
SALT LAKE CITY. January S.-When the
ret rms OF the late eli elton for delegate IL
Congress were canva>scd by Secretary
Thomas in December the Gentle candi-
date, Allen q. Campbell, filed paper with
Governor Murray protesting aganst the
issue of the certificate OF election TO Apos le
Cannon, although il Appeals that he had
large majority Of the votes cast, on The
ground, among others, that he Is not citi-
zen OF the United states, and. being po-
lyganist, is not capable Of becoming chi.
zen i'm good faith. These facts had long
been notorious. aud therefore HE votes cast
for Cannon al said election must be held
void, he (CampbelD beng the only eligible
candidate running at said election. must
have been elected, and the Governors GER
| lticate should be issued accordingly. Can
mons reply, in which he claims that he was
uaturaliZed in due and legal form twenty
SIX wears ago, and that II he were pclyga-
mist, rs charged by Campbell. II would not
disguiliiy him for the ofiice OF delegate,
was fled with Governor Murray yesterday.
! ThereupOn the case was argued al length
before the Governor 10y counsel for the re-
spective parties. IL was shown by copy OF
the actual record OF the court III which
| Cannon claims 10 have been naturallZed,
prOUery ceTttt d by t1e clerk OF said court,
| that on the ddy when Cannon claims 10 have
| been natuTaliZcG no such naturalization
proceedings took place. The clerk also GER
| lifted under his seal That from the or
! rlniZltiOn OF the court until The pre-
sent lime. be having examined them
carefully, he was unable 10 bnd any
record IN any oi said records OF The na'u-
rallz uion OF George q. Cannon. The pre-
tended certificate rehed upon by Cannon
does not purpOrt 10 be eXempllhcatlsn OF
any record OF any court OF record, ana :
therefore void in Ms tlce. No rtcOl OF tbe
naturalization Of Cannon IN open court,
signed by the Judge, exists. and the n1tu-
| rnliZation act in force az that time makes
such record the only proof Of the fact. with
out winch, the st0tute SAYS, party >Dall
moi be deemed 10 be a citizen. 1t wa ar
gued by CannOn's counsel that II al TN,
we're true the Government was not author
iZed To take cOgniZ ,nce OF 1t. IL should De
LEFT 10 the House OF Representatives.
The Governor did not take that view oil
the case The act OF Congress organizing
|
netson who received The greatest number
OF votes null elected, and shall certify ac'
cordinply. Al act If Congress approved
June s, 1872, provided that no person shall
he copablr III voting or II holding office N
any Territory who j. not citZen OF iht
United States, excluding such IL had De-
clarpd their intentions 10 become such
The Goyeruor held that This action OF Con
-
ia take cognizance Of the fact, whIcl
he considered established, That Cannon
j. an alien. aud Is therefore Ineligible
10 hold rbe Office II delegate. Under Other
circumstances, says the Governor in IN
ruIIny, Cannon might he naturJlizsd befor,
his Term Of Office begins, but II i charged
by Campbell and moi denied by Cannon
, that the latter j. living ia vioution OF th'
law OF 1862 making polygamy felony, anC
cannot, therefore, be welt dl-postd towards
The Government OF the Unned States. no
being IA cilzen, aud beng incapable, frou
his profession and manner OF life. Of takin.
, the oath OF naturalization in good FAITH
, and these facts baving been notorious fO
wears, IT follows thar the votes cast for hin
as delegate are lost, and Allen &. Campbell
b, ing the persona citizen al The Cnhe'
states, aud possessing all other nrcessar.
qualifications who received the grra'es
number o! votes at said election, the Cover
nor il bound by law 10 declare said Camp
bell duly elected, and to certify accordingly
The Governor awarded certificate G
cleo ion to Allen q. Campbell this morning
! and immediately left Salt Lake, bound I
. Louisville, KY. on important bnsin"s
which he has postponed several dNs ibi
he might hear the argument aud decide ib