The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-06
re m0RMlONS.
The Work Of The United States
Commission,
Ten Thousand Polygamists Disfran-
chisejl.

Hon. Alexander lta1isey, Chairman of the
United States commission appointed under
the provisions of the Edmunds bill to carry
out the new law in Utah, recently arrived
home at ST. Paul on a short vacation from
his labors, and was interviewed in regard to
the progress Of th6 task Of making polygamy
odious Il left Salt Lake. said Gov Ram
sey, "for short rest and visit home the
commission having completed the registra-
ton of the voters for the Territory of Utah,
Thirty-fve Thousand persons, men and wom~
en-the women vote there. you knoW-Were
registered, and 10000 polygatiists Of both
sexes We're DISTINGUISHED. The census Of
1880 showed that there were 144000 people
in the Territory, and it is estimated that
there are now about 100000 of whom 1870
600 are Mormons and the balance of 5000
anti Mormon; OF this population, which
registers $4,000 voters, the Nor
mons claim that not to exceed
from 5000 to 1000 are non-Mormons,
while the Gentiles assert that their voting
strength is from 600 to 10000. At very
early day after the arrival of the c0ntrfiis7
sion, leading polyganiists CAME to lis and said
they desired to assure us they would make no
attempt to be registered, nor would they
make any attempt to vote, and would do all
in their power to assist u.s. In general way
/ think they kept their word. In fact, the
Mormons conducted themselves fairly, as far
aswe could learn Wehave, beside completing
the registration, appointed a County Regis
ter in each of tue twenty-four counties of
Utah and selected Register for each voting
precinct, so that there are about 200 of them,
We now have to appoint three Judges III
each election precinct, making about 600
Judges. With regard to these appointments,
there has been good deal of nonsense in
the papers about the commission favoring
the M0rmons, while the fact is that there
are whole counties where none but MormonS
reside and, as the law is intended to make
polygamy odious and does not disfranchise
a -polygamist Mormon, we could
not do otherwise than do just what
the law does-recognize that class So
far as the elections are concerned, they will
of course be carried by the Mormons. Of
course the Mormon vote, which is at least
two and q half to one Gentle, will elect the
Delegate to Congress- and the poIygamsts,
knowing that their man and officers gener-
ally will be chosen, can well afford to ac-
quiesCe in their own Acknowledgement
heard it said that the present Mayor of Salt
Lake City, Mr.. Kane, stood good show for
the Mormon nomination and election.
what will be the general effect of the law
as it pertains to the elections?"
1T will take pretty near al the Wealthlest
men of the Mormon church out of politics
and make polygamy odous especially to the
rising generation, who will dislike to be dis
franchised on arriving at their majority. The
old fellows now thrown out will he looked
upon by many as martyrs, and in fact SO
cons der themselves already So far as the
general effect of he law is concerned it can
not now be determined what that will be,
for it is, of course, an experiment.