The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-17
MISTAKEN NEWS DISPATCHER.

It is not clear whether the COM
missioners will reach Salt Lake this
evening, or tomorrow, the dispatch
| in Wednesdays HERALD being
| somewhat muddled as to the date of
the gentlemen's departure from
Omaha. 1t was also much mixed as
to what the commission would do
upon its arrival. We apprehend
| the dispatcher made up his item
| from information gathered from
| other sources than the commission
ers. for it would be unpleasant to
believe the gentlemen had any
such ideas Of their duties as
those conveyed in the kilograms. If
they believe their work is that set
out for them ty the Omaha press
reporter, they have not seen the
laws and will certainly be disap-
pointed. The commission derives
it's only authority from the Edmunds
law, which is the author of its ex-
istence. and that law declares that
the duties relating to the registra-
ton Of voters, the conduct of cleo
lions, the receiving or rejection of
votes, and the canvassing and re-
turning of the same, and the issuing
Of certificates or other evidence of
election in said territory, shall, until
other provisions be made by the
assembly of said
territory IS is hereinafter by this
section provided, be performed
under the existing laws of the
United States and of said territory"
BY the commissioners. The United
States has no law applying to
elections in the territory, except the
general statute governing the cleo
ion of delegate to Congress-, hence
he elections must be conducted in
accordance with the laws of the
erritory and the returns made and
done as now directed,
With this exception: "the canvass
nd return of all the votes
elections in said territory
II members of the legislative
3sembly thereof shall be returned
said board, which shall canvass
L such returns and issue certificates
electiOn to those persons who,
9ing eligible for such election, .
AL appear to have been lawfully =
ected." The commission will have '
thing to do with the returns from =
e delegate election, which must
canvassed as heretofore by the
cretary i'll presence of the gov
nor; nor will the returns from
g general election go to them, but
the county courts as prescribed in
2 local law. The powers of the
are narrowly linn
d. We might almost wish they -
re broader, and extended to cal
special elections and making 6
,istratiOns at times not permitted -
the law. If they had this author
the unpleasant situation in
ich the territory finds itself III
ough the clumsy and un-
legislation of Con-
IS might be improved, and Sol
good deal of annoy -
70 avoided. The election of a gD,
lslature whieh"follows' the dele -
e election next fall, follows it a -
g time-nelrly year, occurring b
Il August. Tile only election
1 can possibly be held this year
hat for delegate to Congress in
vember, and in order to go ahead ~
b that there must be a general DIT
uiescence in a somewhat ques- an
liable stretch of law and author
Sma
-owever, brief as are the powers of tiOn
commissioners, as they will find 50
n reading the Edmunds act and pay pay,
local laws by which they must An
governed, the HERALD cordially sbsc
comes the gentlemen to The ter At At a
~. We hope and believe they %
perform heir difficult and un- Co. Geo.
Isant duties fairly and without 81,
Or CT prejudice, when they will wine
e the cordial support of the in co i!1i
gent and conservative elements ~;
Jtah-elements that are largely ives
he majority here. Any other 81;
sc than one Of fairness will only nice
phcate matters, and longer S17
r any settlement" of existing fence
;tions. East
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east
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