Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-16
BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
Hearing OF Charges Preferred
Against the City Registrars.


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At 10 O'Clock this morning
Aiessrs. J. II. Aloyle and r. w.
Young appeared before the Utah
Commission, in behalf Of the Peo-
pies Municipal Central Committee,
to attend the hearing Of the charges
filed by that committee against the
registrars Of the city. Mr.. Moyle
suggested that Mr.. LeGrand Young,
another Of the attorneys for the
committee, would be detained in the
District Court a short time, and that
if the. Commission had other bust
ness before it, it would be agreeable
TO his side to continue the registrars
hearing a short time.
Col. Paige here announced that
he had just been notified by tele-
phone that Registrars Morris and
Clute would be wanted in the Dis
trict Court at II O'Clock. At Gen.
McClernand's suggestion the Com
mission held a brief consultation,
when it was decided to go on with
the case of Mr.. McCallum.
On behalf OF this defendant Mr..
Dickson read an answer, containing
denials Of some Of the allegations 0
the complaint, and versions Of some
of the facts therein stated at vari-
ance with the statements Of the
complaint.
The Commission ruled that it
would take up The charges against
Mr.. McCallum in their order.
G.. 5. Christensen was placed on
the stand. He told how he had
called on the registrar to see If his
name Tas on the list, and narrated
the conversation that occurred.
Witness was not permitted to see if
his name was on the list.
J. G.. b. Haynes, aged 81, years,
was next sworn. He came 20 the
United States when a child; had
lived in Utah b years; had been adj
mitted to citizenship many years
ago, and had voted many years.
Registrar McCallum had shown
him his name misspelled on the
registration list, and had refused to
correct il. Witness thought this
occurred two OF three months ago.
Mr. Dickson objected TO this
testimony for the reason that
the incident occurred before Nc
Callum was a registration officer.
The defense showed witness affi-
davit to the effect that the incident
occurred carly in November, and
also cited the fact that McCallum's
answer confessed the circumstance.
Witness was allowed to state the
conversation which occurred, and
on crOss-eSamiuatiOns said that Nc
Callum told him he must apply to
the county clerk &c have his name
spelled correctly. and refused TO re-
register him. Witness naturaliza-
ton PAPERS were burned on a steam
boat ON the Illinois River about
1880. He had never obtained du-
plicate papers.
w. T. Jack OF the First Ward was
sworn. Witness applied on November
26th to Nc Callum 20 be registered,
in company with Mr.. Greenewald.
4 Mr.. christensen was in Mccall
lum's office when witness entered,
and had just asked to be registered.
Christiansen's request was refused
and he left. When he had gone
McCallum said to Greenwali: 81
know him (Christensen); he's n u
Mormon: Witness hcani Christian
sen ask if his name was on the list,
and il It was not, to be registered.
McCallum refused to grant either
request made by Christensen, but
registered witness without ohjec-
ton.
Mr.. p. l.. Williams for the defense
tried to show that the incident &C.
CURED in McCallum's private office,
while he was making his house to
house canvass, and was not obliged
to register applicants at his office.
Mr.. Moyle replied that the incl
dent showed discrimination by the
officer in registering one man and
refusing 10 register another. Mr..
Jack had gone TO the Office in COM
pany with a well known Liberal, :"
Jake Greenewald, and was registered
without question, while Christian
sen. known to the officer TO he n
Mormon, was put of.
Thos. J. Curtis was next eN-
amined. Knew Registrar Mccall
lum. Was present on Dec. =, when
number OF men applied 10 Mr..
McCallum to be registered. They
first saw McCullum in the street
and by his invitation went with
him to his office. On the steps Of
his office he said that that was his
private office and he could not re-
gist.r any of them there. 4 man
named Smith stepped up and asked
to be registered. McCallum said he
was going away for a few days.
when McCallum invited him into
the office, and then and there reg
istered him. Smith seemed TO lie a
stranger to McCallum. Witness be-
lieved Smith to be a member Of the
ssMormon''Church. and Of the PeO-
pies Party, but thought he tOOK no
part in Church matters.
Joseph WoOlsey next testified.
He lived at AS, 5. Third East
Street. Had applied in the latter
part Of November 10 McCallum to be
registered. 1t was at the st. James
Hotel; saw him register one or two
men, when witness asked to be regis
tered, giving his name. McCallum
refused to register him saying that
Witness wife had told him Nc
Callum) that witness had come to
Salt Lake to vote. McCallum be-
came angry and threatened that if
witness registered he would have
him in the penitentiary within
twenty-foUr hours.
On crOss-examination witness said
he came to this city in September
from Kanosh; was born in Provo;
had lived in KanOsh seven or eight
years voted in Kanosh last
August; owned no property there.
Came 10 Salt Lake because he heard
there was work here; had no recon-
mend from his Bishop to come; was
not advised 10y his Bishop TO come;
knew nothing Of other residents Of
Kanosh who had come here. Had
been in the house where he now
lived about one month before his
wife came; eight men besides him.
self lived there, and had been living
there about three or four weeks be-
fore the registration officer called;
some Of them came from kanOsh.
Mr.. Moyle objected TO this line of
cross-examination, rs it related 10
other men for whom witness was
not responsible. Mr.. Dickson held
It was proper rs showing that wit
pess was one Of n party who had
come TO this city for an illegal pur-
pose, a fact that would affect his
testimony. The point was argued
by counsel pro and con, and the
Commission, after comforting, ruled
that witness might he questioned a
far a. necessary to inquire into his
good faith in coming to this city.
This yirtuaiiy gave Mr.. Dickson