The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-01
COMING ELECTIONS.
Some Timely Suggestions From
the Utah Commission.
THE ADVISE TO THE REGISTRARS.
If Needed, There is no Doubt but that it
VIII Have a Most Beneficial
Effect
OFFICE OF THE UTAH COMMISSION,

OFFICE OF THE UTAH COMMISSION,
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 81, 1889.
To the officers of election and voters of Utah
territory:
The Utah commission being charged
with registration and election in the terri
tory, after due consideration, have thought
it advisable to make this public appeal to
the registration officers, judges of election
and voters at the election to be held on the
5th day of August next:
The commission is DESTROYS of having,
and as far as it has authority of law, is de-
termined to have, fair and impartial cleo
ton; that everything like fraud shall be
put down; that every lawfully registered
voter in the territory shall have the privi-
lege of depositing his ballot. freely, as he
wishes and without intimidation, and that
none who are not legally registered shall be
permitted to vote, no matter what may be
the circumstances.
The commission suggests that judges of
election in passing uDOn challenges at the
polls, shall do so impartially and fair, re
iecting none who are legally qualified, adj
hitting none who are not, keeping in mind
that the prescriptions of law are in favor
of the elector VI til the contrary appears
Attention is respectfully called to the
following section of the election law
"Any person who shall disturb CT be
guilty of any riot0uS conduct at any cleo
ton in this territory, OF who shall disturb
or interfere with the canvassing of the
vote, or interfere with the making up of
the returns, or who shall interfere with
any voter in the free exercise of the cleo
tive franchise shall be deemed guilty of a
miSdemeanOr.o -Compiled laws of Utah,
1888, volume 1, page 535, section 266.
1t is suggested that prompt arrests be
made for any violation of this statute.
In the interest of fairness the commission
further suggests that in all towns and cities
that no person except the registrar or his
deputy, judges of election, the sheriff or
his deputies, the United States marshal or
his deputies, and such challengers. not
more than two, as may be selected by each
party, shall be permitted to remain within
one hundred feet of the polls, and as far
as practicable, have it so arranged that but
one voter shall approach the polls at one
and the same time, and that when one has
voted he shall Immediately pass beyond the
limits fixed for approach to the polls.
The commission most earnestly invoke
all good citizens of all parties to lend their
influence in aid of fair and honest cleo
tions; that they frown and stamp upon all
frauds or attempted frauds tending to IN
fairness at the polls or in the returns of
election. ever keeping in mind the great
truth that the power of the American peo-
pie depends on the purity of the ballot box
The commission takes great pleasure in
bearing witness to the fairness in all cleo |
tions heretofore held under the authority |
and management and with great confidence !
looks to the same result in the approaching |
election.
The manhood of Utah cannot afford to |
prostitute itself by frauds in elections. |
G. L. GODFREY,
Chairman