The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-12

and during the early part of the day
the ballots were cast in rapid succession.
Each of the four voting places in the
new City Hall was guarded by chal-
longing parties representing the re-
spective tickets. They made consider
able use OF their time during the fore
noon as they caused about City votes to
be sworn in. and large number were
required to bring written affidavits.
WONDERFUL DILIGENCE.
One remarkable instance of the effort
of the Liberals to require the utmost
precision and accuracy in the item of
registration occurred in the challenge
of William Lowe, Peoples man, who
has lived in Ogden for the past seven
teen years. Mr.. loves name appeared
on the registration books but was not
accurate in spelling or initial; hence
the challenge.
The old gentleman who is afflicted in
his lower limbs climbed up the stairs into
the headquarters of the Peoples party
made an affidavit and with the help of
friends went down again to the voting
place, carrying with him q register,
which was proof of former exercise of
his franchise. But he was not allowed
to vote.
The least flaw in the registration of
any voter has been eagerly sliced upon
by the challengers of both parties. Up
to noon five men were locked up on the
charge of attempt at fraudulent voting
| ThEir Dat
Webb, Robert Roe, Fenton Butterield
(alias Alexander WILSON, and A. @.
Shoemaker. The hearing Of these cases
was set down for Thursday, February
14th.
CoLLARING THE POLICE.
Policemen James NJ. Brown and W.
F. Critchlow were arrested this morn
ing upon the charge of unlawfully inn
prisoning persons charged with illegal
voting. The alleged offenders were
taken before Judge Black and were re-
leased upon giving bonds in $500 eacn
| for their appearance.
There were about ], 400 votes cast up to
noon. But it would be impossible to
tell what proportion either party has,
except by guess based upon the meth
DDS usually adopted by Liberals of
holding their heavy votes till late and
rush them in rapidly. Upon this basis
it is safe to say that the Peoples candi-
| dates had the best of 1t at noon.
The balance of the votes were all in
| by - o'clock p. m. The heaviest
voting was done at from O'Clock
till - o'clock.
The Liberals have all along claimed
1,40o of the 2 300 names registered.
QUIET, BUT ACTIVE.
There has been no disturbance at the
polls. While there has been all day
long large crowd around the City Hall,
it has been a very quiet, peaceful
crowd. No quarreling or bad language
has been participated in. Added to the
! large number of voters and canvassers
there are a number of strangers IN
town from along the line of the Denver
d Rio Grande Western, who came in
with he conductors excursion, taking
advantage Of the reduction IN rates in
order to visit Ogden.
Another excursion came in at. 2
o'clock p. m. from Salt Lake. A por-
ton of these came to attend the con-
ductors' ball, which is in progress to-
night.
Every railroad man who has resi-
dence within the limits of the city is
here and has Voted-unless prevented
by challenge.
VOTING LITERALLY.
1t is safe to say they sill voted the
Liberal ticket and voted it straight. It
was remarked by facetious member o
the opposing faction that some of them
voted it very literally. But repeating
was not INDUCED in by either party to
any extent.
The pot has been calling the kettle
black for so long that each has grown
to distruSt the other to that extent that
both have grown vigilant to an extreme.
So there has been small chance for
crooked work.
The voting continued steadily till 6
p. m. when the polls closed. leaving
two or three dissatisfied Liberals to |
mourn the loss of vote. Betting was
rather timid during the latter part of the
afternoon, but livened up toward night. |
The Liberals, who put their money |
where it would have given a margin, |
became so imbued with the spirit of |
dead certainty that they took
almost every thing offered them,
consequently losing in some in
stances and playing even in others.
AS the hour of O'Clock was reached.
the Ogden cornet band stood in front |
of the Broom Hotel and played
Should Old Acquaintance be Forgot"
The excitement ran high during
the hour following and at s 30 |
a yell of triumph went up
from the Liberals, almost deafenine
the people in close proximity 1t was
oecasioned by the announcement that
of the $40 votes cast, there was a
majority of 439 for the Liberals, on
straight count. Within fifteen
minutes the glare of torches
frightened the streets, and headed
by drum corps, the torch. bearers
marched through Fifth and Main |
Streets, back and forth. enlivened by |
tin horns, tin cans, sleigh bells, cow