Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
MORMON RULE.

AZ Receives Staggering Blow In re
osrons hoia-Gentiles Win In an Jsloc.
ton In Salt Lake City-The yictor,s.ns
larry celebrates - Significance OF tie
SALT LAKE Cry, u. T.. Auo. = Tho e,ac
B ton which took place IN this CITY 7aondau
was for members OF the Legislative Assent.
bly, and for Territorial county and nra.in,.t
officers. The principal interest of the cam.
pa1gn conferred In Salt Lake CITY. where
the first real political fight ever seen
IN this Territory was made. 1t was a
novel sight to see huge campaign meetings
held In all quarters OF city by people who
twenty years ago would scarcely have
dared come within It's walls without per-
mission from Brigham Young, who was Writ
ually the autocrat of all Utah
The leading on-Mormons of the CITY en-
tered upon spirited campaign, and with
drums, and flies, and lanterns, and bonfires.
ana oratory, and argument invaded the cap
ital OF the Saints. Judge Orlando W. Towers.
az old politician from Michigan. who is
looked upon rs the Moses who has been sent
to lead tho Mormons out of the Egyptian
darkness IN which they have bcen i'm
injured for 10 those forty years. was at tho
head of tho Gentle movement Hc began
his work by dividing the city oil into
wards and appointing GENTLE captain to
each ward. These wards were subdiyidcd
into blocks and agents appointed for each
plock, and IN this way thorough house to
house canvass was made. Before election
day tac Gentlles knew their exact strength
anu While there were supposed to be 1000
Gentiles out OF total registration of 5000
yet the Gentiles had no idea that they couId
poll their full vote.
Many OF their members were out of tho
city, others were apathetic, and Judge Pow
CTS believed that tina Mormons won d win
ny about $50 votes It was, therefore
grea. surprise when The returns show ed
that the Gentiles had carried the CITY
BY forty-one voles. While not city officer
was elected-none being voted forget it
gives renewed hope that in the municipal
election in February the city will be
wrested from the Mormon control, in which
it has been ever since Brigham Young
crossed the Wasatch mountains in 1877
One of the prime causes for the victory
was the detection from the Mormon ranks.
At least 20 young Mormons voted with the
Gentiles, and this breaking away from the
chains of the priesthood was the chief
cause for the celebration Monday night.
Perfect pandemonium reigned on the
streets here from o'clock until o'clock
IN the morning Business men, professional
rlen, preachers, boys, women, all joined in
the jollification- The Mormon police at
tempted to stop the demonstration, but
were poweriess Cow-bells, tin horns,
bombs, guns, colored lights, in fact every
Thing that would make a cound or blaze
was brought into requisition. Such a sight
was never before seeu in Utah
The victory means an increase of business
md population; it means that next Febru-
airy the city will go Gentle by TOO to 1,Ooe
votes; it means the beginning of the end of
the Mormon power. for the young men
have declared at the ballot that they will
In future think for themselves and not al
low priestly interference with their fran
chise. 1t means population of 100000 in
ten years.
The Mormons were more surprised than
The Gentiles, and take their defeat bitterly
The next Legislature will have six Gentiles
in the House and two members in the
council-the council being body
corresponding to the State Senate
The last Legislature had five Gentle
members, and this increase of three is
gratifying. This gives them eight mem
beers out of thirty-six, and when it is re-
mcmbered that the first Gentle who sat in
Utah Legislature was David Mclaughlin,
who served two sessions ego the lmpor-
tance of this present election will be better
understood
In Salt Lake County, of which this city
forms part, this increase in the Gentle
vote is also astonishing. and the claim is
made that within two years t e Mormons
will lose that ALSO. The influx OF the Gen
tiles into Utah since the real-estate boom
here last year has been steady, but so
quiet has it been that not even did the Cen
tiles appreciate what a power they had be-
come.
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