Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-11
ONE GENT
MEET DEFEAT.
After Ruling Forty-three Years
They Are Overthrown.
GENTILEs CARRY SALT LAKE CITY,

A Red Hos Election Results Disassronsay
fer the Rolygamists In Their strong
hoEd-Defsated by from I.eoO TO 1, ,A00
Maioriiy--sle oentiIee Jubnant.
sALT LAKE CrrY. Feb. 1-Yesterday
was ons Of the most exciting days Utah has
ever seem Not only was the city on she qui
viye. bus che whole territory was anxiously
awaiting the result OF the days work at the
rolls. AN business ia the cisy was sua-
pended tho saloons were closed aud bus for
the huge csowds on the streets no one would
suspect that the inost exciting municipal
election on record was stalking place.
To Contest the ELECTORS
Chairman 26wers elainas that the Gentle
majority will reach Ba00. This, however.
Is denasd by Chairman Richards, who says
It is inpossibIe.to say which side is victori-
ous until the sompleto returns have Been
rountedg
The A1ormons clamthnt fraud has been
the order Of the day with tine Gentilea, aud
II they arc victorious it will have been by
shese methods, and in this event the Nor
mons win contest the electionto the supreme
court Of tise UnitetStatsss
nIornsons Down In tns Mouth.
The polls closed at o'cloci,. aud the lib
sral leaders posted a bulletinlin the windows
Of their headquarters clniming a majority
Of 200 Tho news soon spread over The
city, and the Gentiles took poressiomof tfss
city Flags were run, up. Rvery Gentils
building In the city was decorated vita
flags and lanterns. aud fireworks were sent
up from hundseds OF the housetops, cannons
doomed aud bonefires were seem upon every
corner, aud hundreds of men IN line parade&
the streets with drums and torches, shout
ing like Wild mon over their victory N@
such scene was ever Witnessed in Utah be-
fore. The Mormons admit their defeat, bus
claim the majority will not exceed 400
Forty-threes Yemrsr work uEtone
The campaign was = phenomenal one
For forty-three years the Mormons have hel@
control OF tha city. They were entrenched
here 50 strongly that they believed their
position was impregnable. Brigham Young
voted his people like a unit, and this princi
pie Of union in politics was so strongly inl-
pressed upon all the members OF tbs church.
that they grew up in the belief that TO vote
against the church ticket was a sacrilega
But with the years the GENTLE population
grew, and various acts of congress disfran-
ehized the polygamists. Last spring it was
asserted that the Liberal vote had increased
considerably, and work was at once begun
to carry the August election This election
was for members Of the territorial legisla-
ture, and the vote of this city showed that
the Gentiles, or Liberals, AZ they are called
bed a majority Of votes
BEormons Dfsfra nehised.
The city went wild with excitement. and
work on the campaign which has just closed
was at once begun. Every man in the city
was located, his politics ascertained and n
weekly canvas made OF the town Whom
the registration closed 10 was estimated that
the Mormons had about z, 500 votes and tho
liberals about $500
The courts were appealed TO frequently by
both sides to settle contested questions, and
one Of the most important matters ruled on
was whether Mormon was fl subject for
naturalization.
Judge Anderson held that no member OF
the Mormon church could ever again be-
come citizen Of this country, and by that
means scores Of Mormons were prevented
from registering
Trouble Was Feared.
IL was believed there would be- troubIa
here today, and 400 United States deputy
marshals were sworn in to preserve the
peace. These officers are all Gentiles The
city and county governments being Nor
mon, they swore ia an equal number Of
special policemen and deputy sheriifs. These
timely precautions had a good effect, and
the peace Of the city was never better pre-
served than it was yesterday.