Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-11
THE GENTILES WIN.
4 BITTER MUNICIPAL CONTEST IN THB
CITY OF SAINTS.
The Normons Routed fr Important Offcs
and They Raise the Cry Of Fraud -
Their Las. Struggle for
Supremacy.

oDplemar!'
SALT LAKE, UTAH, February 10.-The
most bitter munisipll contest in tine his
tory Of Utah is being fought out a! the
polls to-day.
On one side are srrsyed the Liberals, or
Gentiles, on the other side the Mormobs.
1t is tn lAiter's last struggle for control OF
municipal aff.irs, aud il indications count
for anything, they are already beaten.
Political lines have been forgotten for the
time being in this campsisn-sll opposed
TO the Saints, no matter what their creed
or political sffililtiOn, having arranged
themselves under the Liberal banner;
while the MormOns hsve led themselves
the Peoples Party"
For nearly year the Liberals have been
organizing for to.d,y's fight, bnt go secret
ly were their movements conducted that
il was only couple of weeks ago that The
MormOns became fully alive TO the danger
with which they were threatened. Since
then both sides have been holding nightly
mass meetings, parGdes and illuminations,
until the excitement has reached high
pitch, and the City Of the Saints has wit
messed the ex raoIdinsry spectacle of an
anti-Mormon meeting held right in Brig
ham YouDg's Opera House, and presided
over BIZ son Of one of the Apostles broth
era.
The total registration OF the city is
about 5000. of which the Liberals claim
nearly {, 600, and so sure are they of vic
tory that they have offered 10 pat up lump
sums Of SIC, coo to S25 900. against half OF
such amounts on at least 200 plurality.
They have, moreover, control Of the elec
ton machinery, and the polls are closely
guarded to prevent fraud TIE Mlrmons
have spent money lavishly; but they are
dumfounded at the opposition, and were
inclined to ooncsde that they were in a
losing fight several days ago.
MAY BE CARRIED INTO THE COURTS
The election today is for Mayor, Re-
coIder, Treasurer, Assessor and Collector
and Marshal of Salt Lake City. Also for
three Ccunclmeu and one Justice of the
Peace for each of the five precincts Of the
city. The whole ticket is to be elected at
large.
"The Issues involved in to-day's con-
test u said p. II. Launon, proprietor OF
the Salt Lake Tribune, ARE the govern.
ment Of the city and the besring which |
the result of the election will have upon
the Territory at large. Salt Like City |
wss founded 10 1947, and covers about 15 |
square miles OF territory, with an esti- |
mated population Of $4,000. To-day not
one square foot Of street pavement has been |
laid upon any street, and not one square |
foot OF sidewalk has been laid, except by |
private enterprise. There ia no police |
projection outside of one OF two streets |
In short, the Mormon record OF 40 years is |
q histOTy Of intfficitDcy which exists 10
where else ia this country. II the Gen |
tiles ere successful it will place the city |
in harmony with n ,tional law and su-
thority. II is recognized that the city |
has q great il flaebce 10 the Territory and |
consequently the issue is national one. |
Gentle success will mean that the redemp- |
tion OF Utah ia slowly but surely b,iDg &C
complished."
SALT LAKE UTAH, February 10-A |
light snow fell last night, putting the
streets in a very dissgreeable condition to-
day, though the sun is now shining
brightly. Business in many portions of
the city is entirely suspended. Up TO
1890 o'clock r very heavy vote had been
pOllsd, and especially by the Mormous
Rsiurns mp TO this boar from 16 precincts
in foar wards give a total vote OF > Ill, |
divided as follows: G. sntile. 965; Mormons,
1,146. In the Fifth aud Fourth precincts
it is estimated that so per cent. OF the reg
istrstion was voted by 10 o'clock. AS yet
only two arrests hsve been Il Tsde for at
tempta to illegally vote-ore Mormon and
one Gentle Everything quiet and no
serious tronble ia anticipated.
At five o'clock il is estimated chat the
returns from every ward 10 the city gave
a total vote CT o,298, divided as follows:
Gentiles, 8. 4i3; Mormons, S55. At six
o'clock to night Chairman Powers claims
that the Gentiles nv jriiy will rssch l, 400.
This, however, is denied 10y Chairman
Richards, whO ssys 1t is impossible to cay
which side is victorious until the ccm-
pleie reiurns have been counted. The
Mormons claim that flim-hsmmeTs and
frauds have been the order of the day with
the Gentiles, and if they are victorious it
will have been By these methods,
and in this evsnt the MOTmons will con.
test the election 10 the Supreme Court Of
the [ nited States.
AZ IL o'clock the official returns from
every precinct in the city but one give
Geo. NJ Scott (Gentile) fer Mayor, l,240
votes; Spencer Olawson (MormOp) 532
Returns from this precinc. will probably
swell Scot q majority to $50.