Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-28

This man1lte i 10 prevent The open
{ ing Of the ballot box, and tn,
ascertalnment IL the true result n
the polls, AMI Is TO command tn,
b0arl T. issue a certificate withOu
regard 20 the ballots cast.
I JUICE Ilne-DJ You understand
the writ TO say that the board haC
cluvassed the returns. and that N
Z discrepancy OF irregulariiy appearel
{ therein; | mean no discrepancy
with rfgard b all the r-turus before
1 the bJlu?
Mr.. Brown-It doe. not say thai
the returns have been uanvassed, bul
u slys there was m discrepancy in
any one OF the returns-not ia al
/ the returns before the board.
Judge Zans-l understand thai
the complaint was, in substance.
that the vules in this particular poll
/, FIrs. precinct, had been can
va-sed, and NJ irregularity appeared
therein; that il appeared thai votes
were cast Tor J. II. Rumel, Jr., J.
H. Rumel, and II. Page. 1t does
not show That there was no irregu-
larity n compared with the other
polls.
To this vieg both sides assented.
Col. Stone said that he proposed
20 call Chairman Sells to give evil
Icuce that the Board OF Canvassers
decided % 20 behind the returns.
Mr.. B-oWn- We have no objection
% takiu. evidence as 10 what was
done.
Judge Zlne-This mater must be
confined 10 the questions that are
-tric " proper in this proceeiing.
Mr Brown then read the answer
1f the Board Of Canvassers as pub
i.-hed yesterday. He then MAZE an
Argument, claiming that Col. Page
had NO right 90 complain, for the
B5arl Ug Cauvass-rs had not refused
O. cOuut Tor him all the votes he had
received. They were ready anu
anxious 20 10 that, But Page asked
them not TO count for Rumel
all the votes cast FOR him. The
Judges Of election in the disputed
polls hal certified that the cleo
lion was conducted according TO
the rules Of the Ulah Com
mission" not according 10 law. T"
they made no return Of the lists n.-
guired ~ law. but had only sent In
one abstract AMI one tally sheet, on
which the ulmes Of Henry Page
and J. II. kumei Appeared as cat
Iilates for sr--Urier. The law alsU
aeguires the judges Of election 10 IT,
-I!n the ballot box 10 the county
tanva>sirg ulari Though the Com
mission has appointed one board for
the whole Territory. Instead Of
complying with the law, the Com
missioner 0rlrr-i the presiding
Judge 20 keep the ballot box, and o.
lock the pJli lists in the ballot box,
inst uI forwarding it b the can
wasting b1ari. Under the rules Of
-lc Utah Commission" the judge
-Ouf1rmri O. uJ law. Tney
sent au abstract which j. no;
uth0riE-I by law, Lut failed
20 send tle li>t provided fOT
hy law. la the First precinct, in
.O'l ] from 4 go l., the votes for
a-c5rIgr ueg. certified q Ice for II.
PAGE AMI ]. n. EImel, and AZ poll
=, from AftBZ. far Henry Page anu
John IL. RIm-l, Jr. This, Mr.
Brown clajmrl, .ya- Of ii~-lf sui-
dcicaL discrepancy o. justify the
cluyl>sgrs in going 10 the ballot
boxes o ascertain the truth. II the
votes for II. Page were % he count
20 Tor Henry Page, because he wa
known o. be- q CaDiilIte, for the
sane reason the votes fsr !. II. ltI-
mel should be counted for John II.
sEmel, Jr. Pr. Brown presented
an extensive list Of authorities il
support si his proposition, aud hold
.uE that ..Ir.'' was merely a dr-crip
.i8n for purposes 81 Identification
ami was ul par. Of the name 0f tbs |
individual.
Judge Zane spii BE understood
he situation tH Doe tn +. That IN,
aelliDu or q wit uf uigalit. -
.ur-st g'iRt .lg gs.-.- E-.-s east for Jup.
e. RUINED, Jr.. J. II. BIm-l and
Henry Page f.r recorder. that tnt
20, sumption is rsi Cd ty the .'Jr.'
.hlL there l. another J. a.. kumel; |
.ual g. tli- petitioner a Ibis the pm
sumption that J n Rumi Resides |
n the county aud Is a guil
ial voter. an that ihe ballot, !
should t7 counted as for differ |
eng i-f.lI-. In the absence
q pr11fos ts.-e frs.@. uhr ia i-e htU |
IN impression that the Prescriptions
l.tsi might hs overcome hy pre- |
ari-ius frDE the fact that |
@ Wss matter Il pIh!i. uDtoriety |
hat John n. EIm-l, Jr., was In,
saudilatc for recorder; that all but
.hrsc Of forty polls in the county |
y8.ci t.r Eiu wi'Eul, any vote
'rr !. t. Funnel; and further |
hfL where one First precinct |
poll embracing thc letters :
d T. thc votes we're for J. II. |
}Imrl. while 40 ihc other poll. 81 |
30 2 asrccl with thirly seven Other
pills. aIl returned votes for Johi |
N. EIuci. jr. On tiip point rs & |
whether THE wa- such a discrepancy |
= o. agth0Tiz. the board u q & |
he ballot box, he would express n
opinion.
MIR. Brown sl:I he had the judge /
II election here, who would testify 1
hat the emission Of ..Jr.'' after Mr.. |
fumel'7 name. was merely a. 1
omission. 3ul that the votes were /
actually Tor J. II. Rumel, Jr.
Elijah sells was tle fret witness
Eautel. hat as be was not present /
Judge Judd was examined.
Mr.. Br1wu-What Rumel do the
returns from thiTty-eight precincts
show was voted fgrs
This question was >trcnulusly Oh.
ectei . on different Cu1u lds, by /
,Dunsel for the plhintiT 4 pro
1ngei argument eu-uei, i'm which /
III the attorneys on the
as took part. Juige Loot
l1rJggB, in the course o.
as remarks. declared tile issue
Il this whole proceeding 10 be: Dit |
here appear, upUn the face Of the |
'eturus, such a discrepancy as gave
% the board. under the law, author
~ % res1r, d and count the ballots? |
The Plaintiff holds that such
discrepancy diI not exist, and that |
he board had not. therefore, the |
light o. open tue ballot box and |
count the votes. The fact that some |
4 the r-turls showed that ]. II. |
Bumel vas voic-l for. while Otner-
showed That J. II. Rlmel Jr. was a
slnii late. was rot. the counsel for |
plaintiff held, 4 discrepancy.
This argument was in progress |
when We went 90 press.
AGAINST OPPRESSIVE TANES. /
4 Strong Nryrmrnt in Favor Of
Tightening Che Popular RarierS.