Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-30
THE FOUL PLOT.
Further Developments Of the
Outrage.
UTAH COMMISSION RULING
Refusing the People Access to Pub
lie Records.
MORE WORK OF The sE5isTEsss
UTAH COMMISSION RULING
MORE WORK ofrHE sEs!sTHsEs
The Liberal Organ Confe.se- the
Plot Conceived.

fine "Jiberal" party, whose name
in this region has long been the
synonym OF all thai is corrupt in
politics; is still pressing on in the
plot to rob the Fo5pIs RI the election
in February. Honest work VIII rot
give them the victory, so they make
no effort in that line, but proceed to
chicanery Of the basest kind. As
shown yesterday, they have no
hesitlncs n setting aside the law
and rulings of courts 81 accomplish
their purpose, and today We have 10
record further proceedings with
the same end in view.
They raise a great "howl" about
"deteetise.," but on reading be-
tween THE lines IL saD bs easily seen
that this is only 1 cry 10 cover the
fact tfiis they are the ones who are
in the 'detect!!ve'' btisfness. True,
they steak Of their to3ts ss
''shadowing'' men, but that is only
another name for II.
They say in their morning organ:
''Sali Lake is filed with thugs, hold
ups. tln-horu gamblers, detectives and
srotters,n
Just so. And everybody who has
any knowledge Of the situation
knows they have been brought here
by the "Iibernl' party for purpose
which cainnot be disguised. That
is the source whence comes q ina
jority Of what votes the "Liberal;'
party has.
The organ also makes this con-
fession:
"The honest majority Of Salt Lake
might as well know and understand
that plot hss been conceived, and an
attempt will lie made to carry the
election on February lOth by fraud or
force"
There IL L, an 6pep declaration.
The proceedings before the Utah
Commission, the action Of the regis
trars and other events have been I'M
folding this plot, and 1t has now
been carried so far that the disguise
is partially thrown aside. How is
the following rs one more develop
ment Of the plot? The Utah Com
mission last evening promulgated
this:
Complainant having been uade TO the !
Commission BY representatives Of the Peo- |
Piles Party regarding the manner OF con
Quoting the hearing of the objections 10 1
persons who have registered as voters: the /
Commission, after hearing arguments |
thereon, IL Of the opinion land the attor
neys Of both parties concur therein) that |
Under the laws. as construed by the /
courts, the Commission has no right 70 1
control the registrars in the discharge Of |
their Official functions, 20 far a. they are /
judicial IN their nature. and there being a 1
tribunal OF competent jurisdiction in which /
all causes OF compliant can be considered. !
and whose Judgment will be conclusive and i
binding. and can be enforced. tire COmms-
zion declines to advise said registrars fur. 4
ises.
AN Application beng further made by the /
said representatives Of the Peoples Party 4
for an order 10y the Commission directing |
that they have access to the oath. taken Il
during the course OF registration. the Com /
mission. afte- due confederation J. OF the 4
opininn' that il would at present be neon.
paiible with the proper discharge of their
duties by the registrars to grant such re
quest &. l. GODFREY. Chairman
Attention has been called TO the
fact Of the registrars Overriding the
law and the decision Of the United
States Supreme Court. How j. IL 1
with the Utah Commission? This -.
Is from the law Of Congress Of 4
March 3rd, 1857:
"Sec. q. - That every male person
twenty one years Of age, resident IN ih
Territory Of Utah, shall, As n eonditioBe
PRECEDENT 10 his night - register or vote At
iny election IN said Territory, take and
an oath or Affirmation then fol-
Ows the substances OF the OATH; and all
luch OAths or a1irmAtions shall be de-
ivered To 1the clerk Of the probate court
q the proper county. and shall be deemed
public records therein"
So the oaths are public records;
md the Utah Commission refuses
% permit Peoples Party men TO see
hem. But others have done so.
The registrar is also to deliver
hem to the clerk Of the Probate
Court. But he still retains them in
MS posse ssion. Is this in the plot?
The registrars were again operat-
ng today in the proceedings which
nave been calling from sleir labor
hundreds Of workingmen who could
rot afford to spend the time on such
BUSINESS. But that is probably a
avor (?) Of I'D. Webb's' to the
yorkingmen.
At tile appointed hour, 10 o'clock,
Mr.. McCallum was present, and he
,onducts his examination with at
east reasonable dispatch. Mr..
came a quarter OF an hour
alter, and MIR. Morris was later still,
while the men were kept waiting.
The third precinct registrar is not
Ible for the dilatOry way in whit b
ne procceds-t Repetition Of questions
md asking regarding matters that
ave no relation TO the challenge
eem TO be n habit. For instance,
When n man tells him he came from
place named TO Salt Lake some
ime since, he asks: ''Did you get
rec transportaiion?' "Did you get
rebate?'' "Did you get less
han full fare?" ''who advised
.ou to come?'' ''who told you that
'ou could do better In Salt Lake
han where you were?'' 'sDid any
ne recommend your" ''Where DO
on work?n Didn't you have
from somebody"
nd many similar and unnecessary
Quite a number of those
were long time residents
{ the city, and were objected b for {
All who had been .
a the city but a few months
Tere taken under advise
tent. An instance will sug-
est how some Of the names
anne TO be objected 10. Mr.. Has
lm was challenged for fnot being a
citizen" He produced
apers that proved his naturaliza- .
on.
Registrar-You did not have
lese papers with you when | regis
cred you?
Mr. Haslam-No, but | told you
had them, and proved ii TO you.
Mr.. Winters, Of the Fourth Pre-
met, did more overruling OF the
upreme Court today, adopting the ]
anne tactics which were used by the
pgistrars in lss2, AMI which the
nurt Of last resort said were unlaw-
al. Mr.. b. Y. Hampton had not
cen a polygamist for over twenty {
ears, but his name was stricken
ON the list. Mr.. George L. Gibbs
'as not n polygamist but had been.
lis name was stricken off. But Mr..
Winters "wants TO have a fair cleo
on" Oh, yes
A Mr.. Barton has been appearing {
efore Registrar McCallum as an .
for some Of those objected
}. This morning the registrar
told him he would not
ermit him there. The cause Of this
Tas that the "Liberal" organ had
aid Mr.. Barton was corres-