The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-14
JOYFUL GENTILES.
Mormondom Gets a Bad Defeat
at Salt Lake.
LIBERALS PAINT THE TOWN RED.

A Hot Fight That VIII Have Important
notwithstanding In the Slush-Charges
of Fraud-Chicago People Send Pro-
test tn Bismarck, N. D.-The Lottery
Bill Given "a Death BIow-Montana SEN
ate Minus Becker Again.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb 1.-The
municipal II ction, yesterday passed, off
quietly. Tn, city was crowed with special
police, detectives and deputy United States
marshals, for the purpose of preventing ille-
gal voting, which each party claimed that
he other would r,sort to. 1t was feared
hat an Gttemps TO Challenge and arrest V OF
,rs would result in riot and bloo1shsl, but
his anticipation was not realized; and
.houeh the excitement was so intense that
lalf OF the business houses were closed, or
Ter prevai,i. b ,nd' paraded the streets,
and the thoroughfares were jammed with
excited citiz ms who realized that Ipon the
result of the battle depended TIE future of
the Mormon church as a political organiza-
lion. The voting passed off quietly, ans
only six arrests were made for illegal vot-
ing. an I these were accompanied by no dem
onstra ion from either side.
Significance of the Election.
Tho officers voted for were mayor, re-
corder, treasurer, assessor and marshal
Of Salt Lake City as well as
three councilmen and one justice of the
peace for each of the five precincts of the
,ity. The ostersib issue was that of pub
lie improvements There Is not a foot of
paved street or sidewalk in the city except
what is the result or private enterprise. The
6enties do not like this. The Mormons al
Iege that the result of GENTLE supremacy
| in city affairs will be heavy
taxes and debt and the hood
| lery that marks the administration of New
York and Chicago The question of polyg-
amy was not at issue, so the Mormons
claimed, as no on, but Monogamists could
vote. There were more important ques-
lions undcr those apparent, however. 1t
was a fight for and against Mormonism,
and q struggle for control not only in the
.,ty but in the territory, and its influence
will be momentous as to the future of Utah
Tho parties to The contest went under the
names o. Liberal (Gentiles) and Peoples
! ,Mormons).
Bad Weather for the Contest.
Snow began falling early yesterday morn
| ing and continued until noon, when the sun
| came out, melting the snow and turning the
streets into rivers of slush This did not
deter the voters, many of whom waded
through the mud to the polling places, while
hundreds of carriages ran between the pre-
cinct headquarters ami every part of the
city, conveying voters to and from the
polls. By noon 5000 votes had been cast,
which by the poll-bool1s showed that about
IS per cent. of the Peoples (Mormons) regis
xyofa had 81 md ahnI,t
cent. of the Liberals (Gentiles). At that
hour it was estimated that the returns at
the Gentiles headquarters gave them ma
jority of 207 votes, though up to II o'clock
the Mormons had majority ranging from
200 to 500.
The Gentiles Win the Victory.
The polls closed at 6 p. m. The Liberal
leaders posted bulletin claiming / 200 ma
jority. The news spread rapidly, and the
Gentiles became wild with joy They lit
orally took possession of the city, the Nor
mons re firing to their homes. Flags were
run up in all directions, and lanterns and
| fireworks illuminated the streets and build
| ings. Cannons doomed, bonfires were lighted
at every corner, anu hundreds Of men in line
| paraded the streets with drums and torches,
| yelling like mad No such scenes were ever
witnessed before in Utah. The Mormons
| admit their defeat, but say that it was
brought about by the most glaringly lille gal
methods, and that the result will be reversed
by the courts. They do not think the ma
jority shown by the returns will exceed 400.
Kept 1t Up Until Morning.
AT 10 CLOCK the crowds on the streets be-
came so great that the horse cars were COM
PEELED to stop running. The excitement was
increasing, and the celebration continued
until morning. Notwithstanding the great
excitement the spirit of good nature pre-
vailed, and there was no disposition shown
to quarrel or raise disturbances. The sa-
looms were all closed, and not single drunk
en- man could be seen.
Official returns give the following MAORI
ties for the Liberal ticket. Scott, for mayor,
sG9 Hams, for recorder, $50; Walden, for
treasurer, 800; Clute. for assessor 466;
Young, for marshal, 773. The rest of the
ticket, including five councilmen, are elected
by majorities ranging from 800 to 400