Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-06
Precinct new poll the judges are c;
E. Allen, Albert 5. Martin and
Hamilton G. Park.

E. Allen, Albert 5. Martin anc
Hamilton G. Park.
The morning organ Of the Glib
eral" party made promise yester.
day. 1t was that today 1t would regale
its readers With q sepsatipn. Natur-
ally the subject mater was be,ie-ed
to be the election. An examination
Of the paper this morning caused
considerable surprise, and surely
created n sensation among the ex-
elusive readers of the sheet. The
article was very brief, but 1t was the
first truthful statement yet pub
lished in that papers columns re-
garding the present political pro-
ceedings. Il Is in the shape OF a
telegram from Chicsgo, and sats.
Chioleo, Feb. s.=B. II. Roberts
Of Salt Lake City, Elder IN the
Mormon Church, and n stout de-
fender of the teachings Of the Proph-
ct, is on a visit to Chicago for a few
days. His mission here Is 10 tell
the mormon" side Of the story with
reference to the coming municipal
election In Salt Lake City. Mr..
Roberts speaks fuently and well,
and siSss voice 70 his ideas in a con-
nected way.
The pending election in sail
Lake City" said he, ''is attracting
wide attention and becomes more
exciting as the day Of election, Feb
rlafy 10th, draws near. Outside
interest is AROUSED beeahss the fate
Of 'Mormonisih' is Supposed TO be
connected with it,, In Salt Lake
the eontehd!ns parties ate known,
respectively, rs the Peoples psrty
and the Liberals The Liberal
party is made up Of non-'Mormons,'
many Of them apostate 'Mormons,'
carpet-bag officials, clinging with
desperation 10 the very last political
teat within their reach, sf1d adven-
turers bent on booming the city for
the purpose Of speculation. So far
do the Liberal party acknowledge
the transient character Of their set
tlemeht az to adOpt the carpet-bag
for their political badge. This motiy
crowd is making desperate Efforts to
steal Salt Lake at the approaching
electionj and hnyA ~ofderful facili-
ties at command to accomplish the
scheme. The first Of this Is n return
ing board, known as the Utah Com
mission, appointed by the President
Of the United States, and, Of course,
all are non.'Mormons,' baptized
with tho deepest prejudice against
the people Of Utah. The returning
board has the management OF all
election affairs, the appointment Of
registrars, Judges of election, and
canvassers Of returns. They have
appointed non-'MormOn'
registrars ard have given the same
class n majority Of the judges Of
election. The i've registrars Of vot-
ers for the coming election were all
nom Mormons' and two Of them Of
ficers in the tLiberal' political clubs
OF the city; that they would work in
the interest Of their party was TO be
expected, and that they did so is a
fact, in hunting up and registering
Liberals not only In the city, but |
going outside and avoiding the |
Peoples party voters AS the re-
ward for services rendered, four out |
1f the five registrars have been
for Office on the Liberal
for aldermen, one for
recorder and the other for collector.
The registrars are made the judges
II their own work. Each sits as
Judge to hear objections, and
ate decisions In the district
,ourt located nj Salt Lake declare
here is no appeal from the decisions
IF these registrars; so that these
men may strike Off and retain what
names they please on the registry
lists in an election where they them
elves are candidates.
Hundreds Of Peoples voters are
before these registrars TO
how cause why their names should
rot be stricken of the lists, scores
hat were horn in the city are chal-
enged on the ground Of being aliens
md non-residents in the city; n
Of bachelors are challenged
N the ground that they were pOlyg-
Iniists; the names of men who were
once, but not now, and
whom the Supreme Court OF the
United States decided have the right
o vote and hold Office, are being
tricken from the registry lists by
hese registrars. Jesse Il. Barton OF
chicago, lately admitted to the bar
Il the Supreme Court Of the Terri
DRY Of Utah and holding credentials
Il admission to the bar Of the Su-
,reme Court Of the State II Illinois,
vas peremptorily denied the right
o appear before one of these regis
rar;s courts rs attorney for voters
yho were objected 10, such is the
,ower Of these interested registrars
N Utah. /
Grand and petit jurors in Utah are
Irawn entirely from the non-'Mor-
non, population, who may white
wash their friends, while members
( the Peoples Party are entirely at
he mercy Of their avowed enemies,
nd recently sensational charges
we're trumped up by one Of these
Ion-'Mormon' iuries sgainst city
nd county officers for political
feet. ..---,.
The Peoples Party having every
eason TO believe that gigantic
aud would be practiced upon them
n the registration OF voters, EN- j
loyed detectives from this city to
.rret them out. They have sue
eeded in doing it, unearthing the
lost shameful cases Of violation Of ,
ne registration laws, finding nom
have been plentifuily :
nlisted to swell the Liberal" vote,
ne achievement being to take
Decial car equipped with whisky :
nd cigars down the Denver x Rio
irande railway and register n host
men to corruplly swell the LIB !
RAP vote. This and many other :
1rrupt acts are being 50 completely
that there remains not a
Y or label 10 cover them.
The cry is raised in Salt Lake that /,
ne wicked sAIormons' are seeking /,
, inveigle these good, pure Liberals
lto gambling dens and brothels,
nd thus the people Of the East are
iade TO believe that the Nor
IONS are engaged in corrupting
he Righteousness Of these innocent
officials and Adventures.
is n sufficient answer that Mr..