Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-01
When He Tries To Entrap The
Peoples Committee.
MORE OF tbs REGISTRARS
PROCEEDINGS.
The usAsenEeS To The -PeopIe..-
Party Voters Acted On.

citizens. The majority of thes,
were shown TO have CONSTANT,
resided in the city rcn nine e
thirty years. The cases of thos,
who had lived In town were sstaker
under advisement-,
Default was entered against Dan,
lei Hunter, Of 20 First Street, and
Joseph A. Flowers, both Of whom
failed to appear. The return showed
that no service had been made on
Mr.. Flowers. 1905,
The case Of Edwin L. Parker /.
one that throws tonne light on the
failure q q number Of challenged
persons to appear until after theil
names are published as being
among those who did not answer
The return in Mr. Pstkets case
showed that hehad been personally
served,o Last evenings News
contained his name among those
/ against whom default had been en-.
tered. This morning he was before
Registrar Winters, and stated that
the first and only notice he had had
was the newspaper. He Was ex.
amined and fea.d 30 be a qualified
voter, Hero Is a case where the
challenger reports a service that the
evidence shown has never been
made. How many more there may
be OF the same kind is unknown.
Before Registrar McCallum there
We're also a large number who had
lived for year, In Mr.. Clute's pre-
clnct, yet were challenged for non.
rssidencn One of those challenged
for being under q is Mr.. Hyrum
Taylor who attained his majority
nearly that number of years ago.
Among those who failed to come
today were the following:
Harry a. Shaw, IS s. First West
Street.
George Sears, 3i4 W. Fifth South.
VIM. II. Nisonger, 81 W. Third
South.
Milton Moody, 54s W. Second
South.
James LARSON rs S. Second
West.
Gustave Jacobsen, as5, Fifth
West.
Registrar Norris sscourt'' was a
sort Of go-as-yeu-please arrangement.
He asked all sorts of questions, ut
terly Jisregarding the fact that prop
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matter of the challenge. He would
inquire Of q man where he was work
ing, how ne came to be engaged
there, ETC., and when told would
PROFOUND such silly questions as
Didn't you have any premonition
or revelation to ask thst man for
work." "Didn't you have any
dream about it? etc. This registrar
had before him the case Of Chas.
Balmforth, who had been pOIyg-
amist from 1869 to ISIS, and took the
matter under "advisement."
One person Hho was challenged
before Registrar Morris, and had
resided here since June, 1889, was
Jas. d. Seller. He was charged
with not being bona fide resident.
The inquiries soon revealed the
fact that Mr.. Sellers came from
Kansas, and that he was classed as
"Liberal.'' His case was made
an exception, for, instead of being
taken under advisement,o as has
been the case with all Peoples
Party men, the challenge 10 him
was denied.
One Of those challenged on the
ground Of polygamy was August
Baier, a young man who had just
attained his majority, and is un-
married.
Thus far about nine hundred chal-
| lenges have been disposed OF, and
six or seven hundred more are to
be heard next week by the amalga-
mated registrars, "Liberal" candi-
dates and supreme judges" Of who
shall vote for or against themselves.
Yesterday the following was re-
ceived by the Peoples committee:
HEADQUARTERS SALT LAKE CITY LIB.
ERAL COMMITTEE,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. so. 1890
To the Peoples Party, City Committee
Hon F. D. Richards, Chairman.
Gentlemen:-We have observed thai
charges are being made in the organ:
Of the Peoples Party, that men have
been registered who are alleged to bt
Liberals who are not entitled 20 vote
Yhe Registration officers are now hear
ing challenges and now is the time tC
purge the list Of Illegal voters. We
therefore inform you, that we have in
structed our Chairman, that il you will
furnish him with the names Of those
whom you claim should not vote, with
evidence tending to shoto proper cause
that the name should be stricken from
the list, that he unite with you in OBJ.
Jections to their right TO vote and b,
will do so.
BY order Of the Liberal Committee
o. W. POWERS, Chairman.
LOUIS HYAMs, Sec'y.
The trap in which ii was though
the Peoples committee would b,
caught by this proposition was no
well enough covered, however, Il
accomplish the nefarious design, anC
the following reply was sent:
I Il >
CENTRAL COMMITTEES,
SALT LAKE CITY. January 81, 1890
SAT- Luke City Liberal Committee. Hon
o. W. POUeTs, Chairman:
Your favor Of the 30th inst, is re
ceived. We appreciate your offer {,
unite with us in Directing before tn
registrars TO the right OF Liberals
unqualified to register, on our furnish
ing you with their names and the evi
dence we hold against them But TO
the following reasons. we respectful,
decline TO proceed in the manner indi
Gated:
First-We deny the right of an,
person not judicial officer to act As
court and exercise judicial functions
We regard the action Of the REGISTRAR
in these cases as being with Sut author
ity of law and void. which, in on
opinion, will be established by the de
cision OF the appellate court.
Second-The claim made by tn
registrars that they are supreme an
beyond control or review; and the
facts that they are prominent partizan
and have acted IN an arbitrary manne
and have refused TO be governed b.
judicial precedent and the decisions Q
competent tribunals, leave US entirel,
without confidence or hope that W
would receive justice st their hands.
Third-It would be impossible 3
obtain service on many of the person
against whom we have objections be
cause they are not residents Of thi
CITY.
For these and other reasons, whicl
need not be stated, we prefer using tn
I inform alton in our possession in othe
ways which afford better prospects o
] satisfactory results.
Thanking you for your courtesy, W
are, gentlemen,
Very respectfully.
F. S. RICHARDS. Chairman.
r. w. You've, Secretary.