Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-20
POLITICS IN LOGAN.
The "Ldberals' Engaging in Regis.
tration Tricks There.
THE PARTY CONVENTIONS MAKE
TICKETS.
A Bolt from The Regular People,
Convention.

Yesterdays Logan Journal has an
account of political proceedings in
the fair capital OF Northern Utah
during the past few days. A former
issue stated how the registrar had
madea proposition to leading mem.
bers Of the Peoples Party to have
the names of certain Peoples voters
stricken from the registry list and
say nothing about it; which infam-
Gus proposition was, by the way.
very properly rejected.
On Tuesday a number ofmembers
Of the Peoples Party were sum-
moned before Registrar Nelson in
the same manner as Peoples voters
were brought before the registrars
on the I'D. webb' challenges, and
in about the same obstructive man.
ner.
The first one called was Mr.. VIM.
Hyde. There was one variation, for
the worse, from the proceedings in
this city. An "sttorneyn con-
Quoted the examination-in.chief
instead of the registrar, and ques-
tons material and immaterial
were asked at random. Mr.
Hyde was challenged on the
ground of 'polygamy.'' He testified
that he became a polygamist after
1862; had obtained no amnesty; his
plural wife died in 1852; since then
he had but one, the legal wife. His
case, Ike that of most of the others.
was taken under advisement.''
Mr.Ostlund had had n plural wife.
but had been divorced from her:
taken under advisement.
Mr.. Lundberg had not been in
polygamy since 1852; under advise
ment.
Mr. Burton had not been in polyg-
amy-the. ground of objection to
him-at all; under advisement.
Sven Carlson had been in polyg-
amy subsequent to 1862. His first |
wife died. and he made the second
his legal wife. He had no other
wife, but his name was stricken |
from the roll.
In this connection, an instance |
at the election in this city shows |
the "Liberaln proceedings. A man |
who had been q "Mormon' and a
polygamist, was living with lis Sec
ond wife, This first being dead, |
without having remarked her.
This was found out on the morning /
of the election, and as he was a
Liberal" and had been registered, |
he was ushered into the presence Of |
Commissioner Greenman, his sec
ond wife WIS made the legal wife,
and he went and voted the 'Liber-
alp ticket.
Returning TO the farce at Logan:
Lyman Martineau testified that he
had never been n polygamist, and
his name was graciously allowed TO
remain on the list.
Mr.. Barrett had entered into
polygamy before 1852; his second
wife was his wife now; under ad-
visement.
The names of Messrs. Quayle,
Smith and others were stricken from
the list because they failed to be on
hand at the time appointed for the
hearing.
There were others whose names
were stricken of for various reasons,
or their cases taken under advise
ment. The decision Of the Supreme
Court of the United States on the
status Of a polygamist was called to
the attention of the registrar, but
Mr.. Goodwin. the ''great and mighty
Liberal'' of Logan, insisted that. no
man who had lived in polygamy
since 1872 should be allowed to vote.
In the arguments one Mark
Fletcher charged that such persons
were NOT good citizens and should
not have the franchise; that If Judge
Zane or any other court ruled other
wise, il was wrong.
There was more Of this sort Of
stuff. but the acme Of absurdity and
was reached when the
county registrar appeared before
his deputy to object on be-
half Of the " Liberals" Ac-
eording TO the report, stAfr. Good
win stated that he had instructed
he deputy registrar to place names
IN the registry lists when they
lcted in good faith. He then went
On in n very loud and almost bois-
.erous matter. No man has a right ,
10 the franchise that acts asdefend-
lnts have done." The. Mormon
church came In for its shareof his
vituperations, and he dilated on his
love and patriotism for our govern
nent, etc. Among other things he
said that an apostate finding him
seIfin the position of the challenged
feels it keenly and at once applies
the proper remedy.
After further proceedings in this
line, the "court'' adjourned. One {
Of those challenged for polygamy {
was James Quayle, the present {
mayor of Logan, VIII. had not been l
ia polygamy since 1882. His case
was taken under advisement.