The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-12
THE LIBERAL VICTUA,.
The Salt Lake Gentiles Still Cele.
brating Over the Result Of
Mondays Contest.
The Mormon Papers Denounce the
Methods Employed to Defeat
Their Candidates.


SALT LAKE. Feb. ll-Eycrything in Salt
Lake is quiet to-day. Business has resumed
its normal condition, md were it not for
the decorations upon the houses of Gentle
citizens there would be- no indications of
the great political battle which closed last
night.
The official returns Of yesterdays election
give Geo. NJ. Scott tGentilel for mayor,
majority of SGl; Louis Hams lGentilel for
recorder, 5G9; j. b. Ward Geutilel for
treasurer, G59; L. Il. Cluie lGontilc) for as
SCISSOR, 4t6; J. NJ. Young GENTLE for mar
shal. 7I3 The remainder of the Gentle
ticket, including fifteen councilmen, were
elected 10y najoriiieS ranging from 800 10
400. This gives them control Of the munich
pal council for the first time in the history
Of the city.
In discussing yesterdays contest. the
Herald. the organ Of the peoples party and
the Mormon church, says: "lhe votes have
been cast and counted aud the result an
nounced. We are glad that the election day
has gone, and, with the people generally,
hope 10 never see another such campaign.
Most sincerely do We hope that another
such election will never be held in this city
or any other in this territory. On Their
face the returns show majority for the
liberal ticket and a majority that will as
tonish those who are not familiar with the
methods practiced by that organization.
We can't believe that there is an intelligent
man in the community who thinks for
moment that the liberals have any such
number of legal voters as the ballots cast
for the ticket on Monday. We do believe
that there was rarely, II ever, more
crooked election. Certainly nothing like IL
has ever occurred here. We do believe that
the peoples party have the most lawful
voters, and a fair and square showing
would demonstrate this 10 the satisfaction
Of everybody. Fraud, illegal registration.
J the edisfranchisemeut Of legal Mormon voters
and 'hlm-n III ming W re- practiced by
Liberals without opposition and by these
means only have they carried the day. II
was unquestionably crooked election. To
what extent of crookedness We don't pre-
I tend to say. The liberals got a majority
of the votes, as they set out 10 10 Last sum
mer, but now that the campaign is ended
and the election is over. unsatisfactory as
the result is, no member Of the peoples
party must forget that he IL a citizen Of Salt
LAKE. More than ever are We interested ia
the welfare of that city. Yesterdays work
may be an error, but IL is not discOurgg gine
and il in no sense dlshearteniDg- We must
see TO it that Salt Lake does not suffer from
/ il, and also see that there shall be put upon
the city nothing to check or retard It's prog
ress''
\ The Deseret News SAYS: The municipal
election of this city was carried yesterday
by the liberals tGentilesl by majority of
500. The process by which this result was
reached is notorious. The party in whose
hands, under Edmunds, was the entire
] of ha
special trains of the Denver a Rio Grande
railway and registered gangs of men clear
10 Colorado who had not the qualifications
of voters, being non-residents. After the
lists were made fully one-half of the peo-
ple's registered voters were challenged by
citation 10 appear before the registers and
show cause why their names should not be
stricken off, The names Of those who
| failed 20 appear were removed from the
lists. Others who had been polvgamists but
are not now were treated similarly in con-
trayention Of decisions OF the supreme
court of the United States. Yesterday
Others who had never been tified, found
when they appeared at the polls. that their
names had been removed from the register
/ list without even a challenge. Al the vot-
ing places all the liberals challenged for
cause were permitted to swear in their votes,
while IN two of ihe precincts at least, not
one challenged member of the peoples par
" was permitted 20 do this In former
elections the polls of the second
precinct, the largest in the city,
were established at the county court
house. This time they were placed at the
| Continental hotel. which is conducted and
controlled by the business partner of the
| liberal candidate for mayor. II is under
stood that the change was made to facii-
tate liberal personaing. Had il not been
for such dishonest methods the people 5
party would have carried the city by n ma-
iority of at least 800. There is large mass
Of evidence which proves the truth Of the
foregoing statement. The peoples commit
tee have not yet determined whether or not
10 contest the election in the courts The
great majority of the people feel that they
have been shnmefully robbed Of Their
rights.
President Woodruff, head of the Mormon
church, 20 day gave 10 the Associated Press
the only statement he has ever made upon
the political light which has just ended
here. His interview is us follows. aud il
can be understood as the feeling of every
Mormon in the territory.
president Woodruff, would liko 10 have
your views AZ 10 the political campaign
here, and the que siiuns at issue"
well. sir, | consider this as something
moro than a mere question of whnt men shall
compose the city government, and what party
they belong 10. There is u deep lnid scheme
to deprive the Mormon people of all their
political rights and privileges. ~ that The
minority here may obtain control of the ter
lltOry. They cannot dOthis by fair means
So lEey result to foul. liy misrcpresenta.
ton and taking advantage ui
popular prejudice against the Nor
mons. founded chiefly IN ip.
norauce, they have succeeded in securing
the disfrhnchisrmcui Of older settlers wh,
made the country, and then OF hll The
women This not giving these sclpiuers =
majority. they have sought other means
The Edmunds-1u net has helped them
somewhat. but the test oath II provides can
be inken by majority az least ns we'll IA
by thCir opponents Now they want every
Mormon deprived OF the right 10 vote and
hold Office, 10 fnatter how good and law
abiding a citizen b. may be.
al the Ogden election yenr ago lnrgc
numbers of names Of resideu, voters Wer,
stricken from the registration lists, hun.
dreds of non-residents were imported and
the election WIS carried by the liberals by
open fraud. since then. by fictitious yalu'
ations, the assessments Of property hny,
been Inised from three 90 five times
the former amounts OF taxes
vice hAs iloufished official
salaries have been raised, public improve
ments have not advanced, and The change
is deplored by the best people OF both
parties. Boasts we're nnde after the Og.
den election that salt Lake would be the
next point Of attsck, and that 10 would be
carried by similar means. The result has
proved the boast to have not been In
vain. / consider the election has
been gained here by striking from
the registration lists hundreds ol
legally qualified citizens. and by the votes
of hoIdes Of newcomers not lawful citizens
regard the action Of the registrars, theil
sitting as a court TO judge Of their Owl