, 1890-02-13
The Gentiles Victorious
at Salt Lake.
M0RM0NISM CRUSHED
Close of an Exciting Munio-
ipal Campaign.
A LARGE MAJORITY ASSURED.
The Mormons Conoede Their De-
feat, but Say They viii
Appeal the Election.

! SAT- LAKE, Feb t0.-The munlcipal
election in this city, the result of which
Is Attracting the attention Of the entire
country, passed oil quietly to-day, con-
trary TO the general expectation.
The city has been crowded for DAYS
with special police, detectives and dcpu-
ty United States marshals for the pur-
pose Of preventing Illegal v ting, which
each party claimed the other would re-
sort to for the purpose OF carrying the
day. 1t was anticipated that the at
tempt to challenge and arrest some OF
the voters would create trouble which
would result in riot and bloodshcd.
This, however, was not realized. The
excitement was intense, half of the bust
ness houses wero closed, bands paraded
the streets, and the crowds of excited
citizens realized that upon the result OF
to-dny's battle depended the future OF
the Mormon church MS u political organ
izaNon, but the voting passed oil as
| quietly as an election in some hamlet
for county justice. Only six arrests
were made for attempting to vote IL
/ Legally, and those were made without
any demonstrations from either side.
NHD" bfHaii ililh
and continued until noon, when the sun
came out melting the snow and turn.
ing he streets into rivers of slush. This
didn't deter the voters, many of whom
wadcd through mud to the polling place,
while hundreds of carriages ran be
tween the precincts and every part of
the city, conveying voters to and from
them.
BY noon 1850 votes were cast. The
/ poll books showed that about 10 per cent.
of tho peoples party tMormon's) regis
tered vote had been cast, land about 80
per cent. OF the liberals (gentilesl.
At Go clock tonight Chairman Pow
ers claimed that the gentle majority
will reach 400. This, however Is de-
MED by Chairman Richards, who SAYS
that II Will be Impossible to say which
SIDE Is victorious until the complete re.
turns are In late tonight. the Nor.
mons lain that fraud has been the Or
der oIthe day with tue gcntiles, and, IL
they arc victorious, IL will have been by
these methods, and In this event, the
MOrtnons viii Coniest the election to the
supreme court OF the United States.
ruE osSTILrs VICTORIOUS.
The pojls closed at . o'clock, and the
liberal ltNdcrs posted bulletin in the
NHhA'N VI hilNlA HNslh'ludlleEs Claiming
Il majority OF 1,2lO. The news soon
spread over the city, and tho gentilcs
took possession OF the city. Flags were
run mp. and every gentle building in
the city was decorated with flags and
lanterns. Fireworks were sent up from
hundreds of housetops, cannons
Doomed and boniitcs were seen upon
every corner. Iiundrcds of men in line
plrudcd the streets with drums and
torches, shouting Ike wild men over
| their victory. No such scene was ever
witnessed In Utah as can be seen in Salt
Lake tonight.
The MOrnons remain indoors and hnye
nothing 10 say OH the result. EXCEPT
that die election was carried by fraud
aud that they will surely contest II,
They admit their defeat, but claim that
the nljority will not exceed 100. The
official returns will not be in urtil late
tonight. D.
At 10 o'clock tho crowds upon the
street become 80 great that tic trcet
cars were compelled to stop running.
and all traffic was suspended. The eX-
citcment is increasing, and the cclcbru-
tiOu doubtless will continue until morn
I ing,
Notwithstanding tho great excitement
! n spirit OF good nature prevails, and no
DISPOSITION Is shown to quarrel or raise
o disturbance. Tho saloons are ali
closed, and not single drunken man is
seen upon the streets.