New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-11
GENTILES CLAIM VICTORY.
AN UNEXPECTEDLY QUIET ELECTION IN
SALT LAKE CITY.
TIE END OF An ENERGETIC CANvAss-MoR-
MONS THREATEN TO GARRY THE CON-
TEST INTO THE COURTS.


salt Lake City. Feb. 10.-The municipal eiectloh
to-day was for Mayor Recorder Treasurer, Assessor
and Collector and Marshal of salt Lake City also. for
three Councilmcn ana one Justice Of the Peace lOi
each of the five precincts Of the city. some confu
sion has arisen the application Of law paseeo
at the last session of the Legislature in rclatWl 10
municipal organizations and elections. The ola law
provided for five Aldermen and nine Councillors elected
at large 10 compose the City Council. The new law
provide, for three Councmen and one Justice OF the
Peace to be elected in each precinct. Previous TO
the ogden election year ago. the Federal Court
here decided that the election should be conducted
under the old law, but as to this one the court de-
cided that it must be conducted under certain pro
visions Of the law. There are two parties In inc
field the Peoples party, composed chiefly Of Nor
mons, and the Liberal party made up of antl-Mor-
mons.
Never before in the history Of the Territory has
political campaign been bitterly fought The ques-
ton at issue has been neither Republcansm nor
Democracy but Mormons against anti MOrmons. The
last election for members Of the Legislature, which
resulted in the Liberal aniMormons carrying the
city by majority Of II, caused every Voier 10 come
out and work TO the utmost. The Liberals hoped
again to carry the city, and the Peoples party, or
Mormons, to prevent defeat from which they might
never recover. The interest intense that the
Legislature on Saturday adjourned till Tuesday
\ light snow fell last night and this morning.
putting the streets in disaGreeablc condition today
N noon the came ont and the snow turned INC
streets into rivers Of sush. This did not deter Tue
voters The election passed OFF quietly, contrary to
ihc general expectation. The city has been crowded
ot days with special police, detectives and deputy
United states marshals, Tor the purpose OF preventing
Illegal voting, which each party claimed the other
yoald resort to for the purpose of carrying the day
II wa, anticipated that attempt 10 challenge and
arrest some of the voters would result III riot and
Lload,hcd. This, however, was not real
izcd though the excitement was 50
great that half Of the business houses
were closed Bands paraded the streets and the
realized that upon the result OF todays battle depended
tho future Of the Mormon Church as political organ
za,Ou. The voting done a. quietly as IN some
hamlet for county Justice. only six arrests were
made Tor attempting to vote illegally ana these were
made without any demonstration from either side:
~ , D. III. il estimated that the returns from
every ward I'm the city gave total vote OF O-9s az
yIdcd a, follows Gcntllcs, 3,4l3, MOrinOns, 2,7OO
81 g y. m. chairman Powers claimed that the Gentlle
majority would reach 400.
The Normons claim that fraud has been the order
of the day with the Gcntles and II they are VICTORIOUS
II will have been by these methods and IN TINS event
the Aormons viii contest the election in the supreme
Court of the United states. 80 ,,,
The polls closed at O'Clock, ana the Liberal leaders
po.icd "a bulletin I'm the windows OF the heaCqutrter,
'l,fping "a majority Of loo. The news soon spread
and the Gentilcs took possession OF tlc t9: rItsn NJ
vop, run up Every Gentle building IN the city
wa, decorated with flags and lanterns, ana fireworks
or ,cnt mn from hundreds Of the house tops, cannonS
ho.ulcd and bonflrcs seen upon every corner
and hundreds Of men IN line Wradcd the streets WluI
drums and torches shouting ike madmcn over their
victory The MormOnS admitted their defeat, but
claimed tho majority would not exceed 400 OmclaI
returns Will not be in until late tonight.