Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-25
TRANSMISSION OF RETURNS.
Correspondence Between Hon r. s.
Richards and the Utah CON-
mission.

{ GENTLEMEN.-YOu attention
respectfully called 20 section d:
/ page 3222, vel. /, Compiled Laws :
Utah, ISIS, which provides tbo
"the judges Of election shall forwar
all the lists securely sealed. tovethe
with the ballot box, to the cierk :
the county court by aqualifiee. vote
oil the county, who shall, before tak
ing the same, take and subscribe M
oath TO the effect that he will 1IelivT.
the same to the clerk without am,
unnecessary delay. and that he Mi
use MS utmost ability to prevent ann
interference whatever therewffb \;
any peison whatsoever.
The instructions Of the commits
sion provide that the election re
turEs may be forwarded to the com
mission by mail or other saf,. con
Veyance, instead Of by a oualifi.-
voter as provided by The f1regoine
section OF the law. We think fbs
statute should be complied with IN
TINS particular. The same sector
OF The statute makes the election 70,
turns consist Of the election list and
rsquires that they should be for.
waried, securely sealed. In add.
ton TO these, the commission has
required an abstract 10 b,. mail.
aId ia many instances the lists have
bsen put into the ballot box instead
OF being sent in the envelope. A.
many OF the judges Of election have
heretofore misunderstood what con-
stitutes a legal return and have
SEALED the list ~ in the ballot boz
y seems 3esirable rhat their atten.
tl2a De called to the matter in or.r~
That they may strictly comply with
the law. The following, il issued
Oy the commission. would seem 10
cover the ground:
The registry list, the poll list, and
the two tally lists and the abstract
should each and all be duly certified
by the judges Of election, and these
ISIS, with the abstract, should be for
warded TO the commission at Salt
Lake City, in an envelope securely
sealed. No list should be put in the
ballot nOx.
We respectfully request that the
foregoing, or something Of similar
import, be issued by the commission
anu sent to the judges As soon a
practicable.
The representatives Of the Poop
pies party at Beaver say that al The
judges Of election appointed for that
precinct are all Liberals and request
that either c. IL. Tanner, Benilmiu
Bennett w. II. Baker, W. III.
tarnsworth, r. ". StOney, or An
drew Morris be substituted for III.
Emerson as one OF said Judges.
The same complaint Is made
from Richfield precinct, SEWER
county, that all the election Judges
are Liberals aud it is requested that
a representative member OF the
Peoples Party be substituted for one
OF said judges. Names will he sub
mitted hereafter. The Representa-.
tives Of the Peoples Party at Rich
County say that Thomas Wilson Of
Randolph, heretofore 4 Judge of
election in that precinct, and also 2
candidate last election, Is unfair.
and ask the appointment Of John
SNOWFALL Of Randolph, also J. II
Neville for WoOirsT precinct.
The precinct Of Stead was created
in Davis County this fall after the
September revision Of the registry
lists. As there Is no poll provided
for in tue new Preciuct aud no reg
isiry list for that precinct, lie voters
residing therein have beea advised
by the county registration officer
that they can vote at the several
polling places where they have been
to vote heretofore.
The electors ask your opinion on
this subject, SIS they desire to cast
their votes, and yet conform 10 the
law.
An early reply 10 the foregoing
viii be appreciated by yours respect
fully, +. ). RICHARDS,
Chairman Peoples I. {. c.
TIE COMMISSIONERS REILLY.
To this the commissioners yes.el-
day scnt the following reply;
Z. $. Rich1rds Esy-. Chairman
Peoples Territorial Co0lHa.tec;
Slr-In rerlv = your commuui-
cation this day received, after due /
consideration it Is the opinion Of the 1
commission that il j. neither
advisable nor practicable to hav, 4
the election returns Of the /
several precincts returned by a
special messenger, and il therefore 1
declines % make a change in the I
manner Of returning The same.
Upon the question Of instructing /
the Judges OF election to certify all /
the lists required by law ami the in /
and forwarding them 10 I
the Commission duly sealed, the /
deems such re quest a 4
proper one and will instruct the I
Judges of election accordingly. Ia 1
regard to the complaints from Beaver 4
precinct and Richfieid precinct, the
Commission has caused inquiry 10 /
be made Of its registration officers,
and, If found that the state Of affairs 1
exist complained Of, will take steps |
D have both plrties represented on |
he election boards OF such precincts.
In the case Of Thomas Wilson,
If Randolph precinct, and Joseph
Neville. Of Woodruff precinct, the
deem the charges toe
for the basis Of any /
action. In regard to the new pre-
,inct Of Stead, in Davis County,
he commission has appointed a
leputy registration officer for thai
precinct and instructed him to al
once transfer from the former pre-
cinct registry lists the names OF all
voters OF the territory en-
Jrlced in the new precinct OfS.ead.
and 10 make the necessary lists,
designate a convenient polling
place and give due notice Of the
same. Very respectfully,
ELIJAH SELLS. Secretary.