The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-11
SALT LAKE C1rY's ELECTION.
The Gentiles Win and Seal the Fate of
Mormonism in Politics.


SALT LAKE CRY, Feb. 1O.-The muni-
cipal election here to-day was for mayor,
recorder, treasurer, assessor, collector, and
marshal of Salt Lake City, aud three
councilmen and one justice of the peace for
each of the five precincts of the city. The
whole ticket is voted for at large
There were two parties in the feld-the
Feopies party, composed chiefly of Nor
mons: and the Liberal party, made up of
antl-MormOns. Tue election passed OF
quietly. Contrary to general expectations
the city has been crowded for days with
special police, detectives, aud deputy
United States marshals for the purpose Of
preventing illegal voting.
BLooDsHED FEARED.
1t was anticipated that an attempt to
challenge and arrest some of the vote q
would result in riot and bloodshed. I his
was not realized, though the Excitement
was intense, and half of the business houses
We're closed. Bands paraded the st eets and
the thoroughfares were jammed with excited
citizens, who realized that upon the
result of to-day's battle depended
the future of the Mormon church as a politi-
cal organization. Voting passed off as quiet
ly as IL some hamlet II a city justice. Only
six arrests were made for attemptlng to
vote illegally, d these were made without
any demonstration from either side Up to
IL o'clock today, the M0rmo Is had q ma
Jority ranging from 200 to 800.
GENTLE VICTORY.
At 5 o'clock it was estimated that returns
from every ward in the city gave a total
vote Of 6,269, divided as follows: Gentiles
3, 443, Morm0ns Z, ,S55. AT o'cl lck tonight
Chairman Powers claimed that the Gentle
majority would reach 1.400 This, how
ever, was denied by Chairman Richards.
who said it would be impossible to say
which side is victorious Till the complete
returns have been counted. The Nor
mons claim that finn Hammers and
fraud have been the order of the day
with the Gentiles, and if they are victorious
it will have been by these methods and in
this event the Mormons will contest the
election to the supreme court of the United
States.
GENTILEs REJOICING.
The polls closed at 6 O'Clock, and the lib
eral leaders posted bulletii in the windows
of their headquarters claiming a majority
of 1,200. The news spread over the city
and the Gentiles took possession of
the town. Every Gentle building
IN the city was decorated with
flags and lanterns and fireworks were
sent up from hundreds of house tops. Can
mons doomed and bonfres were en- upon
every cor ler, and hundreds Of men in line
paraded tho streets with drums and torches,
shouting like wild men over their victory
No such scenes were ever witness d in Utah
as can be seen in Salt Lake tonight. Tle
Mormons remain in loors, and have Moth
ing to say on the result except that the
election was carried By fraud and that they
will surely contest it. They admit their
defeat, but claim that the majority will
| not exceed 400. The official returns will
not be 10 until late tonight.
THE LATEST ESTIMATE.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 10, IL P. M.-At II
O'Clock tonight official returns from every
precinct in the city tut one give Scott,
Gentle, for mayor, 1,240 votes, and Claw
son, Mormon, 932. The returns from this
precinct will probably swell Scotts majority
to $50