The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-11
ELECTION FRAUDS.
A Few Random Cases Brought to
Light.
Let the Frauds be Investigated and the POliti-
cal Air be Purified by the Courts
Of Justice.

Not for many moons has the the air been
filled with 80 many rumors of election
frauds as it was filled all day yesterday.
If the Democratic city committee wants
to do some effective work for the cause,
now is the time. We suggest that MIR.
Schroeder organize as effectively as if an
other campaign was at hand, and, by run
ming down some of the thugs, hobos, re-
peaters and personators Of dead men who
infested the city on Monday, a salutary
lesson would De impaired to the party OF
corruption that would serve as warning
when the next election comes around.
Enough cases of fraud came to the sur
face on election day TO show the reeklng
mass of corruption that exists below, and
that 1t only needs u little systematic Work
to uncover. In this connection, The HER
AID desires to as what has became OF the
case OF the trem bling, dissolute German,
who was about TO cast his vote when Ar
thur Pratt stalked up to him and shaking
his finger in his face said: "This man took
money five minutes ago to cast this vote.
l make this charge and will prove it,"
The shaking culprit,
AN IDEAL TRAMP IN APPEARANCE,
did not even make denial. An officer
took him in charge, and disappeared with
him. Was he turned loose! He was seen
in his usual disreputaole hauuts yesterday.
The HERALD hopes Mir. Arthur Pratt, as a
public spirited citizen, will not allow this
tiagrant case to drop into obscurity.
There is another case still more shame
less and fragrant, that TIE HERALD does
not propose shall be ignored or fall into
forgetfulness. This is the instance of
thuggism in the Fourth precinct, where
the six-footer Sullivan went to the polls
Tor the purpose OF laying out Arthur
Brown, and struck Judge Wells by mis-
take. Sullivan was taken to the Liberal
tent, Immediately released on bonds and
Immediately he appeared at the polls again,
when he was escorted out by an officer. q
| reputable gentleman brought word TO The
HERALD that he was seen to purchase u
| pistol late IN the day. He was carefully
watched, but he made no attempt to use it.
| The HERALD can furnish all the evidence
| necessary to convict this Liberal terror
izer, and only asks for the opportunity, by
either Commissioner Greenman or the
grand jury.
TIE HERALD insists also that the fellow
| be not allowed to escape with a simple fine
for assault. The circumstances surround
ing the case make it much more serious
ofense. and Sullivan and his hackers
should be made to realize it,
Commissioner Greenman informed THE
! HERALD representative yesterday that tue
case would come up before him at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning He states that the man
| German was not brought before him.
The case Of Attorney Van Horne,
charged with striking j. Il. Moyle, while
that gentleman was engaged in dispute
| with Judge Powers, comes up before Com
missioner Norrell, but Mr.. Stephens,
assistant prosecuting attorney, has not yet
fixed date for the hearing.
The case of Howard A. King, q young
Liberal well known in the city, VINO
TRIED TO IMPERsoNATE AN ABSENT LIBERAL
named Engler, was also looked up by TIL
HERALD yesterday. Commissioner Norrei
has it in hand, and A. II. Mayne and Chas
Wilkes are Kings bondsmen. 1t is said the
attempted impersouation was exposed by {
Liberal checker, who was either an homes
man, or had not been posted by the ar
rangers of the little programme
That there were hundreds of cases o.
repeating on MONDAY, and that many
Liberals who have never seen Salt Lake
City, are allowed TO remain alive
in the lists by the entirely ire
sponsible set of citizens to whom
the work of registration is entrus tee
by the Utah Commission-there is NJ
manner of doubt. A prominent business
man of Sugar House said yesterday tina
forty men who have been employed at tht
mouth of Parley's cafion were released
from duty on election day and all came Il
the city. They were referred to "boss'
whose name is in THE HERALD's posses
sion, and it is charged that every mother
son of them voted where he was most need
ed. All these men have worked in Farley
canon the whole Of the past summer, an
are in no sense residents of the city. Tal
HERALD can give further details of thes
cases.
Reports reach US of several cases whsr
men who have been absent from thei
: boarding houses several weeks past sur
prised their landlords by turning up sud
denly yesterday and taking their old room
again.
Two hobos who were rejected at tn
: Fourth precinct were seen loaing aroun
the theatre corner at IL o'clock yesterda,
morning by THE HERALD reporter who SAY
them rejected. Has Mr.. Ryan laid theI
| off already!