The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-06
Republican tactics in Wyoming.

The governor of Wyoming, JOHN E.
OSBORNE, still holds the fort and it is to
be hoped viii be able TO exercise the
powers of his Office SO as to circumvent
the plot that has been laid to defeat the
will Of the majority Of the people of the
state.
THE HERALD has already explained the
case between the governor and the secre-
tary of the state who still claims to be
acting governor, but there are circum-
stances leading up to the dispute that the
people of Utah may not fully understand.
AS they are interested in that which con
Germs their next door neighbor on the east
we give the particulars.
Carbon county, on the face of the re-
turns, sent three Democrats TO the Legis-
lature Hanna precinct gave a strong vo te
for all the Democratic nominees. But in
making out the returns to the county
canvassing board. the judges of election
failed to fill in the blank spaces at the
head of the poll book. The return
sheet was properly signed by all
the judges and clerks, and note from
them addressed TO the county clerk was
with the returns, while the registered en-
velope that contained them showed that
the package came from Hannn. Without
the vote from that precinct all the RepuD-
Iican candidates for the county would be
returned. The county clerk was deter
mined that the vote from Hanna should
not be certified to.
The returns from all the precincts are
required by law to be sent to the county
clerk who, with two justices OF the peace
one of whom is to be Of different political
party from the clerk-are to count the re-
turns and make an abstract Of votes, on
separate sheets, for member of Congress.
state legislators and county and precinct
officers. The county clerk is to make out
certificates of election TO the persons hay-
ing the highest number OF votes Tor county
and precinct officers, and send copy of
the abstract OF the votes to she secretary
of the state with certificate that it ia a
correct copy OF all votes cast in the county.
The law provides that the county can
wasting board shah not throw out the vote
Of any precinct. They are made ministerial
officers only. If any defect occurs In the
form of the returns, the canvassing board
may send for the election officers and have
them make the necessary correction. The
county clerk objected to counting the
Hanna returns because of the omission
named The other members of the board
insisted on their being counted after hear
ng from representatives of both the po-
htical parties interested. 1t appeared that
Irregularities occurred in several OF the
Republican precincts, but the county clerk
made 70 objections TO them.
The vote was finally counted and the re-
turns were made complete. But when the
clerks abstract TO be forw arded to the sec
rotary OF the state was rendy, it appeared
that the Hanna vote was left out The
other members OF the board protested
and refused to sign it, But finally the
Republican justice signed it simply as
witness to the county clerks signature,
the Democratic justice decI lining to sign it
at all. The absuract made out for the
county is signed by the two justices, form
ing majority Of the canyassing board,