The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-21

propriety and necessity of cooperating
with the people of this government.
Chairman Platt-If the parties divide on
political lines, will the Mormons divide
with them?
Governor West-Yes, sir.
Chairman Platt-Doesn't it occur to you
that these parties will begin to bid for the
Mormon vote to get it away from each
other by proclaiming themselves in favor
of this, that or the other measured
Governor West-I have no doubt that
the parties will do as parties do every
where else They will make some move
ment for the purpose of getting votes, but
they would be more likely to do it and
ould be in better condition to do it il you
kept the Mormon people together than il
they were encouraged to separate.
MIR. Allen continued his remarks to-day
before the House committee. He INDUCED
in a number of
GATHERING GENERALITIEs
directed against the Mormon people, and
showed his imperfect knowledge of the
condition of affairs in the territory. He
attempted to defend the.Utah commission,
and said that when the history of that
august board was written 1t would stand
out brightly on the records of federal legis-
lation, and that it had been invariably
composed of high-minded and honorable
men, who had fearlessly executed the law
without favoritism. Aside from his
defense of the commission he said
nothing that has not already been printed.
He explained that the commissioners
usually remain in Salt Lake at least three
months in the year; that they look after
the elections and have general charge of all
these matters.
Mr.. Washington, the chairman of the
committee queried at one polnt if the
like the governor.
Mr. Allen replied that they remained just
long enough to perform their functions.
Mr. Washington asked him if it was their
duty to revise the registrars lists in the
several precincts to see if only qualified
persons have their names thereon.
Mr.. Allen replied that they do, but
added that the law is faulty and that new
lists should be provided. 1.-THE registrar, :"
he added SHOULD go through the lists and
strike off the names of all persons who
have died or moved away and write in the
names of those who lived in further along.
In his argument after members of the
committee had badgered him and worried
him nearly to death, Mr.. Allen said that
the statement had been made before the
Senate committee that his Office yielded
him Sl0 900 year. He asserted that dur
ing The year ne had held it, it had Melted
him just $1,000. Replying to an inquiry
MIR. Allen characterized the present cleo
tiou law as
AN INTERNAL OUTRAGE;
that the Liberals had repeatedly tried tC
have it changed without avail. He was
somewhat nettled by the suggestion made
by MIR. Mansur, OF Missouri, that he was
considered the greatest living beneficiary
of an election fraud and that it would be
difficult to prove to the contrary. There
, was some sparring back and forth about
this time when finally one Oh The members
asked Mr. Allen if he was not holding ar
, Office and drawing the salary that another
man was entitled to. He answered no
He was then asked if fifteen men had mo-
been wrongfully and illegally deprived Of
their right to vote, and that if they haC
been permitted to cast the votes they wen
I to the polls and offered for Mr.. Ferguson
D would not the latter be occupying the
Office which Allen now occupied
Before he could reply Chairman Wash
q ington opened copy of the Pacific Reporter
which lay on his table. and read from the
80 he. oft 1,ot
n tory in the case of Ferguson VS.. Allen
Mr.. Allen grew red in the face. and
s BLUsHED AND sTAMMERED
9 in very incoherent fashion, and fnall!
e acknowledged that on the face of it Their,
= was good deal of truth in the report HI
}, added that he would like 10 explain thu
Q matter to the committee, and he did at
d tempt to explain it, but he did not succeed
e very well.
s Mr. c. G. Richards took the floor whel
It Mr.. Allen seated himself, and replie
vigorously to that gentleman's misstate
e ments. He explained the election laws o
O the territory, the duties of tn
: commission under the law as defined b.
the Edmunds- Tucker act, and showed tn
}. character of the men appointed by tn
n commission as deputy registrars and judge
: of elections, and the abuses Of these off
g GERS: the efforts that the legislature ha
2 made to supercede the commission, an
r also to amend the election laws Of the ter
ritory in order that the frauds might b
II avoided, and the veto of all these measure
u by the governor. The erroneous state
,r ments made by Mr.. Allen yesterday wer
controyerted by Mr.. Richards t
G. day, WI showed that Webe
it county, instead, instead of being col
k trolled by the Liberals, cast abor
in 100 votes for that party at the last Angus
g election out of 2,4o0 and of the principi
"a business blocks constructed at Ogden dun
ing the last two years six of them wei
-, built by Mormon money and two only b
N gentle money.
He ridiculed the statement made yestel
- day by Mr. Allen that not more than thre
hundred gentiles had abandoned the Lii
=, eral party as shown in the recent election
:; and sarcastically suggested that one mol
,s revision by
ia THEIR TRUSTED DEPUTY REGISTRARS
would probably demonstrate the fact TIL
pit there were no gentiles In the presel
movement for division and that possib
s. some of the Mormons had even turnt
ty Liberals.
Mr.. Richards also explained how the lie
ty islatHre in passing these school laws
70 1890 and in attempting to authorize ii
taxpayers, whether polygamists or mono
a amists, to vote at school elections and Fl
issuing bonds only, attempted to do VIII
IS, the supreme court of the territory afte
re- wards sustained when it held that scho
DO elections were rot within the meaning
mr. +ha Edmunds oct and that therefore Il