The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-30
NECESSARY PERSISTENCE.

The Tribune complains of The Her
AIDS tpersistency'' in reference to the
II Seely business. Tt expects to be per-
sistent in showing up the facts when
the Tribune resorts to falsehoods or
tries to make it appear that The Her
aid does so. The record shows Just
what we have stated all along. and the
opposite of the Tribune's statement. In
quoting from that record the Tribune
leaves out the final entry of General
McClernand's vote, which is the main
point in the discussion, although it is
alluded to by the Tribune afterwards,
but not as part of the record.
Now as to the action of Commissioner
McClernand. The Tribune stated that
he announced at the time he refused
to vote that ION the general PROPOSE
ton he was in favor of the position
taken by the majority" Also that
latter questioning Commissioners God
frey and Robertson as to See1ys resig-
nation, he said he agreed with their
views but declined to vote Referring
to this matter again, the Tribune said:
''McClernand declined to vote but dis
tinctly told Commissioners Robertson
and Godfrey that he had reached the
same conclusion they habitat is,
that Seely's resignation as Probate
Judge had reached Washington and
was final before election day"
In now quoting from the record,
while leaving out the part that records
Commissioner McClernand's vote
against the issuance of the certificate
the vital point-the Tribune gives
enough to disprove it's whole position.
The record shows that no vote was
taken on the question of the resigna-
ton, but simply that seely appeared
to be elected on the face of the re-
! turns. Commissioner McClernand
would not vote on that as to Seely,
but did as to Seaman, and afterwards
had his vote recorded against the issu-
ance of the certificate to Seely.
The gentleman never believed that
Seely's resignation reached Washing
ton and was made complete before the
election If any Commissioner did so,
it was against the evidence adduced.
The proof was offered that Seely wa =
Probate Judge on November 9TH in the
view of the Department of Justice, as
appeared by telegram presented. There
was no evidence that the resignation
was even received, let alone made COM
plete, until November 10th. And we
have obtained and published the proof
that it was not received until then and
that it yet remains incomplete. And
the fact is that Orange Seely, with that
unlawfu1ly issued certificate in his
pocket, is today the Probate Judge of
Emery County, and was ineligible for
election on November 18th and is now
ineligible for a, seat in the Legislative
Assembly. He will be Probate Judge
until his successor is elected and quail
fed, because his resignation does not
take effect till then.
Now for another falsehood published
by the Tribune: It stated, more than
once, that the Democrats knew Judge
Seely was ineligible and kept the mat
ter secret until after the election, de-
string to play an underhand part,
= -
party with mot taking the people
into their confidence" adding general
remarks about reasons for distrusting
that party.
The truth is that the matter as to
Judges Seely and Reid was explained
by Democrats to the Commission,
shortly after the nominations were
made. The Commission were unani-
nous in the declaration that both
judges were ineligible. The Demo-
cratic committee here advised Reid to
withdraw; he did so and the district
was lost to the Democrats by a few
votes. The Republicans of the Utah
Commission communicated with the
chairman of the Republican com
mittee as to seely. They will not
deny that this was done.
But there was nothing straightfor
ward in the way that Seelys affair
was managed. His affidavit and the
kilograms received from Washington
when taken together show this. Judge
Seely himself will not state a false
hood. He did not deny the facts of
his. acting as Probate Judge both Just
before and some time after the cleo
ton. But the fact that his resigna-
ton was not received at Washington
until November 20, while it is not
proof that the resignation was not
written on October Is, is very
good evidence that it was not sent to
Washington" until the result of the
election was pretty well determined.
This reference once more to the con-
troversy is rendered necessary by the
Tribune's persistence" in misrepre-
senting both General McClernand and
The Herald. And our persistence will
be found up to the needful mark in
meeting those ISLANDERS and mailing
them through the ear. If the Tribune
does not like it, let it cease it's own
persistent misstatements and vicious
ISLANDERS.