Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-16
THE CASE or THE MINORITY

THE CASE or THE MINORITY
Il nppears that the PROPOSE ton IL
seriously put forth, with reference 20
one council district ia this Territory,
that the incllgibiliiy OF tho candidate
who received he majorIty Of the votes
will constitute cause why the cotlin-
cate Of election must be gwen 10 the
Candidate having the next highest
number Of volcs. The case In all its
aspects IL interesting and will admit OF
some comment
Hon. Orange Seelcy 10 probate Judge
Of Emery county; ne was also tue nom.
inee Of his party for the Legislative
Assembly from the Ninth coun-
ell district, aud Ia at present
understood 10 have received n ma
jority Of the legal votea cast. lie
would seem 10 DO entitled, therefore,
10 the certificate Of election aud to bis
place IN the upper house Of the Legis.
laturc. But the objection IL made tual
being probate Judge, appointed by the
Fyd,ral government, he may fairly be-
considered n Federal official aud hence
under tue law disqualified from hold.
ing the utilce 10 which the majority Of
votes iu his district would otherwise
have elected him. The argument
ot his opponents Il that tue
phrase "eiigiblo for election" Ia
the section OF the Edmunds act
winch directs the board OF uanva.srts
as 10 issuing cert ficates Of election,
viii act ~ bar u the i.sualco to him
Of sucn certificate, aud that the latter
must be given TO the person who
"shall appear To have been lawfully
elected" Hon. Joshua Greenwood.
This statsuent OF the case will be
completed by noting that Me-. Syclsy
Is u Republican aud Mir. Greenwood q
Democrat, aud that the latter was
named al a late ualo Ia place Of Hon.
w. X. Reid who declined tho
nomination for tho Identical reason
now urged against Nc. Sueloy.-that he
was holding the POSITION Of probate
Judge OF one Of tho counties Of The
disirlct-thOugh all thls has really
nothing to do with the poiu; At issue.
Not nearly 40 much space will be
needed to punclurs tue iallscy Of MI
Greenwood claim rs has been dc.
voted 10 stating his cnse. IL 10 not
necessary here to discuss whether MI.
Sseley Is Ineligible or not. There
Is grave doubt Ia the minds
ofleading legal men In the community
that tue mere fact Of his being up.
pointed by the President and con.
hfmed by tho 5ouato constitutes him
Federal official IN the sense sought t.
DO giy0n the term, But no matter
about that. Granting for the moment
that he Is Ineligible, how Is Mr.. Green.
wood helpou2 Was he "iawiully
elected" or iB there any appear.
Gncc Of such a thing2 On the
contrary, u there Is anything plain at
all Il Is that he was lawfully defeated.
That a minority candidate should try
TO climb into Office over the shoulders
OF IA, man VINO defeats him, on some
real OF alleged gr1u4d Of the la,tcg's
iueligibllity, ia almost too iarolcal
Tor sensible people 20 consider
aud that any attempt SHOULD
10 made to justify such n
proceeding IN this Territory iu
view Of the congregational re-
buko a4miuistoTcd 10 sometime
governor who gave the certificate OF
ol,ouOn to a man who had some four.
teen or eileen thousand votes lees than
his opponent, indicates gross iucou.
sitttuUy, or . short memory.
Muouues no not eject, Tho viii Of
the lc5ple as exprytsvu 10y the majority
Ot tho votes must Dee respected. no.
principle 10 gs o'i 800 our .uyummau,
G.u It ia sustained ly uu ua.
bgoksu he q, pryl.urns az.
all the lu.Lurll,a. MgCury uu
Elections, Standard authority,
DO plain aud exploit un ,Hs question
(aasaUn ZgA) aat NO Drg $50 tlc other.
40 N. aeylsy's Disqualification w
up uI-l us ML NyuY, i4g ga-tua o. air.
brentwood rumaIuH t.e s4m.. J..
nut tll cuubiuef lim..l ]. as ItJeu.y.
by luy people o. nIs uls.4y; ANA Ca.
only tuIug he can hope for is luai iU