Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-07


Tho polls were thrown open In the
Third municipal ward promptly nj
1925 n. M, tho time designated by the
Yah Commission for voting to COM
munce. Thurt was good sized crowd
on hand anu soon several ciuzsns had
cast their ballots. Tho place OF voting
was In the Sixteenth ward old school
house, corner OF First North aud
Fourth West street,.
IL was evident that trouble was an
tlcipated 40 there was small amry OF
deputy United States mAfshulr, deputy
shefiila and policemen on the ground,
and they nnved ABOUT among the
througs 81 voters oAutionlng those
tutbIlenty Inclined 10 make no un.
necessary disturbance.
Never In the history Of Salt Lake
politicH weIu thUro 30 many unscfupul.
GUS buases, ward herlers Rud whippers.
In seen IN any precinct OF polling place.
Tho number and kinds OF tickota,
too, were simply bawildering.
rhvre were 10 lees than eleven
tickcte oil under the guise Of
Democratic, Republican or Liberal
hunter, H.. T.. Rich, appeared on seven
because ho had both kinds pIetuut-
worked, talked and peIspircd us men
never worked anu talked before.
A number OF Union Pacific officials
added their presence TO the crowI that
surged back and forth aud circulated
the straight Democratic legislative
ticket anu the Citizeus' independent
municipal ticket In part. The name Of
la "A a - az e..
lin, McCornick's for Rich Rud WataJn
Tor Patterson. The railroad employee,
20 lar a. known, voted this combination
ticket straight anu their strength IN
estimated at non l25 to 200. Outside
Of the Union Pacific workmen aud
Liberals MIR. Itich and Mr.. Patterson
received but very few votes aud at noon
everything Indicated their Oyerwhelm.
Ing ueient.
For years no election has been held
IA tho rniri precinct In whlch tho eK.
DJg Catcher Galleazsi has not played
prominent part ~ willing tool iT
tho Liberal party anu today he made
40 exception 10 his old habits anu
danced TO the music Of his masters uu.
til every Liberal possessing a scintllla
of respect was thoroughly ashamed aud
disgustCd Mt the conduct Of their dusky
skinned nusooiRte. Galleazzl was en-
ployod on the inside Of the building as
a challenger and he made the most Of
his opportunity. He caused the At
rest on the charge OF alleged Illegal
voting Of James Lawson, u blacksmith
Of thu SiSteeGth ward and resideni Of
Salt Lake Tor more than forty yeaTs.
The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff
CrOion anu he took Me-. Lawson 80 the
Office OF Justice Hodge, OF that pfecinct
aud kept him there for some time. But
no one appeared who would swear 10
complaint and Mt. Lawson was dis.
charged.
Galleazzi, however, continued 10
object anu 0bsiTuc, untll his conduct
became almost uncomfortable. That the
Citizens committee did not secure n
order for mis- Immediate removal IL a
matter Of aslOnishmont. he chal.
lenged one gentleman who was born
anu raised In this Territory, aud who
has reBided here Tor upwards Of thirty
years. When asked 10 state his ObJuo.
ton no insisted that he wanted the geu.
,ltman's vote TO 10 In over his protect
anu 30 IL did.
Hank Barnes, one OF the Liberal
Judges, called the ex-convict down,
wheieupon GallepZ1l replied Insulting.
ly; 80, he's heelng FOR your business
and you are helping him back"
MIR. Barnes dropped tho poll book
and his pencil and waa on his feet IN
an instance anu ha resented the &c.
Cuaation In most emphatic manner
and Informed thei insl lent challenger
that he muet shut up o. take tho CON
sequences. GalluOzz! then commenced
to hibernate aud busintss WAS Ie.
| sumed,
At II O'Clock 475 Cillzras' vates hal
h.eu nOllei. Al the same hour about
$50 U. T.. Rich.Llheral votes had been
cnsI. The total regiiiration OF the
pfeoinl i-lB57.
Tue Democrats, the great majority
Of whom entered the Citigeu's move.
ment In good faith, had their repre-.
stntatlvts about the Third precinct
polling place, and early in The dny
they discovered that Dan Dunue, IA,
Liberal nominee for councilman, had
Withdrawn from his parly's ticket and
that his name had been substituted hy
that cunning arch enemy of the chi.
zsns' movement, H.. r.. Rich. As soou
possible the Democrats Issued the
following notice and distributed copies
broadcast, but not until many had been
imposed upon;
"E. Il. Rich, LIBERAL He aceop,s