The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-17


warded to each a. pamphlet of dnstruc-
tions, based largely upon the provi-
sions of the territorial statutes, and
among other items were the following
relating to the manner Of canvassing
the votes, ETC.:
AS soon as the polls shall be closed.
Sthe judges of election should proceed to
canvass the votes cast and continue
without adjournment until completed. An
candidates voted for may be present in
person or by representative TO witness
If any envelope is found to contain two
or more ballots of different political par
ties, all such ballots should be thrown
out
tain ballots for both territorial and coun-
n officers and for constitutional dele
Gates. only the ballot for territorial and
COUNTY officers should be counted, and
If any blue envelope is found to con-
tain ballots for both constitutional dele
Gates and for territorial and county Of
3<ers, only the ballot for constitutional
legates should be counted, and the
= Ter rejected
An ballots rejected or thrown out from
any cause, should be marked and pre-
served in separate packages, and the
reason therefor Stated on each.
Canvass-How Made.
The canvass Should commence by the
Judges who have acted as clerks COM
pairing their respective lists, and ascer-
taining from said lists the number OF
votes cast; Cthe number of KS IN the
first column should correspond with the
number marked voted in the Bun
book ana the KS in the second column
should correspond with the number
marked voted" in the Blue booh); the
boxes should then be opened and the bal
lots taken out and counted by the judges,
and the judges acting as clerks shall
each make a, list of all the persons voted
for Con the large sheets furnisheD; the
presiding Judge shall then proceed TO
omen the ballots and call off therefron
the names of the persons voted for. and
the offices they are intended TO NIL, ana
kHae Judges acting as clerks shall take an
4 account of the same Cny tallesl upon
their lists. and all the ballots shall be
b fmmediately returned TO the ballot boN,
y which shall be locked and sealed. and
he preserved by the presiding judge for
sixty day.; after the result of THE cleo
ton has been declared by the commits
If such boxes. with the ballots therein,
ESall not be called for by the commits
sion within sixty days after the election.
they should be returned to The clerk oil
the county court.
After the canvass shall have been COM
pleted, the judges of election shall add
up and determine the number of votes
cast for each person for the several Of
fees, which result shall be placed on Une
lists and certified thereto, and the same
shall be forwarded securely sealed, by
mail or other safe conveyance, to the
Utah commission ait Salt Lake city.
Canvass of the Returns.
n After the returns were received by
y sAs. Commission, they were duly open
ed and all those pertaining to county
dnd territorial officers were delivered
no a board of five canvassers which
had been, named by the Utah Commits
sion. and who exercised full authority
in all matters relating thereto.
With few exceptions they We're en-
abled TO determine results without re-
sorting TO the Ballot boxes. The main
exceptions were in Juab, Utah and
Weber counties. In the latter the vote
for county clerk was SO close and the
DISCREPANCIES SO great that a recouni
Of several precincts was made. While
making the examination on county
clerk, at the request of one OF Inc
candidates for another office on which
the returns showed NO special 'ddscrep
ancv. an informal recount was made
and apparent mistakes or frauds dis
closed. OF this the canvassers tool
no notice in making up their report
leaving the matter for the courts II
contest proceedings, if Instituted.
constitutional Delegates Canvass.
The returns IOr OetPSStLeS W t4tt
constitutional convention weae made
10 the commission which, by the en-
E9bling act is required to canvass Tht
!, fas,us as in the case OF the election O.
members of the legislature. Early II
then. proceedings the Commission
ware met with the question: VIVA
constitute the returns - ana from TN
s,ninion Of Judge Bennett. z. l. VIII
tans. @. W. Powers, Judge Miner aBC
rrhers. who were unanilnoEs IN Thea
s,;av-e II was decided that the registr!
books, the poll lists ana the tali!
ebeeSs an duplicate) constituted tbs
retnrzs' And with these as a basis
the fcanvass began.
TIE statute SAYS:
'fon tae receipt Of the returns, tn
commission shall carefully eSamln
trhe same; and if no irregularity o
discrepancy appear therein, afTectin'
the result of the election of any can
didate they Shall accept said returns
as correct; but if the right of any per
son voted for, for any Office, is in an
vay affected, then the comclissiol
snail open the ballots from said pre-
cinct and canvass the same, SO far a
to determine the rights of the person
whose Office may be affected. The,
NAV also cause to appear before then
any persons whom they deem proper
end take their testimony in relation L
said election, in said precinct
The Question at Issue.
The commission had proceeded IL
Its canvass to the point where dis
ssrepancies amounting to about a il
1anpete county. Il in Box Elder coun
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