Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-12

, PUBLIC INQUIRY DEMANDED
On Behalf Of the Saupeio Election
Judgcs' Count-W,b.r ln Prog
ress-Othor Returns.

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against g.vilga certificate OF election
asu Constitutional delegate to a. 3. |
AnIef3n. ltwat alleged that Auder.
SON, who was one OF She Republican |
nominees, was tclldout u Idaho,
and since his return from there a few
years ago had not regisJcfed aud voted
10 Utah until at The last election; that
bis taxable property BE- not taxed, and
that no was ptrionul since hiH election
Tor an ofleuao against The UuiIvJ States
lava
a communication from Biz. AMBER
son wss also flied with the C1mmltslon
setting forth that he had hoen resi-
dent Of Beaver county Tor over four
years, was a property holder and held
d receipt Tor taxes palI ,heriui aud
that he 10 a native born citizen, having
been born IN Utah.
Box Elder county was taken up by
the commisaion, and tue re,utus cam
vassed. They show the Democratic
candidates for delegales TO tho Cous.i-
luuonal Convention to have received
tho following votes; Peters 7ij, Low
7O2, Baty gsj, Gleason 673. R1plnli'
cans, Gibbs 7l5, Hanson 053, Box 612,
Lowe 400. On these nyuful two Of
each party will be- elected. There were
slight discrepancies however In the
returns, ami the matter was ukon
under adyiaomonL
Al tho Utah Commission sfsslon
| this morning Jacob Johnson chaif-
! man OF tho nanp,tc unity Republican
! committee, ani Chas. 3. Crane, chair
man OF tho Territorial Republican
committee, were present. blr Johnson
nlrI lengthy protest uu behalf ul the
Republican candidates 90 the Coufuiu-
ugual Convention from 5anpoto
county, against the recount made by
the Utah Commission. One
reason tor this protest j.;
"rhat aIuog the election ani count
the ballot boxes have been iutUcutuly
| kent, moot of them not sealed anu some
OF thom mot locked; that tue
unllo,a counted by the Clmmllsion
arc not all the same 40 those counted
by the lu.gUs ~ election, which can
be- ih WI by respectable citizens OF
both political purLcr, who were yea
emit
PUBLIC INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.
NJ johnson therefore asks that a
full. iir aud public tiuvgsuk at on OF
| This matter be made, aud that Tue
Judges OF election DO sum
monei % appear 10 testify, etc
Ho says he IL authorized 10 state thai
these Judges 0i election Will tesiiiy
that tie counta made by them were
fairly, h1utttly aud truly made aud
transmitted; which evidence car
be supplemented by the oaihs OF good
, and reputable citizens Of both pollliea
. parties,
Auto Spring precinct, Mt. johnson
save he has personal knowledge thhl
the iudgct' count was correct, WhaleVe
variance tue CummiesiOnh rccouu
sbowH. lie has similar Information
| from nearly rv0ty precinct Do th'
county. lie also made au oral state
muut Of she details OF the manncr o
conducting the election Ia several o
the prsoincls.
Oh motion OF Commissionet NorTell
. consideration Of the matter was dc
, lrrfcd for the present.
b 10 THE uOx ELDER ulNEs.
The BOX Elder returns were the
I, ! considered aui Judge NOuUll moved
y Urhat the ballot boxes from oil PIE
:, cincls ia Box Eljet county In Whio
!. discrepancies or irregularities apes
= be ordered In Tor the purpose OF mai
- Iuv a rppount OF the ballots by "a
=, Commission"
e Commls.ioncr sherman offered III
4 following substitute;
= UWhergns, the discrepancies In y
'. one precinct Ia Box Elder county nc
T. the total discrepancies In all u
~ precincts OF that county, being enoug
-, 10 effect the election ~ any one chl
= dldate a. certified TO by the Judges an
whereas, unless there are such 81
2 crnpnuoica shown on the face OF tue =
" turns We have no authority under Ia
V 10 resort 10 tho ballot boxes, therefor
y Resolved that We order the canvas 6
uhat county made up ~ SHOWN by u
y, swofn returns Of the Judges"
~ The vote on the substitute was; ~
p Sherman. Noes Thatcher, N0rrt
Nv anu l.otoher. BY tue same vote OF 3
~ tue original motion was carried.
u. WEBER COUNTY.
~ The Commission was working {
a., Wober county roturub his nitetuoo
',,t and IL L. not likely that q cOnclusi,
~, will be arrived al today,
Regular Election
n. The canvassing board has complete
ie, Cache county, the vote on Delegate
n. Cougfcss Doing ne iollOWs'
"a Vote Major