The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30
REGISTRATION CLOSED.
ALEX. RoxBERG THE LAST VOTER
TO GET IN.
Mr.. Cohen's Estimate For the City
and County-EHect of President
CIeveland's Amnesty-GeOrGe G..
Cannon, r. It. Burton and Others
Register.

When Alex Roxberg, Of the First pre-
cinct, took the oath from Angus M.
Cannon, jr., at O'Clock and four min
utes last night, the registration closed.
al that Mr.. Cohen and his assistants
have to do is to revise and correct the
lists and file them with the county
clerk October s.
The last week of revision hasn't been
such a busy one as anticipated, al
though the force in Mr. Cohen's office
has been fairly busy. To be sure our
own Mike Canton, late sergeant of
police, late musician and later still in
spector of the grand old party, was on
deck all week and annoyed the deputies
considerably by doing his thinking in
the Office. but, generally speaking, all
has gone well.
Regarding Canton, by the way, there
hasn't been an act of the registrars
that he overlooked. If Gibbs started
for lunch, Cautions appetite imme-
diately asserted itself, and he, too,
made break for restaurant. If An
gus Cannon, jr., wanted a cigar, Mike
| took the trail for the tobacconist's
When Joe Cohen changed collars, Mike
Immediately declared for clean shirt.
ployed Mike and if the Republicans
believe Mike, there isn't Democrat on
the list, for every time a man took the
oath Mikes broad smile lit up the room
as he pulled out his notebook and writ
down" the fact that John Artemus
Jones, of the Second, a Republican, is
registered, with accent on the penult
Figures in Mr.. Cohen's office are
rare. day in June isn't a circum-
stance. Because matters shaped them
selves so that an accurate knowledge
of totals could not be obtained until
footings are made. This is no fault of
the registrar and deputies, however.
Mr.. Cohen gave the press an esti-
mate which, while in round numbers.
is, in his judgement. very nearly accu-
rate. There were 256 names put on the
constitutional list and $50 new voters
yesterday, total Of 354. This was the
best record of the week, although Mon
days hgnres very nearly equal it. The
total. Tor the week is 800 on the consti-
tutional list and 500 new names.
When the registration began there
were $500 names upon the old list. The
new one shows about 5000 entitled to
vote for delegates to he constitution
al 20 'ention, an "a VT 1000 new
names So with revision, etc. the
city vote will be between 10000 and
LOCO The registration outside the
city Will foot up to about $500 An ac-
curate stat me It will be prepared on
Friday or Saturday next.
Errors regarding residence can be
corrected with the consent of the reg
istrar at the request of the voter
between now and Oct s. After that
time the list will be completed.
: The claims that the Republicans
make regarding the uselessness of
President Cleveland's amnesty procla-
nation has been proven invalid dur
ing the past two days. At least forty
took advantage of the proclamation
and registered, among them being
President George O. Cannon, General
r. T. Burton and James P. Freeze.
| While the registrar was somewhat re-
Iluctant about giving names, these were
obtained on authority.
/ If other places in Utah do as we'll as
Salt Lake city, according to popula-
ton, the vote in Utah will be increased
this fall by at least 1000 This, how
ever, is an estimate, pure and simple.