The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-13
AFTER THE COn1ussIoN AGAIN.
The Tribune of February y. con-
tanned the following:

Inc tribune OF fepruary Ia con-
tanned the following:
Nessrs. Dale, Nye and Hurd we're
appointed a canYassing board to can
vass the Third precinct; they decided
that MeSSrs Smith and Tmery were
elected. Instead of fling thei1> report
with the secretary, they left it in the
room with the ballot-boxes, rendered
the key to Mr.. Letcher, told him what
they had done, and he put them off
with some joVial answer, never ex-
planning that they should file their re
port with the Territorial Secretary.
But yesterday they fled an answer in
the Third precinct case, charging that
the report from the Third had not
been filed. The answer was filed by
Commissioner Norrell. Is not this a
little small, for Democratic Commits
sioners to resort to such a pro-
gramme2 We wonder what new devil
try they are up to now.
What is the reason that the Tribune
continues to peck away at the ma
jority of the Utah Commission? What
profit is there in misrepresenting facts
which are bound to come out? 1t is
very pretty malice which that paper ex-
hibits and can do neither it nor its
party any permanent good.
| On examining the records of the
Commission it is found that Messra.
Nye, Dale and Hurd, of this city,
We're, on or about the 18th day Of
january, appointed as board to cam
Ivass the returns from the several pre-
cincts of Salt Lake county for dele
gates to the constitutional convention,
The order appointing such board re-
CURED that they should make an alb
stract of all the votes cast for all can,
didates in each Of the several pre-
cincts, and certify such abstract to the
Utah Commission.
| All the precincts of the county, ex-
Icept the Third Salt Lake city precinct,
We're completed on or before the 2Sth
day of January, and on the last named
date, the Commission ordered certifi-
icates to be issued to those persons ap-
ipearing by such abstracts to be en-
titled thereto,
The canvass Of the Third precinct
was not completed until subsequent tc
the last meeting Of the Commission
and hence was not laid before thai
board until yesterday; when, by resolu
ton, the abstract was ordered flee
and the canvassing board were re
quested to withhold their final report
juntii the decision of the election cases
by the Supreme court has been hand
ed down.
AS a matter of business connected
with the proceedings of this canvas
sing board, It may be stated, tina
about the middle of last week, two o
the members informed Chairman Let
cher that the abstract and returns o
the Third precinct had been placed il
, the private closet of the Commission
where they could be found wheneve
the latter met. Upon the assembling
of the Commission yesterday, NIessrs
Nye and Hurd appeared in person AM
presented the abstract and returns a
above stated.
The Tribune's complaint that Chair
: man Letcher should have told this can
: vaslng board to file their report wit
the Territorial Secretary is one of it
!, common ludicrous blunders, as no sucl
course of procedure is required b,
law and would have been in direc
= violation of the order requiring the re
. port TO be filed with the Commission
e itself.
The whole trouble in this matte
: arises from the fact that the amende
: complaint of Smith ct al, in the Thir
lprecinct cases, falsely asserts that a,