The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-17
REALM Of POLITICS.
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The Richfeld Advocate is evidently
not aware that the election is over.
Every issue of the paper contains some
old straw threshed over. in which this
man or that man is eXcoriated because
of some action during the campaign.
which resulted disastrously-
Having no one else to jump on last
week The Herald's correspondent from
that locality is made a target, all be-
cause he did not use the Advocate in
stead of The Herald for putting his
communication before the public.
The correspondent alluded to desired
to give some information to the pub
lie and chose a newspaper to dissemin-
ate it, which should not anger the Ad-
Vocate man as it has.
The Advocate is having a peck of
trouble all round. One of the teachers
in the public schools down there caught
one of his pupils in the act of reading
the paper and commanded her to de-
sist- The Advocate designated this as
'nutty," and the teachers friends
kicked against the publication of the
item. whereat the editor goes and gets
affidaVitS galore to show the teacher
did say just what was attributed, all
same metropolitan paper, only on a
miniature scale. The Richfield people
are anxiously awaiting the next SEN
sation."
Members of the last legislature are
anXiously awaiting the decision of the
supreme court in the election matter.
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A close friend of Governor Wells de-
clared yesterday that the executive was
very anxious that the supreme court
should decide the last election a legal
one. He stated that the governor con-
sidered the responsibility which would
rest upon him. in the event the courts
declare the voting illegal. to be a ire
mendous one. He wants to do right
and thinks the certificates of election
and commissions should be issued to
the men and women chosen at the last
election. He believes the people have
expressed themselves, and their eX-
preston should be needed. This. -
declared the friend, lis not because of
party politics. but because the governor
believes ii is right l do not know what
he will do in the event the decision is
adverse, which l fear will be the case.
He has so many partisan advisers, who
will try to influence him. But | con-
fidently believe he will rise above party
politics and will do what seems to him
to be right. and should he do so the
people will stand by him in his actions.
Lord help him and the Republican
party. The situation is grave, very
grave, and / hope for the peace and
safety of the state, the supreme court
holds the election legal
Questioned as to what policy the gov
ernor might pursue, the friend of the
executive replied: THAT / cannot tell
and l do not believe he has made up
his mind. He is worried a great deal,
7 oil hr1f 7 inl- fa
out all right in the end.
1t is understood that the Populist
members of the legislature will give
Hon. Henry w. Lawrence a compli-
mentary vote for senator on the first
ballot.
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The committee that is taking care
of the arrangements for Jackson day.
have secured the Silt Lake theatre, and
Will secure an orator of national repu-
tation. who will deliver an grafton. At
ter this the guests will repair to
banquet. Several local orators will be
present. to enliven the evening with
speeches.
1t appearing to all the judges of the
district court in and for the Third jul
dicial district of the state of Utah.
county of Salt Lake, that a suitable
person should he appointed to examine
on oath the sureties on tn bonds of
all county officers, including justice of
the peace and constable, touching the
qualifications of said sureties to be adj
mitted and accepted as sureties on such
official bonds, it is now ordered that
c. F.. Stanton, clerk of this court. and
George D. Loomis. deputy clerk. be
and they are hereby appointed by the
judges of this court to examine on oath
all sureties on the official bonds of the
county and precinct officers elected at
the recent election in and for Salt Lake
county: that said clerk and deputy
shall require each surety to disclose
on oath his qualification to be admitted
as surety on any such bond in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section
S. of chapter 131, of the laws of Utah
of 1895. page 500 and shall report to
the judges of this court the result of
such examination as to each surety or
such bond. and such report shall show
that the said surety is a resident and
freebooter within the state of Utah
and is worth in real or personal prop
erty, or both, as the case may be, stu
ate in this state. the amount of his
undertaking over and above all just
debts and liabilities. exclusive of prop
erty exempt from execution.
OGDEN HILES,
NJ. L. RICHIE.
JOHN A. STREET
Judges