The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-24

County Commissioner Geddes sat
in judicial capacity yesterday after
noon to inquire into the politics of t.
E. Missing, registration agent of dis
trict No. 26. Like almost every other
place. there is serious dissension among
the Republican members of that pre-
cinct, SO much so that the factions oc-
casionally indulge in a fist war.
Vissing, who is the secretary of the
Scandinavian Silver league, was ap-
pointed registrar of the precinct with
the understanding that he was a Re
publican, which the law required. Now
Fred Price, the fruit tree inspector,
who lives in the same precinct as Wis
sing, and a few others concluded that
Mr.. WISHING was Democrat and went
before Commissioner Geddes and said
so. That individual immediately be-
came alarmed and at once issued g.
subpoena citing the registrar to walk
the carpet in the commissioner pri-
vate office yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. He also notified Mr.. WISHING S
accusers to be present.
At the appointed time Mr.. WISHING
showed up and was prepared to an
swer the awful charge of being a Dem
ocrat, but none Of his accusers found
it convenient to be on hand. Seeing
that there was no use in waiting any
longer, Mr.. Geddes convened court.
Looking as dignified as possible, the
commissioner began:
MIR. WISHING, you are charged with
being Democrat"
Who says I am a Democratic" re-
torted Missing.
well, I'll explain" resumed the
court. "a delegation called at my
house last Monday night I was at
the board session and they could not
see me. They returned, however, last
| night"
WHO were they?" interrupted Wis
| sing.
81 don't know all of their names, but
Fred Price was one of them and he
was the spokesman of the party. He
said you were a Democrat, had Sc
| cured the appointment through your
| Republican friends, according to your
own statement, and that you had taken
part in a Democratic primary. Now
I'll ask you, are YOU a Republican or a
| Democrat?'
Vissing-About a. year and half ago
1 sent you a letter stating 1 was a
Republican, and
Geddes Qnterrupting)-O never
mind about that.
! Vissing-Wel, I was a Republican
at the time I was appointed, and that's
all the law requires. And now I want
to tell you, Mr.. Geddes, that I can
prove there are Republican office-hold-
ers of this county who are not citizens,
and one Of them is Fred Price, the
id -, but I'll prove it; I'll show
you he is not naturalized citizen
But ere the irate registration agent
could tell all about it, Geddes con-
| Guided his politics were within the re-
| quirements of the law, and the court
went out to attend to a pauper case.
1t was different with WISHING. He
| told the reporters that the whole thing
was a piece of spite work, originating
with the fruit tree inspector. He said
at one Republican primary the inspec-
tor became dissatisfied with the way
things were going and grabbed him
| CVissing) by the neck to throw him out.
This man Price is sore because he
can't run things, but I'll fix him, y
and with that the angered WISHING
pressed the elevator bell.
| Fred Price was seen by a Herald
man short time afterwards and
asked about the charge that he was
an alien.
"rll bet 1 know who said so. 1t
was that man Vissing."
Being informed that he had guessed
right, the fruit tree man resumed:
Now I'll tell you I was naturalized
before Missing and folk of his stripe
left Sweden. took out my naturaliza-
ton papers in Seattle, Wash, before
Judge Burke. I think I'll just go and
paste that WISHING in the jaw"
And with that the inspector wheeled
| his horse around and started to look
for the registrar. Reports of the bat
tie may be looked for today
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