Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-30

communication, with Request fof A.
Immediate roniy;
PARowAS, oct. .. ispd.
To tho Editor
too would like TO ask few questions
concerning the "Ciuzons' Party Ticket u
Iron couniy.n
First-if /, eau DO readily proved that
tho individuals who signed tho petition
for iho Cisizons' parry tiekoi, or enough
of them to reduce tho number ~ p1ii'
toner. FOR that party below ono hundred.
had previously signed a petition for an
"indopoudont Republican Tickol" IN
Iron county, and that iniopendeni re-
publican uckoi was Nod b. the clerk
before tho roiiiion u tho "a ianus' ticket,
" tested Ia no courts, ~ 10 your opluinh
% would DO entitled 10 place on the
hailo'
socond-If candidate nominated hy
the Cltx1n.' rarity. wi hoat tao endorse.
mont of any other party, should receive
tho highest number d votes IN the
county, would hu DO entitled 70 a ctrtlh.
cAle ut oiertilug
Third-fi caudldre, nominated by
tho tiiizons' PARTY, aud previously ncmi-
mated 10y tho Republican and indopend
ont Ropubiican parties should rc'uivo tho
highest number uf votes la lion county,
would he bs untitled 10 q certificate "
electiang ts'c ion 1,chapior XIX. An nc
ia roia ion o. aleollun-, donuing ofionsos
asalns ,e .ine AM pfs' ss pa ili
Fourth-If a ean be readily proved
ihat a large majority Or all Of Tie roti-
~ cn,s,d '', 4, ~ 80 ,u Nv, ~, ~
dincrcn. pirics. aud overy candidate on
se y, uak9. nag 80 ongase !, anu nearly on
f5rtho d,ilsront nsr,is. In tbeir e,nysn.
tons, ana a majority ct Citizons candl.
,hsis na ois,punr ai,saog 70 ,h oo ous.su
oonvontions, would tho ticket be entitled
to q place on tho bAilolf
ClIi,Sn,, n,rty' withoot ,he sndo,so s ,ay
Of any other party, should rscoiyo tho
nlEh .,, h1inper oi votes IN the county,
clSe,ionY ' =" "
sixih-If candidate nominated by
tno, S' ~ pi1,y, sgs p,on,ousy ho
receive tho highc,. number Of vote. in
Iron county, would ho DO entitled TO a
certificate of oloctionf Pardon for roicr-
ring TO ruling Of Montana supreme court.
roventh-Does our statute contem-
irovidlna en mai I'D the cltigsns g,yc
him tho highest number Of yoicsG
Auiri@tN o. IRON CO.
Fifsi.-lho law says "no per'on
shall sign more than one certificate o.
nomination for any ofilco." Illegally
obtaiued signatures are VOID, hence
that would be a ground for MA tiiiciai
refusing to puI a tleke, 20 certified on
the ofiiolal ballot.
sscIns.-fei; the objection 10 tho
aufiicieney Of tue nominating ceriin'
cate goes TO the point Of placing nance
on the tfiiclai ballot ~ certain ofii-
Ger. snd nut 10 the ohoiee made ~ the
electors At thv polls. TIE law relalinr
TO ngminalions was approved March
rs, 1896; on subsequent date, Apfil
., 1895. there was approved law
which says OF oanvasaiuR boardG
500. %. Tho board must declare elected
the person. having tho highest number
S 'g Nv yn,n, ~. sS' ssqn J,' sS 70 70 ns h
division thereof
IL should not be- foruo,,,n tina, elec.
tors are moi bouad 10 vote for tho,e
only who are placed on tho ballot fin
due form by an ofiesr. They NAV
vote Tor whom they pl.aso. M sla,ea
Ia rhundays News A. provided IA
section is Of tho Law Of March gs.
Thltd.-Ye,; see section as Of tns
law Of Apri5.
Fsur.h. - Y.,: individual Gnu
change their miucs. or bolt nom mar.
tits 10 the ss,eat named; but tney Aie
not permitted 10 sign two certificate
OF nomination. A candidate may bs
ia that capacity before convention n
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