Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-31

Your oommiiloo on elections to whom
wa. referred tho contested election cases
Of q. q. Slmons, contestant, vs. NJ. Lar.
sen, conies,oe, and that u John &. Ora
nam, contestant, vs. A. o. Smooi, con-
tesiee, beg leave 10 fepor, A. follows;
That alter hearing me evidence In each
oisald cases and considering the Same,
they IND that the Illegal votes claimed
by tho contestants aud supported by the
evidence 10 have boon cast for tho con-
'estous aru not sulicloht 70 Affect tho fo-
suit OF the canvas Of The votos made by
the Utah Commission.
Your committee therefore recommend
that said uasoa be dismissed aud that
the coniostoos DO allowed TO retain their
seats.
Respectfully submitted
LEWIS, Chairman.
On motion Of Mansfield tho whole
evidence In the case was filed.
The committee, In reporting on the
Bfinghuttt- Lennon case was divided,
majority aHd minority reports belt x
submitted. Tho majority was As fJ..
'OwG
Your committee on elections, 10
whom was rolorred tho contested
election case Of j. Il. Bunghurst, con.
tesIen, W. Hyrum Lommun, contostuo,
beg leave - report as follows!
That they have heard the testimony In
said case, have considered tho same and
hud that IL appears b. the cauya. made
by tho Utah Commission therefor, the
said Lennon received 1901 voios and
SAID Bringnurat received 2,562 votes: that
~ poll No. 1 Ia Lohi precinct, Utah
county, there were cast Tor sad contest
ant aud against said contosteo two lawful
votes that were not counted by said Utah
Commissloni that ~ poll No. . OF said
Loht precinct therO were cast tor said
couiosnnt and against said contestoe two
lawful votes that woro not counted by
said Utah Commission; that at American
FORK precinct there were cast for said
contestant and against said ountestoo two
lawful votes thai were not counted by
tnld uiah Commission, making Ia all a
total OF 2,h0b lawful votes cast for said
conteslan aud against said contostoe: tina,
AZ poll No. In said Lohi precinct
there were cast tor said contostoo and
against said contestant two lawful voios
that were not counted by said Utah
Commission; that ut tho Second ward OF
Provo IN said Utah county there was cast
ono lawful vote In favor NJ said couios,oe
aud against said contestant that was not
counted by said Utah Commission, that
at Spanish Fork precinct In said county
OF Utah one T.. r.. Robertson, a nou.rtal-
don't Of said county OF Utah aud n resi-
dent Of the county Of Juah, was unlaw-
fully aud Illegally permitted to vote; that
said Robertson voted for said coutestoo
aud against said contestant; that ut Provo
ono l.. :. Cowboy, uOn-residont OF the
county OF Utah and resident OF the
county OF Salt Lake, uniawiully and
Illegally voted Tor said c0nsos 90 aud
against said contestant; hat at Provo one
John W. Pike, n nou.rOslIcni ~ The said
county OF Uiah and n resident OF the
county OF salt Lake, Illegally and UNI
lawfully voted for said coutostoo and
against said contestants that NJ Provo one
Emil Maosor, not a qualified voter Of said
July aud Illegally vote; that said haosor
voted In favor OF snid oontostee aud
against said contestant; that said illegal
votes cast cast by said Robertson, Cow
Icy, Pike and MansoT and zach of ihom
were counted by tho said Utah COmnls-
sion in favor Of said coniestoo aud
against said contestant; n 90 a. or adding
to said canvass tho voios legally cast for
said cOntes.eo and not counted by sald
Utah Commission, and doducuug thoro.
from tho said illegal votes cast Tor said
conteAleo aud counted by said Utah
Commission, the total number Of legal
votosica-t for said contestoe il 2,567.
said contestant, j. r. Brighurst, having
received the highest number Of votes cast
AZ said election tor said Offices. your com.
miltoe recommend that the scat now oc.
cupied by said Hyrum Lennon bo va
cAiedb by The said contos'oO aud that the
same be- awarded TO said J.F. Bringhurst
upon his taking tho oath Of Office as pro.
soribed by law.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS, Chairman.
At tho opening OF tue reading OF the
minority report, Crtoblow noticed
that It proceeded on line Of argument,
aud interrupted by raltinR the ques.
lion as 10 whether, under rule 40, tuel
a report could DO allowed.
His question was discussed by sever
al members, anu finally Ctltchlow
Consented 10 its being read aud the
clerk proceeded.
The lcommilteo Idissented from the
position maintained and the conclusion
reached by the m ijoriiy OF said com.
mitteo upon questions Of both law am
tact; anu inasmuoh as II was a question
OF vital public concern, they deemed
II important 60 state al length
the TeaIons that lmpelled them to
dlssent from the Views OF the majorlty.
1t was to be regretted that In an i'm.
portAnt matter Involving the rights of
individuals and tho public In which
tho functions OF the committee were
purely Judicial, the committee should
In their views anu conclusions "a to
what was Just aud right bslween the
parties liiigani, divide on party lines,
thus leaving themselves open TO ihe
suspicion oil being guided and infiu-
enoed by partisan desires rather than
by n wish u do absolute Justice IN the
cause.
Taey sincerely hoped that what
seemed from these reports to
be n division OF the commit
tee for party reasons was after
all ouly u coincidence and that the
members OF the "A uusa Of Representa-.
tlyes a. n whole at least would be fair,
Iust ana impartial, anu determine tue |
important question by the law and the |
evidences uniuhuenoei by party con-
II the homo rhbs body would only
apply to tho facts In evidence the |
ordinary rules that everywhere pre-.
vailed In our Anglo.Saxon civilization,
the undetslgnod mad no dOubt that the |
reached by them In the re.
port would be adopted ana the
ooutestee be confirmed Ia his position
NJ "a member Of the House.
II should not be forgotten that the
Hyrum Lennon, was a cit.
liug member; that the certificate by
winch no waH admitted ~ "A mem
Der implied that he was duly
elected AID entitled 10 the ofilor,