The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-16
A SUMMARY OF THE REASONS

is as fOllOWS
1-Petition does not conform to law
docs not contain sufficient names of
legal and qualified voters of Weber
county, Utah, TO constitute a nomination
by certificate, petition or otherwise.
3-The petition, or certificate, purports
to contain the signatures of 105 legal and
oualified voters of Weber county, Utah.
while in truth and in fact it contains the
names OF less than fifty who have the
right TO petition. The petition purports
to be signed by Mary A. Matson, bessie
b. Matson. Mrs. A. b. Hayes, Mrs. Don
Mcguire. Mary G. Coulter and Beatrice
Ring, while in truth and in fact not one
of said persons signed said petition, or
verified the same Further, the petition
is signed by Thomas D. Dee, John d.
Murphy and George J. Kelly, who were
not competent or qualified to sign said
petition. Dee was chairman of the Demo-
cratic county convention on the 18th day
of September, 1896, and as such chairman,
certified to the nomination of the Demo-
cratic candidates. Murphy and Kelly, it
Is claimed. were chairman and secretary
of the Republican county convention
held in Ogden city, Weber county, Utah,
on the Sd day of October, 1895, and certified
to the. nominations of the Republican
party for said county. John A. Tyler is
not competent or qualified person to
sign such petition, as he is not quail
lfied and registered voter. Joseph Clark,
T. D. Johnson. Valentine Gideon, Joseph
Parry. 3. H. Goddard, A. G. Harries,
George E.. Hyde and Thomas d. Dee are
not qualified or competent to sign the
certificate of nomination for the reason
county, convention: NJ, A; Breeder, R. H.
Whipple. E. A Littlefield, F. W. Cham
bers, George Halverson, G. F. Hans
brough, y. G; G4nnett, George 1.
Bagley, Charles Meighan. Nj. L.
Jones. E. 7. Hulanisk, A. L. Toone,
John F'arr, S. II. cave, c. NJ. Brougn,
John D; Murphy, George j. Kelly and
w. r. White, they or either of them are
not qualified or competent persons 10
sign said petition, for the reason that all
and each of said persons participated in
the Republican county convention as dele
nominated in the petition, were certified
to as being already nominated by this
Republican convention OF WeDer county,
and the certificate of nomination was
fled prior to the fling of the certificates
or petition to which objection is made.
The oath which certifes that all the
petitioners to the petition swore to it on
the 2nd of October 1896, is false and
the persons who signed said certificate
of nomination swore to the same on the
End day of October, 1895; that A. B. Pat
ton, who purports to be the notary public
VINO took said oaths. was not in Weber
county, or Ogden city, state of Utah,
during the whole or part of said End day
of October, 1895.
Finally it is urged that the candidates
petition, so as to have their names placed
uDon the re9ular tcse- Of Anr ar'v or
under the adopted emblem of the regular
party
THE DOCUMENT
was not filed until few minutes before
the closing of the clerks office. When it
became known there was CONSERVATION in
the Republican headquarters. Few of the
allegations can be denied. The petition
on file shows plainly that men have
signed their wives raales, while it is COM
mon talk that Patton was away on the
day he swore he took the acknowledge
ments. The law vests the decision of the
matter in the county c.erk. and eonse-
auently, j.. p. Ledw.dge is the man.
From mis- decision. says the .aw, there is
no appeal. He has forty-eight hours to
render his decision. This will bring the
time to Saturday night. BY Monday it
!. ould be too late for the candidates to
get on as Independent candida tes The
Republicans were in consultation much
of The night. 1t is thought they may file
r--- lisf +ornorrov nd abandon the old
and fraudulent one. The Democratic COM
rittee's attorney is Il. II. Henderson. All
me. i4ileie ed iartie5 were nosined of the
protest by mail tonight. Nothing since
the campaign begun has created so much
excitement.