Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-16
CANYASSING BOARD FURRY.


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or election Observation-Disclosures VI the
members OF the city Council-was |
sti,.red nm nv n ro1nark mnde by |
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Recorder Emery The board was con-
sidering the returns of the forty |
serrnd e,artion district Fourth mum |
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lclph ward Mh'ch "te hot III souu
shape. on their face they make the
result in the Fourth a tie between
r,d.,r Howe and n NJ Dinvoodey
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that NUN "ie zen"
ocrats, 1t was quite noticeable that
prominent Democrats were prompting
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IN the ulStrlCt haiileu 'he tiihes "cic
footed up by the Judges of election as
te5 nm COUNTING, the marks last night
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| Mr.. Dinwoodey mad watched the count
! i'm that precinct, which is his own. and
s,vs thor. wore then ,95 votes for
so
! Howe
As the members of the board were
crowded close around, Mr. Reiser re-
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nlaiheu w uie W.
That marx mas been put there pE
some councilman.
Al TINS several members SPOKE 10 tns
/ deputy, ana IN response ne eNPresseu
TO them ms pelel 20 pe ~ ne na1
stated TO the recorder rms caused
some discussion ana soon the interest
! began 70 WORK up
AT inns point Mr. La'e ueiIllliuSu tIiat
the deputy name VINO ala H. ana make
an explanation.
MT Reiser declined. 49,
Then Mr Dale threatened MT. telser'
saying ne woulu nave 10 nuke the OK
PLANTATION or lose ms Jop;
This threat did not make the deputy
recorder bulge ont; lie said ne had
The board of canvassers then went
into remarkable proceeding Ihey
did what they mad absolutely no power
or right To 40 uhuer the la"-Pu' NJ;
Reiser up as witness ana pied
him with questions. Not member OF
the board seemed 10 recognize the I'M
port of such an Xtra-judlclal opera
ton; or II he dld, ne uid not make
known his views. though several mem
bers held that MT NelseT uiu nov hdNe
to answer unless ne wlsheu 70 40 So
In the progress OF the analr' MI.
Reiser insisted that he had made lhe
remark 70 MS SuPri,"I 49, ~
corder Emery, and that 1t was no
fault of his that others hehru IL as
TO repeating IL subsequently 10 'he
members OF the ooaru ne saIu. <Niis
5 remarks mace 10 any ON "u.slue "
the recorder wlthqitW "osu ,' - W..
: would not say tnht saw any I'ieIil ',t
make tnat Hlarh ~ i'ai mo'.u
nave protested, put haNe re', ~. - ~
DeneNe tnHt the iiitrh hi''ue vi 80, 80
tally-sheet was mace ny couIcIilt !, liz
In court l VIII state theSe teasons,
Then MT. stewart useu the tileu. Va
reinoNai from oilice nsal''9e w 49,,
4 and resolution was phsseu c cI.
mandlnS Mr. heiser 70 dIisM W, ~.
tner, DlI ne TtlhSthi az
was mot on the rarh; a.. ,,.
! PROPOSE you WI " III - ~, -.
as long as hih III the uo"h'i'' III ''''
I ened MT baie, ~ - A.. DoIo,,
MT helser- 90 On ha, ,,,,ns,ta,iro
Ihere was SUM- n.y., ~ 9Nfaara
pro ana con, III M.,v it'll, ii - ~
called the ueputy saucy, ~. ne ,,S
was no change III the s,tua i',n nn ,,
Dale, Inehi anu NIsVpiitp W. ~
pointed n colhullt.ee W ,uIee a. NJ,
on the deputy Iecordsr .o e,, t tini, ei'''
d Today the committee called upon tn,
4 deputy recorder, and renewed the de
G mand. He refused to comply there
q with, declining TO name any person HI
suspected, or to withdraw his remarf
to the recorder.
At this juncture Recorder Elmer!
took up the matter, and pointed out u
the committee that they We're actinl
entirely beyond their powers, or tn
n movers of the canvassing board. in de
q handing nny explanation of q com
= munication from the deputy recorde
. to his superior officer. That communi
N cation was the business of the recorde
n and his deputy, and no one else, unit
a either of these saw At to give It othe
=. form. ITron this basis, he requisite
II mo committed 10 desist from thei
i ntiizzing operations
n The members of the committee too
\ issue with Mr.. Emery. but the modifie
manner of their procedure showed tina
- tbev realized that he had taken tn
lawful and logical view of the subjeC
that II was the duty of the board q
canvnssers TO canvass the election re
turns NOT TO turn itself into a judlcif
boorJ Of innuirv ms to the grounds q
nv rnon's susnicion. or of his com
nniInicntion 10 an official for the LAT
ter's protectlon MS clerk of the boar
ana custodian OF the election returns.
| Mr. Reisers statement to the CON
| ,,,ittee is as follows;
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SAT- Lake CITY, o'ah' NV TO- io'''
Messrs. W. II. Dale Christopher Diei
and j. II. Wiscomb committee OF IN
Board OF Election canNassefs OF ga
Lake City. Utah.
Gentlemen:-l have before me "a
! following questlon su"'i'''tou ny ~
' to me on this date; -, 80
"Question-What reasons nave yo
on which to base your statement N.
some MEMBER OF the touhcll hiaus ~