Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-01
A DISPUTE OVER
REGISTRY Agents.
chairman EIchnor and Sec h.
drodge Before Commissioners
RENEW FORMER REQUEST
Republican. Claim that Their ra''
Entitled to Three Registrars !"
Thi. uy Mater Referred

Todays meeting Of The ooaIl y, %,
count, .smmI.sIonsrs was onIiyened by
ammo Ht which took place between
chairman E.chnar Of The Rap1oI.l'"
county committee. and County COM
uissi5psIs whitaker and Wo9il'y MT
T,ebpor was SO warm when bic emerged
from the meeting that he asked 70 %,
run up and down the elevator sa'''''
times 10 cool 0f
The trouble was over the appoint
msnt OF three registrars 10 election as
trIc,s Nos. 8. q and 2' which Chairman
Elchnor claims should nave
been made from the Republic
can and not the Democratic
ranks When the board convened th,Is
morning Mr. Eirhu0r ana secretary y,
ri Eldredge. IT,. were on hand 70 rene"
their request made last June Mr' Elch-
nor handed Chairman whitaker SOU,
munIcati0n which was read py C!glh
Miss Addie Dunbar The COMMUNICATION
called attention 90 the decision 90 tlt
guprsme Court rendered on Saturday M
he case " Hamcr Va the board OF
county commissioners OF Weber county,
relative 10 the appointment Of registry
agents In that county INe decision
held that registrars should bt ap-
pointed according TO the party casting
5he highest number OF votes az me re-
cent special election. and that the Pop
uist votes cast for Hon. WIN. H. NUS
could not be properly ADDED 10 lhe
straight Democratic votes Inc coIH-
munlcatlon also called attention 20 ne
letter OF June 8rd last. IN which the
offer was made 10 prove that IN election
district No. s. las votes were cast by
The Republicans for Jas. r Hammond,
ll6 votes By the Democrats for william
II King and votes for King were cast
by the Peoples party The judges on
election In this district. 10 was further
stated combined the Democratic ana
populIst vote Tor King without indl.
eating on the tally sheet the number OF
votes cast by either party The same
statement was made with respect 20
districts Nos. q and 2s where Ham
mond received Il majority OF all the
votes cast the Peoples party vote be-
INK added 10 those given King which
gave the latter a majority, thus entiu-
Ing his party 10 the registrars,
Today's communication asked for the
appointment OF Republican registry
agents from the list submitted In June.
The additional name Of Edward l.. Ray
b0uld was suggested from the sth dis.
trct, and W l. Goodsell was named
for district a.
After the clerk had concluded the
reading Of the communication, Mt
Hchnor followe&s up with the state
ment that II the board doubted his
word, to refer the matter % +. w
Wilson. chairman Of the Democratic
county committee, and II he was dis
barred. 70 refer n 20 Deputy County
Clerk George r. Blair
Mr.. Whitaker took the position thal
the board had not the authority q
take proof or 90 refer the question L
anyone outside the county attorney
The registrars had been appointed ant
the county attorney had rendered M.
beard an opinion. and until that opinion
was revoked. the board would have t,
abide by f.
Mr Eichnor said that the decision Of
the Supreme court had wiped out par
Of Mr.. putnams opinion. Then th
talk drifted on the question OF proof
and Commissioner WOolley cut an De
bate on by moving the matter be ~
ferred 20 the county attorney Il wa
SD ordered Chairman Elchnor theI
became exceedingly angry spr.ngin
TO his feet and with much warmth, h
said II want you. gentlemen, 90 un
derstand that we are clearly entitle
90 these three registry agents, and
YOU want 90 deprive us OF them VIII
wen face the people on the issue w
can afford 20 lose the three n yo
can afford 20 deprive us OF them. jus
go right ahead gentlemen, just &
right ahead
Then Mr. Eichn0r started 10 look 70
bis hat which On his excitement b
forgot he had left In the Mayors ofiic,
Chairman Whitaker called Tor IN
next order OF business, and ChaIrma
Gichnor and Secretary Eldredge Iei
the Office yowlng vengeance on some
one IN the Republicans don't get thes
registrars"