The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03

V11ILLIAM A. PINKERTON the
w famous detective. head of the
agency which bears his name, ar
rived i'm the city yesterday, and it was
stated last evening his business was to
= look after the work of his men i'm con-
nection with the election frauds which
II has been feared the machine workers
would try to perpetrate. The aid Of
the Pinkerton agency is believed to
have been secured by Chairman J. G..
Leary of the Democratic city commit
tee. though Mr.. Leary declined to dis
cuss the subject For two weeks. it
was stated. Pinkerton men have been
iu salt Lake working up evidence of
Illegal registration and looking out for
crooks from other cities who have been
imported TO aid the machine i'm its des-
pcrate efforts. MT, piukerton himself
made a trip on Commercial street ana
other places i'm the Tenderloin yester-
day to get a better line on the situa-
tion.
Disguised over the outcome Of at
tempts TO get County Attorney West
ervclt the Reluctant. to prosecute cases
OF illegal registration and fraud, Chair
man Leary yesterday secured the serv-
ices of Judge O. w Powers to look
after all election fraud cases and 90
. prosecute them 10 a conclusion.
q Many Special Officers Named.
Sheriff Emery acceded to a request
Tor fifty special deputies TO aid i'm the
watch Tor fraud AMI to make arrests
if necessary. Acting Chief of Police
BurbidEe arranged To- detail policemen
at the various polling places 20 main
tain order and make arrests for Illegal
voting Ire, addition 90 this, there viii
be Democratic watchers at every poll
ing place. armed with an accurate list
OF those entitled 20 vote When man
or woman attempts 10 vote illegally he
or she win be- challenged. Should the
vote be sworn I'm and cast, he or she
will be promptly arrested for felony
and win be prosecuted 20 the limit
The penalty is fine and Imprisonment
I'm the peuiteutiary Practically all the
Democratic campaign fund is being
used to maintain the purity of the
ballot
sEesterveIt the Reluctant, alias
George the Unwilling. resumed his pro-
Crastinating tactics yesterday. He de-
wanded this and ne demanded that IT
the way of interviews with all the wit
nesses whose names were furnished
after the case of fraudulent registra-
tion had been stated. Chairman LeaU
q had personal interview with him or
n the subject Westeryelt the Reluctant
made many nTNEtSlt lions dUHuL MS
willingness to prosecute i'm the alb
EtraCt. but ne imposed many condition!
before ne would issue any warrants
After giving him the names of eigh
men for whom warrants were desired
Mr.. Learv finally told him he cOull
waste no time with the dilatory prose
cutor. and turned the entire matter owe
% Judge Powers
JUDGE Powers VIII Prosecute.
After the matter had been submitte,
60 him. Judge Powers sent the com
mittee the following letter:
Salt Lake city. Utah. Nov. .. 1903.
Democratic city Committee:
Gtutiemeu-In the conviction. with you
that some people VIII attempt 90 vote II
LEGALLY H tomorrow election. I herCD
ncCrdc 90 the wishes of your committc
and VIII be at your command for the pros
\ ccutiou of cases Of Illegal reglstrdto
III end voting you may take up
HIvc your watchers report uelecte
cases of violation promptly after arrest
are made. Faithfully yours,
O. W. POWERS
10 was decided TO make no furthe
attempts To get warrants from Georg
.he Unwilling for fraudulent registra
lion. but 60 wait for the persons thu
registered TO appear at the polls Their
arrests win be made promptly.
Prepared to Stop Frauds.
Chairman Leary has thoroughly sys