Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-05
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The new and progressive elements
that have come into Salt Lake politics
are to attempt wholesale fraud on cleo
ton day according to all the signs, In
the camps Of the Democrats and Re-
publIcans It Is freely claimed that there
has been a vast amount Of padding
done In the registration lists that lit-
orally hundreds who have no fixed place
OF habitation have been eotolled, How
ever detectives and regular election
workers are engaged IN running them
down, and there are sure TO be some
startling surprises for the gentry when
they attempt 10 cast their votes
The purpose appears to be to vote
stranger as John Jones In one district
Thomas Brown In another, James Smith
in stu another, just as often as bogus
residences and alleged roomng houses
have been secured for him. OF course, TO
do this money is required, but according
10 information the money Is torthcOm.
ing From where Democrats can 0nly
suspect Republicans can only suggest
Get there appears 10 bee the slogan
and 10 the winds with the methods
The how Is inconscqu The
'rawest' work rs apparently To be done
IN the central and touderloin Districts
around the depOts aud among the
cheaper lodging houses
TO Re OUT EARLY,
It Is interesting to know that pad.
ders ana repeaters have apparently got
their Instructions Instructions To get
out eary, instructions TO get out often,
And IN the obedience To both OF these
orders there is danger to the b0nahde
citizen. II the latter expects not 10 be
jostlod aside and Kept waiting, he, too,
must get OUT early This condition is
absolutely true In very many instances
how many It Is difficult TO tell at this
time,
CLASS or PERFORMERS"
The class of Performers" Is 20 varied
one. Like the holdup suspects Whu
were arrested last night. many Of them
have In their possession letters from
George l.. Nye, chairman OF the Amer.
lean Party of Utah" Some Of these
letters have been brought TO the Deseret
News, some have been sent and others
have been obtained The personal SIG
nature Of Mr. Nye Is attached to them
and they are signed Yours for sue
cess" IN the so-called tenderloln there
are many such The recipients are III
gently almost aiectIonately impOr-
tuned 20 redeem Utah. HabItues OF
Commercial street are asked 10 help the
Americans usher in "a rule OF poll
teal righteousness Dive Keepers are
pleaded with 10 vote the great AmerI-
can" ticket Their moral support" Is
especially desired IN the letter % which
reference has been made.
In the letter, too. Mr.. Nye denounces
the Mormon hierarchy aad reminds
the notified recipients OF his political
harangues that they can do much 10
help the Americans out That II is az
good as throwing their votes away to
cast their ballots Tor either the Dcmo-
cratic or Republican tickets,
DEMOCRATIC PROBATION
The matter was the subject OF ser-
Gus concern In the political headQuar-
ters today Mr. Rambergsr prepared for
e by issuing statement 10 the effect
that $50 reward VIII be given for the
arrest and conviction Of any person
who shall vote or attempt TO vote fraud
ulently.
REPUBLICANS ON LOOK OUT,
II Is understood that the Republican
committees have done a lot Of checking
up ana that they already have a list
OF complaints drawn, and that warrants
are 10 be served ln a number Of cases.
WHAT AMERICANS" ARE AFTER,
Party lines VIII be thrown 20 the
winds on Tuesday next IL American
methods prevail and am effort made 10
elect certain candidates 20 certain POSI-
tons, This was the story current in
political circles today II came direct
from the ranks of the Americans
who Il was eaid, had agreed 10 support |
certain candidates Tor state offices, IN
exchange for support for certain Of their !
candidates ON the county ticket The |
men the Americans are mostly desir- I
Gus OF elccting are Joseph n, Raleigh |
for sheriff, a. G.. Reese for clerk and |
p j. Arson for assessor. This is the |
last desperate effort OF the new" party |
and they are willing, II is said, TO sac !
ritice all the other men on the state |
legislative, county and city tickets. In |
order 10 elect the three gentlemen |
named Il iB understood that the slo-
gan Is Anything to down the Nor |
mons ana that all kinds Of trading |
will be mdu
election day, How general the exchange
Is could not be learned, but That the |