The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17
WRIT DIRECTED
AGAINST TINGEY
Must Show Cause Why He Re-
fuses to Put Taft-Liberal
Electors on Ticket.
IS RETURNABLE MONDAY
PETITIONERS DECLARE REslGNA-
TIoNs ARE "PRETENDED.

An alternative writ Of mandate was Is
sued by the supreme court yesterday d.
rected to C. S. Tingey, secretary Of state
commanding him TO show cause why ne
should not certify up the names OF the
Taft electors on the Taft-Liberal party
ticket TO the various county clerks in
order that they might be placed on the
The petition was filed by r. 3. Critch-
low and Z. A. Walton, attorneys Tor VII
liam J. Barrette, who is the representa-
tive Of r. +. Plough and Charles A. Wea-
YER. the authorized agents Of the party
The petition goes over the ground OF tne
filing OF the petition Of nomination on Oct-
2 when COO electors asked that the names
Of Thomas Sevy, Lafayette Holbrook ana
Henry Cohn be placed on the ticket II
also recites the fact of the pretended
resignation from the Taft-Liberal ticket
OF The candidates" on Nov L.
Proceeding, the affidavit of Mr.. Bar
rette says that by said pretended resig-
nation so filed. neither the said THOMAS
sew nor Lafayette HolbroOk nor Henry
Cohn resigned as candidates for presi-
general election to be held Nov. 3, 1908.
but on the contrary, by said pretended
resignation, accepted their said nominal
ton for presidential electors so made by
the Republican state convention.
Accepts Republican Nomination.
Each one of the candidates named in
declining the Taft-Liberal nomination and
accepting the Republican nomination, no
ufied the secretary Of state in TINS FORM;
Having been nominated by certain Yot-
ers residing within the state or titan, ana
affiliating under the pOLicaI name o.
'Taft-Liberal Ticket by a certificate OF
nomination filed in your office oct s.
sos. for the office of presidential electors
10 vote for president and vice president
Of the United States, l hereby notify you
that | decline such nomination by such
Voters on said "Taft-Liberdl Ticket MOTH
ing herein contained, however, shall be
cSnstrued as a declination of my nOmi-
nation for presidential elector 10 vote for
president and vice president of the United
states heretofore made by the Utah Re
Snblican state convention on Sept. 10, 1908,
uhile said last-pamed nomination l here
BY expressly accept"
The Courts Order.
The supreme court made it's order at
about lO:15 o'clock and the secretary of
state accepted service fifteen minutes
later 1t is expected that decision VIII
BE- rendered in the case not later than
Wednesday afternoon The order OF the
court follows:
NOW, therefore. we being willing that
full and speedy justice be done in the
premises, do command you. Charles ,.
Tingey. secretary of state OF Utah, that
Immediately after receipt OF TINS Wit
YOU certify to the county clerks or the
several counties of the state of Utah, the
names and nominations OF SAID presldeh-
tal electors, namely. Thomas Sevy, La
fayette Holbrook and Henry Conn, as
certified to YOU by said group of signers
Of said certificates afflhatinS under the
Political name of .Taft-Liberal Ticket,
iogether with the descriptions of each
such candidate and other details as men
toned in said certificates of nominations
so certified by the certificate ceru1ylnS
said 'Taft-Liberal Ticket as provided by
law; or that you show cause why you
have not done so before our supreme
court at the court room thereof, in the
Joint city ana county building in Salt
Lake City and county, state of Utah, at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. on the 18th
day OF October. A. D., 1905, the judges
of this court having by order specified
shorter notice than the time fixed by
statute). and have you then and there
this writ
Witness the Hon. William NJ. Nc
Carly. chief justice of the supreme court
Of Utah. at Salt Lake City, THIS 10th day
OF October. A. D.. 1903, and the seal Of
said court