The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-20
AMERICAN PARTY
FRAUD EXPOSED
Checking of List of Election
Judges Shows mistake"
Was Subterfuge.
POLICE REGISTER VAGS
DlSREPUTABLE PERSONS CO.
ERcED TO ILLEGAL ACTIONS.

Deliberate and fraudulent tampering
with the list OF election judges by the
American party organization was
proven yesterday by careful investisa-
ton Of the affair and checking the list
of judges filed by Fred c LOufbourOw
with the city recorder. The result Of
this trickery on the part of the Ameri-
cans was that three American party
men were named as election judges in
the Fifty-fourth district, where scores
of fallen women, macquereaux and
Migrants We're forced TO register by Po-
hcemen Kast, Clough and Rhodes IN
Tuesday of last week.
When the fraud was discovered and
exposed by The Herald-Republican the
mistake" was rectifed and City Re
corder J. B. Moreton tried to excuse the
tampering with the list of judges by
saying that Ben Lloyd, chairman of the
Citizens-Democratic committee, insert
ed the name of W. J. Harvey, a piano
player in a disorderly house, in the list
of judges.
This was fatty denied by Ben Lloyd
last night, who said that he was in no
way responsible for the appointment Of
the employe Of a house of all fame as
election judge. Mr.. Lloyd puts the re-
Vey.s name directly on the city re-
corder
Mr.. Lloyd said last night that he had
filed no list of Democrats from which
the recorder was to select the names of
the judges of election. He said, how
ever, that he had been called by tele-
phone from the recorders Office and in
formed that he was entitled to q Judge
IN the Fifty-fOurth district. Mr.. LLOYD
told FTo..
that the Democrats were entitled to a
Judge. and the understanding was that
the city recorder should name Demo-
erat as judge in the Fifty-fourth.
RarVey's Name Put On.
After this conversation, and while the
list of Republicans was in the city re
corder's Office, the name of w. J. Har-
vey, the piano player, was inserted In
the list Of Republicans, and the result
was that three Americans were named
as judges for the FIfty-fourth district.
The law requires that the judges of
election be appointed from lists fur
nished by the party organization. The
Republicans and Americans furnished
these lists To the city recorder, and the
Democrats failed to take advantage of
the opportunity. From these lists. the
law further says, the judges shall be
appointed, and not more than two shall
be Of the same political preference.
The list presented by the Republicans
bore the names of George Reynolds.
William Howard and W. J. Behle and
the list sent in by the Americans bore
the names of J. NJ. Cain. Maurice Levy
and W. J. Harvey for the Fifty-fourth
district, all giving their addresses as
the Imperial hotel
The name OF ". j. Harvey. the piano
player, was inserted in the Republican
list and this name, with those Of Cain
and Levy, were appointed judges.
1t is In the Fifty-fOurJh district that
the Americans hope to vote eeares ~
migrants and Wu. - specimen al ns5-
z-lLl4lty, vnG, through threats and force
on the part Of members of the poiire
department have been compelled ia
register ILLEGALLY. The mistake" IN ar-
pointing Harvey as the third American
judge I'm this district has been rectffed.
but &c has served as a striking example
of the methods Of the American partv
organization whereby it hopes to steal
the election.