Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-28
WHY MAJORITY OF CITIZENS
WANT DISINC0RP GRAFTON
Editor Deseret News:

Editor Deseret News;
Huntsville City, Utah, Dec. 27.-My
reason for writing at this time. is that
Tor some time past there has appeared
| numerous articles in your paper con-
cerning the dislncorporation of Hunts
Vile City. In some instances these
articles were untrue and misleading, il
being plainly evident that the intent OF
said articles was to create a public
sentiment against the disincorporation
of said city. Notwithstanding the fact
that the majority of the respectable
citizens and taxpayers cast their bal
lots for disincorporation and are at
this time in favor of dsincorporation.
as was plainly expressed by them at
the recent city election. Now, why
the defeated "click" should continue to
thrash straw. and pcrsistently con-
tinue to refuse to submit to the ma
Jority as expressed at the two last
city elections may be difficult for some
people to comprehend, but the facts are
that they have neither law nor facts
upon which to base their contests or
contentious, hence, like the drowning
man. they are frantically grasping at
straws.
Two years ago the same "click" of
disgruntlcd ofiice-seekers were defeat
ed at the city election here by large
majority,. but prior to the election, they
sought to evade and prevent an cleo
ton by various tactics. in fact so sue
cessful were they in this attempt to
delay the election. that II was not pos
sble to have the nominations placed
upon the tickets, but the people were
determined to have an election, and
blank ballots had to be prepared in
order to have an election. and thus
prevent them from holding over. Aft
er the election they refused to call
council meeting to canvass the re-
turns; then they refused to issue the
certificates of election and finally they
contested the election and sought To
make 1t illegal. In this. however. they
failed. as the successful candidates
at the election were declared duly
elected by the district court, but ever
since that time the defeated party has
kept up a TRADE OF abuse. mlsrepre-
sentation, and opposition to the present
city administration until a majority
of the people have become not only
discouraged. but dlsgusted with such
proceedings, and after six years of ex-
perimentlng with a city government
the voters decided to put an end to
such misrule, strife. and contention
that has been caused by the party
which Is determined to either rule or
ruin.
At our recent city election the voting
machine was used. and as 1t failed TO
register the required number of votes
in their favor, Notwithstanding the
fact that they obtained all three judges
of election from their own party. and
that, too. in direct opposition to all
justice and against the provisions of
the election laws; now they have
contested the election. and propose to
have their judges OF election who manip-
ulated the voting machine, to testify
against the machine, claiming that it
failed to do its duty. But we think
that this time they have run up against
a silent but competent witness whose
evidence has been placed on record so
plainly and visibly that 1t can not be
and upon its evidence and
the law VIC feel that we can RELY and
that the majority vote can not be an
nulled nor dlsregarded C. q n