Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-19
irregularities in Ballots in FIRE.
mont and Custer Counties
Might Chang, Result.
INTERESTING FACTS SHOWN
Ballots Contained IS,ranc"us Word
= ing Whirh Rendered Voting Illegal
4" -1loping Couple Caught.
Especial Correspond nce1

~ OIsE, Nov i5-As 1t now APP
rcars there will probably be no
\ contest OF The votes in Fremont
and Custer counties on account
of the Illegal ballots, or which the
words Let the People Rulc" appeared
beneath the Democratic emblem At
least. so far as Gov. Brady is con-
cerncd there viii he no such action taxi
en-. The question WAS greatly agitat-
ed shortly after tho election. or ne soon
as the fact had become known concern
Ing the Illegal ballots. The Democrats
feared that contest might be inst-
: tutcd. and certain nta1Gincat Rcpub-
leans rather advocated such procedure:
for success in defeating tho ballots in
those two counties would mean vic
tory for Gov. Brady AS stated. the
governor has declared thu. he will be
no party to any such contest ana the
managers of the Republican campaign
manifest no dispnsitinn in that dircc-
ton; but that does not definitely say
there will be no contest. for any citizen.
under the provisions OF the statutes.
may institute such proceedings.
thorough Investigation has been
made by the Republican organization
and some very interesting facts have
been discovered. ms shown in the fol-
lowing summary from q statement by n
Z prominent member of that organiZa-
ftion:
= First. the Democratic ticket. as filed
with Secretary OF state Lansdun.a bore
the words let the people rule under
the party emblem.
Second, the ticket with the words on
1t as Indicated was certified down to
the auditor of every county by Lans-
don.
s., Third, investigation showed that In
only two counties. Fremont and Gus
ter. was The tickle; certified by tho
county auditor so tina; II contained
the words Let the people rule" under
the Democratic emblem.
= Fourth. Shortly after tile Democratic
/, Ticket was filed in I.nnsdun's of1lce. Adj
Olson L. Smith, secretary OF the Rrpub-
Hcan state central committee, discov-
cred the lrreguarity aud called Lans-
Ndon's attention to 1t. but IN spite OF that
fact, Lansdon certified the ticket down
to all county auditors with those words
under the emblem.
l Fifth, Addison r. Smith Immediate.
~ took the matter mp with Charles
Hoffman, chairman OF the Republican
state central committee aud upon MIR
Hcitman's advice. Secretary Smith sent
out letter to every county auditor In
the state informing them of the fact
that the words Let the people rule"
aas printed on the Democratic ticket
2and certified to by Lnnsdon. made the
ballots Illegal and warning all the coun-
ty auditors Of such illagality.
sixth. Mr.. cuddy, who had charge of
the matter Officially in Ada county, IN
being notified of the il!egality, took the
3matter up WITH the county attorney,
who not only agreed that the printing
Sof the words on the ballots made them
Illegal but h. further obtained a strong
opinion to that effect from Attorney
General D. c. McpoU@Iil
Seventh. the Republican state organ
iEation charges that tie auditors OF
Fremont and Custer counties were no
titled In plenty of time concerning the
i'lceality Of the Democratic ticket as
certified down by LnnSlon. and they
deliberately went ahead and had the
..baiots printed in that Illegal form.
- 1t Is said that friends ana political
sadhcrcnts Of Gov. BRADY are awaiting
The decision of the supreme court on
practically n parallel case In Nez Perez
county. involving tho printing of en-
traneous matter not allowed on the
7balots. ana that II the supreme court
Fueclnres that election To be Illegal, they
may institute contest. 1t Is contendrd
that If these, words would be allowed
there might then be printed upon the
ballot most any phrase intended to IN
flucncc the voter. II Is said that lead
ing attorneys Disagree as To whether
+ in circumstances such as arc involved
In this case. contest could be brought
directly In the supreme court, or
whether u contest on the govcrnorship
would have to be brought before the
Legislature.
~ ELoPING COUPLE CAUGHT.