Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20

mere within or caprice of the voter.
Those are commands conveyed directly
TO the voter by being printed at the
top Of each ballot and he must obey
them or his vote will not be counted
for any candidate where second
choice vote Is required to be cast. II
the legislature had not intended that
candidates should be nominated by a
majority vote II possible, they certain
~ would not have injected into said
act the provisions for second choice
vote at all. The intention of the legis-
lature which naturally results or Is
gathered from the context OF the act
from the occasion and necessity OF the
law, from tho mischief felt and the
remedy IN view. Is too clear TO be mis-
understood. Said provision of the stat
ute requiring the voter To vote for both
a FIRST and second choice. where there
are more than two candidates for the
same position or office. is mandatory
and not unreasonable"
MDoUGALL RENDERS OPINION.
Atty General ID. c. McDougall in a
formal opinion rendered yesterday,
holds that voters at the primary cleo
ton, TO be held Aug. 30, can write the
names of any man or woman whose
names are not printed on the ballot in
the spaces provided therefor, and that
these votes will be counted. This solves
another perplexing question arising out
OF Idaho's first experience with a pri-
mary election law. Since the decision
OF the supreme court, above outlined,
there has been widespread speculation
on the question whether names written
on the ballot would be recognized In
Wow of the fact that they had been
formally filed with the secretary OF
state or county auditor.
This question doubtless arises from
49, Co MI Hsafs ~ -
do not desire to express second choice
in favor Of candidate opposed 10 their
first choice, and they therefore seek 10
satisfy that portion of the statute
which demands a second choice vote,
and at the same time not help the other
fellow. The opinion OF the attorney
general practically makes this point
clear.
PICTURE MEN ARE BARRED.
A week ago last Sunday Boise was a
wide open town in relation To the var-
Gus public amuscments. Last Sunday
T}oiee was a closed town in relation 10
the same features. As a result OF the
opinion OF the supreme court rendered
two weeks ago I'm the case Of the state
against the management OF the w mite
CITY on the Natatorium grounds the
scenic railway was declared TO be an
amusement feature not In violation or
ture men of the city, together with the
Riverside Light Opera company. took
advantage of this liberal construction
of the law and kept open their places
Of amusement during the following
Sunday During the succeeding week
arrests were made and fines Imposed
upon the various managers OF these IN
stitutions A concerted effort was made
by the picture men, and an appeal
taken to the supreme court, as n re-
suit Of which they are from now on
| compelled to keep their establishments
| closed on Sunday.
LID on TIGHT.
Not only am / determined to keep
| the clamp down on places that have
| been VIGOROUSLY known as disreputable
| houses, but | am equally as determined
| to see that none of the inmates or
| habitues of such resorts take refuge
| in rooming houses
| The foregoing Is the statement Of
| chief OF Police Thomas II. Martin. who
| made a personal visit on last Friday
| 10 the different houses In the restricted
| district and served personal notice on
| the occupants that n each house We're
| not vacated Immediately arrests would
| follow. as result of which. and know
| ing what the action would be II they
| again resorted to searching locations
| i'm lodging houses else where In the city,
| "A great number of disreputable charac-
tors left the city the following day Of
| their own free viii. and others were as
| cortcd under police surveillance TO
the depot on sunday