The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
RAISE QUESTION OF
JOHVSON'S NAME
Hearing on Writ Secured by
Protestants Against Re
publican Nominee.
COMPLICATED ISSUES
Man Who Claims 10 Be Half
Brother Will Testify to
Support Objectors.
COMPLICATED ISSUES

The writ Of prohibition against c.
s. Tingey, secretary of state, prevent
ing him from certifying the name of
Jacob Johnson, Republican nominee for
congress, to the various county clerks,
is returnable in Judge Q. ". Morse 8
court Monday morning at 10 O'Clock,
The writ was issued on petition of Har-
ry s. Joseph and Joseph Siskow, who
allege that Judge johnson is not cit
isen Of the United States, not entitled
to q seat In congress If elected. and
therefore ii he remains on the ticket
those who vote for him Will in effect
be disfranchised.
The petitioners will be represented
at the hearing on Monday by Attorneys
w. T, Gunter and Soreu X. Christen-
SEN Secretary of State Tingey will
be represented by Attorney General
A. r. Barnes and assistants. j. M.
cherry of Mt. Pleasant will likely ap-
pear as special counsel for Judge John
son.
Procedure Uncertain.
Just what will be the procedure M on
day MORNING has not yet been deter
mined. The principal grounds for the
attack on the right of Judge johnson
10 a place on the official ballot is that
he is not a citizen. Judge johnson
makes the claim that he IS a citizen
and exhibits naturalization certificate
secured in California in 1868.
1t is likely that the petitioners will
attack the certificate on the. ground
that the true name Of the Republican
nominee for congress is not Jacob
johnson. but Jacob Jensen, and that
the certificate to be valid must have
been issued to Jacob Jensen. Judge
Johnson in an affidavit fled with the
secretary of state declares that his
name has always been johnson, that his
father g name was Johnson.
The petitioners. 1t is understood, are
prepared to introduce records OF the
Mormon church showing that when
christened his name was Jacob Jensen,
that his fathers name was Jens Jen-
sen, and that the record of mis- arrival
in the church historians Office when
he reached here from Denmark shows
his name to have been Jacob Jensen
The Danish consul in this city Will
likely be brought to court to testify
that there is no such name as johnson
among the Mormon people and that it
would be extremely unlikely for ma
tive of Denmark to have been born
johnson.
Relative" on Hand.
Jens Christian Jensen Of Mt. Pleas.
ant who claims to be the half-brother
of Jacob johnson, is here to testify
3t the hearing. Mr.. Jensen came in
from Mt. Pleasant Friday evening for
the first time In fifty one years. Mr..
Jensen declares that Jacob johnson g
true name is Jacob Jensen and that his
fathers name was Jens Jensen.
Mr.. Jensen said that he and his broth
ers, Jacob and Christian, came to Utah
in 1856 with the mother Of Jacob and
Christian Jensen, then Mrs. Marie So
rensen, from Denmark, in company
with number of Mormon converts
Canute Petersen, he said. was in charge
of the company. Shortly after coming
TO Utah Jens Christian Jensen went
10 Sanpete county and did not see the
Others of the family for ten OF twelve
years. Then Jacob johnson OF Jensen
came to his home az ut Pleasant and
thereafter went by the name of John
son.
Judge Jacob johnson denies that his
name ever was Jensen, and denies any
relationship with Jens Christian Jen.
sen of Mt. Pleasant.