Show UTAH IN THE ELECTION utah will cast her first vote tot fat president and vice president deat of the united in november next of course the balloting at that time will WID not be directly for trove but bat fur for men who wn represent them and ud will execute the will of too the people as aa expressed on that it Is as ai well wail that those who do not understand able proposition and there are some few even in the older states which have hare engaged in presidential oon contests testa for a century or more should familiarize fa themselves with 11 also the aty by means of which their desire dedire in the promises premises to given each bach state to Is entitled to a number of presidential electors elector corresponding with its representation in congress utah having one representative and in connection iab with the other states two senators Is entitled to three electors and will have additions to 10 the number as its quota of representatives increases this can only occur after an n enumeration and subsequent apportionment tion ment the next lon of the kind being as 88 relates to the census ID 1900 the apportionment takes place as soon thereafter af sees seen fit at to get at iland it and dispose of it in any event unless a special not act lor for our benefit should be passed we would have no more strength lo in the next presidential election than in this one ode meaning that we shall then as now be what our eastern friends in the be heat beat of a campaign are in the habit babit of designating a pocket borough the presidential electors are nominated by the different ditle frent parties and their choice Is expressed at the polls the same as that for any other candidates for office the abe ones does receiving the highest number of votes receiving certificates of election and on a later date prescribed by law engaging in ID tb abe majestic performance of voting for th abe hignett in the land the next point of interest and one that is also imperfectly understood to Is our eur now new method of conducting also dons tlona the australian system was adopted by the last also the first state legislature thus placing us tn in accaro accoro in title this respect with all the other states th in the union except five the exceptions are georgia delaware florida and the carolinas carolina it 19 is un question ably the abe best plan so far devised for excluding improper influences and It beeping men of fraudulent intent at buy boy it to is absolutely secret and no one but the voter himself may ever know what his bis ballot contained like every other good thing it has its araw backe backo and the means devised for safety and security have still within themselves the possibility of miscarriage of abe voters will it Is in a complex and in some ome cases perplexing array of names name and a vast expanse of paper that is i placed before the one designing to use it aud and unless he acquaints himself thoroughly with the proper procedure he may insy vote for one or more that mut be never in tended to 7 he ballot itself will con coll lain gain all needed instructions and from time to time the press and stump orator will simplify lie its mysteries yetto those who do DO not avail themselves of such information or having done dods so 00 are given to nervousness by reason lesson of the norneen of the wing or the 4 f lur lie responsibilities there must musk of a be a I here and 1 I rhose we take it will not amount to a host boot not even to a considerable number but to lis a close contest they may count for enough to reverse the will that sought bought to find expression and this bie would be a subject for profound Dro found regret once more we urge upon all who are entitled to vote first to register gieter re then to lamilla themselves aber hughly with the workings of the aus aue ballot and to use ire it in accord lines fanoe with their tbell best judgment and od determination |