Show POLITICS IN IDAHO blackfoot idaho july 28 in the district court this morning morn ipg united states attorney wood presented petitions from leading citizens of bingham bear lake oneida and cassia counties requesting the appointment of united 8 states supervisors of election the applications were signed by anti mormon democrats as ag well as republicans publicans public ans and were made for the purpose of keeping the mormon vote from registration james H hawley appeared and resisted the applications stating that he appeared as an offices officer of the court and as a representative of one of the political parties he being a member of the state democratic je mo committee also that he had been requested to appear by one of the county committee of his big party he stated that he and his party wanted a fair election but made a long and animated argument against the jurisdiction of the court to appoint supervisors this indicates an intense desire to prevent any supervision of the registration and election and leaving it entirely open for as many mormons cormons to register and vote as presented themselves judge berry decides in favor of his jurisdiction and will appoint supervisors for all maimon counties tomorrow this action of the democrats is significant signi freant when it is considered consider eJ that the election officers are in their hands or in the hands bands of the mor mons for the four counties named several prominent democrats were in atten attendance clance among them jones of tha state democratic committee J edward dward smith who as assistant attorney two years ago caused the arrest of all leading republicans and anti mormons cormons at this place for attempting to prevent tle the mormons cormons from voting in this county it has bag been clear for some time that the mormons cormons intend to vote and it is now certain that the democrats in this county intend to secure that vote judge berry holds first that the jurisdiction of a district Dle triet court of a territory to exercise this function of a circuit judge of of the united states court is undisputed second that by the adoption of the constitution the people annulled all powers of the territorial courts from and after the qualification of elected j judges adges and up to the time of such qualification left them in all respects intact third that this action of the pec pie congress confirmed fourth that until the district j adges of the state of idaho provided for by the constitution shall have been elected and qualified the district courts of idaho continue with all their former jurisdiction and power tribune |