Show TOH in ELECTION DAY DAT on oi iw july y s 81 the utah Com commission on formulated the following armm or WE UTAH commission salt lake city utah july aist 1889 H the officers of election and voters of utah Ter territory toV ahe utah commission comm being icv arged ed with registration and elec W n a ia A t the he Tryl territory tory after due con h have thought it advisable ap mak ako this public appeal to the r jon officers judges of elec tIonA 00 a lid hd voters at the election to be on the ath day of august next TO commission is desirous of and nd as fat far as it bas author ayi blaw is determined to have a wr and impartial election that everything ery thing like fraud he be put W PI that every ever y lawfully registered ed ramt an the territory shall have the bege of depositing his ballot y a ae he wishes and without in ont and that none who are VAA not legally registered shall be per amed to vote no matter what may labethe be the circumstances the commission suggests that ego selection in passing upon A lengas at the polls shall do so and fairly rejecting are legally qualified ad k none who are not note keeping in ito mind that the of aman favor of the elector until tho the contrary appears j attention ton lon is respect respectfully respectful fu called to rg rlue following section of odthe the election elee tion jaw any person who shall disturb 9 guilty ty of 0 any riotous conduct af e election le ift this territory or rho shall lob h all disturb or interfere with ap vote or inget the of the re returns trims I 1 w IWU interfere with abw awer af tha elective be deard MOW of a x 9 compiled laws of alaj i v y t 1 utah 1888 1988 vol 1 page sec it Is ie suggested that prompt arrests be made for any violation of this statute in the interest of fairness the commission further suggests that in i all towns and cities that no person except the registrar or his deputy judges of election the sheriff ar or his deputies the united states marshal or his deputies and such challengers not more than two as may be selected by each party shall be permitted to remain within one hundred feet of the polls and anda a far as practicable have it so arranged that but one voter shall approach the polls fit at one and the same time and that when one has voted he shall immediately pass beyond the limits fixed for ap to the polls the commission most earnestly invoke all good citizens and all parties to lend their influence in aid of a fair and honest election that they frown and stamp upon all aal frauds or attempted frauds tending to unfairness at the polls or in the returns of election ever keeping in mind the great truth that the power of the american people depends on the purity of the ballot box the commission takes great pleasure in bearing witness to the fairness in all elections heretofore held under its authority and management and with great confidence looks to the same result in the approaching election the manhood of utah cannot afford to prostitute itself by frauds in elections respectfully G L GODFREY chairman |