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Show . THE MORMON WARD MEETINCS. The Saint Reminded or the Importance of Today'! Kleotlou. i At most of tho Mormon ward meetings meet-ings last night today's election was the principal topic discussed. , At the Second ward was Brother Stay-Bar. Stay-Bar. He told at length of the trials of the Latter-Day Saints; but although they were doomed to suffer, ho said that thoy must not forget that they were the chosen people and should ultimately ulti-mately rulo. A secret meeting of the elders was held at the closo of the services. ser-vices. At the Fourth ward meeting tho saints were advised of tho Importance of today's electioii and everyone was urged to do his duty. At tho Sixth ward meeting Brother Bro-ther .fansen after describing how happy and peaceful the Saints had been in former days, said that they wero now in tho hands of the enemy. Their enemies were now trying to wrest tho county from them , aiid next they would want the territory. Tho ticket put up by the Mormons ho said was not all that could be desired but there were seven men on it not opposed lo them and ho counseled .them to go and vote that ticket straigh't. At tho Ninth ward Bishop Wbolley called attention to the election today and urged all to turn out and vote. A i younger member of tho Woolley family got the floor and further insisted that every Saint be at the polls and t hat they see that their votes went into the box. also that Humel's name was spelled right cm the ticket and hud "jun," niter it . . At tho Fifteenth ward, Thomas Hull wiid that Bishop Morris wished him to say that Monday was election day and that ho w anted them to vote tho straight People's ticket; that no sido issue must be considered. It was of the utmost importance that lliiselection bo carried. Bishop John Tingey spoke nt tho Seventeenth ward, and said that tho election was the most important event of tho week. He wanted them all to vote tho People's ticket. He had heard t hat some wero rather lukewarm and inclined not to vote at all, but these he left in the hands of tho more faithful, whom he urged lo see that every Mormon Mor-mon in tho ward voted. Brother Richards, at tho twentieth ward meeting warned tho saints to beware be-ware of the wily ways of the Liberals at tjie ballot box ami charged every Mormon Mor-mon voter to be at their voting precinct not later than 1 o'clock this' morning where they would find a committee to direct them how to vote. |