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Show CONFUSION AMONG THE "LIBERALS-" Decline to Become Candidates. Should tho election bo pootponed one week longer we doubt if there would be a "liberal ticket" or any material of which to compose one. One by one the gentlemen whose names have been placed before the public as "liberal" candidates are dropping off, and these men are respectfully re-spectfully informing their friends that thoy do not wish to be classed with any such clique. It is even rumored the "liberal" managers con leu plate I silently stealing away next Monday. They are sick, even as though they had bsen guzzling Croton oil. If the few who had thought of voting anything any-thing but the "people's ticket" tomorrow, to-morrow, should find no other ticket at the polls they need not be surprised. surpris-ed. It is not thoiaultofthelilier.il high cockalorums. They liavo labored la-bored arduously and blown ofl enough gas to inflate the Graphic b.ilIijou,but apparently no ono will a!ly with them. in addition to that gentleman whose declination was published in yesterday's Herald, wo give below the names of a few more who decline to leave shore with the eer taint of being wrecked in, that ''liberal" scow. These do not include the candidate can-didate who had the stuffiu' knocked out of him by Judgo McKean. MR. .MINER DOSEN'T WANT OFFICE. Salt Lake City, Aug. 1st, 1S7L Editors lierald; From a so-called "liberal ticket" in my possession I learn that I am put in nomination for Justice of the Peace for the Third Precinct in this city; but by whom or when I know not. Those who placed me in nomination for this office were ignorant of the law touchinr this matter, or of my place of residence or both.' I reside in the Second fr'eoivJ., ai;;! have lived there for more than twelve years last part; hence, I am not eligible eli-gible to this offico in the Third Precinct. Pre-cinct. The law touching this matter is as follows: "No person shall be elected or appointed to any i'erritor-t i'erritor-t ial, district, county or precinct office ! unless he shall have been a constant resident there during at leastoneyear next preceding such election or ap- ! pointment." Laws of Utah, cap. xxxiv, sec. 3. I have not lost any office, neither am I hunting one; and all who vote for me for this office will simply fool themselves. I dj not decline this ! nomination, for by so doing I should I acknowledge its validity; but request I all voters to cast their 'votes for the I men of their choice, but not for me for any office at the ensuing election. ! Respectfully, I " " A. Miner. ' MR. NEVE NO MONGREL. j Salt Lake City,. Aug. 1st. I Editors Herald: 1 My name appears in a disreputa-, disreputa-, ble paper on the ticket of the so-t so-t called " liberals." Please say through your paper that I am not " lioeral" enough to betray my friends. I nave j no connection with the " mongrel " I opposition, and never expect to. I am not willing to have my name on ' that ticket. S. P. Neve. i MR. READINU SAYS NO. AugtuUst. : Editors Herald: I have been informed that my ! name has appeared in print as a I "liberal" candidate for constable in the Fourth Precinct. No one was ; authorized to use my name in any such connection, and I respectfully ask that my friends will not vote for rae next next Monday. John Reading. mr. ny st rom oijjects. August 1st. Editors Herald: The undersigned wishes it distinctly understood by the public that his name was placed on the "liberal ticket" without his knowledge and consent; and he requests that it be withdrawn therefrom. Peter S. Nystrgm. Two other gentlemen, whose names are upon that ticket, called upon us last evening, and though declining any honor of the kind, left the matter mat-ter of Dublishincr it with us. which we will not do, not wishing to bring the spleen of the "ring" on their heads, |
