Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-27 | Page 31 | City Recorder Poses as Judge

CITY RECORDER POSES AS JUDGE JUnGE Hears Arguments on Protest by Dog Catcher Morris Against G G Smith TRYING TO PREVENT FUSION AMERICAN POSES AS REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN LICAN IN PROCEEDING Arguments were heard last night in City Recorder Moretons offices on the objection of Dog Catcher Morris to the nomination of oC Georgo G Smith Demo Democrat Demorat rat crat by b the Republicans or of the Second precinct for Cor Or the short term The dog catcher was not present He had bad pretended to be bo a I Republican when he lie made the objection but it is a well known fact that he is In a member of oC the American party part Arguments in favor Cavor of the objection were ere made by b S P Armstrong who pretend to be a Republican Mr Armstrong set up the pIer pie that Recorder Record r Moreton had a right to aU at In a Judicial capacity and to refuse to place the name flame of oC Mr 1 Smith on the ballot His Ills plea was i that the name should not go co on oit the hal bal ballot lot ot because the nomination of Mr Smith i iby by the Republicans created a new party and a new party could not get on the I ballot except by petition petitionS S I L Richards I J E Wiley Willey and E O 0 Leatherwood showed conclusively that AIr 11 Moretons position is purely a clerical one ones that he has no authority whatever to act as a judge that If IC Dog Catch Catcher er Morris has an honest grievance e his lila remedy rem dY lies in injunction InJun proceedings is sued from some court of oC competent juris jurisdiction jurisdiction diction The proceedings are not taken seriously except by some Eom Americans who are ex cx extremely extremely desirous of breaking up the com corn combination l between the Republicans and the Democrats In the First and Second pre precincts Moreton last night reserved his decision hut but If It he lie should attempt to hold n Smith and he must decide by Monday at noon mandamus proceedings will iII be Instituted in the supreme court courtaud and aud the matter brought to a dy y ter tar termination