Show WHO CLOSES THE BOOKS TWIXT commission AND registrars VOTERS AT SEA first it rests bests with the registrars then it rests bests with the tha commission re Ke kenister sister ister at once Cht airman crane of 0 rho republican territorial committee lists bas written a letter to the utah commission asking for an n explicit declaration is as to the time of 0 closing registration complaints have been numerous for nearly a week that deputies and registrars themselves have either closed their books already or announced their intention of doing so BO very shortly in the latter latler part of last week the complaints became so plentiful that the county Ito republican publican committee of salt lake found it necea gary to issue a circular calling attention to the law in n the matter and advising all persons persona to insist on being allowed to register on any and all dales between een the second monday in august and the first monday in september which would be september 3rd ard the circular set forth that registrar cohen had threatened to close the books in some precincts in a few days which it was averred lie he had no authority au to do under the law many complaints were carried to sir mr cohen personally but they were invariably met with the answer that the commission and not the registrar or his deputies t determined the time tor for closing che the books in places outside ot of salt lake county where similar complaints were nude made similar replies were received from the registrars the complainants therefore addressed themselves to territorial committee it was waa to satisfy these people and to get at the ultimate disposition of the commission Commis slon that chairman crane has written the otter letter 1 chairman above alluded aj tided to MR CRANUS CRANES INQUIRY I 1 sir r crane puts his hi 5 inquiry in this form if the officers cose the house to house canvass prior to september septem her esth are they not nevertheless required to register any qualified person presenting himself otter they lose close the house to house canvass cin vasa up to and including september esth tur THE commission commissi owl RESPONSE the commission received mr cranes letter yesterday afternoon but sald said when ca called led upon to give their answer to the tribune thal their response would not boreedy bo ready for publication until monday however for general zone ral public information they desired to call attention once more to in the statutes governing ref don all of which were printed in the letter of instructions issued to all registrars and deputies in the territory first the law requires the registrar of each county in fit person or by deputy to begin hla his work on the 11 arat ra t monday lit in august and before the fl dinst t monday in fit september to visit every rs welling dwelling in each precinct and make careful inquiry as to any or all dersons ler sons entitled to vote volt etc second the law lav requires that aba t during the week commencing the last ast monday in september the registrar shall at his office enter on the registry list the name of any voter that may have been omitted third the law require requires s the rhe list of each to be filed with the county clerk on or before the second monday in october lastly the law provides that voters removing frodi one election precinct to another in the same county may appear before the registrar for transfer of res reg at any time previous to the delivery of the rho registry list to the county clerk the whole process briefly therefore Is that registration must be begun on oa the first monday in august the house to house canvass must be completed 0 in plated by the tha first farst monday I 1 in n sep c amb emb 0 ri the lists must be reopened the last u monday in september to be kept open one no week for the registration of ont omitted bitted names the th llala laid must all ajl be placed in the county clerks hands by the second monday in october but up to that time persons who have already registered may have their names transferred it they have chanted changed their precinct la the meantime CLOSING OF tire BOOKS the law does not set any time for the closing of the books except to say the house to house canvass must be completed by the ural first monday in september Sep which would bo be september 3rd ard of this year they may in y be closed the the wednesday the fourth tuesday or the first saturday or any other day before september 3rd ard heretofore the tha rule of expediency has always governed in this when a given registrar has completed ills dils hoube to house canvass canvas tie he has been expected to close his books at once and to keep them closed until revision week last year in its letter of instructions inin the commission in appointing alach deputy restricted restrict 0 d lihn him to the time it deemed necessary to the tha thorough tho rouKh canvass of hla his precinct in some cases this was ten len days da YS la in some ossea as ao much mich as thirty one days but this year th the commission decided to leave tho the determination of the time to loi the discretion of tho the respective county registrars in salt lake county where the voting population Is 13 more numerous and more mora closely alost ly crowded it has always been the custom to hold the books be ks open luring during the entire period front from the the first monday monday lit in august to the same dato in september but theadoes thin thia does not render rend e r it feces bary s a ry aliat vh at tho the deputies who mako make the tha house h ouse to house hous a vi vleita sits should continue in I 1 lie hie hold field after they have been at every house in their precincts it Is right here bere that khe prevailing confusion seema to originate to try to make the matter still further clear it may ibe be worth white to repeat that the utah commission will probably require county registrars to alosa their nooks books within a few days after the house to hougo canvass has been completed rut but an ail opportunity will be afforded between september and october ut for all who have been oyer overlooked looked or who have haio ballod tor for ciny reason to be enrolled to appear aphea r before tho the registrars at their respective offices and tie be duly registered nEG ISTIR AT ONCE this statement or of the may servo to impress upon any who arft are inclined to be negligent or tardy the ui na n cess tty of immediate registration to put the ming oft off until will riot not be t safe aflfe some accident tor for in stance might carry a mm man out of the ui county during that week county registrar cohen has given out the statement repeatedly that the res lat rallon books would be kept open from the iret first monday until the second monday Ini in september ard 3rd to lith during which line all the tha deputies would be in the tha office tor for the registration of such names as had been omitted in the die canvass according to the utah colmia slon blon aeh such stat omenta are altogether incorrect and tho lh will close on the 3rd ard and probably bly Booi irr until 11 raldon week the last week in S to ber |