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Show THE GOVEBNOB'S VETPjl Ills Excellency liives His Keason, fol 'W' Approvinjf the Election Bill. . M t announced in last evening's T jB5, Governor Thomas yesterday vetoed HtfljK" tion bill. The veto is as follows: S m.t Lake Citt, Jan. . 18 W linn. II'. J I. h'ii", l'n-isiilil of I In (..,.,, p": Daa Sia I return herew ith, uiiappi c C. F. No. entitled, "An act in relation '" elections and tenure of office." If the act he amended by inserting in tion I, after the word "county,'' tbe nff "school," and by striking out section ' and by inserting In scciion 4. after Mc word "territory," the words "except cJjMs of the metropolitan class," 1 will ap irovnHr I suggest the amendment to section vrmr this reason: The act as submitted jirnvidiB that tbe school shall be held upon the san A day as the municipal elections. This 111 make no difference to voters in n ,, JP districts embraced within the eor,,ra4B limits of cities and towns, but it a lid :V Hie large niimhcr who live in school distrii tf lying outside. Qit seems to me it would better for them to huld their school oleS tions on the same day as the general elnW tlons. II I am unwilling to approve section .1 f,iV thesi i asont: In tbe cities of gall LsJcS I'imvo, hajsville and Kiebmond, all the rangementa have been made for boldjog thA biennial municipal electlqtit; tbjj ,'oletB have been registered, the el-etior V.olicV posted, the judges of election appointctB and the expense Ineidont to such cicctinnH incurred, t'audidutes have 1" . n nonniminB by the different political parties, mid HiiH Von is but ten days distant. The II prove! of this section oa the eve of i lectl JK would be a denial of the right of the eiii.ltM to elect their ntlieeiv Th .... IB hare h:-r given n support of such legis'iaH tion seem to me to be purely partisan. I not believe the public interests will be terrefl by such action, tin the contrary, In on nil (tie cities named, if I accept the "public anil official declaration;, mode by those who m Xm this legislation, the administration of puhfjjH affair has been unworthy of public coniilB It has been repeatedly claimed the peoi U were only waiting for an opportunity tovotJB a Change, and yet I am :rie d i.. .i ;.r,, I'M law continuing in otliee the admiiiistriilcnll so bitterly denounced, for the period '..M nearly eleven months. II .My strongest reason for refusal rests -JU the fact that the time having arrived t'.iSM holding the elections, and the terms of IV officers having expired, the people have all right to say who shall sncoeen them. f I suegest the aniendmi'nt of tection four n for the reason that the bill now pending u'H fore the legislature providing a form ,, goverumeui for nielropolitau cities, coii.H tains elections provisions in conflict ,hH the act herewith retarned. If the h Hal should become a law the amendment wi uldM harmonize the two measures, and if it ih. not, no harm would follow from its ' II If the net be amended as 1 have sugge-i dlj it will provide for on i election in each j II In cities and towns, and one election i-vcr'vH trs in Ihe territory outside of tlitH cities and tow ns 1 am c ry respectfully. 'I vkihck L I H'. 'Mas, Governor. M |