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Show THE UTAH COMMISSION. Members Talk of the Criticism on Their Action. REPUBLICANS CET CONCESSIONS. General MoClernand is Dissatisfied, bat Governor Robertson Thinks the Commission Com-mission Has Acted Properly. A good deal has been said regarding the unpleasantness existing between the two political parties composing the Utah commission com-mission with regard to the appointment of registration officers in this city and county particularly, and throughout the territory generally. Representatives of the straight out republicans have called upon the republican repub-lican members of the commission atd urged upon them the consistency and'justice of-their of-their claim for a larger number of registrars than that allowed and they plead their cause with such success that the concessions were made them. A reporter this morning found that old war horse, General McClernand, at the executive exec-utive mansion, and in answer to questions he said that it was his desire to 6ee all the political po-litical parties here equally represented in the selection of registrars and judges of election on the basis of their strength at the polls. The commission was made up of members of both of the national political parties, and before there was any change in the political status here the appointments were entirely from the liberal ranks, except in certain precincts where there were no members of that party, and it appeared ap-peared to him that the democrats were now being ignored except where members of the other parties could not be found. Such a course would tend to breed resentment and prolong the dissension between the warring factions in Utah. For those reasons he. thought the parties should receive fair and equitable treatment at the hands of the commission. com-mission. Commissioner Robertson was next called upon. He had seen the comments in the Herald Her-ald on the action of the commission, but cared nothing for tha t. He believed the commission was acting with as much fairness fair-ness to all parties as was possible, and the members certainly had no desire or intention inten-tion of doing any manor party any injustice whatever. The following figuies although perhaps not absolutely correct, will show approximately approxi-mately the political complexion of the appointments ap-pointments made: Republicans 142 Democrats Liberals 75 The politics of the ten deputy registrars -...-.,.;... i . - c- :. ....... . . ,1 . i. . r . . , .. ni'puiiiLou lur cuuilllll cuuutjr, auu 111c iuui for Kane county are not reported, but as Summit has a big liberal majority and Kane republican, it is safe to assume that the majority ma-jority of those officers are of the respective political faiths mentioned. It is understood that nine changes have been made in the registration officers in this county and city since yesterday afternoon, but the exact facts and the names of the new appointees the commissioners have, for some inscrutable reason best known to themselves, refused to give to the press until the list 6hall have been completed. |