Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-29 | Page 2 | Crooked Work of County Ring

$ CROOKED WORK f 'f Of . COUNTY RING :: i t r Rvery possible obstruction - ; v wn.6 used by the "county ring" ! ' v to prevent Americans from , ! registering yesterday. Several ! 1 of tho registration agents wore y , - overbearing and abusive, and 4 they tried to mislead voters, by ! -I- declaring that certain qualificn-J qualificn-J tions hnd not been compliod v with. t v Scores of students of tho Uni- -! ! versity of Utah, some undor ! age, Woro registered by tho 4 I Sniootites, and Americans aro r I- planning to prosecuto" every ono r -I of those who are illegal voters 4- in this city, whether they win v I tho count3f or not. . ! Women wero registered by tho ''machine" in two or more dis- ! -I- tricts, and, it is presumed there v will bo repeating dono even by v j these. r -J Tho desperation of tho county r ! and federal ring is generally ! I commented on, and thoso who 4 4- know of tho rottenness in tho 4 4 county and stato offices under- 4 4 stand lhat the crooked work is 4 4 the final rally of a band of 4- 4 grafters and politicians, tho like 4 4 of which never infested any 4 4 community. 4 Wrrrr444i-h4-W-4-!MII"4' i . .