| Show AN ADDRESS the utah commission wants the support of all good citizens OFFICE OF THE UTAH commission SALT LAKE CITY feb f to officers of election and qualified voters of salt late city the utah commission being charged with registration and elections in the territory which includes all municipal elections and of course that of the approaching pro aching election in salt lake city after due consideration have thought it advisable to make a public appeal to the registration the judges of election and the qualified voters of salt lake city the commission is desirous of having and as far as it has authority of law or influence is determined to have a fair and impartial election that everything like fraud be put down that every lawfully registered voter in the city shall have the privilege of depositing his ballot freely as he wishes and without intimidation timi dation and that none who are not registered shall be permitted to vote no matter what the circumstances may be tiia commission that judges of election at the different polling in passing upon challenges at the polls shall do so speedily impartially and fairly rejecting none who are legally qualified admitting none who are not keeping in mind that the presumptions of law are to be construed in favor of the elector until the contrary appears by competent proof attention is respectfully called to the following section of the election laws any person who shall disturb or be guilty of any riotous conduct at any election in this territory or who shall disturb or in with the making of the returns or who shall interfere with any voter in the free exercise of the elective franchise shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor compiled laws of utah 1888 vilums 1 page section it is suggested that prompt arrests be made for any violation of this statute IX THE INTEREST OF A ELECTION the commissioner further suggests that no person except the registrar or his deputy judges of election or mayor of the city and policemen on duty the sheriff or his deputies the united states marshal and his deputies and such challengers not more than two at each poll as may bo elected by each party shall be permitted to remain within one hundred feet of the polls except as in the line to be formed and as far as practicable leave it sa arranged that a line in single file extending one hundred feet or more from alie polls may be formed and eliat when an elector shall have deposited his ballot he shall immediately pass beyond the limit fixed for to the polls the commission most earnestly invokes all good citizens irrespective of parties or party feelings to lend their influence to the aid of a fair and honest election and alie preservation of the public apace upon which so much of the future of the city depends that they frown and stamp upon all frauds and attempted frauds whether tending at the polls or in the re of the elections keeping in mind the great that the continued dom of the american people depends upon THE OF THE BALLOT BOX the commission takes great pleasure in bearing witness to the fairness in all elections heretofore held under authority given it by law and with great confidence look to the same result in the approaching election the manhood of salt lake city can 1 not afford to prostitute itself by fraud in elections and so bring approach upon the fair name of so beautiful a city G L GODFREY chairman |
