| Show new mayor j it is rumored that the liberals propose to contest the provo election for mayor on alie ground that mr oththo Bo i successful candidate of the peoples parly is ineligible to vote or leold ollice having been a polygamist tins is in direct opposition to alie decision of chief justice zano the territorial supreme court and alio supreme court of the united states it will be remembered eliat in alie cases of murphy vs and vs kamsey the decision was that ay soon as the illegal relations ceased to that moment alio party in question resumed all his rights as a citizen of the union in view of this decision alie contest appears a little ridiculous and when it is stated further that in mr booths second wife died so that when the law of 1882 passed congress it found him a monogamist the proposition becomes absurd it is presumed thatah the supreme registrars have declared that no one who at any time has been a polygamist lias a right to vote alie liberals feel confident in the anticipation of overriding all the decisions of the lower courts such as the courts of alio territory and the united states hence the contest in alio meantime mr booth wall enjoy the distinction of mayor of provo for two years nephi ensign |
