Provo Daily Enquirer | 1895-01-30 | Page 4 | Election Frauds

ELECTION denounced by the suit mini even the churches are beginning to denounce the attempted election steal in utah the following ringing resolutions ft eie adopted by the ministers of salt lake in last meeting monday evening the stability of our free government cependa upon thorough honesty in ane conduct of elections and honesty in the counting of the ballots by which questions cf government are decided and the returns of the election on november 6 1894 for delegates to the constitutional convention as g ven by the judges of the various election prec mcca appear to have been honestly given as is evidenced b the fact that the general result was conbary the political wishes ot the maj of the precinct bocey Reso hed first hat the undersigner undersigned under signed m niters and also cit jeaa of utah in behalf ot good go eminent and god moras hereby condemn the ds bonest ana villainous site 10 deraud the people 0 liaa of juat intili if tili by ane plan to count out ia four or five counties ane candidates to tiie conati lUi ional convention as by the of tue election pre cincis and to count ia thode who were not elected R soiled second that ahia most 1 aud dishonest attempt too traduce ino our utah eleca ons at the very Desi auna of our existence as a slate boose infamous methods which have cu ead other parts of on deserve the condemnation of all wortha and uil and the sooner such ci lizena meet n pubic 10 express their indignation dig nation the betler piece dishonest men in official positions fear nothing so much as the open condemnation of hon est voters third that we hereby urge panolia pan olic and upright c eizens of all to bee to it tae men who have leen engaged in chiq most oils attempt to debrand the of utah of their rights at the ballot box shall nut hereafter hee aFter be to any office of honor or trust in utah kiili chev give evidence of thor onh repent acce and reformation resulted fourth abat in the name of outraged justice and cirii liberty we call upon the prosecuting attorney to do his dut bv using his energy and all there sources of duft law to bring to deserved punishment loose who have beba el in the criminal business of att ampt me to defraud the people bv manipulation of the election returns and dishonest tampering with the ballot boxes Si ened S G adams W A hough J D gillilan J B i ister F L arnold E javne J D nutting W 8 hawkes B F ulav K G clarence T brown jobiah macian ML Cian ecila TC ILa E G hunt SE it adson james F W D mabry dana W Barf clett