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Show I WILL GO TO THE BALLOTS. A Clear Exposition of the Lav ' bj Judge Mi. I iTIIE HUtltl) Is THItlXTO TViO. The "IJIitjN'' Will Try tbe Court to tiHnit OhI llamtl. Ten o'clock this looming was Use hour to whicii the Territorial boanl or canvassers adjwirutsl, ami at that time they he) 1 h private -e- skill. At its csV-e Ute doors were thrown open, and attorneys, can 11-dates 11-dates aud spectator were admitted. ClMirauii Sells toM Judge Judd ha J prrjored a taper which he desired de-sired to ren I, after which lie (Col. Sell-) would render ihe UecWon of tlie Iwanl of ciitva'vers en tlie oilier KlnU ral-ed. Ju hre Judd then real tbe fallowing: fallow-ing: BKl'OfiE THK BJ.VRI) OF C.VXVASS'ER'i w i'taii Tutiimrtir. In tlie matter of the canvas of tlie vote of riall Lake, Web.T and Iltx Kliler Couiitiea. OplllKHI of J. W. Judd. The S -M se. Un M tle Act if ( 'on-gri-t-, aH.rovtsi Maivhii Issi cpiti-niorly cpiti-niorly ralleJ the Klmumh La, pruvide-: "That all Dm rgistralin and elw Hon om-ers rf e.arr .iMrripiion in tbe Termor f Utah ar. ben-fr le-eiarwl le-eiarwl v-m ami wk anJ erv ilul- reltitnr- in tho mrhtfraikm "t V.iCer tbe con iuft .rf et-li his, lh rren lug or n-jniMi at .i, and tlw-can tlw-can vasjng an J n:umin7 ..fine sun. nnd ths i.-oiiiof er.ineites .m- mIky p vsl-Miee of elusion in said Tftriton. ball be orformxt an I.-rth:.-existing Ian s nt the Unite.! --ta'.w. and nt tht sil Terntori-, bv proper prwui wli shall lapainbvIloeXreM'riuieh ottWs an 1 -rf..rin urti du'Mts liv a board of tiro (rns to bo ai.p -int d by the l'n.Mit." Tiie live p-rs tis lit -nUoai. I, to lie appointe-l by the PreslJe.HMnirv whit Is kmwn a the full Com mis-ion. The Act passed by Ute L'tslatur,-or L'tslatur,-or the Territ to- of Ptah. J-Vmiiry 22. 1ST-, is the Uw regulating the huldli4oftrls.-tii.nsin:his rerr.t -rv; and umb-r that a-t the duties whi.'h Were by Hsterrut .lev.dre-l un tlie olllpers therein lumeil. are des-.Te. Uu the r-r-ii. t iv ap...(uvl under the .let of Ctrxrem'by t'l-Ptah t'l-Ptah (uninibsi-in; w that i- will U-seen U-seen thit tbe only t-flVvt 4 the Act of ( ingress wa to alter the iu le rf appointments .f tits rs.iis wlit w ere t-i perform tH.dutie unlet the act -is originally -meed by the Legislature. Anlundertlte.iulhor-ityof Anlundertlte.iulhor-ityof the A.sjo'fonajs.-wahiv tv citej. thi" i.Jir.l u a;.riire. hy 1 the Utah t'oii.rti-i . t a--: as a I ouiT,-lng l..t-l, tn euivax. tha Votes of lile AugOSi ele.'i .n. lit! I for tlie ek lion of ,-iunty oflle-rs iu tiie several e-untics of the IV rilory of Utah. Tlieloird ofeaova-r hir.- had li-fore them what may lie dciionr-uited, dciionr-uited, for the jrtr.-f? -f this -.piiil in, contestp arUina- ,-r th -cinrasin;of the v.iteisf.-tiU Like, Welier anl it.x Kii. r umus and the routes: -:ils liar.-!, en re,ir.-seiitcd re,ir.-seiitcd by cou i.-l of gr.-.it a'uhly ..11 Ifcith sides, aud ail I le tinti.,u. I tliat have arisen, or. a it wisil 1 j seem, tliat p nedbly cmuM arise, have t-een argued v ! h diinxuishe. ability Isrf 31. the IstanL A ttd I lutr come, hi far as I ni -.neern-l as a meat'ier of the l-au-l, to aan mi-s mv ctmliisions utm tie n-tei .:-i mi-ed. Aud Kir-L It In- I'a-i sUVla-il arguej, !: 1 nue'u au'.!.ri:y h h.-cn roiu-"l to s'u. th ; tlie duties of tiiisb.arJ art- pur.-ly iuI.i-i-terial. an I that i: was n rfn.tmsVI by the legislature 1 1 imprvupj.i tnc Hjarl any ju lu-ial daties. Texi lrt-ks acd -a"es from ra iny S jn f the Union have h -,i re 1 1, whlc'i seem t s jp)wt the view and I may my do -sipirirt the vteT-.f !., who Like tile pvlln.11 that the dulie ' of the iird are f r ih- mist port ministerial. Rut. after all. the eaesmust In-r.-il in tie Injht of the suuites whh-h tlie eourt is -ou-1 stnitinc, f. it will l. sxs-n by i- c-. pari-n that no two f '.:; statutes under v h-h the ranvas-ing n-anis of the -everal States and Territ-.rl aetareexaisiiy alik--. Ours .iim.-r j In some .t its n-i.reti.tiU fr.wn I them all; so tUst, af:er alL f.,r any j fluil r-HMdu-tm, we ary. bji- to, cometoacantrr4-.nr of our own I statute, an t i.j sjrh "Mis met ion j cvoUe therefroni mieli raK .,f j actioii a seem to be jastified by the 1 legi-luive intent. The statute, afl-r psovi Jinj; for I tlie iniuner .f holding the eir-tin. at eerUou 15, say-. I "Asiomasth-rtI s1i. l. elnml. och .lud-n-s ,J smn hall im'ii-h-ste'y rr-assi-l t rant ass jba voies rat r sueh ehs-fjon. an I eoo'inis-. wnbimt adjournment, un"! amp'ele,L" Section 1: provides: "TIhi eanvax shall mnin-r- l.r tbsiudM, itnihivn -a a-eWk'-; of Hie eln-ti.m. .-impirias th-r im. jssetive listN tut.l a.-nntrip; t,.m -isl Hs ih nuniKir of vv ei ; Th hex shsll hm h. otma.l, o, ,i, 1 tsslbrf thrretn uk-n oat awl .-.un-,-1 by tbo jads-s: an I the jads--, a-lnr aseleMS aiIloi-'itailMli--.aftl. 1 j'lle.sh.H u.sn ii-..liA.,',..,.... bsl'-sls an! rUI ..IT tlnvfr.Hn ! nmi-s .f th- p-r-.-is v.: -! f- v , tbe offi-os ti ir.. 1 1:, f. tli. and th, j I--,, ,..in; Mrts. 4.l Uke the r mnt of the tarn-, npna tlmr h--. and 4ll His I..1I..J. xhall In. im mslialv tviurn"! to ihs .!! r u .4 an 1 lb l.ilhK Irax nhatl b locked an I v-urely seale-J." fectluii IT pn.vide.-: "ThilarnM- ths r.ra, -A ill hnvs bn n?ie-.. i. 1 h, ju l of -I Ion srsl ail ni an 1 .fa. imu. . ber of v t. rrt for ra-b person for tlw iwpi oiu-es, whN-h nUalt (bail tl4aeel ojsm ttMhsUmtde bv tbe juihrss, artij,. rterk, , lbe j., an 1 lh Jndsrs idiad IbTearm eerif r tnteum.ani fonrirJ all tbelitt's seeurely sr.le,l,ln,b.r ,,,, th , ,. lot b. tts, H-irk .rf the SKiatr man, byatttliaeil r.rallVnja. ty. wh shall, bvVilik ,- ih o,. take an I ji,V", ,. , ...tii ,,, ,. etr--tibulM.nl .1 ....ru-jMiu. ,, nul clerk without uan.Urr .Mar i n.I ihtt ho will u ni- utm-Mt aiiiluv i tp prevent any iurfrae wh tievor I tberewhh by any p-r..Ki wba.ever." 1 It will I s-.n fr0T, the qmU-Uons qmU-Uons thit ms-U,iis I -, and IS. a' ore! .lUfltMl .in.v-d. v...,l . . . , I i. .. .---- -- " v -'- v" wr tne jujg, of c-,-li,i a, ,,,vas hl. votes ca S only iat; Ouj i( provides h,r they shxt! ..t ,ue result of tlieir cinvass down, by siying. tint they shall make a HM of all the ivr-Hi- vjted for," awl then it provijes. -th it the isamI lin -Judge shall prom-d to open the lN lots anl .-all oT Uierefrom the nam-of the cr.mi vute-l for. and the ofll-elh-yare intealel ti flil; and the Judges, aetlnj , aflu, shall t-ikeicMut of t he line upon their "lUlt." Section IT provides: "That the iuiucm shall add ait ami determine 1I19 nuoitr of rotes t for -h 1-rs.m for the svrot offivss. which re-ult shall b placed on th clerk of the elrrU.n." Now these a4ta,"t-.gefierwith the ballot loxe. are to bs ret.iru-d. under tlie stat ute. to the clerk of the county court; but low tinier the act of C.nress. to the Utah Commission. Having rectived these 'JtMtt," m,i ,,p j th way that the statute provl ir-.. an I certified as the statute irovd, it i- the duiy or the t'omiui-wion. a. they have done in this ease, t ap,i nal .1 brl or canvasMrs, aud jnss the -II-ti," and ballot bax.-s to tha' b-aird. lor the purji-e of ent'diug tu,m canvas tJie vote.; for th- next sto tlon, l. (irovide- a- f llljw: SctiHl IS. On riiif a! ,k. u.11 boxes and returns of thcrsVetion. the canvassing ba.nl shall brmk tbeaeal r the return., and all ,, ujt, m,v I w present, prowled in sersioa IS f this art; ait.1 au tnrassbiir Hosed sbsll rarefnlly exsmine the returns an I ir in irmttibirity .sr.lUcrepjincr appears therein anVHlnx the result of ' the eleetlon of any candidate, they shall accept Mkl retiims as correct. ' Lut If the riaht of any person rotsl for for any cClce is In any way affected, f.s canvassing board shall open tho titl.ts from sa:J preeiact and canv 1'ie suns ra far as to determine tHe ' rights of the rrscn wlloso office may I baa:cd. lhey may also cause to af pear before them any persons whom I jcv may deem proper, and take their testimony in relation to said election 111 said precinct." This section, last quoted. Is the section of the act which defines the duties and confers the lowers exercised exer-cised by this Iknrd of Canvassers as such; and w hatever uutles are lmpo-ed upon tlie Hoard, and whatever what-ever uers are given, are to be found Iu this section. It will lie en that tlie statu to contemplates that the officers or the election liave IwrfoniHsl their duty by forwarding all the '-Ibis" which they have nutne in counting and canvassing the votes cast, together with tlie ballot luxes iu which the votes are I ife-erNed, sealed up; and that, belug thus in iws-n-ssiou orall tlie record", ! to sjieak, made by the officers ol tlie election, together Willi the Itsllo boxes containing tiie lallots cast, they are to proceed, In tile language ot tlie act. rirst. -to break the seal of the returns aud carefully examine tne tuiue, and If no irregularity or discrepancy apjwar therein to affect the result of the eleetlou of any candidate, they siiall ai-ce.t sal 1 returnsascorrets;." Iu oilier word-, if the returns, which nioiii the 'li-ls"ke4 by tlie officers of election, .ireUwn their face foir, sniouth, aud ih irreguLirily or .lis. creinu.-y ajuar therein, the duty of the Hoard exteifls no farther than to canvass tho-e 'li-ts"aud fitiipaiet announce the re-ult-; lit if, by reasou of any discreaucy or Irregularity ap.iring thereon, au intelllgil.le result cannot be r.-ached. Hiti-faetory to the Iwtnl. in-i if wirlt irregularity or dl-crvp aiH-yatTect llienght of any .-rson v.rted for, fo any otllev, it I- then the duty of the lioard to OJ4.-II the Uillotbox from the precinct where such irregularity or dK-rcjctncy nny njiear, an-1 canvass the votes f mini therein. s far as to determine the right of the ler-ou wines; right to tlie oltii-e may lie nffectul. The -Ututv add: "tiiey may also caiw to appear Iwlore them any K?r-ons whom tln-y deem oj-r. and take their testlin ny 111 relit loll tosiMefeetioii insid pri'cincL" I have-hown that when the returns inm any preehiot, or precinrb, are H-ned t.y the boanl, and no irregularity irregu-larity ordr-crejnncy apjwnr then In. the duty of the bard en Is by simply .-anrasnituc this rvtune. I have shovrii ! If aty irregularity or di is-wiicy appear in any iecinrt affc-ting the right of any js-rsoii to an ..nice, it is then the duty of the twinl to rfi to the ballot box and c-.t!iras the ImlM. Now the . j"?tiott arl-es. What Is theellertof this last cbtl-e. allowing allow-ing the buiM to -imI for erous wlHun tlsey mty deem pnis-r, and take their testlnrniy in relation to -ill ilectiVin? It c-rtiinly can-w can-w lw tint tlie L-gi-bture Inten-h-d bv this to .Mien 1111 l-f.,r,. (lie buarJ every j.-llde .pie-tiou that m'ght t made ti concent the regularity of an elntlon; but the language iUuted mnt nect-"arlly lv.vnitlne.1 by the tsintcxt which has iH-ecr.se! it. And tuing thus eontiiied. the mtat which the loard f ty take, or the witness, or tlie tes-tim tes-tim ny tliat it may caue to :ij.ear tfore them, would lie conniKsI oln in their operation to an explanation ex-planation ot sndi "irregularity or li-.-n-aiM-y" a- might appear upon j 1'ie fa-e of the returns, or as miglit enable the board to arrive at an explanation ex-planation of a'iy irregulirity or il-s-rejoiH-y thit might ari i.pon the retum, as itientionel in lh form-r part of the statute. I am s'.reagthened In these conclusion.. ! 1 hy til- fi.-. tint the legMiture has ,T;.idel nimble of jtmosiure for , my wrier ats of iuve-tlgation I than tliat wiilch I hive In-j In-j di.-ated, anl t,y tlw further cumi I-! I-! eraUiti tliat cinvas-inr luards are Usually co-iiirto-sl of liyitien. not le-rn-dlli tlie law, and tint It is j UAtholieyof the legi-Iature ti entrust to them In such matters , veryenlarfl powers, aisl e-iwial-j Iris this so when we ism'e Uj re- tl.vt tint the im.i.jng boards are I usoally iitvle up very largely of inr-j inr-j tlsiiK. Matters which go to the legality or illegality of an election , arcs-aehasiuay be Investlijat.slaiil determine.1 be 1 court of Justice, I un Irr Hid by virtue of a regular I in Ie of miure in-tltutel by the j lejl-Ilture for that ixirj.i. S I c-m.-l.ide that, so for as the lowers u' thLs luard are funrvrutsl, they I ar.- .-unfilled, llr-t, to a ilrtemiina-tlon ilrtemiina-tlon id" what I- return, as .lefln.sl M-rthe statute, to Iu mile bv the I offl-ers holding the ol.i-iijn; aid. second, whetlier or not, ujn saclt returns , there apjwars any irregularity r ,u,. rreinncy affecting the riftht of any ranlidate at eald ck-ctiou; and, ! tl.it i. If so, it Is thc.Iuli or the I iiiM to open tl'e tal'Ml lx, or Ial-, I '. t-.aes, from tli- jceciuet. or prt-einbs prt-einbs whs-re such Irregularit w or I I dbcrepancyaissir. and ctuvass the 1 votes, an 1 determine from them the 1 pr...er tv-ull; anl. f Mirth, tint the I. ard may lake such te-timuie any iiersm whom they nuy .fee m 1 I iT.j-rr t.hnre bnMight lfore them, ;to esdain by iirh le-tlniony ant I matter srWng Upon such "irregularity "irregu-larity a-id dis.-reuticy," as above Mention?!. It..yod this I do not I Ijelbive this Ustrd liv anj i.aer 1 Int-ver tc f,, a within the -eoj f tlie stain ealuve defined, their ptwers 111 ly lie Kt.d I, U.- twill mm'-terjl and. to sv.i.u ,.i..i I J'ellcitl.or, as some have iut li.' !Ua.J judicial. ' ' I Ke-jdiig sUmlily In mini the I c Ki-tlil.tl in of the itnlu is alwvo la-to-it I will now sk 1 1 iiiiie an apidi -ition to tlie tatse of tl illtghcr I i and r P'nu., .-m lidattsfortreasurcr 1 for Silt Like Canity. arWiij; ni-iu I the retort. fr.,ni Poll 3, Second Pre-1 Pre-1 clnrt of Sill Like City. I Tiiejuigesof lint election have forwarded to the Utah Comml-i4oii, I au I th jy have ,daee. lwre thi, board, a return from Poll s of raid lai-cinct, two pilars whtch nre e the f,.:iowiuir etiect. due of them is as follow.. ' "Abstract of votes We, the un-1 der-igmsl Judges of election of Poll . - .-tsaml Pre. Im-t.Sah Iake County, Coun-ty, luh Territory, do certiry tint Oie following is 3 fun, true aiKl 1 i-oir--t -ti'-ni-nt of all the votes jst at Lie election liekl Iu ' tld pr-iiiH't on Monday, Au-Kust Au-Kust -iUt, 1191. for CommiR-louers to I irate public Und-. and for county coun-ty and prccluet oAicers, and the uum'r of votes rereired by cadi' l-r-s,!i v..ted for. Wf nt-. .if,- thal mid election was condus ted ac--r.llnii to the rules a loptwl by the Utah Cumniifiou, and that the person- etc. tod to tlie several oillceg aro uo, u, lne bet of our kiwal-I kiwal-I edire and lHef, dtsjuilifled front hoidiiig oOJce unJer tlie Acts of t ongre . (Signed) J. W. Skixnkr, I'RsMimrJsilge of Hlectkn. W.J. DkHhci.e. Judge if Kl.-etlon. W. C."Ilrim., Judge or Electron. O.i this piS!r is set out a list or the names of all persons voted for fr county anl precinct officers, and weHnd. atr.-twevn Calllgher an J Toronto, Hie following: -nMj Trearr Vs east ttr JnHfh K. GsUqcktr, 1 Vmm cost for JasejHi B.Taroat. TI Accompanying this paiier is an-olher, an-olher, whirlt is as follows: 'Tally sheet for Poll Xo. .1. Second Sec-ond Precinct, Silt Like County, Utah Territory." Althe bottom of the piper Is the following: "N.rn Two copies of aVstract and tally ieet to be returned to the L tah Couimls-lon." U,. hi this iKipcr are likewise the name of Hie arsons vote.1 for, aud with re-wct to the treasurer we find the follow ins;: aeatr rraaiBM. r4tseiH4T Jk E. Gattiibcr. I-1.: 1. 1 Total - i-i rast fir sseya B. TswMU. . i I. I. 1, 1. Tout n It will that the Judges of election evHIently intenlesl this tjlly sheet from which I have made the last quotations a a lUt, Intending it to be In compliance with the statute, and Tarn strengthened in this conclusion because the Utah Commission In furnishing these pa-lrs pa-lrs headed tally sheet to tlie judges or election, make a note at the bottom, In which It is said: "Two copies or abstract and tally sheet to be returned to the Utah Commission." In this case, however, how-ever, tlie judges liave returned but one abstract and tally sheet, being the ones rrora.which I have quoted. Xow, the question arises, wliat Is the proper return before this board from which and upon which they are to canvass this vote between Galllgher and Toronto? It Is ably argued, and strenuously insisted upon by counel for tialllgher, that In our canvas-lug we are to be con lined alone to wliat Is called here the abstract; and that, although it is a mere statement iu figures of the votes cast for eachoue.and although Ills accompanied bythlstallyshcct, which Is a part or the return, we cannot consider the tally sheet for any purpose, but are to bllnJIy follow fol-low this aletract, no matter what di-crcrancy or Irregularity then-may then-may appear Uwa the abstract aud tally sheet, or between the two. I am of opinion that this Lilly s!nt Is a nccc3.ary part ot the return of the judges ot elect foil under tlie statute, and this opinion becomes conclusive when we consider that the votes are to lie h-ted as they are counted for each candidate. A (nt means something more than a mere setting down or figures in round numU-rs or In iKilk. It means -citing out, a listing, tallying. In other words, tlie legislature meant that the julges should count the votes and list the votes as counted, either by numerals or by tallies iu some In-t.dliglblewav,audthntthatli-t houM or it-elf contalu a fair slavetn-iit of the votes cist for caih .-an II late. There is iu provision mule iu tlie statute for any abstract; and wlwu the judge-of ilecthm utiderbrik to certify loan alsHrart, which m-rely gives thea'iiounl of votes itibulk for each canlidate, Uiey liave In no sense compiled w itli the statute. Now. then, under the rule that I liave announced. It must lie ap mrent that tlie Judges of rleethia, in footing up the vot- riveiv.-.! by Toronto, liave made a nllstike iu their addltkin. by crediting to him less votes than lie received to the number ot six voles; or they liave made a mtslike iu (suiting down upon the tally sheet numenlsag-greglting numenlsag-greglting six votes winch he has not received. And iu either event, here is 1 dl-erepaiicy or irregularity s iilcli makes it impossible f.r tills board to recch ajitst and intelligent result; and. In my opiuinn, s one in which the statute intended that tlw canvassing board shook! re-ort to the Inl lot lux. to ascertain what is tlie true result lietwt-eil tln-c two candidates. I feel strengtlietied in tlie-vcinrlusioir, first, bes-aue it Is au intelligent and common sense coitstructi'iil of the statute, aud reaches au intelligent and conini'iu sense result. I feel more secure in this pir-ition Iftfcatise of the fart that wheH we shall liave pme to tile lulfot In-i, ami cjs-ned it, aixl countci! tlie hilsits. ami ascertaiiHrl file re-alts according as the electors h ivc seen ror to rt-gster it by their voto-, tint then v reaelt tile truth; and to this result, when we dorea-hthe truth, all gml citizens will low witli derereiiceaitl resjs.-ct. Tlie next queetfou to which I shall direct my attention Is tliat which arises uiun the rt lurid which are placed lcfjre tin- Unnl rrom P.SI1 No. 1, precinct No 1, of Salt Like cswnty, lietween Hk- eaixli-dates eaixli-dates for county recorder. It appears ap-pears fr-Mil the returns that two r-soiis. r-soiis. one by the name of Page alel one by the nunc of Huniel, were cnnte-tiuir condidates for the ollli-v !of csinty recirler of Silt Like i-ounty. ami the judges .if election ' have returiied tint 1 given tiumlier of votes were cat for Jitu II. Itumel, , and agiven iiumlr-rforlleiiry Page. J luother-., the rvtiirus are for J. II. i Ilumtlaud II. Page. Yet mother-. the returns are for John It. It-itml, Jr., and Henry Page, or II. Page, jaul yet in others f.r J. II. IIuiih-I. , Jr.. an I f-r Menn IVgt, r 1!. 1 Pf. I The cxill-el repn-senting Pageol - ject.an.lHiy tint tiie rotes tetiiriH-l by tlie judges of the . lectio u for J. II. Ihlmelor John II. Itumel ouflit not and cannot lie counte.1 for J. II. Itumel. Jr.. or John II. Itumel. Jr. They say in their .irgume.it that so far as tite Hint -of J. II. or John II. Hume) is coucerneil, that they make no lnt upon the difference ill the m inner in which it Is spelled, lHltth.it ulten the word junior'' I-att-Hlieil to lt'inu-Ps inme, It iiidi-catra iiidi-catra a dill'-reiit itu fmiu tint when it is not soatLi.'hisI to ItumeP-name. ItumeP-name. U.n tliis question I have had no s-niil ditlieiilty. It.it lirtu. a-iin. by a n,rt to Ihe decided , and the reason if the Mr. I N-Hcee I a" al It- to wore out a cone t re-ult. ,r at any rale one n hicli is eiitirclv salisfactorr la mv-elf. j Itouvicr, Iu his Liw Dii thmarr, I vol. I.saysof thisword: '-Ith.ibeeu I heil to is- noirtof a mairs name, but an addition by 11-v a-sl .1 con- venleiil .Hs'liHthm Utweeu a I father an-I m of the si me name. Any nutter that IWIn(ui-lii-s js-r-sjns renders the additfou of Junior .111 1 Senior unm-ceir-ury. put jj father and -.ill have the -an-e iwnie, IthefafH-eshatliw ima fiete iu-tended, iu-tended, if Junior lie ntrf addisl, or som-other matter uf ili.tiiK-tiou.'' For liiis the n-ilhor cites nunt autliorities. II Turning to tlie decided casts, I find iu the case or llmuii vs. It. night, rep .rt-! In .1 lih-kfonl. 3S (S. f..3.m. Doc .-tl.t. It Is sihl: I '-0111 ir foilier nnd son arelulh I cslhsl A It. by naminir A II Ihe ! rither p'inia ficir -hall lie lu-Icndcl.'' lu-Icndcl.'' And iiithecaseorJ.din-son iiithecaseorJ.din-son vs. Klllsou. It! Am. Ite. !, it I- sild: '-Junior is no rt of the 11 inn of a mm. It i-in i-in ith-r the llama of iaptisni nor the name of his family. It is nn addition addi-tion to di-tingui-h between two iersoirs Ivarintf the suite name SuppRlrtg Iheie ar two wrns I named James Wyatt. 11-ually dis-lingulslieil dis-lingulslieil by the a idition nf Jr. or I "'r-. me defendant Ins mi le a ndc to one of them, foit 1 1 which the j note, on Its rice, does int certiinly nnd comlusively de-ignate. To which ofthe two the iHVe is made and delivered is n.piesilou of fu-t,. whh-h n-s siuaveriii-iit. That this iiuto wa- midi-to Jaine- Wjatt. Jr.. is a iieMUaMe averment, rnere is nothing In the note to et .pstich au atlegatlon.'' 1 11 tlie C4e of Itivdeii vs. lis-!. ing. IT PiA. sn.it issafcl: .-i an actl m of delit, brought by S. I).. Jr.. uiiona Ju'lgmeut, iIk- uV-crip lion -el forth the r.-cord ! a Ju ig-nient ig-nient In favor of S. 11 ; lut the record produced set forth a J 1 Ig men! rVcavereJby S. I! . Jr." IhM tint this wis a variance Tlie court, In lis opinion. y: '-It eems very clear to us that there ! no record as the pUlutlll imlli set forth i 11 his decLiratloii. I f we were to .ty .Hh-ro-i-e. it would be iMerrtintsJ thai S.inl lei ii .y.Ieii, Jr., was Siimel Kiyden witlssut any avenuint to the fast. Thus, ln tlie second I.sju Dig. T-ll: "If a man pleal- outLiwrv or the ;d du-tlff du-tlff by the name ..r J.S. ANS7ftf.anJ the recor! brought in be i, J. S. fltHtlemua, thh is a failure of rec-fl- AiUie pleidlngs now witnd. we cannot presume lint Siniuel Itiy.Icn. Jr., anl Samuel ttoydcu are the same Irut. It Is true tliat junior is no ort of the mine; Isit it w U.1 to de-ignite the ierou, an 1 it is used where the fitner aud son have the same naiie, and when It I- so 11-sl the court i-luu ntl to prt-ume tint such is the truth or the case." In the case of Coit vs. lark-weather. lark-weather. S Conn. 2-9, it is saW. "Whercadeed Is executed t.ia ier-son ier-son nimed therein or a certaiu town, and it Is siiown tint there are two persons i.r tint name, father aud son residing iu such towu, it Is a ci-e of latent ambhtuitv, and aro! evidi nee is a lml-IWe to show wliich r tliese sfsoiu is Intended as the grantee. Therefore, win re a i dets! uosexecuteil to K. W or P., j and it ap;sMre-l tint there were at that time two stmjiis named 1 W father aud iriii, re-idiog 111 P.. the fitherlieiug called IL W. aud tlie noil L W., Jr.. jarol evi lemx- was introduced to show that the negotia-. lion was Intended with the con, I that the deed was intended for him, and Hint It was delivered to Itlm; and tliat, these facts Ring thus proved, It was lid I tint thu title was transf.-rreJ by su;!i deed to the son." The-e authorities (and many more might lie cited) establish that Junior and Senior are no art of the name of tlie person to whom they may beattached, but are terms u-cd to designate and distinguish one (vrson rrom another, and tliat where tliere are two per-ons ot the raiilo name, and there being mi suffix to designate or dlstingutsn the one rrom the other, tlie father shall be I u tended to lie tne ("erson dealt with. Hut the adlhortths rurtlicr c-taUWi that whethir the one or Ihe other be Intended U a question or fact, and o;a-n to proof. Now, I have shown that these return- mention men-tion J. II. Itumel and John II. Itumel. They llhewi-e inenlfori J. II. itumel. Jr., and Jolm Il.lhiniel, Jrtaud accordlmc to tlw returns, tach of these -rsons lias receiveil voti-3 for the office of County Itec-ordrr. Itec-ordrr. ana the qufr-tion made here Is, whicii one Is intended? I liave shown front a projur construction con-struction uf the statute that this Hoard can tike no imior on any such a question. That it is confined iu IU scope to taking proof or examining exam-ining witnesses to such dlscreui-cies dlscreui-cies as may appear u joh tlie rrtiirns. and I am strengthened ill tlih conclusion con-clusion hy the te.-i-ion of the ( 'ourt of Appeal of New Vork.u hlch hid this questioii liefore tiiem in tlie case of the People again-t ( '10k, re-.rteii re-.rteii iu S N. V., , wliere it i-said i-said with referem-B to tVmvs hirr IloanI-: "The lljainl of Slate Can-va-eers are in the main ministerial Iu making their cerfiHeute. Tliey cimiot lie charged with error 111 Musing to add to tlie Vote- given for llenjaniili Welch. Jr., thse given for lleiijaniiii C. Welcii. Jr., or for Iteiijamiu Wek-h. Tlieir judicial authority extends im further fur-ther th.111 to take twtii-e: of such milters of genera! notoriety as thit .ert-iiu alibreviatian-are alibreviatian-are u-ed for ortkiilur names. They cannot hear evhlence I-yond I-yond Ihcret'irn IosIhiw the inter tlon ir tlie voter-." Who tlie voters intended to ilcfss.it their IrilliH for is a questioii uf (art to lie arrived at by proof In a eMirt luiring l.iris-dh l.iris-dh tlon tii iiHuire into such ntatter-. Whether the vut.-s c.t-t for John Ii. I lumel were intended for John II. Itumel, Jr., is a question of fiet, an 1 Is not such a one as thh !Ht lias any wer to enter um the Invrsthcatfon of. Mr. Cook-v, in his wotk on Con-MKutfonil Con-MKutfonil law, tir-t tsl. 1.22, in dtscu-fina; the pnwerof canvassing lioards, eiys The arlfon nt scit Isnrd- is lo be cin-fully conflmsl tn an examination of Ihe M t rs before tiiem, and toa determliittioii -f the re-ult therefrom, iu Ihe light -f mi eh facts of puldic notoiMy con-rm-tei! with tlie eiectina :M t-ver one tikes noti.-euf, and which may enalde th.-m to aj-jdy such Istllnbi as are It. any re-rt inipelfect to the ws r cuidslates or otit -crs for a hk h ths-y are Intendcl, ixovhled tlie intent I- mitticieiilly iwlicateil by Ihe Indict !o .-i.iun-tloli slth such fat-!-, su tliat extriiHsnls eri-leiH-e ts not ne--vary lor this sir-"." sir-"." It will I- seen that the author carcfttll routines the act on of the lioard in its inWrprcUtion of the return -to such feU ss are of ! Siblic notoriety, that cm lie token notice of by every loiy; ani they -tn lu ho ct-iu take e ideitce of a-. i-xtrineoMs character for the r-s? of arriving at the Intent of the voter, so as to apply the billot to the return. Hut hen-, again. I am of opinion tliat this is ?ueh a discreuaiicy upon these returns as romins this Inanl to ojieli tlie lallot lux, and examine tlie Inlkils .-a-t at Hit- pro-ill. Is ! wliere tht- irr.-gularities apjicar; and if it shall a,is-ar from J an lnsmHion of the Isall t- that lliey I were 01st for John II. Ibim.-I, Jr, tin 11 it will he the duty of this .std iu tin vas-ing the returns 1 t ount such votes for John II. Itimel, Jr. Hut If It sho.il 1 ajijiear that some lal-klts lal-klts P- fvr Jetill II. Itumel. whlk- olhers are for Joiin II Itumel.Jr..this rii-esa ques4i..ii of fact, whi-h iac Who the voter intended to vote for. whetlK-r for J din II. Itumel, Jr., or for John II. Hit nef? The presumption presump-tion ul iiv Is that If there were nothing noth-ing to designate which one. the esler Itumel t- Intendcl. Itul If. w matter of taH, the voters did ititeitd to vote for John II. Itumel. Jr although tliey m ly have d.-;anit,-! tlieir lsiH.d.-fr Jdin IL Itumel, that i a 'lue-tioii wli-!i ,mn W settled as Ir-tw.-en the larties by tlie Ii-!.-.-t Court, ujmii pri-r ;nnisdiii-p. in-Miliileil in-Miliileil for that wrw. Hut, in my opinion, it i- a iH-tioii ti,s.!i which IhLs bKtnlcinu.it cult r; hut that they will have done their duty -hiidy hy certifying the niimU-r of v.itc c5t for John II. itumel. and also ll.e nnml-cr o' 'ots c-t fot Jidui It. I'uutel. Jr., and tlie uuut-ber uuut-ber or vols - msi f.,r II, -ore I"-,. Hie next q ins ion. iu tls-regular oris r, to which I i-i-m-, Is is 1 the question ni-d u,i-mi the return from Hox nid.r Pretlir t. Box K OVr t'sniiilt,. We have lcn to! I tmt the ftah Coiitiui-siou apis.inted a t of , judges who, imler u-ii ai'jsdnl-nieiit, ai'jsdnl-nieiit, proc.ssl. d to o-:t anil liold a!' ele-l'oiii;.e-rdltft'tolw: ami we hasebeen t... at thesMius- time, tliat after UiHr apdiitmeut, ami Isrfure they lia I perfomnrl the dll I ties imposts! ii.n tiiem. is-tlicrsrt 1 were aiHolntisf be tlu, I'tih ..n.. ' mbui .11, for reasons satisfactory to the Commission, and that they met and ots-ned aisl htld an election aiss.-dingto Uw in rihl pre-lr,. t; an I tliere has been forwarded to tlw 1 Commission, and placed before this ' Hurl, t.'o -!snf n-lurnafr.Mii llo Lhler I'm nut I-.th of whicii. so for as they aiar iin tln-ir rice, are Tf-tiy ri-gnUr. j Of four-.-, this llxtrd. silting as a ! lsrd of cauvaer-, are ih ccs-iril v roms.-lled, in cacli and every in- I -lancv, as a prinnl question, to sit-tie sit-tie w!wt are tlss returns lluti they sre c.ilhsl iiii l-i mum", .utile I very nature of thine. Ihe ower to ! decide u;oii the rali..ity and legality legal-ity ot tlie returns, so fir as to deci le wIk wt re the ju iges of election w lio were autlsorize.1 by law tohohl ai.l electloii. devolved U,n this b-ranl: and this decision in every in-t me 1 llllisl lv nude herore ,i,y nntM ' can commence, riii- Irmnl, sitting 1 Isi-re unler authority of Itw. Is l.ind b tiken-tiee of the iweri j or tile Utili Cirfiinieoiou to apitiit 1 the officers of eks tlon, for it l-onei s;1!!.! collferrcl hv act ( f .11- I grcss. They are likewK. botus! to tike iiiticcof Ihe. Iltcerssoaptnl-it si by the C.miniiseton. It -.-ail hsruiv lw i i-sited thatthe jiower to apisiint, wliefc titbli ti the .-oiitmry is mi I In the I iw mnferrlugthe wer. must neces-irlly carry with It the po-er to renvive. or re-ipjjint or to aslnt others and different person. In this else, the Utah Coninti Ku liave sseii proiirr to exercise the Iaer vested 111 them to rev ike their appointment, ami to make another anointment. Tiie otlur, and la-t appiiiitment, mv! by thni, of elect kn officers for liox Llder Precinct, were I Jl. ius A. Snow, Hrigham Wright, awl Alfon- II. Snow. These officers liave certlftct to the Ctdi Commis'.,n a return of tlieir conduct iu led ling thei-HMtin as Judge of llox Llder Precinct, and the return has been faeed before this canvassing Unnl; am! iqwu its fice it nny liesil.1 it ' Is fair and k-ga!, without anv dl--i crejsmcy or Irregulinty. Aim! in my opinion tlte.-e is nothing left fori thi- Hoard to do ls.it to eanviea that j as a left! return from such precinct. aim to couut tlie vote a.-conlingly. Wnether the UUh Cotiinihs-loi have corn ctly rformed theirdiity. I or whethc theeleftir.n In said precinct pre-cinct was irregulirly heM, or j wlietlier i:-ii. v(ltn wlm hvl is right to vote, fcre all quivhilts with I which this lioard his inughl to do; and It only remilus for us, as In other cat-, to accept the result certified here by tlie proper officers aud to count it according! v. I It Is argued that both of these re- ' turns are Illegal, and ought to li thrown out. In 1 the first pta-, to aecei such a result as lhaluuiiJu, inmyuidn-fon, inmyuidn-fon, utvler the aiitboritie. whicii I luivc consulted to i-ntiiely avotdtoe ilectijii lu that Cjunty, and hive thejsjopfo wlUiout hiviug n-un.-dfiei aDy result by tlieir el-ction in August, and the rtwH ot " I would be to put t!.o couBtrPwraj meiit In a plate of ?,1jR"arl,aj notanarc!ir-a result wliich, VT an meins, in every "? .S avoidtd, ir It can be JoUC hj any legal intendment. Welier 1 'Sorarasthe 1ftIX county Is conctrued. It "'",,. I stanch, U.at votes cast 6J idste were counted for anther. I There Is no complaint here that the returns upon their taaIircKJibr, 'or that there Is nny Jrepancy 1 therein; lit it is alh-ged tliat tlie , Inilot lix will show that vo re cast for Mr. tlamer for count recorder recor-der w hlch were, as a matter or fact, counted for Jir. Tiler for the same ' office. . .i I 1 1 may l-s-11 subject for regret Uiat, if the fact, be as aliened, this board I have, not the isjwer conferred uiwn it by law to -end fo tlie ballot box and n.-'ountucii volt-: Isit I have ninclusivily siiown tliat in no event can they semi for the lallot box . un-less un-less thirespisirtipun Ihefoce or the returns Mich d!crcpancli or l"egu laritlcs as will evetit the Intelligible Intelligi-ble canvaia or the returns. And sine- it Is nolallegcd tint any irrcg uUrity or dicrency aj.ars upon the face of the returns, the Iioanl simply does its duty by canvasing tlie returns as made. If the contention or Mr I lamer be true a grert wrong has Iwen done to lil-n. an-l the judges ot elettiori are little le-s tliau crimliKils; and, fortunately for g-iod onler acd the wc!ll.eing or society, our laws provide pro-vide mean- whereby Mr. Hauler cauiHH onl liave Ills wrong righted, lit guilty parties ini-hed. Ch lirnian Sells then announced the f d lowing as the decisHin ot the lean! of .iinva et.-, uj-ou the que--tioiis.it r-ue: I. Tbe return includes tally sheet and abstract. 2. J. II. I timed, Jr., is not J. II. Kamei; atslthat II Page and Henry Pairs is the same srsm; that where there are dresiiete, it I- the duly of the -ana-slitg board to examine Ih.- Istll't box. X That in toe ca-e of OalWgherawl Toronto, ties drserepaney hi-llfies an examination of the ImIIsA box. I. The c- fr.uii Weber County, from ihnuhain isreeiuet aisl South (ot!nn.il, ihe returns will govern. 5. In the Ifcix la.ler en the re-mm- front the jlges last apfiomte.1 hr tl t'tah C.mnlssfo are !! to I e the b-"l returns. a, Thai no further arguinenls will Ixlxurd upn questions tlut linrc been discussed. The vole on coiiclusiorr' I, 2 and 3 wo- thrte to two, Jilge Judd, Mr.-Ititer an I Judge r'nrith voting in the alllrmative, ami Col. Sells' and Mr. Ai.ders.in in tlie negative.. tin the remaining tnree coiicki -ion- tlie side was tininimous. Alsxit an hour later, Judge lnt-Isirough lnt-Isirough nude a formal demand iqsxi tlie board t.icountth n. turns, as thiy aresln.wnon the face, in j the first poll, r'lr-t precinct, for J . II. Itumel and J. II. Hume I Jr. Chiirman Sell The board love j .le.sle.1 to do tliat. Ju Ige Iioflxrough retired to con- J tlnne In the lalsirs of tlie Literal' attorneys l Re' an onler of court j to cornj-! the Iward to accede to j tln-lr reqtle-t. j On moti"H of Ju ige Smith, the linl then bk up Ihe returns from Hox I'.Wer pres-incti Hrigham City) I an.1 caiiva ed it according to tin- j deciKpn. The. mvle the result a- follows in I B . l.I.lil.K ut'NTV. j Collector Jonah Mathkc? 621.1 I!, su-idlng. . Selectman H. II. ICealtyfJSS; fcd. I K. Spencer 111; -cattcrim: T. 1 Sek-s-tman John I). Peters 62&: I U. M. Hop11 ; -catterinft I. i Assc-or-Iavi.l P. Iurt?i;. H iksith. Jr.. : -cfttteriticS. Pro-s tiling Attorney Srls Jen-sen Jen-sen '!.. J. M. foumtss 451: scattering scatter-ing 2. ('toner f.'. H. I)vW-n?2; II. S. Ararrll .T; seatterltiK I. ll-cofler John Hurrows 823; A. I W. iMvl ; scattetiiMC I. I Sheriff C. C. Ixivekscil 6a6; W. L. Miirhy i2; ss-atti-cliigX 1 Surveyor N. P. Alsfer-olt 821: Janes Murphy !!. TreasurtT-O.U. Snowti2S; L. W. I Pave Vi; catleriitc :. i Tlib vote eles-ts the etd ire 1'vofvkrV j ticket. The other counties canva--; srtl by the hoard are n. folfowe: f Sriccti.iin O SI. Manwcll 19. John II. Kn liner 12 'cnttTlng 3; . I '.ni lily Cls-fk C. P. Harenbun ; l7: John Morrcll 1:. j Ahsc r ami Collector It. A. I ! Allen 1V; SI. W. StanstleW 108. i l"r.ss..-.titiK AtloriH-y SI. W. MausfieM Wr.O. SI. Slanwdl K'l; ' Muttering T. j Coroner C. A. Hrow 11 1sS. I Hecorder W. A. Htack2Kl; scat- 1-riMt 1. 1 Slieriff S. John-oit IsS; Charles j Slomllliri. i Surveyor T. K. Kins 292. ! Tn-a-im-r Jchit Morrill 1T3; Da- j tH W. Stoker I12;sac;lng i. KICK tXM'NTV. 1 Selrvtiiian Ira Ncbekcr I IH , K4traim McMimt IT; scattering 1. 1 Comity Clerk John SI. Itaxter Ni; (Jeorge I;, (iaibraltli 42;H-attt-r-lug 2. ' A esoor an I Collector Alfred V. Nrlieker 125; Will. Sloffatt 5S; ' snslterim; I. Pro-ccu-InK Attorney Aquilla , Nebeker I."!; James Hrurr u IT; sent' tering 1. 1 C.mr.er Jeseidi II. N'evill.- liK: ! ,SC-.ltterl::gI. , 1 Itecunk-r Joint Snouball I II; I j John W. Hinsk-y It. I Surveyor Ja-. W. Karkrtll HT; 1 J titsi loitz !. ' ! Shcrill WnuSiiiiw.m !M; John, ' Johnston 3T; s.-ltermg I. 1 Treasurer Hold. McKiunoii 141; j Thomas Wil-on II; scatterinsr I. SV JfAMof.VTV. j I Selectman J. IS. Decker 13: C. K. Walton II. I County CkrklVter Allen 21. I Ai-or an-1 Collector (. A. A.Ums in; K. ;. II immoiMl II. ' Prn-ss-t'tlug Mlorney A. P. Sol-I cnmit It. I Recon'er A. P. Sonnson 21. I Shefiff Wm. Ilyde2l. I surveyor Peter Allen 21. j Treasunr J. I!. Decker 12; A. P. S..reiis.iii 8; J. BaitouS. j -SfnKCUl-STV. 1 Cotnnii hmcr to IH-ote Uniier- sity lands!. A. Mitch. 11 .ul; I M. W11.W1II of, II. A. Rilhulyne 5.H. Collector Nathan Krank llsiih lfhsw.lHiws-1112-s.; A. 1'.. Merrinui I2; scxtkring 11. j ."sekTtmaii SenO. Ntils.m lm; J-nas II. 1 ".licks. n 217; ltees It. Llewellyn 1 13; scnttvriug It. t oumy Clerk John ltekl 1212; Jamv- SI. i:.U;ms i.i; M-attiring .'. A rs.sor Canute W. i'et.rxju 104-t; O. K. Coolhlge 2-2; Al.raliam Joltiisou 14; scattering II. Pro-eciiliiig Attorney Ferdinand Krkkami t-s; C. K. Kofford 2I-; Wm. K. Ikriil 2l. Coroner J. IS. IUs-r 127; W. W. Woodcf lug "31; -citterilig 1. Kec:r.ltr-W. D. Candland His: t. J. Coiira-l 22.1; scntldingiS Sheriff James Iturns lifc Ibis Cliwson 2.; -.-itk-ring Si. .-urv yr Jolm 1 1. Hougaard Illl: II. S. Kerr 2H; scattering .1. Treasurer t.eo. is. Cox Ithl; Ferd. Alder 21 -; J. H. Cox 127. Accuni)nuyiiig the returns orSan-Ito orSan-Ito County wa-a letter rrom Sweu O. Nielsen, stating tliat he had Urn votod for a. Swen Nk-tseri nndSweu O. Niel-en. The latter was his rlglit lnie but he fitsitieiitly omitted the 1 1 from his name, ami .nL. I know u in the couuiy without It. J The loanl decidwl to count tlie vote I for him. j In Sanptte County there was also a profosiliou to change the county -at to Kphraim or to Mount Pleasant. Pleas-ant. i'rhe lire -nt c-iiinty seat is Slan-I. Slan-I. The vote on this question t.l as folloas; p,r a PlK,n?u to I l-.4iralni IM; fora clunge to Mount -Lhra"iu 5W' toT " change 49S. l There were three voU for a rcniov- , al to Spring City. As it takts a ! twe-'hirds vote to change, thecoun-ty thecoun-ty seat w HI remain at Slant). At thecljseof the canvass of San-peto San-peto County, in adjournment wa-Uken wa-Uken till Slnivbty at M a.m. JIM. Media (Pa.) Military Acad, ctiie! Bwll-,,.l.'rt. Clr. |