Show BALLOT 18 CAUSE Of Off f f r. r T. y ATTACK 1 County Clerk Accused of t i Using Politics in Ar Ar- f- f i Complaint is Ia mado b by Robert B. B Forter Per For ter fer chairman for the Progressive party in this count county of an alleged cd injustice which he lie says has hns been dono b by theoffice tho the office of tho the county clerk in preparing tho the form of the he of official cial ballot for uso use usein in the election no next Tuesday Mr Porter says 81 that on the official ballot the tho parti parties partied d that have havo filed their tickets appear in jn the following order Republican So Socialist t Democrat Socialist Social Social- 1st Labor and Progressive lIe He says that if tho the county clerk had desired to be fair the tho Dem Democratic cratic parY party par ty Y would be bo second on tho list lut and tho I. I Progressive party part third Ho He sa says S 'S also that about two weeks ago ngo ho requested copies of tho the official ballot for distribution distribution tion as s sample ballots and inquired the order in w which ich the parties would ap ape ap- ap pear Ho Ito says Rays that ho was wa informed that tho the order would ouM bo be boas as as follows Republican Re Be- publican Socialist Democratic and Pro I Tho The Progressive s se e sample halots ballots bal ha- lots Jots were printed in that form based baaed on that information Mr Porters Porter's in full lull is as follows To 10 the Voters of Salt lIt Lake County In Jn this mornings morning's issue of or a certain paper t there appear a a. a amplo ballot for next Tuesdays Tuesday's election election- This ballot tears the certificate ato of ot tho the county clerk cllrk JIll anil therefore is doubtless correct Tho The order In which the parties then will appear ap ap- ap pear upon the the- official ballot Is itS as tollo Republican Socialist Democrat Socialist l Labor abor and Pro Progressive o. esah-o. In justice to the tho ot rs of or this county It If the n Republican county clerk desired to bo be fair air the Democratic par party y would be second and the Progressive e party part third on tho the official ballot would be bo In the tho order of the veto voto cast st two cus ago However I desire to call JI the attention of ot tho voters of ot this count county to the extent to which tho the county clerk rk will use ue his office to thwart the tho win will of ol th the tho- people arid and to confuse contuse tho the voters on cl election day Some two weeks ago when us chairman of the e county committee I 1 desired copies of ot the oCl official cial ballot for distribution dis dis- dis I called up flit county oC office cc b by telephone and Inquired J the order In which the various parties would appear upon the thc official ballot I 1 was Informed that the order would be he as se follo follows Republican Re Re- publican Socialist Democratic and Pro o Tho The Progressive sample ballot s were printed In this way vay arid and nd thousands ha have havo o teen been distributed o cr county The rearrangement ement of ol the order In which tho the parties appear upon tho the official balot at al this late dale dal van can m bo be for or no rio QU other r reason than thun to o confuso on the Uc voters oters I who n want a 3 change in this country In Jn other morels ol ls the tho clerk of at this county now a candidate for re election to that S office on the tho Republican ticket i la 11 using Ills iI office to defeat the will of oC th n excuse can be offered by Mm Im for tor placing ing Int- the tte Progressive part party fifth on tho ollI official 1 ballot No excuse e can be he offered d db b by hint for tor or permitting hl his office to give giveout giveout ve out misleading Information conc concerning the theS S ballot S The right of ot franchise Is VCr very clear r to all the p people orle cry g effort should be made to make mako the ballot banot as as asS S possible and to make malee it a easy c. HW as po sl- sl f S 'S ble bic for Cor voters to express their will Tait la Ta laIt It not tho duty duto of ot the Count county cleric as a aS S public officer to do lIo hl his share In this tills matter Whether or not riot he has done dono f o. o S. S In the face tace of C his action I tun tini content contentS S to O leave to Judgment ment of ot the tho voter otero t This action of tho the county Jerk clerk Js Jg In hi line Huc with IU the actions of or pr practical all the 1 Republican holders In county J I appeal al to thu of this county S j without regard td to previous party part I thou to join hands and ri rid rM the offices of or F f this county COWIt of or such 5 men S R. R u. u c. c POUTER r- r Progressive e County |