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Show ANTI-POLYGAM- means of local Government. There was little hope for the Mormons who had long resided here, to carry elections, because so man were implicated in the crime. But the number of new Mormon citizens is insignificant when fully considered, yet it swells the list, and may carry the Territorial election for delegate. All local offices will be closely contested, and the American party will be well represented in many localities, and in the Legislature. Of course, no foreign residents ar-riving within the past five years can be enrolled, and the late press for naturalization shows the entire strength of the Mormon people at present. Let it not be forgotten, however, that many Liberals also became naturalized, and thus they swell the loyal National party. We believe that when the whole voting machinery is properly adjusted, the American party must certainly be in the ascendant. Imelligo. STANDARD. Y 53 T1IK WORK OF THE COMMISSION had been in polygamy but whoso fication, but enough is known to husbands are dead, might vote; to establish the fact that the polyga-wliic- h it was replied no. Daughters mous voters were in much greater Though no definite and practical ends have as yet been attained by who claimed to vote because of the proportion to the whole than had the Election Commissioners provid- eligibility heretofore of their fathers, hitherto been supposed. Registrars ed for Utah by the Edmunds law but whose fathers were now dis- - that have reported say they struck anx- - off names for this cause, varying yet on account of the qualified as polygamists, were to know their standing. They from one third to two thirds of the great interest manifested by the ions country in the subject of the Utah were permitted to register. Then- whole number of names previously involv- on the lists as they received them, problem and the efforts making to there were many questions solve it, a brief resvme of the pro ing naturalization, which had been It looks no w as if something like half old poll were polygamists. But ceedings so far may be ofimportance. often vel7 imperfectly done in Utah, the The Commissioners arrived in many who hitherto had voted, being as to this we shall know more defi-- j Salt Lake City on Friday, the ISth cither without their citizenship pa- - nitely when the returns come in, 1882. It is under- - Pers or else having worthless papers the Commission having asked the qay cf August o stood that at their meeting in Chi- - f'rm unauthorized sources, as from registrars to report the number cao they decided to holdan elec- - tine old illegal probate courts of the stricken off by eaeh, and the cause In such cases, it was for which the erasure was made, tion for Delegate in November, and Territory. the But though so many were stricken adopted substantially the regula- - rue that the person claiming tions subsequently published' by right to register by reason of natiLir- - off the old lists, the new will not them for the revision of the refris- - alization papers must show those fall that much short by any means, tration lists. On the Monday0 af-- Papers, except in cases where the for there have been many new who ter their, arrival, they formally registrar was convinced from his names added, of otherwise never took much interest in adopted a resolution to hold the own knowledge or and to proceed with the re- - that tlm applicant was a proper tering hitherto, (and didnt take as vision of the registration lists usin subject for registration. During all much now as they should have done, Commission remained hundreds of them not applying to me Un- - the the old lists forthe purpose. the Territorial law these old in session in Salt Lake City, in the register,) new voters just of age, and Twenty copies of the November Stan- der dard , containing the Endowment House istswerema.de out in 1878 and first pLce making the appointment from the body ofthe people general-evise- d mysteries for one dollar. registration officers, and later ly, the registration having hitherto every year thereafter at the time of making the annual Assess- - making rulings and decisions. The been extremely lax, the GOV. MURRAYS APPOINTMENTS. February to May, with a subse- - revisin of the lists began on the mons not registering because the Hth of September, and closed on battle was hopeless anyhow, and The Governor in accordance with quent revision for adding of names On account of the they were not afforded any facilities TGth. the provisions of the sundry civil onlv. the week beginning the first piie in June, and every second ellanged condition of the law and to register; and ihe Mormons were Monday has bill appropriation appointed the le every person to negligent, as having so great a prein officers all the year another revision during the subscriberequiring almost to the test oath, it was ponderance that a full registration counties to fill those vacancies week beginning the second Monday a new registration. During had no especial object; their majority caused by the in Aug- n September. It was under this virtually atter revision provided in the local a11 the progress ofthe work, the was large enough as it was. ust. The registration is done, then, but Mormon press constantly protested, We are assured that great care statute that the Commissioners pro- and illegality on reports of it are not yet in. Until has been 'excercised in selecting ceeded, but the statute provided claiming injustice the Commission and these are received, we are yet very ie these officers, and from personal only for the addition of names, no i the Part for striking off any, which could They contended much in the dark as to results. That registrars. acquaintance with a number of the be done under the law at the that as the local law didnt provide the Mormon party is still very largc-prionly we certain are that appointees they revision. No one but such for the striking off of names, it was ly in the majority is, however, cer-a- s will serve the public faithfully and are registered cau vote. The illegal to strike off the names of tain. Pending the registration the justly with ability, honor and integ- Commissioners had but three weeks polygamists; that it was illegal to Commission was asked to declare be could It scarcely expected within which rity. e law of the to prepare for the re- - disfranchise any except such as are the would be that one but satisfied, every and they had to find and up- - novv livinS in polygamy, or at worst, tory null and void, as conflicting the large majority ofUtahsloyal peosuitable persons in all the those who had violated the law of with the Organic Act and other ple concede that in making these ap- point argu-worof the Territory to do the 1882, but as not one of them would statutes, but while hearing-aprecincts conGovernor has the pointments Commis-ily They went forward as speed- - have admitted such violation, it ment on the subject, the sulted tee best interests of the TerTest cases as possible, and made the ap- - would have been practically impossi- - sion declined to act. ritory and the names have been pointments, designating one person hie to purge the lists if that view were afterwards made up and the chosen with judgmem and from each county as Supervisor of had been adopted; they sent eir- - validity of the law. tested in the cuhirs to their people that first courts. Two of the judges sustain The majority of the officers are Registration and appointing (usual- on the recommendation0 of the wives of polygamists and widows of the law wholly, while the third holds ly so but for their positions, qualifying in for polygamists were entitled to vegis- - that a woman must be a far the present Mormon incumbents Supervisor) a Deputy Registrar a 1 - ter. an ruling of the order to vote. But as he is but refuse to vacate the offices, and the each precinct. By the 1th of Sep- Commission positive was necessary on every one out or three, the law stands in its fixed in the law for Governors appointees are now pre tember, the time the revision to begin, the prepara- - point. entirety, as declared by the majority in to the test matter the paring The revision was closed on the f the court. The cases had an tions had been made, and the work courts. The Deputy Registrars wrere 16th. It was conducted in good Iportant bearing on the present to administer to each per- - order, and as far as is now known ation. Without the woman vote, Send in your orders for the November Standard, which will contain an expose son applying to be registered, an was satisfactory and effective in ex- - the Liberals might have carried the of the Endowment House misteries. oath that he or she possessed the eluding polygamists from the lists Territory ; with it, this is impossible, qualifications required of a save perhaps iri a very few cases. Uor the Mormon women comprise legal As soon as the Commissioners voter as to one-haof the Mormon voters citizenship, age, length As a rule, they stayed away from fully be should election decided that an of residence, etc., and in addition the registrars, and their names an(l they all vote the church ticket, Mormon held in November, the that he or she was not living in pol- - were stricken off. One marked fea- - while of the Liberal vote, probably is male. But as to all priesthood began to rally their ygamous marriage relations. A tore of the registration was the nine-tentforces and ordered all aliens who much more certain information many questions of interpreta- - great activity of the Mormon peopie this, great to were eligible for naturalization tion at once arose; first, as to who in rushing their alien population towiH ke Imd when the reports are take out citizen papers at once. For were to be excluded, whether only the District Courts at Ogden and made. Till then, all that is said several days previous and up to the those now living in polygamy or Salt Lake City for naturalization. on this point must possess a very courts the last day of registration, such as had violated the act of 18G2 For the two weeks preceding the larSe clement of uncertainty in all three districts were kept busy only, but as to all these questions, close of the registration, not less than Let every subscriber circulate at least hundred the out citizens by turning naturalthe Commissioners ruled that any two thousand aliens were twenty copies of the November Standard. the Church paying the expenses in It is person who had lived in polygamy ized in those two courts. ; cases where the individual could not since to Zion are of-habitualthese date of 1862 of that coming the probable 1, Strangers (the many July shows that This procedure law) ly voted hitherto, but now they ten at a loss where to stop, especially passage of the of the afraid the Mormons were were disqualified and this disqualifi- - could not without showing their if they have not been recommended American vote, and therefore an cation was extended citizenship papers, and so be natur- - to any particular hotel. All such subsequently swers to secure as many new voters to include who had ever at alized they must. As to the num- - persons are directed to the Yalley persons a also that as possible, and proves time lived in polygamous rela- - berof these aliens who have voted House where mine host Andrew C. any in large illegal vote has been polled tions. Then came the question if heretofore illegally, it cannot now Brixen spares no pains to render in the past. first wives of polygamists were ex- - be stated, neither do we yet know his guests comfortable and at home. and it was decided they the number stricken off the lists See new advertisement in another Let every subscriber circulate at least eluded, whether women who by reason of the polygamy disquali-- 1 column. twenty copies of the November Standard were. Then, non-polygam- ist so-calle- d, . 1 1 J I I non-Mormo- ns regis-electio- non-Mor-ne- n, nt, I non-electio- n -- ng I Terri-visio- n, woman-suffrag- n discrim-minatio- k. n. tax-pay- er 1 I lf hs anti-polyga- im-bega- n. situ-requir- ed |