| Show OGDEN ELECTION feb eth both the contending parties nere here figuratively speaking slept on their arms the interest in therit the situation abated but very little notwithstanding sta yesterday was a quiet one and as orderly as s sunday ought to be however where two or more men were found conversing in almost every instance the subject of their discussion was the all absorbing theme how do you think it will gu was the prevailing question which when answered would be followed by approval or condemnation the latter generally flanked by the worm eaten offer to bet something on the proposition everybody seemed to be talking election nothing but election and the interest at times ti mes verging merging on excitement has not been overstated in any accounts that have reached you the liberal party for the first time since its organization th id divided against itself the citizen ticket with two exceptions being composed of the better elements of the party in power and this is upheld by the peoples people a party the fusion represents law and order morality christianity and more than ban all the enforcement of the sun bun day laws this if nothing else were presents present would create the opposition of the saloon and gambling element which is championed by the liberals liberale without even an effort at concealment ceal ment the issue is thus well made up and sharply defined virtue and vice both strongly supported contending for the mastery it cannot be denied that the latter has the more demonstrative following there being very few if any saloon louit loungers gers loafers and those who are waiting for something to turn up but what are noisily for the ring candidates this naturally rally gives a deceptive appearance to the liberal strength one incident illustrative of the great interest taken in the outcome is the appearance pe arance of the iSKand ord d february ath brimming full of election paragraphs he strong editorials and bristling 10 locals in support of the party of good government and decency it does not publish monday mornings and has gone to great expense use and trouble groub e in n aid ad 0 of the e cause the he day opened beautifully but ex cold at an early nour hour the me bands were out playing in all directions and as the day advanced and became somewhat warmer the streets became filled with people presenting a very animated appearance the voting was light at the opening of the polls and is not very active yet at noon neon at 11 ocl ck sheriff belnap nabbed two illegal voters armed with liberal tickets in the fourth ward also one each from the first and the fifth they are am said to be employed by the proprietor of the novelty theatre who is 18 reported to have quite a list the two men were marched off to the county jail where they now are the liberals are working hard their special police take part in the work st at the polls while the fusionists deputy sheriffs do not interfere II ib legal voting will be watched for closely the first two hours of the polling indicated that the liberals were every came in more actively and beg began anthe the work of filling up the gap it seems a neck and neck race now at one a counter arrest followed that of monroen monroes Mon Monr roes men the victims in this case being sheriff belnap and brothers his deputies on charge of intimidation but the most sensational sat ional event of the day was the arrest of monroe himself on the charge of bribery he was taken before commissioner where the swoon saloon fraternity soon gave bonds for him the hearing is set for friday at the same time the other cases will be heard beard half of the vote is polled at this hour unless a big influx of voters occurs soon it will be very light for the whole day there is more apathy than was looked for and the scratching seems to be newly nearly universal A good deal of dissatisfaction is apparent at the best judgment obtainable shows that the parties are running along tolerably evenly but it is freely circulated that turner is running ahead of mcnutt by several votes it is claimed with apparently good reason that unless the liberals Libera Joll come in toward the close with an avalanche of votes they will be defeated on the whole ticket there is so much scratching and quiet voting however that it is impossible to tell the citizens canvassers and checkers are much more inore cheerful than the others and the election is claimed by at least another aratt has been made of a liberal eliberal for illegal voting |
