| Show THE COUNTY THE learned and lucid opinion of ludge judge zane which ap app peares earea in full part of this issue of th the e to in another WEEKLY deciding the case came of the col for salt lake county in the defendant leonard 0 devor vor of hardy is quite a blow to the liberal beral the liberal faction and n aana candidate notwithstanding our sympathy for the defeated party we cannot resist a feel satisfaction that our views of cwg OK of been correct in commenting have the aho case base bm upon the suit planted by the Ll liberal berall candidate cand liate to gain posses office and the answer of the do rion n of the incumbent we sa said id I 1 there la Is enough ambiguity in the cotton of the statute involved to give rawn tor for these opposite opinions however we incline to the view that JOol lector hardy gj ardYs position is the beall all the provisions of beca because broneer jW tro neer can beear be carried ried out from sections S while on mr williams F 1 by the attorney one I 1 supported Aft aind be entirely contra might bovi vision sion caned namely that which declares county collector shau shall be that abat the biennially in the even num tec ted aul wre it that provision Provi ion stands bearo J i think it 11 must n then the elections the tte odd pumbe numbered red years are void und and can be no do election for county yU collector ector until august 1892 11 1 1 it j will yi be see seen n from the text of the that this is the view taken by which he substantiates by judge go zane arguments talento and I 1 citations that so appear pea r to be unanswerable rable f but the liberal Lit leral 11 organ replied to otar mild expression of pinion opinion in a wearing bering article exhibiting much ill awang and asked NEWS I 1 is correct H it if the ws the way call mr hardy collector larder ayr if it jig is linc inclined lined to believe the election ion of mr williams is void was not election both times void it will be seen now that we called itar r hardy collector hardy advis ad via ly lly he was the incumbent of the I 1 whether the claim of his alleged chessor was valid or not the newly ted officer e ven even if legally entitled arto 0 the place could not enter it legally until next june and as the case turns out it is in collector I hardy to intents and purposes and will be gintel june 1898 providing he lives so BO ung long and does not resign the office the election of mr hardy was both times void the same as mr williams one om election was void and that wa the glat gist of the whole argument in favor of mr hardy he held the office by virtue of his hie appointment by the county court which was good until hla his was elected and qualified and as no legal election has taken place since his appointment the elections having been held in tle the wrong years he held over and will still hold over until his successor can be legally elected and installed the liberal candidate was a little too anxious and the liberali liberal organ was a little too spiteful both have re a setback set back of course we are sorry for both but not so grieved au to lose any satisfaction over the thought that we were right and that an officer who has served the public honestly and faithfully and has the full confidence of the people will remain in the important position of collector for salt bait lake county |
