| Show NEW MEW iron county lias a new political party called the citizens party it api A distinct uis from the tie citizens Cali party ol of caccio cou aly but la is base i on a stint lar brou au dation a revolt of citizens trum the methods of tb the old aid parties in iron county the basis of the depart ure urd from rm former political lines to ie on the salary question a reduction in salaries ala boeing demanded As Is ie common to all i departures leport utes from existing conditions the now new organization finds find obstacles olea in its ita jtb pith lu this instance a re request h 1 made 0 of ane NEWS to reply to in qui rief riep anti anil as ebene involve matters matter of bublie interest lu terest and ave h vo a bearing upon too now new election law we make response unee thereto the concerning the iron county move movement anent ig ie convey conveyed ej in the following received by ahe NEWS to ay CEDAR orry utah oct to the editor A number of the citizens of iron county who were not sady fled with the action of the two national parties called meetings and organized a citizens party and passed resolutions in favor of economy and good government tor for the county A certificate of nominations for county officers signed by more than one hundred qualified voters of the county was duly filed with the county clerk it was too late to file a certificate of nomination for state officers the citizens party adopted altheir as their party emblem a balance in its sini simplest form consisting of a beam or lover lever supported exactly in the middle having two scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its ita extremities the citizens party also alo al o adopted a schedule of salaries for county officers and nominated persons for the officers who were willing to accept the salaries adopted now it is understood that the name of the new party with the party emblem will be placed at the head of the tae official ballot tf it the X mark is made oppose the party emblem will that count as a vote voie for the straight party ticket so far as the county officers are concerned in other words if the voter places a I 1 X opposite the party emblem and then places a cross arose X op opposite postLe the names of persons he wishes to vote for on the state ticket the judicial ticket and the legislative ticket will he be credited with a full fall vote it is claimed by some of the legal lights in this county that any person who accepts a nomination under rinder the adopt adored ed salaries is guilty of a or under section compiled laws law of 1888 vol ia will you please give an opinion through the NEWS as an to whether or not the nominee could or would be con guilty of a misdemeanor under these conditions I 1 enclose herewith a copy of the certificate of nominations also a copy of the resolutions regarding salaries yours youris very respectfully follow e Is ia resolution referred tot lot third that we recommend the following as a reasonable compensation for the officers herein liefton specified and that we pledge ourselves to use every effort to haver ave the salaries of county officers reduced to these figures viz county commissioners 60 each per annum and legal mileage county clerk per annum county treasurer and ana collector per annum assessor per annum sheriff per annum recorder per annum attorney per annum superintendent of schools per annum surveyor per annum the selected in irn inn 0 anty uy the Citi Ji party are named ii 1 the following certificate of nomination of the citizens party of iron county state of utah county of 0 iron j we the undersigned undersigner under signed voters residing within iron county state of utah do hersby nominate the following named persons for the offices set met opposite their respective names as follows to wit giving name of office name of person nominated P 0 address residence and place of business county clerk oscar oacar M lyman par owan city iron county colD ty utah county recorder walter mitchell MIto Mft hell ohel parowan carowan city iron count county utah sheriff cornelius 0 laden bladen cedar city iron county utah attorney daniel T leigh cedar city iron county state of utah surveyor mayhew H dalley cedar city iron county state of bah J ah treasurer simon A matheson par owan city iron county state of utah assessor edwin C cox cedar city residence and place of business hamjlton hamilton fort iron county utah county commissioner william ford Ka narra iron county state of utah county commissioner george urle cedar city iron county stai stae e of utah county commissioner stephen S barton barton Parag oonah iron county state of utah to be voted for at the general election to be held on the third day of november A D 1896 in iron county state of utah and we e hereby select as a political name the following words CITIZENS PARTY OF IRON and we hereby select the following design and emblem for said party emblem which is a balance in its alm aim pleat form consisting of a beam or lever supported exactly in the middle having two iwo scales or basios basins of equal weight suspended from its extremities and we hereby request the county clerk of iron county to place upon the official ballot tor for saad election the names name of the said nominees to be placed upon the citizens Citizen sP party of iron county ticket the object and intention of the signers of this certificate being that the said nominees rhall hall j have their names placed on said eaid official ballot and we hereby nominate and appoint samuel T leigh william F sawyer and thomas jed jones of cedar city iron county utah as a committee for and in behalf of said eaid party to fill any vacancy or ar vacancies that may occur and otherwise carry out the provisions ot of chapter of the laws of utah to the first inquiry the reply la Is that it if a cross to la made opposite the party emblem and oot not for any candidate on another county ticket that will count as a vote for the straight 1 ticket the judges cannot ignore it for they must mast certify to the will of the voter as expressed on his hie ballot second if a voter places a cross at toe site Citizens 7 1 party emblem and aad otte one at the name of such person be wishes to vote lor for on the state and nd other tick ego ef ii except county then the vote will be counted 1 in fual cuili it Is only to lo case of a conflict that a ballot is thrown oat but therefore to the first and second questions the answer to Is yes yep to the third question the reply Is in no DO the section referred to if it to applicable in the state refers to bribery of the executive or appointive power and cannot be construed to anything else besides Be eldes this la Is not a 8 bribery in any form if the section referred to had been Int intended endea to apply to elective officers ficere of then its repeal would have been effected by the law at Marob 19 1896 chapter ivl of the state otate laws jaws for this year the resolution of a party pledging its candidates to reduce red oce oa salaries arlea to a definite de flotte or indefinite figure is a just as an proper in law and net la in justice as a pledge to establish a protective tariff or er the tree coinage of silver liver but bat no do officers can or increase salaries except as directed by 09 general jaw which do dos not allow a change during the term lor for which the officers are elected |
