Show THE OF nominations in the district court at ogden judge has baa decided that hat in weber county the independent republican ticket cannot go upon the official ballot the effect ot of that decision jo ie that in weber county there la Is imposed a process of operation opposed to that of every other county in the state ana one that is well known will cause voters of 01 that county much locon veni enof As aa to 10 some of the technical legs legal objections to the independent republican certificate we have no discussion since the judge did not attach special import ance to them bod and except in one or two particulars did not seem to regard them so as vital with respect to these if the law was not complied with in its letter then such compliance should bould be had bad but as to some of the points to which the court gave special prominence there will be much frum from his bis opinion anu and with good reason one of these Is in that because a petition had been filed with the secretary of state selecting a party name aau emblem for the purpose of nominal nominate ing ft a sorts ticket a body of citizens in a county were barred from asi selecting ecung the same name name dame and emblem now what la is the effect of this ruling it is to may that a duew party could or for state purposes aee but could have no county ticket for under tbt he law the petition filed with the beers tary of state to la limited io in its effect to k state ticket it la Is absurd to say bay that the legislature intended anything of the kind on the other band the court courtis Is logic would may eay that if a now new party were formed in a county then it could not be formed in another county because the be name was appropriated pria ted rod and so BO a now new party would nave have to have a now new name fr for f r the slate roil and for each county therein did the legislature intend such eboh a ridiculous requirement and yet that seems to be the culmination of judge Bo Ro lapps lopps logic fortunately for those voters who by the be general movement throughout the State show them selves neives to aggregate a considerable number and have bare adopted a now new party name the clerks clerke in mot most of the counties count iea have taken the reasonable view that it was waa the abe convenience and not the inconvenience veni ence of voters which the legislature sought bought anil and by the way the general filing of petitions for the name name in each county without objection from the state party of that name dame to is an official record that all were of the same party and not contradictory thereto and of such record courts are expected to take judicial notice one other chief point to presented viz that the petition excluded in weber county would simply amount to the fact that certain voters had bad chosen the name emblem and part of the so nominees hominess of one party and part of the be nominees of another party that wag waa never the intention of the legle lature in framing the election act and yet that bat la Is exactly what the petitioners petition ers in this case claim the consistent view low is ia that the claim of the petition ore in correct me courts judg judgment meoL to the contrary notwithstanding ding the claim as we understand it la Is not that certain voters could choose the name and emblem of a party existing la in the county butas bus shown by the official re cords corda throughout the state they were engaged in a 8 concerted movement for union in a now new party with this ex ila nation it may be lurther stated that the intention ot oi the legislature was waa to allow the he voters to do as an they pleased in ia selecting a ticket whether it was to choose part from one ticket and part from another or to put up an en tire new set of candidates and it if individuals so chosen did not like the endorsement dor girou they were not oom corn polled to io accept it the clear anten in ten alon of the legislature was to allow the voters to do prior to the election just what they commonly do OH eleo uon lion day combine in giving their votes for candau candidates ate of their choice and to facilitate much a procedure the combination was allowed to extend through the nominating process to the official ballot the purpose of the legislature Legie lature was to liberty to the voters in aboon choosing ing losis off not to enslave them IDS in a tangle of technical complications in the election laws as they now stand and there are a low few incongruities that need eliminating there are also many very excellent provisions to facilitate cili tate the casting of a lull full and iree free ballot in the state in defining all the points that will arise under the statutes utes tb there ere probably will be manare many re cereals as well as many confirmations of the he judgments ot of lower courts when the state supreme court passes on the questions que etione and to in the meantime discussions cus pro and con in court and out will be to order the differences of opinion not involving either matters of partisanship or integrity in any official but are expressed with a view new to having the rules rulee of conduct in nominations and elections clearly and fully defined |