| Show MORE registration OUTRAGES A NEAT CIRCULAR WITH NAMES reports come from eureka that abd tbd registrar there is doing doin just about as he wills the result being that while the loyal leaguers are cajoled lato into taking the oath where they have scruples against it every hindrance is put in the eky way of in embers of the peoples party registering we are informed that the fraudulent oath is being offered in every instance and that even were the peoples party voters r willing to take it t they are ques until the registrar concludes he would not allow them to subscribe whether any detailed authentic information has been forwarded on the subject we are not aware but undoubtedly ly there is good reason here for application of the commission axe it may interest the public to know the part certain gentlemen are taking in the registration and election it has been a matter ol of not notoriety oriet that dickson dickon 8 on varian bennett and okin baskin were 1 advising registrars to ignore the instructions of the commission but it was not known generally that thomas marshall Mars ball and P L williams were so zealous in behalf of this work of the six names appended to the f ollo folio iving circular two are united states officials and one a territorial ofil officer SALT LAKE CITY aarif april 29 1887 to the county and precinct registrars of atah territory we the undersigned undersigner under signed members member of the bar of utah have carefully examined the accompanying form of oath and confidently advise all registrars and judges of election in this Terri territory tor that the said oath is in full accord WE with the so called edmunds tucker law and is a suitable oath to be required 0 of 1 all persons before registration and we will defend free of cost to you all actions at law that ina may y be brought against any registrars or judges of election for the requirement of this oath under the decision of the supreme court of the united states in the case of murphy versus ramsey it was held that the utah commissioners have not the abe power to prescribe the form of oath to be administered by the registrars but that such registrars and shall satisfy themselves that each person applying for registration is entitled to such registration signed THOMAS MARSHALL C S VARIAN P L WILLIAMS vit H bi R N X BASKIN basius 0 W it if nd a arlendo had not tan ht lo 10 ma aw do with willim fm ettl tt ml wa wm 1 a on r moul mon ln in jail it might be worth ale amle to note the position these men would take if territorial officers were to assume to a similar circular that the utah commission should be igho ignored red |
