Show CITY RECORDER IN I GUISE OF A JUDGE I Rare Buffoonery Conducted b by I M Moreton reton in Objections to Fusion Candidates INNER CIRCLE STIRRED upi i Dog Catcher Catch r Flusher Plusher Deputy Deput and Justice of of Peace Try Ty I to Balk Plan 1 i cr hope the Inner circle had Q I lt tIji J ed tu f. f tle OI ct- ct te c ii CUO- CUO Ing n cl city election electon by 1 protesting tin the iii nominations of or th the Sd various fote com com- have been t shattered Mattered t CI erf J J. J C fi I Moreton 1 ima ha no not 01 yet rat his his' derision I but th then l IS little tI doubt ou l as us to tu CJ wh what lol t it will he e Even en should h ho Ime dan dam lar to act ct ol 1 wll than to p pace ce tho th hi nominees of or the I Ito Re- a- a lart party as a named by b time the th prop friy 1111 ed officials of 01 th the part r In III time various arlous wards mandamus d pro pro- pro pro- c g brought in iii proper courts court win will II Jt p. Is stated soon suon set pet et him hint right At a farcical proceeding in the th of- of lice n of oC Mr M- M Saturday l night thIC the IH city official pretend pretend- ld Od lo to listen to J objections which toO i I j it r for granted I anted that he lie had hall hf power powei l to say S who ho should run for COt fo election on Ji n Republican or time the Democratic ticket I An Any h hopes pe that he lie had In that ion tion lon were en rude rudely shattered b by Attorney dhe tOI I ney Stephen L. L L Richard who mho pointed I out QU l that hat t lat Iii lh I h statute on which the tiit based nil nI their futile Cut I hopes restricts the power of ur the re ro recorder corder to paE passing ln on the formalities ol of 1 nominations I I I ITh earns Something Th The statute rea reads t All Mi 1 certificates of r nominations shall be deemed to be bc bc I al valid un unless e objection thereto shall shaH be tic belul lul duly ma in writing within three do days duy after aftem urel the of or time the tame amt In C case e I such objection Is 11 made notice thereof I shall forthwith be c mailed to all al the candidates who mu may be e affected there thereby by hr addressing addressing- them at ot their respective a addresses treles if Ie al any or ot 01 places of nf residence a as given lv 1 in time the tw 2 of or nomination The with wih wh whom I Ithe the lie original c certificate tc was waS ned shall shah pass 1058 pa upon time tho validity of ur such tuch objection t LIOn tion fn and his imbi hl decision shall be Until haul Inal plo provided that uch such shall haJ such uch objection within nt nl least l i f. f hours houm houn after the the saint saino In is IU flIed Hied d. d and am ala objection URt sustained In c 13 may be remedied or em detect defect cured u upon on the time original t cote or 01 b by nil an ni amendment or b by filing a new certificate ro objection U ta sus 1 S t 1 J t. t JI re Li I r i P. P lv 5 i is v r T h v L you s shall ul not n u ticket The rhu only t I at aL J d J hero here on Oil 01 which the recorder has hUH power to decide according t to slit statute te la Is Jl un ure there such Irregularities In form a ad would vitiate any uny nominations ton or re rc res Tho Time law provides iff- iff H pointed out that such Huch defects defect nl may b be remedied an and amid the time certificate made ld valid al Id What would be e time the probable re cc rc- rc sult asked Mr Ir Moreton tun who seemed sui to be In que quest t of or knowl knowledge dc If It 1 I I should rule on the time other oilier objections these men milan lot It I Would 1111 Mean leUI To ro put It I plainly it 1 would thi abl be mandamus proceedings was thc he reply Mr Moreton then said that the four before him him would be bc re referred re- re o objections erred Cerre hi to the time cl city attorney an and that that hc ne me would woul decide on times the Q by Sunday l veiling ening at 5 t o'clock or 01 by Monday Monda morning mornIng Quite right might interjected II lL t. t Jo- Jo who had imad been a witness wines of oC the time hal proceedIngs Chats what should have hao been Deen done in the time first place It I is a anero u. u 1st nero merc tone farce for fur a recorder an merely merel without u j diml di- di l- l Ial ml powers to pretend to pa pass JaSS s on 00 such questions as are presented here It has hilts been suggested that the proper propel prop prop- I course of ur procedure ure for Cor the Amerl- Amerl k er el cearns r ar patty party and ant the time course courso It I WOUld woud real h itte ve taken takemi had ha It I hail had an any rounds for Cor action would have ha e been the time District DistrictS lu o 0 secure an Ohm injunction In court ourt S 45 I P Offers Objections Objections had been brou brought ht b by the time party part S S. S P P. Armstrong the hut as Its attorney against the fusion candidates J utes In the time First Second Secund Third bird and Fourth municipal war warIn wards VaLd In n time the First precinct Georg Georgi R. R R Hancock Hancock Han Han- cock ock whose wor work vork in behalf of the time pa pall parly has be been n reward reward- ost in the city auditors auditor's o of- of Mi 11 by a u post host cl Ice tak takes It on himself to 10 say ay that lint the lie of time the the Republican ward vard A. A L L. chairman md and Byrum J J. J Smith secretary hail had 10 no right to nominate Oliver er Hodgson son Smith Jr jr or Cor or council after Andrew lad iad teller tendered l his hits resl resignation lalon In tho the Second municipal ward wald It Is ts IsDo Do Dog og Catcher M. M L I. I I Morris who takes lakes t on himself to name l the e men I hail represent the tho Republican party part Gsmith G G. 0 He thinks he lie claims that George Sr smith has no rl right lt on the Republican and that Charles E E E. s name should go before the people In tn spie pile pite of or the fact fac that Mr Ir e Da Davey has lU an and that th the properly ac- ac officials of the Republican arty In iii that ward ivard 1 1 1 JJ K E. and i fl E. I C Ashton have hu nal named etl Mr Smith Object to II In Jim II the time Third municipal district tub ob- Is brought by Thomas McKean vho ho Is given ell In th time the directory as a I lustier lusher In iii the employ of ur the cJ city J J. J E fusher 2 McGinty time the to 0 F. F S. S for or 01 councilman also objects s tn his hits opponent and s sis so soils Fernstrom as tt his ils is name along I with that of II 11 1 lii was allowed to tu go on un thu haUY hastily ri reported document A. A J. J Davis i Is 1 he the nominee who hu hits has resl resigned ne In Iii this municipal ward and ammU Georce George A. A Davis Davi md imil I I F. J. J A. A Jaques are the chairman and nd ant secretary objected to respectively cU In the Fourth municipal ward ivard the Is brought by b Dana T T. I Smith justice of or of time the 1 peace whose I record in switching rom the iho ho leun Ican cnn to Tie tiO tl party pait Is well wel Davis ls Fred R. R known flown He lIe thinks that R I still be the time Republican nom nom- nomInee bould Inee ice nce In place of Lucius E E. Hall Hal for forme term in the he council The I he the me car fOU year four chairman and secretary of the time In that ward meard are mo II H. I 1 coil Ican party ale 11 lyton and Rosaltha A t. t Nye NYC In opening hl his court which was as Continued on vu li c Sc SC i CITY RECORDER IN GUISE OF A JUDGE Continued lIed from fromn Page Pago One probably th first of its kind th that thai i ha has ever vor been attempted In Utah City Recorder Recorder Re Re- corder Moreton took up the case cace of J t Uie Second municipal ivard fard The dog was not present but Mr rr Arm Arm- rm- rm II aJ lS ns s I his bis Is a attorney attorney- r. Mr y and 0 were u-ero J 11 there 10 to take lake G. G G. G i's is Idt orthe of or the ens case If It such it might b be called Mr Armstrong attempted to ask Mr Ir Smith somo questions que as ns to In his political cal c-al belief r. r Mr Smith declined to answer and Mr Ir Willey ll questioned Mr Armstrong's Armstrongs right to ask questions Thereupon the interrogation C ceased Mr Ir Armstrong then attempted to state slate hi his objections One On was that th thi certificates of or nomination were not Jn In the tho form that Mr Ir Armstrong thought the they should ho b be People had I sworn to the time nominations but had not noi sworn Worn that Hint the statements made mad In the notification were true he ne salt said The rhe resignation of Mr Dil ey Da Y was not In proper form either r. bo- bo cause forsooth the tho word duly hadeen had been een omitted somewhere I He contended con on tended that there was no resignation and ami therefore no vacancy To Form New v Part Party Then Mr Armstrong Armstron came to the thereal ther thereal r real l thing that is troubling the Amen Amerl- I is Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- kearns party Mr 11 Smith a crat ernt he contended and the fusion was vas an attempt to form mm a a. new party lie He claimed that the party so o formed should put It Its nominees on th the ticket et b by petition Another objection was wa that thit th th chairmen of oC the municipal ward Republican Ito Re publican committee had not given iv n their addresses The They hn had l left ft out the words Salt Lake City although they had given street and number and the document was dated In Salt alt altI I Lake ke Mr Armstrong had hall the resolution of the Republican m ward convention before him In which the chairman and secretary were empo empowered I d to fill vacancies by y resignation The r r. r lu- lu tion did not Fa fay ay tO so hut but Mr Mi- Armstrong AlIn t rong wanted to protect the Republican voters vet vot oters In ers b by re restricting the party part whom the tho voters trusted from going li ng I Into another party for Cor Candida candIdates l tt Mr Ur Armstrong Armstron contended that there was wa an Implied limitation one limItatIon one such as I th the h would ver very much Ilk lik t to sec see Then the time of the filing of or the objection came Uj up Mr 1 Moreton ac acknowledged ac- ac that it had not comp com into Inlo his office until about t 9 I o'clock Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning It had bad been given to him however the preceding evening and ho thought that the tho city cHy recorders recorder's I ders der's Is not the tile city and county I bull building ng but whore where the city recorder Is It was shown that th there re wa was wat- not a syllable anywhere on file to show that catcher ha had a right h I to Morris the log dog object and he was not th there there- thereto re t to 10 how show that he had such right Hancock the time First When the objection from municipal ward came camo up strenuoUs efforts were ma made to find Mr Hun Hun- Inthe in inthe inthe present earl i who had been cock had the farce Mr Hancock howe vei evidently found round the atmosphere or of a small room crowded with politicians too much for him and he hI did I rut mot t re re- re said he hp represented represented represented rep rep- appear Mr Armstrong Armstrong- Richards Richards Rich Rich- Hancock and Mr 1111 resented Mr 11 appeared d for Cor Mr Ir Ho Hodgson Mr Ir ards attempted to question Uon Mr Armstrong same samo r result as nR Inthe In Ir with the on Hodgson Then Ihen the the- farce WOnton WOnt wen the former c case u e. e outha what ha hat pointed out Mr Richards on until were reallY partisans the do name do-name trying to have havo Mr MI Moreton the men who should run on the tin Republican ReI Re Re- ticket I publican about finished the matter No o That of or time the had In the case e was hearing In either the time Third or the objections Fourth municipal wards warda and the the- he ml meetIng meet meet- ct- ct Ing lug so soon n after IlI disbanded banded |