John W Sharp John was appointed to look after the election of Sandy in August, 1874, when Robert N Baskin ran against George Q Cannon for delegate to Congress. The Liberals took the ballot box by force from Justice of the Peace, Isaac Harrison. A big fight ensued. John Sharp jumped into the midst of the crowd, secured the box, and returned it to the judge. He received a terrible beating from the mob. This fight was caused by the earlier passage of the anti-Mormon "Poland Bill" in the US Congress. The excited "Gentile" population of Sandy had gathered for a demonstration and stopped in front of nearly every Mormon home where they gave three cheers for Robert Baskin, their candidate for Congress, and a supporter of the Poland Bill, and three groans for George Q. Cannon, the Mormon People's Party candidate. At the next August Election, hard feelings caused Mormons and Non-Mormons to come to blows outside the voting booths. This was where John Sharp was severely beaten. He might have been killed but for the intervention of William Hiskey. Hiskey, conductor on the Utah Central, had just arrived with the northbound train when he heard the rumpus, armed himself with two six-shooters, and dispersed the crowd in all directions. (Sandy City, The First 100 years, pg 37)