The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-09
DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS.
Recount Already Gives Them
Three Sanpete Delegates.
VOTE IN TEN PRECINCTS.
WITH FIVE PRECINCTS STILL TO
DE CANvAssED.
The Errors Made Were Nearly All
Against the Democratic Candi-
dates-1'he Corrected Vote as AM
nounced By the Commission
Where the discrepancies Occurred

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The commission continued the re-
count of Sanpete county ballots yester-
day, completing ten out of the fifteen
precincts, those ten being the ones in
which discrepancies We're most appar-
ent from the returns. The changes in
the five completed are as follows:
Chester precinct was found to cor
turned by the judges.
Ephraim gave 173 straight Republi-
can, 1873 straight Democratic, z scratch
ed Republican and scratched Demo-
cratic tickets; a total of 372, which cor
responds with the total of the judges
Of election. But the difference of the re-
suit of counting gave all the Democrats
an increase Of 4, except Beale, who re-
ceived 5, and all the Republicans a. de-
crease Of 4, except Page, who lost 5.
Fairview had III straight Republican,
1913 straight Democratic, scratched
Republican and scratched Democratic
tickets; a total of $50. The judges re-
turned a total of only 249. Page, Re
publican, lost I; and Peterson, Repub-
lean, gained 3. The following Demo-
Gratis each gained /: Lund, Alfred,
Beale, Reid, and Madison.
Fountain Green showed 80 straight
Republican, 40 straight Democratic, 8
scratched Democratic and 1 scratched
Republican votes; a total of lac, which
tables with the judges returns. The
totals show a straight Democratic gain
Of and q. straight Republican loss Of
5 votes
Gunnison showed 199 straight Demo-
cratic, Ill straight Republican and 8
scratched Democratic tickets; a total
OF 253. The judges Of election returned
total Of 252 only. The mistake obvi-
ously occurred in their putting two
tickets in one envelope, there being
just 252 blue envelopes. Alfred, Beale,
and Reid, Democrats, and C. P. Larsen,
Republican, each gained 1 vote.
Manti counted 234 straight Republic
can, PA straight Democrats, Is scratch
ed Republican and scratched Demo-
cratic tickets; a total of 462. The judges
returned 461, and one rejected Repub
iican ballot, it having eight names on
it The commission did not count it
either. The change showed a Demo-
cratic gain of for all candidates and
all the Republicans lost 5.
Mayfeld-In this precinct there were
IS straight Republicans, 81 straight
Democrats, scratched Democratic
and scratched Republican tickets;
a total of 70. which tailed with the
judges return. The only change here
was a loss of one vote for c. NJ. Lund. |
Democrat.
Moroni-The ballot box contained 125
straight Democratic, 100 straight Re
publican, 2 scratched Democratic. and
8 scratched Republican tickets; q total
Of 230 The judges returned 231 on
one sheet and $50 on the other and 237
On the check book. All the Democrats
gain 5, except Taylor, who gains 4, and
all the Republicans lose 6, except A. c. j
Lund, who loses Z.
Mt. Pleasant-The recount here
showed Isl straight Republican, 2S1
straight Democratic, scratched
can tickets; total OF 1877. The judges
gave 500; the full list 507, and
the check book 49S. Terry, Democrat,
gained l and all the Republicans lost 4.
Spring City-S6 straight Republican,
los straight Democratic, 5 scratched
Democratic and s scratched Republican
tickets; a total of 204, which CORE
spends with the judges returns. All
he Democrats gained 8, except Alfred
md Reid, 4 each, and all the Repub-
leans lost 4, except Jolly, and he 8.
The following lists show the result
If the election in Sanpete county if
he commission accepts the returns of
he judges of the five precincts which
lave not been recounted. Their action
IN this point is doubtful.
The seven Republican candidates
With the original totals, minus the
rotes lost on the recount are as fol-
ows: Page, 1850; 1868. Petersen,
422-25; 1897 c. P. Larsen, 1892;
1872. Christensen, 1421-28; 1898. L.
.arsen, HOPS; 1882. a. c. Lund,
421-29; 1892 Jolly, 1862; 1873.
The vote of the seven Democratic
andidates with the vote gained on the
ecount:
Terry, 1877 plus "a: 1871. C. NJ. Lund,
36S plus %; 1891. Taylor. 1886 plus %;
1858. Alfred, 1853 plus 81; 1880. Beale,
500 plus 27; 1890. Reid, 1862 plus q;
3S9. Madsen, 1343 plus "a; 1857.
The successful candidates are as fol-
1ws 1t will be noticed that c. P.
larsen and L. Larsen, both Republi-
ans, are a tie for seventh place on
he list:
Peterson R.), 1897; Christensen R),
1913; A. C. Lund (R:), 1892; c. N. Lund
D., 1891; Beale Cd, 1890; Reid Cd,
3S9; C. P. Larsen R) and L. Larsen
R.), 1882