The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
THE RETURNS CERTIFIED
County Commissioners Finish
Their Work as Canvassers.
OVER TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND
VOTES WE'RE CAST.
The Official Figures Declared at Last
-Certificates of Election VIII at
Once Be Issued by the Clerk.

The board of county commissioners
met as a board of canvassers yester-
day afternoon and certified to the re-
turns of the late election in this county
and passed a resolution declaring the
persons receiving the highest number
of votes duly elected.
The following is copy of the state
ment and declaration of results as
found BIZ the board, the same being
in conformity with sections p and 2S.
chapter 125, laws of Utah, 1896:
The board of county commissioners of
salt Lake county, having regularly met
as board of county canvassers, and
having canvassed the returns of the
votes cast at the general election held on
finds the following from the canvass duly
made from said election returns:
1E-t the whole number of votes cast
in Salt Lake county at the said general
shown by the poll books is q, 55S.
That the name of the person voted for,
the office to fill which each person was
votec for and the number of votes given
are as follows:
Presidential Electors-CharIes w. Ben
nett r., 2,577; j. D. Page, r., 2.525: Jo-
Teph g A. l.. Smith, r., 2,3e5; John ]; DAILY,
617: Robert C. Lund, D, 1888.
Congressman II. King, D.,
Il, SSS; Lafayette Holbrook, r., 7,4T; War
rem Foster, p, 6S3
District Judges-Alfred N. Cherry. D..
11,762: Albert G. Norrell, D., 1l,OO5; Nor
RS L. Richie, r., 9,267; John A. Street,
r., 9,479.
$50; Martha H. Cannon, D., 11.417; Ben
jam;n ~ Harbour, P, 1892 David o.
Rideout jr., D., 12,6S2; George A. Whit
aker, D.. ,S35; Angus NJ. Cannon sr.. R.,
S.742: John S. Daveler, R., s,I21; Ernest
O.999 Emmeline B. Wells, R., 1866
Representative Bennion. D..
1853; Scipio A; Kenner, D., Z, 400; Eu,
Mangan. P. 1852; George Romney jr.,
D., L, 7S; Richard B. Shepard, D., 1851;
Robert W. Sloan, D., 12,44: Joseph f.
Martha NJ. Campbell r.. 7,S41; George
r. Emery, r.. 1924; Leonard G.. Hardy,
R.. 9269; Henry Harker, r.. S,522; Sam
r., 9,4O6; Joseph Lippman, r.. SIP: Hen
ry N Standish, r., $50; Albert c. Sta
ten. R., 500; William w. Taylor, r.,
County Commissioners Arm
strong. D., 12,225; Lucius E. Hall, p, 49,
49,; Joseph S. Rawlins, D., 1884; Martin
Christopherson, r., 7126; A. S. Geddes,
r.; 1915; Samuel Perry. r., S;6l6.
1885; Alfred c. Reese, r., S,626.
County Treasurer-Stephen H. Lynch,
D., 12,O13; John d. Spencer, R., 1850.
County Acknowledgements A. Game, D.,
II, 93S; l. NJ. Fisher, R., 1866.
County Recorder-James c. Jensen, D.,
Il. S4S; w. Scott Crismon, r., $3.50.
County AssesSor-Barney B. Quinn, D.,
L. 1893: Arthur H. Parsons r., 1851.
County Surveyor-Charles S. Wilkes,
D.. L, 800; Harry S. Joseph, r., S,616.
County MISUNDERSTANDING Van Colt,
D., 12,906; George L. Nye, R., Sill.
Sheriff-ThomaS p. Lewis, D., 1920;
Peter S. Condie, r., SOS.
In addition TO the above the resolutions
include all the justices of the peace and
the official vote for which
has been previously printed in The Her
aid Another resolutions was also tackled
onto the above, enumerating the persons
receiving the highest number of votes
and declaring them duly elected. Ger
tificates of election will now be issued
by the clerk