The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-27
CONTEST BY CARBIS
ponublican's Effort to Secure
County Treasuryship.
nALE HAS CERTIFICATE AND
WILL QUALIFY.

r--t,7d of adhering to his oft-repeated
liberation that he would abide by the
+sarf47rr. announced result of the election
,,.1f-5 made William II. Dale the daily
.r.--e5 treasurer Of salt. Lake county,
~ o Carbis, the nominee of the Re
..,bIfeau party. has determined to con-
-- Mr. DaIe-s right 20 take or hold the
rfT.a for which ne mas a certificate of
election showing Dr1md faCie that he has
5I-r regularly elected over Mr. Carols.
Do .tnucars that Mr. Carbls has discovered
--rar he believes TO be sufficient evidence
ra warrant him in demanding a recount
of the votes in certain districts for him
and his opponent
D. rltf8u for such orders of court as are
--rI.Uv made in election contest cases
-,.- tiled with the county clerk late yes
...r.rar- afternoon By Attorney George Il
I've presenting Mr.. CarbiS. None Of
-H, district Judges were around, and the
matter of directing a citation to issue to
-.. e.lreStee. requiring MIN TO appear and
defend the contest at d Gate not more
imam thirty and not less than ten days
hence was deferred until today.
Iu support OF yhe petition tor an order
OF court authorizing rt count OF the
rs4u1ts in the voting districts in which
Irregularities are alleged to have occurred
sufficient 10 change the result, it is
charged that the county cBnVaSslng board
determined from q count Of the tally
sheets Of the election returns that the
.HnrrsJee was elected by a majority OF
-rf~---fiye over the contestant. But not
yfrnetaudng this finding OF the canvass
ing board. il is charged in the petition
that the contestant is entitled to the Ger
uficate of election, which has been is
sued 10 Dale. for these reasons
Irregularities Alleged.
That i'm voting district two straight
Republican votes were thrown out by
the judges and not counted, whereby con-
f.-taur lost two votes.
That IN district 9 one Republican vote
property marked was not counted because
ut au alleged error IN marking the bal
l9r thereby losing another vote to con-
JeStaut-
That i'm district Is three straight Repub-
Lean votes and in district , five straight
Republican votes were not counted be-
cause the cross beneath the party emblem
was not placed in the prescribed circle, all
though the crosses were placed near the
circle and in a manner 10 clearly indicate
tile intention of the voters to vote the
Republican ticket, including the contest
amt. thereby losing him eight more votes.
That i'm district % in figuring UP the
Judges tally sheets five votes We're cred
tied TO Dale TO which he was not entitled
i'll excess of the actual number of votes
east for him. and that there We're not
enough votes cast in this district to du-
tIUriZe the total vote for county treasurer
as shown on the official tally sheet.
That in district % Q. w. Drew. Mrs. c.
". Drew, EDhraim Jensen and Mrs. Hat
tie Jensen were illegal voters, but that
Trey We're permitted to vote and cast their
votes IT Dale and were so counted It
is pleaded in the petition that IN this dis
tricL where Dale received "A majority of
G votes. there IL no way to determine the
ballots 10. be rejected on account Of such
illegal voting, and therefore the VO,e of
The entire district should be thrown out
an not counted.
Judges Went Home.
That in district fl the election Judges.
sol
iH "a room and adjourned and separated
going TO their homes before completing
the count of votes cast. In this district
Dr. Is alleged that Dale received q ma
I0TiJy of 1G1 votes over CaTbis. a larger
majority than any of the other candidates
Oh the Democratic ticket received
That in strict A nine votes cast for
Jarhis We enormously counted for Dale,
rs q recount of the ballots in this dis
riot viii show.
That in district 43 Carbis has not re-
eived credit for all of The votes cast for
him. and that Dale was credited with five
more votes than were cast for him
That in district s. eight votes We're cast
ar Dale TO which he is not entitled, be-
.ause the ballots We're not properly
marked to show that they were cast for
lim or for the ticket upon which he was
candidate.
That is district IS the election was con-
uCted iTTegularly and therefore the en-
ire vote of the district should be thrown
'r--- for the reason alleged that Thomas
a
c for county recorder, was permitted 10
7maiu in the voting room near the ballot
.sN and solicit votes, contrary TO law.
md that in further violation of law he
cred as one OF the judges In counting
md tallyiuE the ballots
Exclusive of the votes in the two dis
riots carried BY Dale by large MAORI
les districts % and Sc. Mr.. Carbis con-
e-.gs that on a recount in court of the
ailors in the other districtC named he
eL- gain fOrJy-twO votes and be elected
a majority of seven.
Nice Law Point.
a nice point of law is involved in the
ue-tl1u OF when the contest of GT. Car
- should have been commenced. The
lW states that any defeated candidate
lall have forty days from the return
ate of an election i'm which TO dle a con-
-LeutiJn has been called to the matter
re- of the opinion that the return date
the day after election. Wn-n the Of
r o.. returns must be delivered 10 the /
HuutE clerk in sealed packages, To be /
.-U.l by the CanVa SSInS board. II this I
Intention is right the forty days eZ-
rel ON Dec s. y broader Interpretation /
Be- aftorneE adheTeS. is that the return |
G." Is The day the CanVaSSlng board Of
.-a--- declared the result of the cleo
e. This was done ON Nov. d and if d
a court should hold that the forty DAYS 4
--es from then Mr. Carbis is in ample /
.a for commencing his contest.
DO I- understood that Senator Arthur (
own VIII be associated with Attorney /
,la u the trial of the case. The ReDub- /
ra county committee has, il Is stated. [
-..- IT'S endorsement TO the contest. but {
..-.-ar duy part of the costs Will he