The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-10
BRYANSCHANCESS GOOD'ASHTON is ELECTED
The Republican Candidate for
superintendent of Schools.
LARGE VOTE Is POLLED
OVER HALF THE DEMOCRATS
STAYED AT HOME.

Brigham W. Ashton. the Republics
candidate for county superintendent
OF district schools, was elected yester-
DAY over his opponent. David w Moi
rat In thirty-one out of the thirty
SIX school districts. Ashton received
l'SSS votes and Moffat S57. making the
formers majority so far 81 With
herman. Mill Creeks thirty-ninth
olstriet; Riverton. North Point and
mountain Dell yet TO hear from. the
10. al vote for the Republican candidate
might be swelled TO about 500, and for
the losing candidate about 500. making
I ashton s majority approximately 500.
considering that the total vote cast
az school elections is nearly always
hght' the voting yesterday ran up to
unusually large figures. Two years ago.
when Oscar Van Colt was the only
candidate running, less than LOCO
votes were pOllec. But this time
sharp rivalry was worked 40 between
the supporters of the opposing candi-
dates In some of the districts the con-
test Waxed warm.
Cause of Mofat's Defeat.
At the special congressional election
IN Aprll the Democrats carried these
same districts by a vote of 2,0SS to
I:S40 for the Republican candidate,
showing that more than one-half of
tne Democratic voters did not 90 to
the polls yesterday, while the ReDub-
means came within 800 of the vote polled
at the special election.
A noticeable fact was that those
districts which supported Van Colt in
the nominating convention, when Mof-
iat won out by bare majority of one,
Ashton .
1 ne retiring superintendent was sup
porter of Moffat since the convention,
but his friends are said to have made
his disappointment their disappoint-
ment, and aided in the election of Ash
ton by refusing to vote for Moffat.
me supporters of the Republican
candidate took advantage of the dis
affection over the defeat of Van Colt
IN the convention, and worked with a
viii to get out the vote. How we'll they
succeeded the returns show.
Carried by Ashton.
Several of the districts which went
democratic at the special election the
first OF April for congressman. or were
in the doubtful column. were carried
by Ashton. But this new-made condi-
ton IS by no means an indication of
how the county outside of the city will
go az the general election in November.
Less than fifth of the voting strength
is shown in the returns. This time
there was no issue before the voters,
and many of them tried to keep the
element of partisanship out of the cleo
ton.
Sugar ward, Ashton's home district.
and Farmers ward, Van Colts dis
trict, both Democratic under all nor
mai conditions, gave large majorities
10 the Republican candidate, while in
Murray, Moffats1 district. Ashton
shared honors With his opponent.
The winning candidate is principa!
OF the Sugar ward schools, and is pop
ularly known as a successful educator.
SIX years ago ne ran against David r.
Allen for the county superintendent
and was defeated by less than half a
dozen votes. He, win enter upon the
discharge of his duties on Aug. /
The following is the statement of the
election returns for school superin-
tendeut: