Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-29
Canyassing Board Ia Issuing Ger,
tihcates to Barela and Willard
Makes This Possible.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE ON TOP
Have Almost Absolute Control Of Gen.
eral Assembly Some Very
Strange Doings.

Denver Dec. 29.-By the action OF
the state canyassing board IN issuing
certificates Of election as senators to
Cashmere Barela ana Henry y. Willard,
the Republicans have secured such alb
solute control of the general assembly
that It Is now regarded IN Democratic
circles as highly probable that Coz.
James II. Peabody VIII be reseated.
The Republicans plan to accomplish
this by throwing out the vote Of all
Democratic wards Of Denver and count-
ing the vote of the Republican wards.
The senate now stands Republicans,
lg, Democrats, 10; vacancy I. on
Joint ballot the legislature stands. Re-
publicans, So; Democrats, 80,
By throwing out one Las Animas
county precinct, the canyassing board
converted a minority OF l2A into a ma
iOrity OF 20l for Barela and by similar
action IN Boulder county the reelection
OF Senator Ward (Dem.) was nulllhed
and his seat given TO Mlllard,
Although the members OF the cam
vassing board refused To say how they
stood on the proposition TO go behind
the returns It has been learned that
one member, State Treasurer Whitney
Newton, was opposed TO the action
taken Those who voted IN favor OF
unseatng the Democratic senaturs-elect
are Gov. James II. Peabody Secretary
Of states James Cowie, Atty. Gen. N. G.
Miller and Auditor j. A. Holmberg. All
the members OF the board are RepubH-
cans,
NO RELIEF FOR BESHOAR
Denver Dec. Estate this afternoon
the supreme court announced It's decl-
sion not to grant the application OF
Michael Beshoar, Democratic candl-
date for the state senate To- Las Anl-
mas county for leave 10 file an appica-
ton for a writ Of mandamus TO compel
the state board of COnvassers 10 issue
q certificate TO him. This decision APP
plies likewise TO the contest from l}oul-
der county. where Senator Charles B.
Ward, Democrat. was reelected on the
face of tha returns and that the Re-
publican attorney has asked the board
TO issue the certificate 10 the Repub-
liulA NNllAANuAfs llli ANulN NNAlhNI
that It had no Jurisdiction over the
board The decision OF the court OF
appeals two years ago In similar cleo
tion case was 10 the effect that the
board had discretionary power was cit
ed, and the court declared that the de-
cision was a Just one, as two election
judges might conspire together 10 certi-
IS TO false returns. and II the returns
were permitted % stand despite any
protests that might be made TO the
board, the ends Of justice would be
thwarted.
Immediately after the decision was
given the board proceeded with the
canvass behind closed doors. The pre-
caution Of locking the doors was taken
in order To- prevent the service Of a
writ OF injunction issued by District
Judge Samuel Carpenter restraining
the board from issuing certificates Of
election to the Republican contestants,
Cashmere Barela and II. b. Mill3rd. The
deputy sheriff bearing the injunction
read 1t through the keyhole. The board,
nevertheless, granted certificates TO Ba-
rela and Willard When the doors
were opened the wrlts were served on
the members,