The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-21
START CONTEST
TO GUST HOWELL
Proceedings Against Newly
Elected Judge in Ogden.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
FORMS OF BRIBERY AL
LEGGED IN BILL PREPARED.

Especial TO The HeraldD
OGDEN. Dec 20.-The legality Of the
I election of Judge j. a Howell 10 the
position Of Judge OF the Second district
viii be contested in "a suit that is 10 be
brought tomorrow in the court OF this
district. The complaint in which ms
right TO the office IS denied has Deeu
drawn and is filled with allegations OF d
sensational nature, chiefly charging I'M
proper and reprehenSi bic methods ON the
part Of Howell OF his agents. lt Is alsO
set IN that n. H. Rolapp was legally
elected and the court IS asked 20 so uS-
clare Charles e. Richards of cSuen- y.
". Powers and Q. 5. Narian of salt Lake
have been retained 10 push the contest
ana their names viii appear as attorneys
TOR the plaintiff .,,,.
that RolaDD received more legat votes
than any other person and should lheIt-
fore. he declared elected. II also sets up
that the defendant lowell py hlllsvll
and through others. gave ana offered 70
give TO divers voters money ana property
and other valuable consideration Tor lht
purpose of securing his election AIiu
that said Howell committed eiNttS "l1"
sundry Offenses against the elective iran
chiSe
Multiplicity of. Promises Charged.
BY way of particularizing it is alleged
thai Howell prior 10 his election PROMISED
.
proctlrt. for one BurdiCk the position OF
court photographer OF the SecOnn IuulCldl
district for the purpose OF procISlie b.L
dick 10 vote for said Howell, and Tor IN
5ncinr Rurdick TO influence the votes
of Others for him. Ii is also aleSeu ma
Howell. either by himself or through
others acting for him. promised Inc posi-
ton of assistant court stenosrapHeI OF
some position with a monthly compelsa-
| ton of not less than SO Der month ia
( salary to one Dye for the purpose OI IN
! fluencing the vote of Dye Tor hoWell' dllu
/ that DYE should secure other Nclers 70
vote for him. The position OF assls Seilil
| court stenOgra Dher was also promised IL
/ is alleged to Mr.. Hooper also 70 OLle
+ Miss Bishop. TO one Daltoh au0 20 80 80
/ Moves. further specification Is la "a
/ The defendant before his election ana IOI
the purpose Of securing votes otlefSd -
| endeavor to procure for one RelhiaE U'
/ Olsen the office Of state 1000 anu ua4- ,
| commissioner +b.+ che
| said Howell bv himself and through olheI
/ persons paid or caused TO be PAID 20 anO
for the use of divers persons anu ~ ~
| large sums of money ana oInet Eaide -, =
| consideration for the purpose tnal Wy
same or some part thereof SnOula De USE
/ bv the said electors Tor the Put u.s. 1885,
| procuring the election OF the salu ~ ~ -
and for the purpose OF pTlDlns s',lG ~
tors That said Howell by himself an.
through others paid 10 one Oliver Fehto'
/ 500 and other valuable CoAialA
erations and promised TO pay MN IN
further sum of 500 ana olheI f'I'5,,c
| considerations for the purpose OF lhuGC
ing him TO vote FOR said HOWeh aAo IA
ducing others 10 do so.
Frosted Wheat Deal.
BY means of carrying out this agree
ment. Penrnd-- it's alleged made an al
arrangement with a number Of farmers r.
siding in Liberty, Weber county, Wherep
they should take a quantity. 81 ~feat Y
the firm Of Howell < sons IN Osden an
, get so cents per buShel FOR the same oI
consideration that they vote toT Saf
! Howell The wheat had been frost-Dl,
ten and was not worth lhat SUN -
, busheI and. IL is charged, this arrange
. / ment was merely a method or giving
consideration for votes Penrod, II !
claimed further by means of giving ava
I whisky. cigars and money ni S 49,,
/ many others to vote Tor HoNSl, CVuC-
who are alleged 10 nave received none
| for similar purposes are Joseph f+eLoei
son $50 and -- Peterson. $l0o.
r Another ALLEGATION in the complaint
that Howell. while acting as mulllcll ~,
. mdgc of the court Of Ogden CltSt ESt
, dered a judgment against Hyrum S1aL
! iugS and that prior 10 clecuOn ne oL4S!N
10 nav a part of the judgment. maxim
2 the offer either himself or tnrou5L o'1i .;
e all FOR the purpose OF securing IHe Soi
, ! StaIlinss vote and influence
Yet another specification is that the ut
/ PENDANT either himself or through OtIlel
promised TO pay 10 CtILdIll Sv---''' -
I Ell clubs certain specified sums 81 none
to be divided amongst the aggregate men
D / berShia in case that said Howell Shoul
4 / be elected and that many did so vote o'
J | cause of said offers of money. Iherc az
o ! other allegations of much The san
: nature their number being 50 many lH'
almost all the letters Of the alphaneI Al
used i'm Indicating the subdivisions Oh II
- The filing Of the contest viii not
course prevent Howell from q4allJS u
eOJ entcrin1- lrpon the duties of his oftic
/, some other Judge will. of course, be >
!, ( cured to hear and try the case.