The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-15

In Sweet Grass county, where NJ. L.
Martin. the Democratic legislative con-
didate, had been declared elected on
the official count by a. plurality of IS
votes. there were TumOrs of an IN
Junction 10 prevent the issuance of a
certificate Of election. These rumOrs
reached the ears OF the Democratic
managers, and the clerk and recorder
of Sweet Grass county, who was IN
Livingston last night. was Whisked IN
an automobile 10 Big Timber, the
county seat of Sweet Grass county, and
AT 1881 issued the election certificate
10 Martin This certificate permits
Martin 10 participate in the temporary
organization Of the house.
Jnabie 10 Canvass Vote.
A sensation was created in Helena
today when IL was announced that the
board OF county commissioners OF Sil-
Yer Boy county, engaged in making
had found itself without a full MEM
bership when IL met this morning 10
complete the canvass. The law pro-
Vides that there shall be a full board
present when the canvass is made, and
that II any commissioner shall be alb
sent The county treasurer shall take
Ehe place pf the absentee, If the cOun-
~ treasurer Is absent. then the as
SCISSOR. and II both are absent, then the
sheriff. Neither Chairman Cronin. Of
the county board, nor Treasurer
Aleagher were to- be found; the asses
sor was sick in bed, and refused TO
act while the sheriff was at some
health resort, resting up from the cam
paien.
Quorum Possible Today.
Later it was explained that the chair
man of the board of commissioners
and the county treasurer had gone 10
Chicago 90 deliver the new court house
bonds and that the sheriff would be
present tomorrow and enable the hoard
40 continue the official canvass. Ihir-
Jy-nine Of the AZ precincts in Silver
Bow county have been officially can
vassed with no material change from
the unofficial returns. which gave the
Democrats one senator and eleven rep
resentatiVes, ana the Republicans one
representative from this county.
The official canvass will be made
tomorrow i'm Rosebud and Granite
counties. In the former the unofficial
returns show the election Of +. ID.
Herb0ld. Democrat 10 the legislature,
by plurality OF ~. and in the latter
the unofficial returns collected by the
two parties fail 10 tally, the Demo
cratic returns showing the election Of
Dearborn as senator by two votes and
the Republican returns showing the
election Of Power as senator by two
The situation in Custer county is I'M
changed. the Democratic candidate,
Terrett, being stil ahead OF the Re-
publican candidate. Freeman, with sew
eral precincts vet 10 hear from.
Some Ancient History.
The Independents Democratic news
paper of Helena. i'm a long editorial
This morning openly charges United
States Senator Carter with attempting
10 "steaI the senatorship" through the
manipulation of election returns, and
declares that the story of Precinct
81" which resulted in twO legislatures
and the election" Of four United States
senators al the first state election,
shall not be repeated.
The Record the Republican news
paper defends precinct 3f' and in
sists that Republican legislature has
been elected.
Politicians of both parties eandidly
admit that the senatorial contest 20 be
Waged between now and the cOnven-
ing OF the legislature viii doubtless
be the bItJeresI in the history OF the
state.