Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-21
CANVASS VOTES
IS NOW COMPLETE.
After a Weeks Work, County
Commissioners Finish Count
ing the Ballots.
THE RESULT ON AMENDMENTS
some Opposition Encountered In City
Districts, but amendments
Arc Adopted.

The work of canvassing, the returns
of the recent election so far Il" san
Lake county Is concerned, was com
pleted Saturday evening by the can
wasting board, consisting OF the county
commissioners Of SAT- LAKE county. The
canvass was hesa,r last Monday and
required Il week TO complete the work.
The result showed that the 'ot. polled
was lighter nov. tran Two years uso.
THE highest Republican vote poiied
this year. for tho Legislative ticket. was
cast for w. n Williams, candidate LOT
stute senator. who received l6.i9s votes
the highest Democratic vote poilcd on
the legislative ticket was that given
Mathonihnh Thomas, who was given
53l5 votes; the vote pollod by the
american candidate for CONGRESS.
Allen r. sanford, was iS.2i3. The nigh
est vote received by any Republican
candidate in Salt Lake county was ,nat
OF u. y. Straup, candidate Tor supreme
court justice, who po'led lb,6ao votes.
The vote for Congressman iioweil Ill
the county WIS 16,il5. Tie lowest nun
Der OF votes cast on the Republican
legislative ticket vas 1850, poheu by
I. L.. Holman; the lowest on the Dem
ocratic ticket was 5,20i, cast for .Iohn
Jones. The highest vote polled on the
Democratic ticket MAS that OF JNdso
Ferdinand Erickson for Congress, w.lo
received 5,5iS votes.
The constitutional amendments en-
countered great deal OF opposition in
the city. but Wera carried b. II good
maiorityeiu the county districts.
The vote on amendment No. !, liking
the ra to Of taxation for state purposes.
and creating a high school fund, ro-
ceivcd a total ~ 3.o7o affirmative votes:
OF which 1,4n We're i'll the city and 1905
in the county. The negative
votes cast on this amendment We're
1861, OF which 1905 We're east in the
city and $50 in the county
Amendment 80, .. defining what shall
constitute the public, school system.
carried witha total affirmative vote OF
2sI3, negative 1,I94. AS with tue iirst
amendment. the vote i'll favor OF the
amendment was largest IN the county,
l.5aa votes being cast for the amend
inent and 49, against in the county.
while the city vote was l,261 and l.l62
against.
Amendment No. 3. declaring what
shnli constitute the state school fund,
AMI npportionment of high school fund.
carried by majority of 2IG votes: inc
county registered 1854 votes in favor
and 43C votes against tile amendment,
while the city polled 1,3O4 Hots@
favor and LIPS aga'r
Amendment No 4, fixing the limit OF
state Indebtedness, carried by ma
jor.ty of 957 The opposition to this
amendment was not so marked IN the
city, as only 1.Gf6 votes were cast
against the amendment, and 1,242 In It's
favor. In the county was 1888 IN favor
and 1875 against.
Amendment No. 6. fixing the limit of
counties, cities, towns and school dis
tricts. received the smallest majority
OF all the amendments in the voting.
carving by n mn. iority of $50. The city
gave this amendment 1,22S affirmative
votes and 1906 negative. the county
casting 1,l57 affirmative and 400 mega
tive votes.
The vote on congressman resulted In
n plurality for Congressman Howell or
3172 votes his total being 1G.4l5. The
vote for Smith. the Socialist candidate,
was 2,31S; Sanford. "Anerlcnn. 1913;
Erickson, Democrat, 5.bIs
For the supreme judgeship D. n.
Straup, Republican candidate. carried
the county by 1866 plurality, the vote
for the other candidates being: Lund,
Socialist 2,3O5; Street, American 49,
025; Richards. Democrat, 5,296.
VOTE IN MURRAY.
An average of 1000 votes were cast
In the five districts comprising Murray,
a fair sample of the vote in the smelter
town. The vote for state senator was
MS follows: Bcnner X. Smith, Republic
an. 444; William n. Williams, Repub-
licnn, $40: II. w. Lawrence, Socialist,
1856: A. W. Wells. Socialist, 1886: f. b.
Critchlow, "American," 1859: Charles b.
Jack american" 16s: William r.
Wallace. Democrat. col: S. l.. Rich
ards, Democrat. 205.
For congressman. Murray polled the
following votes: Joseph Howell. Re-
publican. 4Gl James A. Smith, Social
list, 1926; Allen Y. Sanford. "American."
16s: Ferdinand Erickson, Democrat
229
For justice Of the supreme court
Murray's vote was as follows: D. N
Straup Republican. 5S3; Emil S. Lund
Socialist. l25: John A. Street. "Ameri-
can 169: G. G.. Richards, Democrat
30
The vote on the constitutional amend
lmentS in Murray was as follows: First
amendment, for 14S, against "a: second
amendment, for 1872, against 1917 third
amendment. for 1872 against i07;
fourth amendment. for 30. against. Sc;
nth amendment. for 90, against SO.
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
The vote for precinct officers in the
county resulted In the election OF the
Republican nominees. with the cxccp-
ton of Salt Lake precinct where the
"Amercan" candidates won out by n
narrow margin. The vote on Justice in
Salt Lake precinct was as follows:
Harper. A.. 1906: Hanks. r.. ll.46O;
Lindsay, D., 3i99; harper's plurality,
456. The vote on constable was as fol-
lows; Hansen. r.. ll.i27: ringes, A.,
1884; Sclley, d. 32li. Hinges plu-
rality, 557.
In precinct No. 1. comprising East
Min Creek Big Cottonwood and East
Murray, William H. Stout, r., won
out for justice over Hague. A.. by n
vote of 36I to 72; d, r. Seelcy r., was
elected constable over a. Cunningham,
A, by n vote of 36G to To-
In precinct No, >. comprising Noun
tain Dell, Sugar. Forest Dale and Far
mcrs, F. NJ. Bishop was elected by tho
following vote Bishop. r.. 76S; Geo.
A. Austin. A.. 222: John Gabbott. D..
$50. J.. II, Sims, Republican candidate
for constable, was elected by practically
the same vote. 4
In precinct No. 3. comprising Mill
Creek Louis w, Harris. Republican
candidate for justice, won with 500
votes over John Fl. Miller, A., 1875: S
A, Cornwall, d., 8237, iJames Peterson,
Republican, was elected constable.
Precinct No. comprising Pleasant
Green and Garfield. gave David Reed,
Republican candidate for justice 90!
votes; NJ, Williams, American candi-
date. 146; r.. Taliafcro. Democrat. 1866
C. e. sutton, Republican candidate for
constable. was elected.
StdsIn precinct No. 5, comprising North
Jordan, Hunter, Granger. Brighton, and
North Point. only the Republicans had
( m n idatps in the field ana & ~ 1opn,,