Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-11-26
REPUBLICANS HAVE
HALF Of LOWER HOUSE
DEMOCRATS. PROGRIssINEs AND
SOCIALISTS ELECT 20 MEMBERS
senate H. Republican By Sin Votes
Much Speculation a. 20 Whether
Progrcs-iycs VIII Follow Democrats
or Republicans.

state SHOW tnNt "a we 'AlHtH ~ Wv
lower house ~ the Utah legislature.
The republicans have twenty-three
members In the house u representa-
] tives and the democrats. socialists
and prugreAsivcs combined have TWEEN
ty.three members Kane county.
which heretofore has been counted
on for the republican majority u two
members In the lower house elected
democrat 60 the state legislature.
~. J. Meeks Of kanab defeated J. =.
Spencer by a small majority, which
was not apparent on the face % the
unofficial returns
kilograms from Kane county con-
nrm MIR. Mecks election. although
the Official returns have not been re-
Cpivcd.
This II the first time In the history
~ the state that either branch ~ the
legislature has been tied what cf-
feet the tie viii have on the election
~ speaker. the appointment ~
clerks sergeant at arms. attaches and
the selection ~ clerk and his assist
ants W not known. In the house there
are six pruErcssivcs. one socialist and
six democrats Whether the progress
Hivca aud the socialist will stay with
the democrats ~ not known The
democrats will not nominate anyone
FOR the spoakcrHhip. at least THU was
the statement made Saturday by one
~ the representatives from Salt Lake
county. oven II the lover house Of the
legislature L. tied. whether the lead
crs will determine "a different method
of procedure remains 10 be seen.
Certificates ~ election from all the
counties with the exception OF Kane.
have been nlcd with the secretary ~
state. II was not known until Satur-
day afternoon that Mr. McckH had de-
fpBtcd MIR Spencer In Kane county aud
the leaders uf the democrats may
change their minds On several matters
which they had mapped out In their
legislative program. NJ other chndi.
dates Tor the lower house who had
been announced na elected both on
official aud unofficial returns remain
unchanged. Wayne ~. Rodd. republic
can member ~ the lower huuH" from
San Juan county. h. elected hy small
plurality. but ns the vote In San Juan
county iH exceedingly light itls not
thought that q contest would change
the result
The republicans have a majority 81
ak In the senate. which stands re-
publican. Y, dcg.sE Z. gsagrs..
republicans In the election 81 a sn,sI :
~ OF whether the HOUSE Will remain
unauthorized Tor several DAYS over tbc
Question ~ an organization N m.
NOUS" cannot organize. the Legislature,
cannot get down a. work The no.
HlhilitN ~ "a deadlock " the ,re,nt,,-
'l"n VIII hccom. NOR. appnrr,, ~.
me une Tor the CONVEYING ~ The t,g-
s"ture approaches and IL Ia po..ibls
NAT the democrats may off,r I, cn,,,
,'''''',' ~ the way ~ taking some OF i
~ ,''' NHh'p' IN return Tor giving /
ne personnel ~ the house from
. .,,I. county tuErthcr with political
mutations u 40 follows
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