Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-09
SCANLAN'S FRIENDS SAY
HE WILL NOT ASK
COURT COUNT
Zurich UNDECIDED
PERU LEGISLATOR DEFEATED BY
BENSON NOT TO DEMAND RE.
COUNT - SHERIFF ASPlRANT
IS CONSIDERING NEXT MOVE.

From sources close to Representa-
tive William Scanlan 1t was stated to
~, that no contest would be staged
as far as he was concerned in last
Zurich stated that he would not de
eide until tomorrow whether or not
he would contest the election where
by Edward j. Welter republican can
didate, was proclaimed winner for
the Office Of sheriff.
Rumors that the two candidates
would stage a contest have been
prevalent since yesterday shortly be-
fore noon.
The official canvass of votes was
started at 2 o'clock this afternoon in
the county clerks office in the court
house, The canvassing board was
composed OF Justices Of the Peace
Samuel j. Ankeny and George Koe.
mig. and County Clerk Thomas A.
Ferguson, the state law providing
that the returns be made by two jus.
tices Of the peace and the county
clerk.
Both candidates have been urged
by large followings to make the con-
test 1t Is said. The principal cause for
grievance among the element urging
them to ask the court to review the
election and decide who Is to be the
winner, Is claimed to be the lateness
of the hour of some of the La Sale
and Streator returns came in
Information close to MIR. Seaman,
aytu ,nI hnk
absolutely no contest would be made
on his part or by any of his followers.
Mr.. Zurich, who was an Ottawa visi.
tor stated that he was being urged
to stage contest, but had not made
up his mind, and would not decide ono
way or another before tomorrow.
1t is not generally believed, however,
that a contest will be made, on ac-
count of the wide difference of votes
the unofficial returns gave Mr.. Welter
and Mr., Zurich. The former was given
a majority Of 814 votes on the unoffi-
cial returns over his democratic op-
ponent
The Congressional Election.
La Sale county, first opportunities
to see returns on congressman, re-
veal that Charles E. Fuller, repre-
senting the twelfth district, Richard
Yates and Henry Rathbone, for con-
gress at large, and Mrs Winnifred
Mason Huck, candidate for the unex.
pfred term of her late father, car
ried the county by maorties estimat.
ed at from 5000 to 1000 votes. The
county itself showed greater interest
in the Fuller and Huck campaigns
than 1t did In the Yates Rathbone con-
tests. and gave Mr. Fuller and Mrs.
Huck leads over their republican run
ming mates.
Mr.. Fuller whose home is at Belvi-
dere, was elected from the district
by an overwhelming majority. La
Sale county gave him an estimated
plurality of 11,000 He received an
unusually large vote considering the
fact that there were three candidates
running for the office. Congressman
Fuller has a great many warm friends
among the soldiers OF the county and
especially among the civil war vet
erans, who remembered his patriotic
service while chairman of the com
mittee on pensions. All remembered
that as congressman he has never for
gotten or neglected the Civil war
soldiers or their widows and in return
they did not forget him when his
name was put before them for re-
election.