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Show I pabli-I pabli-I can I VICTORY 9 A iwceping Republican victory Is the 1 result of the election Tuesday and this " city und county arc right In lino with the Ute nud nation. The enthusiasm manifested by our citizens In this election was far below tho usual interest that has pervaded lu the past. Out of 293 registered voters, but 189 voted. 70 straight Republican, 12 straight Democratic, 4 Socialist, 4 American uud 43 scratch tickets it the result of the ballots cast in this city. For the Amendment to Sec. 2, Article 1U, of the Constitution, 52 votes were cast In Its favor and 6 against it. For the Amendments to Sec. 3 and 12, Article Arti-cle 13, of tho Constitution, 59 voted for its adoption and 7 were opposed to it. liox Elder county goes Republican, put a Democrat elected. The American party polled about 290 votes lu the county. Cue lonely Democrat crept into tho lower bouso of the Utah legislature. aIle v a J F. Tolton of Ueavcr, and ho is the I 'only Democrat who will sit lu tho next leglilaturo. Howell will have a plurality In thu state of abont 12,000. Republican Republi-can victories lu the rounty offices arc also reported In practically every county of thu state There will bo one less Demo crat In the seimto than there is in the bunco, returns from the twelve senatorial senator-ial dUtricts showing that all tho now plllccrsarc Republicans, which, added to the Republican holdovers, gives the upper up-per house a decided Rcpubllcon color. NOTKB. I .Tttdgea to judge tho election here were quite hard to secure and hold. The county clerk first appointed VY. R. Van-fleet, Van-fleet, James Jeusen and Ursel Rose. Mr. Jtosc resigned in favor of A. I. Orover ami later W. It. Vanflect was summoned 9 to the bedside of bis dyiug child ami A. 9 B. Mauasa appointed. In the evening M A. B. Mauasa was called away and II. C H ... Vanauiuleln assisted lu tallying the votes pi f A. H. Mauasa took tho returns to Brig- m -hum early Wednesday morning. Entire X satisfaction was given by theso numerous jj and efficient judges. |