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Show VOTERS' RIGHT CHALLENGED. The only votes challenged and which were sworn in at the election last Tuesday were those of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Edwards in District number num-ber 1. The grounds Tor challenge were that Mr. Edwards and his wife had lost their franchise by maintaining maintain-ing a residence at Washington. D. C The federal law is plain in this matter mat-ter and while Mr. Edwards was in the service of the government and i is well known that he did not los his residence, considerable feelini was brought about by the undw hallenge of the votes. It is no thought that any further proceed ngs will lie attempted in the matter |