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Show The Election Contest. The action of Allen and Farrcll In instituting proceedings against Anderson An-derson and Larson witli a view to ousting them from the oftlces to which they haebcen elected, has been pretty pret-ty thoroughly discussed by both Democrats Dem-ocrats and Republicans the last few dajs. The action Is pretty generally condcinmcd. Some Democrats asseit that cen If tho suit were successful It would icsult Injuriously to the Democrats Demo-crats In the futute. Tho charge that thcie wcie Illegal otescast and counted count-ed for the Republican nominees, and legal votes thiown out that should havo been counted for the Democratic nominees In all the piclncts,. docs not rellect ery great credit on the loyalty and Intelligence of the two Democratic Judges that tepiescnted their paity in those precints. In some sections a statement like that would be taken as a pieludc to an effort to steal the election, elec-tion, and some discussion was Indulged in on the sheet alongtlils line; but we donotbcliee the plaintiffs in tho cascwould be guilty of such an act; and even if they were so disposed It could not succeed under existing conditions. con-ditions. Thcdajsof the ballot box t stutling is practically ocr In Utah. As we understand it the suit is based bas-ed principally upon the supposition that Illegal votes were cast for Anderson Ander-son and Larscn, but from the fact two Democratic Judges at each polling place passed on those votes as legal and certified to the returns as true and correct, it is hardly probable that that a contest will change the result materially. If there was Illegal otcs cast In the election at all, the chances I arc that a thoiough examination will reveal the fact that as many of them I were cast for Allen and Farrcll as against them. If this should be the result as now I seems piobablc the plaintiffs will be I loudly condemmed for bringing a suit I that means aunuovaucc and expense, only. Pending tho light In the couit An- D dcrson and Larsen will take possession n of their oiliccs on January Hist, and It the old law term that possession f is nine points in law counts, they will I remain there a long time. |