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Show CONTEST OVER THE RECALL IN SEATTLE Seattle, Jan. 9. The legal contest over the proposed election for the recall re-call of Mayor Hiram C. GUI of this city will bo carried to the United States Circuit Court nt Portland today. to-day. Counsel representing the city nnd the Public Welfare league arc In Portland this morning, prepared to lay before Judge Gilbert of the circuit court, an appeal against the ruling of District Judge Hanford, who forbade the city officials to use the public funds for tho expenses of the recall election. Lack of jurisdiction is tho ground for the appeal. It is contended that les3 than $2,000 was involved in the suit and that for this reason the federal fed-eral court was debarred from interfering. inter-fering. If the higher court decides against the cit, another recall petition will be presented. Signatures for this emergency petition are now beiug solicited. so-licited. nn ' |