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Show t Utah News B3 gisRBrsB4 The Daily Herald Faxes add fervor, flavor to campaign . With the speedy (it is hoped) removal of all campaign billboards, political lawn posters and "Guns and Groceries" bumper stickers, the 1992 election season will have come to a close. Thank heavens. Unique for its fervor and flavor, this year's campaign has produced some unique moments and memories. This campaign, for example, will go down in history as the First Fax election. Sure, in campaigns past, the more wealthy candidates used fax machines, but press secretaries certainly hadn't perfected the use. This year, there were some candidates who never visited with Off Tho Boat S Herald News Staff information and campaign plans every few hours. Charges flew and rebuttals flew back, all via the fax machine. Most interesting were the candidates running on either the environmental or cut waste platforms, some of whom led the league in wasted paper. Talk about a major fax pas. Observations, part 1 Mud slinging became a major component of this year's elections, from the U.S. Senate battle on down to the school board race. Few candidates were able to maintain their pledge for a smear free campaign. Observations, part 2 Indicative of the excitement generated by the various races, letters to the editor continued to pour in well past the deadline for the election day edition of the newspaper. Several writers indicated their letter would be the one epistle to change the course of the election, but didn't make the deadline. Observations, part 3 for either Criticism of the press soft on the hard too too or being candidates depending on which candidate was under the spotlight, was administered in unusually heavy doses this year. Experience has shown though, that most political scientists and election watchers will disappear as quickly as the candidates themselves. Perfect timing? It may be coincidental, but the election eve maildrop produced a press release from a pair of Washington men promoting a new board game created for the LDS market. ; The game's title: The Second "Coming. : A changed man Most criminals don't thank the judge who was being hard on them ibut one did Monday. tall burly man ; The 32 year-old before 4th District ;stood Judge Ray ,M. Harding on a probation violation he still hadn't paid all his ; restitution from a 1988 bad check writing case. Harding said he would terminate probation unsatisfactorily and let the civil courts handle the $400 still owing. If the man pays it within 30 days, Harding will change the termination to satisfactory. Then the defendant said he wanted to thank the judge, the court system and the state of Utah for making him face his problems and change his life. He now counsels troubled youth. "May I shake your hand, sir?" he asked, and Harding gladly consented. "Good luck to you," the judge added. As the man returned to his seat, his young daughter asked why he was crying. 'Because I'm happy," he explained, hugging two of his three children. "1 love vou guys. You've made all the difference in my life." -- Ifyou have an item of interest to submit to Off the Beats, call the ex. Herald city desk at 373-505289. 0, I j3(l)(J ts M diisliret Wednesday, November 4, 1992 New record set for voter ion By PAT CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer PROVO Incumbent Democrat Bill Orton held on to his 3rd District seat, defeating Republican challenger Richard Harrington by a landslide in what the GOP calls the nation's most Republican congressional district. . Orton received 131,584 votes to Harrington's 82,072 votes after a campaign both sides insinuated was tawdry. Orton had been the Cinderella story of the 1990 political year, when the virtually unknown Provo tax attorney ambushed the conservative distict by defeating form- er Republican state legislator Karl Snow 78,431 votes to 50,090. Now, in this his first bid, Orton won somewhat of a mandate winning 68 percent of the votes to Harrington's 32 percent. "The Democratic Party is alive and well outside Salt Lake County," Bill Orton told a large crowd of at festivities at the Red Lion Hotel in Salt Lake City Tuesday night. Orton said he was excited to see the Democratic Party grow and develop in Utah. And the incumbent said he was glad to have presidentelect Bill Clinton coming to the White House. "We need to now work as a delegation of Democrats and Republicans to deal with the economy and in developing affordable well-wishe- news reporters live, but faxed TTT response By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN arms to strive to work together even with around each other Republicans." Earlier, at Orton festivities at the Excelsior Hotel in Provo, the jubilant incumbent told The Daily Herald that Clinton's presidency sword makcould be a ing it easier to end the gridlock that ties up congressional measures. But he said it could also potentially increase the power and influence of more liberal forces within the party. Orton said both he and Clinton who he voted for Tuesday come from more conservative ranks within the party. Orton's elation was tarnished by feelings over how the campaign two-edg- ed lJ PROVO Republican incumbent Utah County Commissioner Gary Herbert coasted to an easy luesday over challengers Brent Morris and Jerry Grover. in uic pieiniu- nary tallies, Her- - However, Peacock emphasized 4,-50- 0. T - i f 7 s . JL j f compared with 22,718 for Morris and 9,550 for Gary Herbert Grover. Morris resigned from the county commission two and a half years 'J UTA." Karen Payne, transit committee member, said "I was hoping for a miracle. I am just disappointed. I think the negative campaigning that included a door to door, handing out of flyers, against the system caused the defeat of this city-own- if i" come in so far," he said. Peacock said any absentee ballot postmarked Monday and received by Nov. 9 will be counted in the 1992 totals. He said the county had 136,274 registered voters as of last week, but registration agents in the county's 150 precinct had registered nearly 12,000 new voters. Those names, while on the rolls, have not yet been entered into the county's computer system. For that reason, the 82 percent voter turnout V - It L - '! V recorded Tuesday night will be changed to a lower number when all the names are in. Herald PhotoPatrick At the Seven Peaks Resort Hotel, incumbent Rep. was conducted. He said Harrington waged a campaign of misinformation. "Last week ads accused me of criminal violations," Orton said. The incumbent said in the coming weeks he wants to put together a bipartisan comm.ission to address campaign tactics. No love seemed to be lost on Orton by Harrington either. At Republican election central at the old Utah County Building Tuesday night, Harrington discussed the election with fellow Republicans and the press. Harrington said the Orton camp had called him a liar during the campaign. And he charged that in the final hours Orton campaign literature misrepresented his position when it indicated he would cut So ago to run tor Congress, but lost at the Republican convention. He then made an unsuccessful bid to regain his commission seat. Herbert was appointed by the other two comissioners to fill the remaining six months of the year, then ran successfully 'against George Tripp, former mayor of Lehi, for the remaining term. Morris switched parties after his unsuccessful bid, and ran this year as a Democrat. Grover ran as an independent candidate. cial Security. "I feel that almost need to apologize for failing to get my message out that Bill is not a con- In his acceptance speech, Herbert referred to dissension among members of the previous commission and said the present commis- - For: a 14 percent sales and 1,378 use tax to fund a public Against: V Allows city to imposo transportation system 3,441 measure." Echoing the mayor, she noted that residents had spoken and that the issue of any type of public transportation would be dropped. The issue which voters rejected was asking for a quarter of 1 percent sales tax increase to fund public trans- portation. The issue was put on the ballot following a survey in which 900 people responded that they would like to look at public transportation. Local residents who opposed the system said they would now wait and see what the council would do. One of those residents said that he did not want a locally owned "go nowhere system" but was in favor of UTA. city-own- I servative," Harrington said. Harrington ran for the same seat in 1990 and was defeated in the party primary. This year he dazzled Republicans riding his horse out of the GOP state convention and by strongly defeating Republican challenger Parley Hellewell, a Provo entrepreneur. "I have no regrets," Harrington said of his effort. The challenger said money was one of the biggest obstacles for him to overcome. "If Orton would have had to run on only the money he raised in Utah the election would have turned out differently," Harring Gary Herbert (R) Brent Morris (D) Jerry Grover (I) : 69,544 22,718 9,550 Krohn Courthouse and served several hundred people who were on hand to watch the races on computer terminals set up in the rotunda. ton said. He explained that his campaign raised more money in Utah than the incumbent had. Is there another Cinderella story in Orton's future? There was talk of one in 1994 at Democratic festivities in Provo and Salt Lake City. The much talked about scenario had Orton taking on Orrin Hatch in 1994 for a U.S. Senate post. In Salt Lake, Orton was asked about the future Hatch challenge and if he had heard rumors from anyone. "Nearly everyone," he confided. "But I haven't had the time to even think about that. ' ' Orton chief of staff Sheldon Kinsel said Orton is seeking a committee post on the Ways and Means committee. When the polls closed at 8 p.m., an estimated 200 people were still inside Joaquin Elementary School, where voters in Provo Precinct 8 were voting. Election judges closed the doors, but the people were allowed to cast their ballots. , Shortly before 2 a.m., all ballots had reached tabulation headquarters at the county administration building with the exception of one Precinct Provo 8. County employees and news media contacted some of the election judges and were told that one man had taken the ballots and left the polling station an hour and 15 (See COUNTY, Page B2) Provost elected, jail OK'd - Wasatch County Commission . J. Utah County Republican Women set up a buffet table on the second floor of the historic County celebrates on the phone. Bill Orton, V sioners "don't always agree, but we know how to disagree. We can vote the opposite way, then go out and have lunch together." ar - indicated some 70 percent were opposed to the idea. Mayor Marie Huff said that residents have spoken and told the city they don't want public transportation. She said "No further study of the issue will be done and that includes a look at "Not nearly that many have ( ' Voters reject proposal for Spanish Fork transit SPANISH FORK City officials expressed their disappointment at the failure of a proposal that would have provided for a public transportation system. Local transit' committee members spent a restless night as they watched the issue they had worked long and hard on go down in defeat by a vote of 3,441 to 1,378. Spanish Fork will not look at public transportation as voters J. two-ye- f lm. 1 that is not the final total. The county also set a new record in absentee ballots sent out more than Herbert retains county seat By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer PROVO Utah County voters set a new record Tuesday night, casting 1 1 1,874 ballots, according to Bruce Peacock, County Clerk Auditor. it. rs healthcare," he said. "Once tonight is over, we need . Herald Staff Writer He also referred to the challenges faced by the county, including the problem of building a new jail, and said "I think we've done good things and can move ahead in a positive fashion." HEBER CITY County voters said yes to a new county complex that would include an expanded jail during Tuesday's general election. The jail bond ... j. issue passed by a I nearly margin, his seat on the Wasatch County Commission. Provost received 2,963 votes to Democrat Bryan Jordan's 1,321 votes. Prior to the election. Provost had listed his experience on the commission as the difference between the candidates. z-i- 2,625 votes to 1,357. Also, incum- County Commission bent Republican LaRen Provost easily retained LaRen Provost LaRen Provost (R) Bryan Jordan (D) 2,963 1 V ,321 Inmate flees, search begins near Lehi An inmate considered dangerous escaped from the Utah State Prison Tuesday evening and may be in the Utah County area. Inmate Keith LaMar Shepherd's last address is listed as being in Spanish Fork. He has been con- victed of two burglaries, four aggravated robberies and one aggravated sexual assault committed in April 1985. He is 33 years old. Caucasian, tall, 130 pounds, has brown hair, brown eyes and a cross tattooed on the middle finger of his left hand and two scars on his left thumb. Prison spokesperson Dave Franchina did not say how Shepherd escaped, saying only that he was missing from his cell at 1:30 p.m. and was last seen by officers 1 at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday. A search began this morning west of Lehi near the Jordan River. - BURGLARY Payson Police are still looking for suspects in connection with the entering of Payson Junior High School over Saturday night. Damage, set at $1 ,000, was limited to three vending machines. (See POLICE, Page B2) ; Young earns Juab position By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Herald Correspondent In a three-wa- y NEPHI race for the Juab County Commission seat, Republican Gordon Young was the clear victor with 46.85 percent of the vote. Voting was heavy with most districts report- ing voter turnout of 92 percent or better. Young won the election with votes. James 1,-3- Garrett, Demo- - GordonYoung crat, was second with 921 votes and Richard M. Brough, incumbent, won 589 votes in a write-icampaign four votes less than he won in the September Republican Primary. n "It's been a long hard campaign," said Young. "I hope now we can move forward in the best interest of all citizens in the coun-ty.- " Young said he haJ been "feeling pretty good" during the week as people spoke to him about his chances as he was campaigning. He was somewhat surprised, he said, at the outcome. "I thought Mr. Brough would pull more votes away from me than from Jim Garrett," he said. Garrett, a former commissioner, may normally have pulled votes County Commission Gordon Young (R) James Garrett (0) Richard Brough (I) 1,331 921 V 589 vote with Brough earning 11 votes. Young earned only 39 votes in the west Juab County area. ; 1 In Nephi's second Brough had 112 write-i- n precinct votes to Garrett's 99. Young won 184 in that precinct. from the traditionally high DemoYoung won heavily in his own crat territory of Eureka had it not Mona precinct taking 304 votes to been for Brough's write-i- n cam- Garrett's 55 and Brough's 15. paign. For example, Garrett won Young carried all four Nephi pre209 votes in the Eureka, Mammoth cincts and came in a close second and Callao precincts. However, to Garrett in Levan. There Garrelt Brough's write-i- n campaign there (See JUAB, Page B2) pulled heavily on the Democrat i |
