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Show HHIT COMMISSION Contests Of At Least Three Offices Are Under Way In Democratic County Headquarters. Martin S. Christiansen of Pleasant Grove, Republican candidate for county commissioner for the 4-year term, was declared elected to that office by the "Utah county commissioners commis-sioners sitting as a board of canvassers of the election returns re-turns late Tuesday afternoon.' His election was made on the motion of Commissioner Neil Dahle seconded by James T. Gardner, chairman of the commission, both of whom voted in favor of the motion while Commissioner A. 0. Smoot of Provo voted against. The unofficial vote had given the election elec-tion to James W. Gillman, Democrat, mayor of Orem, on a margin of 21 votes. The official vote as canvassed by the county commission gives Christiansen 6982 votes as against G9G0 for Gillman, a majority of 22 votes in favor of Christiansen. According to Martin M. Larsen, Democratic county chairman, chair-man, the election of Christiansen will be contested in the district dis-trict court. Preparations are also under way in Democratic headquarters head-quarters for contesting the election of John C. Taylor of Pay-son, Pay-son, Republican, who defeated Earl Greenwood of American Fork, Democrat, for treasurer with 68 votes, and Sheriff J. D. Boyd who defeated George H. Naylor of Provo, Democrat, Demo-crat, by 171 votes. The final decision of the county commission followed one of the most heated arguments in official circles of Utah county. For a while it appeared that the meeting would end in a free-for-all fight so high pitched became the verbal battle that ensued between the belligerent forces, led by I. E. Brock-bank Brock-bank and Abe W. Turner, victor and vanquished, respectively, in the race for county attorney. Mr. Gillman lost 2S votes m Pleasant View. The tabulated returns re-turns from that district filed with the county clerk's office gave Gillman Gill-man 114 votes and Christiansen 101 votes. This was also the unofficial unoffic-ial vote from that district as given by the .iudit's of the election to the Republican and the Democratic headquarters. The certified tally sheet from the I'leasant View district dis-trict mailed to the county commission commiss-ion showed that Gillman had received receiv-ed only 8i votes to 1(11 for Christiansen. Chris-tiansen. When the discrepancy was detected the commissioners requested re-quested E. Byron Dtstrup. deputy, and A. . Smoot to get the tally sheet kept by the judges. The figures of that sheet gave Gillman 114 to 101 for Christiansen. All three of the judges. David Glazier, Democrat, Harvey Booth and Mrs. Fanny Bennett, Republicans, are said to have declared those figures correct. The same situation presented itself it-self in district VI in l'rovo. I lore the tabulated returns and the tally kept by Bert Crane, Republican, as one of the judges, showed that Oilman Oil-man had received 74 votes to 107 to.- Christiansen, while the tally sheet sent to the commission gave Gillman only 04 votes. Mr. Crane appeared before the commission a.id declared that 74 votes were given Mr. Gillmnu. ' Acting on the advice of County Attorney Brockhank, who said that j the law specifically instructs the canvassers to be governed only by the papers in their possession, the j commission on a two to one vote decided de-cided in favor of Christiansen. This action was fought hy the Democrats from the fact that outside out-side information had Ignided the commission in canvassing the vote of district three in Pleasant Grove. In that district the judges had erroneously er-roneously enclosed the tallysheet in the ballot box. which cannot be opened without an order from the district court. N'o tally sheet had been mailed to the county commission. commiss-ion. To ft the correct vote from the district, tho commission had C. R. Harper, Democrat, one of the judges, brought before (he board. Mr. Gillninn maintained that if outside information should he accepted ac-cepted in one case it should be all light also in another. Commissioner Dahle reasoned, however, that no matter what way the commission decided the vote, there would be a contest, and that as far as he was concerned he would rather the Democrats start the contest than the Republicans. Attorney Brockhank declared that chile he was confident in his own opinion that Mr. Gillman should have Ihe larger vote in Pleasant View, the commission could do nothing noth-ing but follow the law on the matter |