Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-03 | Page 1 | No Election Will be Held to Fill Vacancy Caused by Read Death

NO ElECTION WILL ILL BE BEHELD BEHElD BEHELD HELD TO FILL VACANCY CAUSED BY 8 READ DEATH Governor Says Expense of Providing Representative Is Not Justified NTO cl t will will-be cElled to 1 select a representative to fill th the vacancy in the lower Jower house of ot the Utah Utai legislature caused cause b by th the death of ot Mrs Irs Edyth Ellerbeck Read That a decision to this effect had hall been reached was admitted b by Go Gov William Spry last night In outlining his decision the chief executive c declared de dc- de- de claret he ho did not deem the provisions pro of section 13 of article 6 of or the tho constitution constitution I of ot Utah strong enough h to warrant warrant war war- rant the calling ot of a n special l election at t this titis time The section referred d to reads as as as' follows The governor shall 1 issue writ writa of ot election to fill till vacancies that that mn may occur In either cither house of or the 1 I legislature In my opinion the article said Governor Spry Is 15 not strong stron- enough to warrant the calling calling- of ot a special election election election elec elec- tion under the exl existing conditions Consequently Consequently Consequently Con Con- I will no call a special election election elec elec- tion Uon to fill fm the vacancy I do not think It necessary sary because the sc session glon of ot the legislature would be completed b before forc the election could be held The TIle on only need for tor filling the v- v cancy is in the event a special session of ot tho the legislature was to be called Then It would bo be different At the present time there Is nothing to indicate indi onto ate that such a condition is likely to arise A sl special election would woul necessarily necessarily mean additional expense which is not jus justified titled While I have havo conferred with the attorney general on the subI subject subject sub sub- I I have had no written opinion from him Nevertheless It seems that I there Is no law that warrants a special I election The only precedent we have havo Is In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Ca case e of ot Charles Tart Taft who wa was killed at several years cars a ago o while tho the legislature was In session His IUs dC death th occurred nearer the close of ot tho the session than did that of or Mrs Irs Read No o election was called at that time and tho the position remained vacant until the next general election In Iu tho the territorial terri tern tonal days a special election was as held to till fill the tho vacancy caused by the death eath of ot Charles Hall hail C C. S S. Varian Varlan being elected However Iho tho death in that In Instance instance In- In stance stanco occurred before the legislature convened enabling tho the people to se select so- so lect a successor before borore the lc legislative sessions commenced l. l I I