Show Election of 1918 Costs Utah Counties I Expenses of Candidates and Committees Raises Total Total Total To To- tal to By Albert F. F Philips The recent election in Utah cost the several eO counties about This sum Includes the expense pf pt re regis regis- 18 election jud Judges es printing tickets tickets tick tick- ets and advertising the official ballot bal bal- lot Jot in other words word the election cost every ery person in tho state about 30 10 cents In Salt Lake count county the registration officers officer received 50 50 10 for tho the several days in which they had their offices open for Cor the enrollment of or voters oters Election ju judges el averaged with th the per diem and overtime pa pay about 7 fl each To mall mail the proposed amendments cost 1500 In postage and labor of or addressing addressIng address address- sIng s- s Ing envelopes while ballots and blanks cost 2400 OO Of Ot course the total floes does not not money spent b by candidates In making the canvass either Ither before or after conventions con con- con con- were cre held nor docs does it Includes tho the expense of ot the various arlous committees If It these last items are arc included She cost of or the recent election was at least Expense accounts filed tiled In the various arious vari ari I ous counties show MOW that some nomo of or the tho candidates spent meager sums Bums Here Is a sample from one of or the counties I i It was as printed In tho the Box Dox Elder Journal Jour Jour- nal After giving the expense of Ir the thc Republican and Democrat committees the Journal reports the following I For or personal expenses Attorney Young blew bIen In for tor or meals etc on a trip in the valle valley aliey Attorney Davis spent more He paid the big sum of ot GiO for cards cuds automobile automobile auto auto- mobile hire and meals auto I Commissioner Wright right gave ga 00 O cents for tor railroad fare rare and Mrs Irs Ellason Eliason 30 cents for tor postage Wynn L L. L ElI Eddy y pal paid I. I for transportation trans trans- and meals Count County Treasurer Treasure 50 o cents for or a a. dinner at Garland Mrs Mr rs for tor cards and ancl VIllard Willard Anderson Andes Ander son 3 3 for cards John J J. J Ward ard wa was high h man on ex expense ex- ex pensos pense He lie Invested In which was ns paid out for tor stationery stationer cauls cards Posta postage e and advertising 5 SS f In Carbon co county nt nearlY nearly 1000 voters oters failed railed to voice olee tui au opinion on the prohibition pro pro- amendment Out of ot 2300 votes cast for tor the whole ticket voted In favor of IC the amendment an and 23 against It It Tho The vote ote on exemption from taxation of homesteads and a L small am amount of personal property wa was even eYen smaller There were ere jC In favor Cavor and 40 a against On the tho mine tax taC amendment the tho heaviest vote ota was cast there being only 49 who favored SImon Si Simons Simon's Simons Simon's SI- SI mons mon's attempt to run a a. on the states state's most mOlt Important Industry and iOU 1016 who stood tood against the Idea Perhaps election returns have ha never no dragged so 80 in Utah as the they have e this thin year car Return Returns some counties have not yet et been obtained It Il ha has been impossible to get Jet totals on the Amendments as oven O In some of or tho printed statements of or tho the canvass can can- va vass these results have been omItted The Iron County Record speaking on this subject says This has hal l been cn a hard week eok for tor accomplishing ae ac anything In the Record of ot- ot flee fice The election absorbed attention tho the first tint of oC the week eek and It has lisa required re required re- re practically the re rest l of tho the week weel to gather rind ind compile the results It Is Is astonishing how much time and nd ef of- of fort Cort is 18 required to get gel the count in a a. count county tho the eize aize of or ours It seems as If It some of ot the election lection Judges fI in Sn the small towns tr try to seal stal up and hide the tho count for tor fear somebody will find out how the they voted This Issue of or the Record flee Rec ord was delayed one day to obtain complete complete com corn returns turns and now the theote vote ote of oC one small precinct Is Js lackl lacking g. g f if ff c cIn f In Grand Grant count county Judge Thurman r re received re- re tho tile samo no vote yote that Nephi Morris Mor ris obtained two tono years ears ago 33 and his lila majority 57 was three less than Bamberger won two o years ago Well Wel- el elIn In ing had a plurality of ot Gideon was wa the highest o of the Judges judge with 10 plurality r and one l ls vote oto than w wan ws l' l given Welling who received 26 C At In Carbon count county the ole voie oe for or W. W N N. Moseley and Frank Hicks Hick for tOT justice of or the peace was a tie an and on on December I 10 th the two will cast lots lot to determine who vho shall hall get the tho certificate of or election I Official 1 can n canvass canvas s ot of the le ticket In W Weber ber count county gives S the following fol- fol lowing 10 results result two Republican re rep rep- s being elected elected- State Senator CIl City Co Tot MaJ Ma Jos Chez D 1371 88 4 J J. J E E. Wright right R Ul lUG 1146 3 Z e City Co Tot MaJ a D D. D D. D McKay D U 13 ii a Wm Allison R n 2398 lIS 1167 to M. M K 1 Jacobs D 2937 1366 67 G. j A A. A 5 S. S Condon Condori R 2 2491 91 1134 1 PM P.M. Folkman D rO 1290 I. I N. N Pierce R n 2773 iii 11 1199 1109 9 41 H L J Mrs frs E. E M. M f Coni Con- Con 5 i ro loy 10 D 2343 2513 U 1116 33 1659 T. T E 13 B. McKay It H 2934 1405 1403 43 i ia a 3 ic In the Or O Orangeville l e io precinct precinct Emery county the vote in favor t o of amendment three providing for the taxation of oC mines was almost unanimous votInG vot vot- ing yes lS and but one no |