Show REPUBLICAN SQUEEZED IN Five Votes Settled the Contest for Sheriff in iii l Coun County Oregon Portland Ore June reduction ot of the plurality of Robert L Stevens candidate for the to five votes by official canvass t tle e Is issuance mance ot of his certificate of election and hIs taking the oath or of office late today are the events which have transpired to today today day in the most Interesting feature of the local election Ever since the returns began to Lo come comein in there has been a continual seesaw between Stevens and Sheriff Tom Wood the Democratic candidate for reelection At 3 this morning Sheriff Wood was apparently t votes ahead with but one small smaIl precinct to hear from Returns from this precinct and discrepancies andes in computation with unofficial count later in the day disclosed Stevens election by nineteen votes Still StIn later an another other discrepancy cost Stevens five votes and late today the official canvass re reduced reduced Stevens plurality to the narrow marin margin of five Charges and countercharges of fraud have been made by the contestants Sher SherIff Iff Wood declares that he w will ll contest the matter in the courts and Stevens says if this Is done it will fur tur thor ther increase his lead |