Show c KNOTTY QUESTION RAISED 1 Did Judges of Election Invalidate Ballots Bal Ballots lots by Writing Names of Candidates on Them 1 The or of the point raIsed b by the attorneys for Daniel Harner Hamel liz In Inthe the contest proceedings against JUdge J 3 Albert Howell touching th validity of the ballots In Morgan county whereon the judges of election had names ot of candidates for forthe J the offices of justice of the pence peace and I on the tb Republican ticket was I increased yesterday ester a b by the develop meats ments In the ease cast On proceedIng with the recount It was found yesterday that DistrIct 4 and 5 ot of Morgan County had voted almost exclusively with ballots had been so wrItten on P Peterson terson district is yet et to be ye le counted but It Is expected that a sImilar condition of affairs will wUl be dEs drs I closed there It is also stated that I sonic some of the districts of Davis county will be found to have followed a similar procedure As these two coun counties ties tres were where Howell got all of his majority excepting only twelve it is certain that If iC the point raised by the Hamer attorneys is sustained Ro Ho lapp l app will be declared elected In the recount ot of the four Morgan county dis trIcots it is seen that the Howell bal lots l challenged numbered while those for were 2 Almost all the ballots cast In three or of the districts were challenged b by one side or the theother theother other excepting In Milton where the judges had for tor the most part kept their hands hand oft The only Intro Introduced uc d during the day was E O 0 Kingston judge of election eJection of North distrIct who testified that lie he wrote the names of the Republican candIdates for con constable stable and justice of the peace ott on the ballots before delivering them to the voters oters His reason for doing this was that it had ben bem cust customary mary in Morgan Judge Maginnis suggested the chal or of these thede votes otes were so written on and wanted Judge Morse to pass on this question at The court however declined to do so and said that the ballots which were chal wo be taken up altogether and that he then require each side to take a position whether or not they challenged certain classes or of bat bal lots nail and he would then rule an the Various arious questions presented JUdge Morse also issued an order tor Deputy Sheriff Sebring to produce the ballots of Davis county In court cour 1 M n da day morning Deputy Sheriff Sebring with George McCormick went to Farmington and brought the ballots back last Jast night There is I one district yet et to count In Morgan county but It Is believed that recounting may be finished by Monday night and then therm the question or of the challenged ballots Will I come to the front |