| Show MAY HAY GET UP A CO CONTEST some talk of questioning the election law BASIS OF THE ATTACK some theorists who claim that the law is 1 in violation of the state constitution because it does docs not comply with the th provision re ec secrecy cherry files a statement of election expenses showing the value of scipio aari cinus kenners services it is amons among the probabilities that thai the validity ot of the election held last tuesday day may lie be tested la in the courts of tile the state the cillo ground upon which such buch an action would be based Is the failure ot tile the present election law to comply with the of the ilia constitution as 03 to secrecy lie crocy art IV see sec 8 9 of 0 the constitution says all elections shall bo be by secret ballot nothing in this section shall hall lie construed construct to prevent the use ot of any ally In machine achino or in contrivance vance for of the lie purpose of receiving und re registering ister the votes r cast ast at any elect election loi provided that the secrecy in vo voting ting bo be preserved the election law passed at the last session cession of 0 tho the legislature provides tor for tile the numbering of ballots and for the keeping of 0 a record ot of all the votes cast so that lit in the event ot of a contest over any particular palice it could be ascertained how every voter wielded ills his franchise thili thia tile lie object objectors ois say Is in direct conflict with the spirit ot of tile the constitution and sufficient they are assured to lo invalidate the t election they claim to find tor for their views in the opinions fit n a of prominent lawyea a v mho lie have been consulted whether the belief that the election can he bo overturned will tak f form orin in a formal action at law remains yet yei to bo be decided there Is evident a disposition on the part of a number of members of the party larty to determine once onca for all it the present election law Is rood good this inclination however Is repressed by others who believe that such a course would lie bad politics tor for the future and result in no present good it la Is said that when senator proctor was lit in utah on his tombstone tour of tile west the tha 1 and clec election tion law were carefully scrutinized and the decision was then arrived lit at that in fix case casa electoral loral vote then conceded to bryan was needed tor for ble klutey a light would tai he made tn in tile I 1 lie courts based on oil the he ground round of tile the law laws conflict with the constitution |
