| Show ELLISONBARNES CONTEST Hay Result in Defeat of Fry in Morgan I Mor-gan County The programme for the Ellison Barnes contest In the Third Senatorial distrIct Is about completed and the papers will be flied in a day or two In the Dlstilct court at Ogden Arthur Brown is to represent Mr Ellison and 1 D H Wenger of the State committee Is taking an active part In the pro 1 cccdings Judge Wenger appeared yesterday before the State Board of r Canvassers and asked that the returns of the Third district be not canvassed I at once as a contest was to be lilcd i and he might wish I to make a statement I I state-ment to the board The members 1 stated that the Senatorial canvass I would not be made until the last It i ij i not believed that tho board can i i take any action in the matter t Its duty Is merely perfunctory It has I I no tails sheets nor ballot boxes fioin i I tho judges of election and is 1 only supplied with the CCi tilled copy of the canvassed returns from tho respective counties Its duty lo to put the ecrtl ned totals together tfnd to certify therefrom lo Urn election of the State and other olllcers voted for in more I I I than one county The contest Is likely to have an effect j I more reaching than anticipated The 1 I Irregularities in Morgan county are believed to be of such a character as to Invite a decision which will change more than enough votes to elect Mr Ellison and perhaps enough to elect J H Porter Instead of R R Fry to the Legislature Fry the Democratic candidate has on the face of the returns re-turns only a majority of 11 and If the reported evidence be proven his title to the seat In the lower house will i be in danger The Democrats are still asserting that In spite of the decision i i of the District and Supreme com 11 f I the Senate will still be the judge of tate I i qualifications of Its own members and I that the Democratic ivajorlly will be I able to keep Mr Ellison out of the I seat If this scheme is carried into effect it would take every Democrat in the Senate to accomplish It the Re TUblieafls mlcrhf linvo nil nnnnrtnnftv to retaliate provided the FryPorter contest should come before the lower I house for final judgment |
