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Show Livingston Throws Op the Spooge Could Not Defeat Ericksen's Right to the Seat Though. Friends Employed Fraud. I Special to Tho Tribune. MANTI, Jan. :C The Llvlnsston-Krlckscn contest cum ia off. Recent developments In tho recount showed a steady gain for Krlck-Hen, Krlck-Hen, and ycftcrday district No. 2 In Mantl turned tho tables worse than over. Nineteen votes for Krlckrcn had been counted for Livingston. This And hits sUrred up this town, and peoplo aro ashamed of tho wurk done. Mr. Livingston feels very- much Injured by thin matter, although tho count was; mado In. his favor. The court met at 0:30 this morning, was In session for nearly an hour. During this time the caso waa thrown up. Mr. Livingston slated that lie had consented to the contest. oHIcvlnp that miscounts (not Intnntlonal) had hfron made: hut since tho discrepancy found In Iho recount of district No. 3 hnd proven to bo IfitentlonaL ho would not consent to let the ccse go furthor. Ho would not have an Office, neither Judge nor any other. If fraud had to bo resorted to to gain the election. elec-tion. Mr. Livingston's counsol took a drlvo out to his home nt Crystal Springs tho morning after adjournment of court, where they took dinner, din-ner, and will return In tlm to take the train back to Salt Lake today. One hundred und fifty ballots In dlnputo had boon laid nsldo for contest, but nothing v,-us done with. thom. |