Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-12 | Page 1 | Election Contests On

ELECTION CONTESTS ON. Special Commission Will Count Ballots Bal-lots at Cheyenne. Bpaela to The Tribune. CHEYEXNE. Wyo., Moy 11 -Th election contest cases Invahlng tho County Attorneyship Attorney-ship and two County Commisslonerships came up In tho DIMrlet court yesterday and I.uko Vorhees. Frank Jones and Ed O. Glenn were appointed a special commlss!on to open and count ballots oast In precinct In ulilrh ll Is alleged Irregularities existed. The work of counting Is proceeding SlOWly, and a ihm are eighteen precincts lnvol"l In the ui.lv Attorneyship content and tlilrty-slx In the (onimtssionori-hlp.i contests. It u rxpect'-d that several days will elnpsn before a report can be made to the court. W B. Ross. Democrat, and W R Btoll Republican, aro contestant for the County A ttornershlp. and Samuel Corson and Harry Farthing. r'-pullrai,s. n n l V. h rhnston and 1'. A. Hoedel. Uemoeruts. for the County Com-nilloners'nlrs Com-nilloners'nlrs The favn of the Republicans or In tho hands of Attorney W. BllrdlCk, and tlioK of tho Democrats lr. the hands of Judge Glhson Clark and Judge K. T Corn.