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Show ELECTION CONTEST ' II SANPETE COUNTY Demociats and Progressives Plan to Immediately Take Formal Action Spec a to The Tribune MT PLEAWT Dec 17 The De no cratlc a d Prog ess e county co n I tees of Sanpete coun y ha e deeded to con test t e cases of J R, Baxter Jr for county treasurer w o was counted out by one ote and Josep Sorense of Ma fled fo county asse tor w o -was defeated by ft e vo cs A con est comn tee was se ected to inves gate any irregular t es and found suffi ent grounds fo a contest t re tal ed Attorneys Lewis Larsen County At orney elect Geo ge Christonsen and John A Hougaard The follow ng forn the contest com m t ee L. P "Ne son cha rman Mt Pleasant "W H Gribble. Gunnison M Beauresaard G-unn son Jamps C Frost Ep ra m Joseph Sorensen May field and J R Baxter Jr Spring c t It s aimed the count coram s loners vent b yond the returns and defea ed Baxter fo treasurer as t e ta ly list sent t em from Fa rview had a tota of ninety e ght ta lv ma ks and t e ta st eft at Fair ew with one of tl e jud es had 103 ta y ma s wh ch they gave to lei or the Repub an non inee and ssued to h m a cert flcate of e ec Ion in which It is be ved the comm ss oners erred The contest coram tt o c aims to lave informat on t at one of the county con m ss oners made wafers as to the resu t of the number of co nty officers wh ch would be e ected w ch is backed up by ece pts and co tracts and t was to h s ad antage to see ten ajo t of the coun y Repub can t cket e pcted T e br efs in the case are be ng prepared for fl ng On the a sesVrslip it Is sail they 1 ave bal ots wh oh vere rued out where the Intent of the voter Is bel eved to be p a n ly shown to be In favor Of the Democratic cand date Fumo s are also afloat that t e Re publican county committee w contest the e ect o of L P Brad v progress ve county comm ss oner e ect, and P C Vn dersen Den oc at c county recorder elect |