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Show VOTE RECOUNT IS ORDER WAY Counting the ballots in a'l voling districts in Via) county for (be of-iiees of-iiees of county commissioner for 'be four-year term, sheriff anil treasurer, were begun late Tuesday ifteruoon in the court of Judge George P. Parke:-. The aerual counting of the ballots was begun shortly after the contesl-tnls contesl-tnls in the cases agreed 10 a stipulation stipu-lation that all of the districts be brown open tr the recount. It is assumed that the counting of 'be ballots for the three offices wil! require from three to four days. When the eases were eal ed Tuesday Tues-day forenoon. M. B. Pope, repr'-'-leuting the eonlestees in the ihree cases, suggested the stipulation llial-ill llial-ill of the ballots be counted in the 'iilire county, objection was taken to this by Attorney Martin M. Larva Lar-va anil Abe W. Turner, rcproscnl-ing rcproscnl-ing tbe eomestants, on tbe ground that there had been no allegation of misconduct in all districts. Attorney A. V. Walkins. representing repre-senting Martin S. Christiansen etinty comiuissioner-cleel. then suggested sug-gested that, a count be made of the 'eil'ots in all of the disriHs in which both sides in the contests uive alleged a niisrounl bo openod lid recounted. A similar objection vns raised to this stipulation also. Hearing Resinned When ibe bearinu' resumed in fie ifternon. Attorney Larson said i I .! 1 in cheeking over the various dis-riels dis-riels in 1 he county it bad b -en U .mid that ques inns had been raw ed in substantially every district either by the coiiteslanls or lb lies li-es ee. loelered I hilt il was apparent that neither of Hie parties ;i: Ibe Ihr -onle-t oases involved eared for the respective offices if 'ere vis a sliailnw ol" a !oub of tbe right to hold that office. In b'w ol' the eondilions Hint have arisen in all of the cases, be asked tbe court lo stipulate that the hal-:"ls hal-:"ls ill tb" olllire county be re-eolllil - ed for tbe contenders of be three offices in question. Tin- recount began lrg -di l ee under the dircclion of Judge George P. Parker. The conlesls were iielihil",! ,.. Jaines W. Giilmati of Orein, Earl Crei owned ol' Ane-rieiMi l-orl; end George II. Nayior of Provo against Marliu S. Christiansen of Pleasanl Grove. John Taylor of Pa won and .1. D. Boyd of I'rovo. The three last " nil' d v. ..-( ileelarod by I be 11,1ml V board of canvassers lo have been 1 'I'' ! to ll'c offices of county onm-iu!s onm-iu!s ionei- for the four-year t mi. '"inly treasurer, and county sheriff. |