Show Utah Bourbons Win Majority Of State Posts in Election The sweeping Democratic victory victory victory vic vic- tory in Tuesdays Tuesday's elections assures them complete control of the state supreme court for at least another two years it was evident Wednes Wednes- Wednesday day Justice E. E E. E Pratt who was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to the court by Governor Henry H. H Blood was riding to victory victory victory vic vic- tory in incomplete returns over his Republican rival Joseph E. E Evans Salt Lake attorney Since 1930 when Ephraim Hanson Hanson Hanson Han Han- son was elected to the court the Republicans have failed to elect another member Justice Hanson resigned and was replaced by Justice Pratt on January January January Jan Jan- uary 3 1939 and since that time the Republicans have been without a member on the court bench Elias EHas Hansen then chief justice and the last Republican member to fail of reelection was defeated in 1938 by Justice Roger I. I Mc- Mc Donough With districts out of reporting reporting reporting re re- re- re porting the unofficial returns from Tuesdays Tuesday's election showed Justice Pratt 90 Mr l Evans I Before becoming a member of the supreme court Justice Pratt was a judge In the Second district court at Ogden David W. W Moffat present chief justice Is a Democrat and his term will end in 1942 Other members of the court both Democrats are Martin M. M Larson of Provo and James H. H Wolfe who was elected from Salt SaIt Lake City Members of the court are elected for year 10 terms I |