Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-10-13 | Page 3 | Republicans May Quit Legislature

REPUBLICANS MAY QUIT LEGISLATURE By Associated Press SAN JUAN P. P R. R Oct 13 The The Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican members of ot the legislature today held a meeting to ask for in instructions instructions instructions in- in from their party as to whether they the should withdraw from the legislature because of ot the decision of ot the committee of elections in the lower house that there had been gross fraud in the last election and owing to the committees unseating of ot Delegate Delegate Dele Dele- gate Alfonso Valdes Republican of ot otI I the Mayaguez l district Governor Yeager has been asked to toI I call a special election to fill the Vacancy va vacancy vacancy va- va cancy because Francisco Del Morand Unionist opponent of Valdes was given the seat at the committee hearing before the that each candidate had spent or more in the campaign