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Show Strmgham Stnngham Stringham Wins Gap G 0 P PCongress PCongress Congress Nomination Nomlnatron NominationBnant NominationBriant Bnant Briant H Strmgham of Vcr Ver Vcrnal Vernal Vcrnal nal won the Republican nomma nomina nommation nomination thiFirst theFIrst tIon for congressman from the FIrst Utah district at Tuesday s sprimary sprimary primary run off He defeated * , defeateW defeatedWilliam William byover ' " illiam Peter Peterson < ; on of Lo Logan an by b : ' love over " a thousand votes The vote votevas votiwas vas \ as light 11ght all over the district districtIn votej Stnnghanreceived StrInghamreceIved In Grand county StrIngham receIved 61 votes to 23 cast for to : dIstrictSfollows districtsfollows Peterson follows forIPeterson forPeterson The " ' vote ' by " dIstrictS districts - forI I l Peterson Strmgham Stnngha IMoab StrmghamIMoab StnngharMoab StnnghaMoab 22Richardson Moab No 1 6 22 RIchardson 1 9 IThompsons 9IThompsons [ 5CISCO Thompsons 3 5 Cisco 4 1 Elgin 1Elgin 1Elgm 2 3 /Elgm Elgm / 3Moab Moab No 8 5 18 Sego 18Sego 2 3 3Totals I Totals - 23 : - 61 61The conductIngthe The total cost ofconducting of conducting ; the run off primary in the 24 2counties 24counties IcountJes counties of the First district isestimated IS ISestImated i estimated OOCIn 000In at more than $35 35 $ 000 In Grand county the cost was waover over wasover $300 300 $300or $ about ( pervote or abou $3 3 $350 350 $ 50 per pe vote voteA A concerted effort will b be bemade bemade - > made tolabohsh toabolish in m the next legislature tol to tabolish abohsh abolish thelprImarJ theprimary the run off feature of thel th the ' bylmembers bymembers primary prImarJ which is conceded byl by , members of both parties to be bea bea > a absurdprovIsIon useless expensive and absur absurd absurd provIsIon of the election laws ' |