Show Outcome of County Clerk Contest Hinges on Legality of Harper V Votes Totes otes' otes Allowing Harper Halper Votes Goodrich Is Elected If Ruled Out I Murphy Wins Vins By One Majority Briefs To Be Filed Before Jan 20 Whether Arthur Goodrich incumbent incumbent incumbent in in- will continue in the office of county clerk of Duchesne county county coun coun- ty or must retire in favor of his Republican opponent Paul Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy depends on the decision of District Judge Dallas Young re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding Harper votes which willbe will willbe willbe be rendered after January 20 At Atthe Atthe Atthe the conclusion of testimony in the election contest case of Paul Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy vs vs Arthur Goodrich Tuesday Judge Young requested that the attorneys of both contestant and shall file briefs of their contentions before January 20 Oppose Harper Votes Ray E E. E Dillman and George E. E Stewart Jr counsel for Mr Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy contend that the Harper votes should not be counted because Harper was abolished by ordinance last June and and- Harper made a part of Duchesne precinct that no election judges were legally legal legal- ly appointed for Harper W. W Stanley Dunford counsel for Mr Goodrich Ich admits that the precinct precinct precinct pre pre- of Harper was abolished but claims that by action of the county county county coun coun- ty commissioners last October a polling place was desi designated for Harper and authorization made for forthe forthe the appointment of proper election election election elec- elec elec elec- tion judges creating a separate polling place in the Duchesne pre pre- Harper Votes Counted Although this same question was argued in the sheriff contest a week ago no ruling was made by bythe bythe bythe the judge because the Harper per votes would have made no difference difference difference differ differ- ence In the outcome of the case Counting of the votes was allowed allow allow- ed for all aU of the precincts excluding excluding excluding ex ex- Harper with the result that Mr Murphy had a majority of ot one vote with a total of 1342 against 1341 for Mr Goodrich Although no decision has yet been reached as to whether the Harper votes would be allowed they were counted separately re resulting resulting resulting re- re in totals of 1353 for Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich and 1348 for Murphy a difference difference difference dif dif- ference of four votes in Goodrich's majority as counted by the election election election elec elec- tion judges when the count showed showed showed show show- ed a nine vote majority If the Harper votes are allowed after the briefs are studied by Judge Young Mr Goodrich will continue in offic office office of of- fice fic bub butt if they are ruled out Mr Murphy will be declared county clerk |