OCR Text |
Show D. J. Wilson Files Notice Contesting Granger Election David J. Wilson of Ogden, Republican Re-publican candidate for Congress in the First Utah District in the last election, who according to the official of-ficial canvass was defeated by Democratic De-mocratic Congressman Walter K. Granger of Cedar City, by 104 votes, has filed official notice with the House of Representatives contesting con-testing the election of Mr. Oranger. Wilson lists 23 allegations of irregularities ir-regularities in the election as grounds for the contest, but according accord-ing to press reports Mr. Granger maintains that the charges, for the most part, are those that might be brought out In any election, and that the offenses would be due to lack of understanding by officials rather than any intent to violate the law as set forth in Mr. Wilson's complaint that Mr. Granger received receiv-ed a majority because of "Malpractice "Malprac-tice or negligence." In brief, Wilson alleges, as grounds for his contest: 1. That he received a majority of the lawful votes on Nov. 5. 2. That in many election districts and precincts election officers counted coun-ted ballots for Granger that had been cast for Wilson. 3. That many ballots fur Wilson were thrown out as being "spoiled" when in fact they were valid. 4. That persons were registered and voted who had not yet established estab-lished residence as required by law and the state constitution, and that their votes for Granger were counted. count-ed. 5. That persons voted who "were not registered. 6. That unauthorized persons were given ballots by election officials, took them to the home of persons In the respective election districts and returned the marked ballots (for Granger) and had them ac cepted and counted. ' Judges Leave Posts 7. That Judges of election left their polling places, took ballots to the homes of residents, had them marked, brought them back and put them in the ballot boxes, and they were counted for Oranger. 8. That unauthorized persons, purporting to act as registration a-gents, a-gents, solicited and accepted hundreds hund-reds of such illegal registrations In violation of law, and that such registration reg-istration were null and vgid, notwithstanding not-withstanding which persons so registered reg-istered voted' for Granger. 9. That some election Judges, after af-ter opening the ballot boxes and beginning the count, left the polling poll-ing places for seveal hours, leaving the ballots unprotected; returned, completed the count, and there now Is no way of determining whether whe-ther said ballots were changed or unlawfully marked, and that the ballots from such districts should all be excluded. (Oranger is said to have received a majority of votes where this happened.) 10. That in some districts official offi-cial boards of canvassers did not meet and canvass the vote, as re quired by law, and that "the outcome out-come of the election In said counties coun-ties has never been officially determined" de-termined" but that Granger was given the majority in such districts. 11. In some districts no Republican Republi-can Judges of election were appoint' ed. 12. That Democratic agents and poll watchers electioneered for Oranger within 100 feet of polling places. 13. That official returns were entrusted to unauthorized persons for a week before boards of County commissioners canvassed the returns, re-turns, and where this occurred Oranger had the majority. 14. That aliens Illegally registered register-ed and voted for Oranger. 13. That In some districts more votes were tabulated and recorded than were actually cast according to tally sheets. 16. That in at least one district ballots officially cast for Wilson were never counted. 17. That many absentee Republican Republi-can ballots never were delivered to the proper polling places; therefore there-fore were not counted. II. That some Judges and other election officials did not take the oath, a majority being Democrats. 10. That federal officials, In certain cer-tain districts, prevailed on occupant occu-pant of government-owned houses to vote for Granger on the pica that If he were elected they would be able to buy their homes with-Continued with-Continued to Back Pago Wilson Contesting (iranger Election (continued from page one) out consideration or lur less than value. 20. That the State board of canvassers can-vassers illegally Included In their canvass votes which county can-vassers can-vassers had excluded, and that a majority of such ballots were for Granger. 21. Th.tt both sets of tally books trnd poll books were turned over to c.iunty clerks after the count on election day, whereas one set should have been retained. 22. That If all valid, lawful votes ars counted and Illegal votes heretofore here-tofore counted were excluded, the count would show a majority of several sev-eral hundred for Wilson. j 13. That W.Lvjn Is still investigating investi-gating evidence of irregularities and Illegal registration and other fraud and will advise contestee from time to time of new discoveries. |