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Show The Election Contest. The action of Allen and Farrell in Instituting piocecdlngs against Anderson An-derson and Larscn with a view to ousting them from the olllces to which they luncheon elected, has been pretty pret-ty thoroughly discussed by both Democrats Dem-ocrats and Republicans the last few-da) few-da) s. The action Is pretty generally condemnied. Some Democrats assert that even If the suit were successful It would lesult Injuriously to the Democrats Demo-crats In the futuie. The charge that theic wcie Illegal otescast and counted count-ed for the Republican nominees, and legal otes tlnown out that should have been counted for the Dcmociatlo nominees in all the pielncts,. does not reflect cry great credit on tho loyalty and Intelligence of (lie two Democratic Judges that lepicscnted their paity In those preclnts. In some sections a statement like that would be taken as a include to iiu elTort to steal the election, elec-tion, and some discussion was indulged In on the stieet alongtliis line; but wc do not believe the plaintiffs in the case would be guilty of such an act; and ccn If they were so disposed It could not succeed under existing conditions. con-ditions. Thodavs of the ballot box stulllng Is piactically ocr in Utah. As wc understand It the suit is based bas-ed principally upon the supposition that Illegal votes were cast for Anderson Ander-son and Larscn, but from the fact two Democratic Judges at each polling place passed on those votes as legal and ccrtilied to the returns as true and correct, it is hardly probable that that a contest will change the result materially. If there was illegal votes cast In the election at all, the chances arc that. a thorough examination will reveal the fact that as many of them were cast for Allen and Faircll as against them. If this should be the result as now seems piobable the plaintiffs will be loudly condemmed for biinging a suit that means annnojaucc and expense, only. Pending the tight in the couit Anderson An-derson and Larscn will take possession of their olllces on January tlrst, and it the old law term that possession Is nine points in law counts, they will remain there a long time. |