Show PETITION DENIED the cast lor 0 F not to be counted yesterday afternoon says the deseret 0 P whitney for whom a number of votes had been cast in various the office of territorial superintendent of district schools presented the following to the board of canvassers engaged in canvassing the election returns SALT CITY utah august 1885 to the honorable of canvassers your petitioner 0 F whitney would respectfully represent that be is a citizen of the united states a resident territory and a qualified and registered voter therein that at the election held in said territory on the first monday io august 1885 he waa a candidate for the office of territorial superintend lent of district schools and votes were cast forham at said election for said office and your petitioner respectfully requests that the votes cast for each candidate for said office be canvassed and counted and that the board esaue to your petitioner a certificate of the number of cast for him at eaid elections 1 for eaid office and certify the same as provided by lavy 0 F mr as counsel for mr whitney appeared before the canvassing board and the Com roia and argued for the petition after the matter had been discussed W W riter moved that the petition of mr whitney be granted and the votes be counted P H lannan and john M young opposed the motion A vote resulted in a tie which waa decided in the negative by the vote of the chairman secretary thomas mr kirkpatick then requested the utah commission to authorize the counting of the votes by the board of canvassers by unanimous vote of the oom mission the request and petition were denied t |