Show ELECTION CONTESTS dougall robertson case decided in favor of robertson a no decision was reached in either the arewood seeley or lowes lowe S in contest s the grounds tak n salt lake nov 22 the utah commission has passed upon one of the legislative contests that of hugh M dougall vs alex robertson berteon Ro their position is practically that they will not say where mapleton precinct which was taken from two legislative districts will be counted they have bave canvassed it in with the returns of the eleventh representative district thus giving the seat to robertson bertson Ko now that this is done the commit commission ision decide they have no jurisdiction to make a change but that any y contest on the question must be settled in lit the courts this sion was reached in about fifteen minutes consultation after the arguments menta had been submitted today in the tile greenwood seeley and lowe seaman contests no decision has been made the commission announcing this afternoon that these cases were under tinder advisement and would bo be passed upon within a few days the commission have already passed upon the eligibility of probate judges to become members of the legislative assembly and have decided that they arc aro not eligible the issue ot of the seeley case therefore is whether or not judge t on retires him from the ollice office of probate judge and makes him eligible for the other office the general canvassing board lias has completed its labors with the ex exception c eption of washington county where t the he vote of one small precinct is to be added this will not change the result which was in favor of the democratic ticket the tile canvass of the remaining counties completed last evening gave the tile following owing T the I 1 io liberal party seems bent on an effort to make political capital out its recent defeat in this city as shown by the following notice which was filed yesterday after the newa newis went to press SALT LAKE ctr nov 21 1893 to A N cherry heber at M wells and william 11 II lett board of canvassers salt lake city utah sir you will please pleas 0 take notice that the undersigned undersigner under signed an elector and taxpayer of the city and county of salt lake like hereby files notice of conte contest of the election of robert N baskin who was a candidate for the office of mayor of salt lake city utah territory at the election held on the ath day of No november vembert 1393 1893 said contest will be based upon statutory to it grounds and you you are hereby notified ficeto to preserve the ballots cast and the poll books and poll lists used and made at said election as the same will be required on the hearing bearing of said contest J 0 CONKLIN by 0 AV powers and J 11 II harris his attorneys in the same form and manner other contests were filed aa as follows john T axton vs gustavo gustave bachman for tho the office of city recorder sam 0 0 ewing ve vs arthur pratt for the office of city marshal D 0 eichnor vs grant 11 smith for the office of city justice |