Show ELECTION OF JUDGE HOWELL IS CONTESTED daniel hamer FF es papers in con esi today alleges judge caused V bation of francaise Franc nise laws and calces anal charges of paying for workers alleged there were votes legally cast for judy hoapp va aich wars not counted daniel hamer has filed a contest against james albert howell contesting the batters lat election to the district in the second district and claiming that heary H Is legally elected the papers were filed this morning C C richards and C S varian are attorneys tor mr hamer anu W L magennis and A B heywood and E T Hu laniski for judge howell the papers were prepared in salt lake after reciting the fact of the election and the candidacy of judge and judge howell the allegations state 9 that the particular grounds of contest in this matter are as follows a the said henry H received at said election for said office of judge of the second judicial district court a greater number of the legal votes cast than were at election cast for or received by any other person for said office b that at said election illegal votes were received by the judges of election in the following named election precincts or districts and that such votes were wrongfully received and cast and were wrongfully counted for the said james A howell to alt in the ard 3rd ath ath ath ath ath lotti and election districts or of ogden city in the election districts of roy west weber no 1 west weber no 2 hooper city no 1 hooper city no 2 huntsville no 1 huntsville no 2 liberty and eden in weber county layton district no 10 layton district no 11 farmington district no 7 cen district no 6 bountiful district no 4 bountiful district no 3 west bountiful district no 2 south bountiful district no 1 and syracuse district no 15 in da vis county nd the election districts of canyon creek milton porterville ter ville and south morgan in morgan county c that there was misconduct and errors made by the county commissioners of weber county sitting as a board of canvassers in canvassing the elturas of said election in weber county and in declaring the result of said election in this that the said board of canvassers canvassed the returns of hooper city no 1 election district which said returns were in all respects regular and complete upon their face ind wrongfully added to said returns he number of 67 more votes tor said howell than said returns showed had actually been cast tor said howell that it said 57 votes had not been thus wrongfully added to said returns the coult of said election would have been hanged in this that whereas said board of canvassers declared that the aid hov ell had received 12 more votes tor the said office in said weber county ban the said it should have declared lec lared that the said received 5 more votes for said office in tho said county than said howell d that the said howell has given ind offered to give to divers and sundry electors lectors lec tors and registered voters within aid second judicial district money property oro perty and other things of value tori the purpose thereby of procuring heir several votes for him and tor his election c that tho said howell has corn bitted divers and sundry offenses against the elective franchise in the state of utah as defined by law f that prior to said election held is aforesaid the said among other promises and to give to and procure for electors sundry offices places and employments by himself and through other persons acting tor ind in his behalf and tor his benefit and promised to give to and procure for one burdick an elector and resident within said second judicial district Oi strict in case of the election of the said howell the office place and employment of official stenographer in and for said second judicial district court the same being a valuable position to which is attached a large compensation pensa tion that such offer and promise was made and given for the purpose and in order to induce the said burdick and other electors residents of eaid second judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell that in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise the said burdick was induced to and did vota at said election for said howell and that in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise and for the purpose of aiding the said howell in carry mg into effect the agreement and bargain thus made the said Burdic lt induced other electors residents within said second judicial district to vote for said howell at said election e that prior to said election held as aforesaid the eaid mowell by himself and through other persons acting tor and in his behala and for hl benefit offered and promised to give to and procure tor one hooper an elector and resident within said second judicial district in case of the election of tha said howell an office place and employment to wit either the of assistant official stenographer of the judicial district court the same being a valuable position to which is attached a large compensation or some other position with a monthly compensation of not less than that such offer and promise was made and given tor the purpose and in order to induce the said hooper and other electors and residents of bald second judicial district to vote at said election for said howell thai a pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise the said hooper was induced to aad did vote at such election tor said howell and in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise and for the purpose of carrying into effect the said bargain and agreement thus made and entered into between the said hooper and the said howell the said hooper induced other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell h that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by himself and through other persons acting for and in his behalf and for his benefit offered and promised to give to and procure tor one an elector and resident within said second judicial district in case the said howell should successfully carry the for himself the office place end employment of assistant official stenographer of the second judicial district court the same being a valuable to which is attached a large compensation that such offer and promise was made and given tor the purpose of aad in order to induce the said dye and other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell 1 that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by himself and through other persons acting for and in his behalf and for his benefit offered and promised to give to and procure for one bishop an elector and resident within said second judicial district in case of the election of the said howell the office and employment of assistant official ata no grapher of the second judicial district court the same being a uon to which is a large compensation ihal such otter and promise was made anu given lor ano purpose of and in order to induce the said bishop and other electors and residents ot said second judicial district to vote at said election lor eaid howell that in pursuance and consequence of such and promise the said bishop wab induced to and did vote at such election tor said howell and in pursuance and consequence of such offer and bronise pr onise and for the purpose of carrying into effect the said bargain and agreement thus made and entered into between the said bishop and the said howell the said bishop induced other electors and residents ot said second judicial district to ate at said election for said howell J that prior to said election held as aforesaid said how ell by and through other lur and in his bohall and lur his baneat ot and to give to and procure lor one italton an elector and resident within said second judicial in case ot the election 01 the said howell an office place and employment to att lather iho olace of official stenographer or the office of stenographer of the second judicial court the same being valuable aule positions to which are attached large compensations that such otter and pi juuso was made and given for the purpose ot and in order to induce the said dalton and other electors and residents ot said second judicial district to vote at said election for said howell in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise the said dalton was induced to and did vote at such election tor sail howell and in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise and for the purpose of carrying into effect the said bargain and agreement thus made and entered into between the said dalton and the said howell the said dill ton induced other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election for said howell k that prior to said election bold as aforesaid said howell by and through other persons acting for and in his behalf and for his benefit offered and promised to give to and procure for one boyea an elector and resident within said second judicial district in caso of the election of the said howell an office place and employment to wit either the office of assistant official stenographer or the office of official stenographer or the send judicial district court the same being valuable positions to which are attached large compensations that such offer and promise was made and given tor the purpose of and in order to induce the said moyes and other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election tor said how ell that in pursuance and consequence of such offer and pron ls the said moyes wag induced to and dia vote at such election for said howell and in pursuance and consequence 0 such offer and promise and tor the purpose ot carrying into effect the said bargain and agreement thus made and entered into between the said boyea and the said howell the said moves induced othe electors and residents of said se judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell 1 that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell for himself and by and through other persons acting lor him ana in his behalf and tor his benefit offered and promised to one skeen a duly qualified person and elector and resident within sala judicial district to procure for said skeen the office and employment of judge in and for ogden city in weber couney utah a position to which is attached a large compensation that such offer and promise was made for the purpose of inducing said skeen to vote at said election for said howell and tor the further purpose of inducing the said skeen to induce other electors and residents within the ajia second judicial district to vote at said election for said howell m that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by himself and through other pereras acting for and in his behalf and for his benet tt offered band promised to procure tor one olson an elector and resident within said second judicial district in case of the election of the said the office place and employment of state dairy and rood commissioner of the state of utah the same being a valuable po alon to which Is attached attach ej a large salary that euch offer and promise was made and given for the purpose of and in order to said and other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell that in kursu anca and consequence of such offer and promise the said olson was induced to and did vote at said election for said howell and in pursuance and consequence of such offer and promise and tor the purpose of carrying into effect the said bargain an asrea ment thus made and entered into between the said olson and the said howell the said olson induced other electors and residents of said second judicial district to vote at said election for said howell n that prior to said election held as aforesaid the said howell by hini self and through other persona acting for and in his behalf and for his bane fit offered and promised to give or procure to divers and sundry other persona and electors within said second judicial district various offices places and employments which said offers and promises were then and thero made to each of said persons and electors within said second judicial district tor the purpose of inducing hsuch electors to oto for said hoseh at said election and tor the further purpose of having such persons and electors induce other electors and residents within said second judicial district to voto tor said howell at said election 0 o that the said howell by himself and through other persons acting tor and in big behalf and tor his beagent paid or caused to bo paid to divers persons and electors resident within said second judicial distinct and for the uso of divers persons and electors within said second district large sums of money and other valuable considerations for the purpose that the sane or some part thereof should be by the said electors used for the purpose of procuring tho election of tha said howell and for tha 39 of bribing electors within said second judicial district to cast their votes for the said howell aitho said election p that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by himself and through other persons acting for and in bis behalf and tor his benefit i paid to one oliver penrod a duly 1 i qualified and registered elector within second judicial district the suna of and other valuable considerations erat ions and promised to pay to the said oliver penrod the further eim of and other valuable considerations erat ions for tho purpose of inducing eald oliver penrod to vote for bald howell at said election and tor the further purpose of through him inducing other electors and residents within said second judicial district to vote tor said howell at said election that in pursuance and consequence of such payment the said penrod did at said election vote tor said howell and in pursuance aud consequence bt such payment and for the purpose oc carrying into effect the bargain and agreement had between said and the said penrod the latter ib of whiskey cigars money and other valuable considerations induced many other electors in and for said second judicial district to vote at said election tor said howell q that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by himself and through other persons acting for and in his behalf and for his benefit paid or caused to be paid to one joseph harbertson a duly qualified and registered elector within said second judicial district the sum ot SOW and other valuable considerations and promised to pay to the said joseph harbertson the sum of 1000 nna other valuable considerations tor tho purpose of inducing said harbertson Harber tsoa to vote for said howell at said election and for the further of through him inducing other electors continued on page me uh juliac IS culand continued from page 5 within said second judicial district to vote for said howell at said elec i tion that in pursuance and conse quance of such bargain and agreement the said harbertson did at saad election vote for said howell and in pur elance and consequence of such liay ii ent and tor the ot carrying into effect the agreement had paid hewelt and said harbertson the latter by means of whiskey and cigars money and other valuable considerations side rations induced many other electors within said second judicial met to vote at said election for said howell r that prior to said held as aforesaid said howell by hemsell and through other persons acting tor and in bis behalf and for his benet lt offered to pay to one Pe ierson the sum of for the purpose of inducing the said peterson to vote for said howell at said election and for the further purpose of using part oi such money in inducing other electors resident within said second judicial district to vote for said biowell at said election s that prior to said election held as aforesaid said howell by hemsell and 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