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Show I I I 333 3S STVTi: COl'HTH TO PASS ON' covnihTH iFTiinitF. in: v WAHIHNOTON. D C. Nov 9 Oovernmeiit officials here were diep-I) diep-I) I nte rent ul and not a little omrned ovir toda)'s nnnnunriments from demoi ratio nnd republican campalrn leaders Unit conteits might be expected, ex-pected, with a possibility of legal proceedings, pro-ceedings, over the votea for presidential presiden-tial ibrtors In several nf the close states. examination of the decisions nf the supreme court and nf the revised statutes disclosed that electors ale plslnl) ngardrd as state officers. The highest inurt has held In twu lending case thut iiistlons of tin Ir propi r or Improper choice nw for state elee-Hon elee-Hon officers or state inurts to delir-mlne, delir-mlne, und that the fidiral governmint U not law full) concerned iven If fraud Is shown The revised stutuliM provide that the editors shull iniet In null state and "give their votes mi the set nod Moudn) In Junuur) following lietlon ut pluies to be designated b) the stute leghdiituns In the ordinary e nurse of pm tiding win re the right of the lei tors to sit Is iinconte slid their votes would be inuntid In the house of liprisentutlves lure nn the si torn! Wuliiesda) In Fibrunr) and this would be the legul i nil tu the election |