Show I I 1 NEW LAW S UPON ONE POINT Validity of Commission Form Hangs on Single Issue in Supreme Court ARGUE IMPORTANT CASE Attorneys s Su Submit mit Matter to Highest Tribunal To To Cite Authorities Today With th the tho legal lesal questions narrowed down to the one I issue suo of or whether or not the act of at the tho Legislature providing for forI I elections under er the commission form of government prevents an nn individual elector from Crom voting for fOI whomsoever er he pleases various phases of at the suit to test the constitutionality of the law were argued orall orally before tho the supreme court yesterday and tho the CR case cafro O was sub sub- Briefs of or authorities will be lied the court b by the attorneys for both sides today When the case which was brought for Samuel C C. Park Parl by attorneys may may- or-elect or on a proceeding proceeding- to have a peremptory writ of or mandate Issued di directing directing dl- dl City Recorder B. B S S. S Hives Rives to Issue certificates of at election to the mayor elect and other officials chosen at the recent city election was opened yesterday morn morning Ins at 10 o'clock several sev sov- overal ov- ov eral points were suggested as alS of ot issue I but before the tho proceedings had progressed progressed progressed pro pro- gressed far Car these were eliminated and the whole Issue was brought down to the one une point of at whether or not under the terms of or the new law an Individual ual voter Is Js deprived of the tho right to write the name namo of ot his candidate upon the ballot in place of or some sonic name that Is printed there and to have ha this wrItten written written writ wrIt- ten name counted as his vote ote Hinges II on One Point It was agreed b by both sides that upon the decision of ot this point the whole hole case hinges Soren X X Christensen representing B B. B S S. S Rives Hives the tho city recorder contended that the terms of the election law providing providing providing pro pro- viding for tor the commission form Corm of ot government so restrict the free ree exercise of or the right of franchise E E. E M. M M Allison Allison Alli Alli- son jr who ma made e the arguments for Cor Mr Park PalI contended that the new law was merely an amendment to the old election law which did not repeal or interfere with either b by implication or directly the provision of at the general election law directing the proper of- of I to print a blank form torm of ot ballot on the official ballot 4 |