Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-05-10 | Page 7 | Lehi Democrats Wrangle Hotly in Party Gathering

LEHI DEMOCRATS WRANGLE HOTLY IN PARTY GATHERING Fight Over Brings Out Vote Is Close S Special ell to The fine rh pu Lehl Lehi May a 0 Local 9 Local Democrats metIn metin met in time the opera house hOUS last night to name name a postmaster to succeed S. S W. W Yo Ross floss C Charges rge S 8 an and d C counter charges o U l td r- r cli a wove Om Indu Indulged 1 In Inand Inand I made personalities Hes were ge and open accusations such stich as ns Not ot a n word wom-d of wim he has hat said salt Is true Illegal Il II I legal votes otes have h C been cast Robbers the tho air Liars etc filled tiled A schism occurred In the party parl that made lifelong friends shak their fists I in each others frends faces and amid only the lie lle iii- iii In Interposition 11 of or friends prevented actual encounters Dc Bedlam lam reigned su su- su Int-I Int before a premo pren-io for about two hours final vote oto was cast which was announced an aTm- amid cries of or Stuffed Stured ballots Illegal votes otos Soreheads etc etc Only two candidates were nominated Abel hel John I Evans als placed in nomination Elmer Elmor P Peterson terson lie was followed by tn le Representative te l Edward Southwick wh who nominated Joseph Anderson Both candidates can can- mado O speeches In their own behalf be behalf be- be half hair and tho the chairman John S. S in kc keeping an anything any any- hail had the Job of or his huis life thing timing like order After about two hours houts of or wrangling the hat hatas was as pas passed ct and the votes votee collected collected col col- time the vote being Anderson 1 Peterson l j. j The friends of oC Peterson claim tha that t fraudulent votes were welO cast and anti may ie the scrap hundred and nd six ix votes otes Is a a- larger lar er number than wa was cast b by the Democrats of oJ L Lehi hl for Woodrow Wilson