The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-03

Martin Mcleod, 70
- Clarke, 10
- McCabe, Republican, ll9
These returns are gratifying to all good
Democrats. Contrary to our expectations,
we have to record the election of Hon. ID.
NJ. Hanson, despite the efforts of multitude
of treacherous spirits. The returns footed
up as sent in by the different precincts, give
him a majority of but four votes; the vote
of Wayzata, however, was thrown out on
the ground of iliegality, no one having a
right to vote at that place. Mr.. Bassett has
majority over Mr. Hanson at Wayzata of
l6. 1t now appears that the Democracy OF
the 18th Council District will have three
votes in the next Legislature, and the Repub-
licans three Mr.. Cleveland, it is true, was
run upon the Republican ticket, but he is
nevertheless good Democrat, and was put
up, according to Rev. Mr. Galpin, for the
purpose of drawing off votes from the DEM
ocratic ticket.-N. W. Democrat.
So decides Mr.. Huey, the Register of
Deeds of Hennepin County, and his fellow
canvassers, two Justices of the Peace-if
Mr.. H. so far condescended to regard the law
as to call two Justices to aid him in can
wasting. Our amiable neighbor of the N. w.
Democrat it Appeals endorses the action OF
Mr.. Huey. We have few quiet and res
pectful questions to ask the latter gentleman
and his friend, Editor Hotchkiss:
The editorsays, "Wehave atlengthreceived
the official returns of the vote of HENNEpIN
COUNTY," and thereupon proceeds to an
nounce Mr.. Hanson as the Councillor elect
from the Eleventh Council District. The
zaw says, the counties of Hennepin, Carver
and Davis shall constitute the Eleventh
Council District. 1t is true, there was no
vote cast in Davis; but what has become of
the vote of Carver?
The law provides Or. S. chap. 5, sec. So,
p 81 that: "When two or more Counties
" are united in one Council or Representative
" District, the Clerk of the Board of County
4" Commissioners Of the County last estab-
4" lishcd, shall, within twenty days after the
day of election, attend at the Office of the
Clerk of the Board of County Commits
sioners of the senior county, and in con-
junction with the Clerk or Clerks of the
senior county or counties, shall compare
I" the votes given in the several counties
composing such Council or Representative
District, and said Clerks shall Immediately
make out a certificate of the person or
persons having the highest number of votes
{" in such counties, for member or members
of the Council or House of Representatives
"of the Legislative Assembly, which certi-
d" ficate shall be delivered to the person en-
titled to it, on his application to the Clerk
q" of the Board Of County Commissioners of
q" the senior county, at his Office"
If Mr.. Huey, the Register of Hennepin,
complied with this plain provision of law,
how comes it that his official canvass of the
votes appears in the N. w. Democrat two
days before the expiration of the twenty
days mentioned in the Statute? Can he
give Mr.. Hanson legal certificate by merely
canvassing the returns from Hennepin, and
not awaiting the twenty days for the appear
ance of the Clerk of the County Board of
Carver2 What is the ground of Megality,
taken against the voters of Wayzata precinct
in Hennepin County? Is the canvassing
board of Hennepin a competent tribunal to
decide this point Is the precinct of Chan
]lassen, in Carver County, counted in this
Henmepin return which elects Mr.. Hanson
Will the editor of the N. w. Democrat
publish an official abstract of the returns of
his county, By precincts, in his next issue p
If it is too much trouble for him to do this,
will he procure copy of the same and send
to us, at our expense?
We honestly believe that all is not right
in this return of Mr.. Hanson. If it proves,
however, in the end that he has majority
OF the legal votes in the district, we will
never countenance opposition to his taking
his seat in the Council. Admitting that Mr..
Huey has authority in law to throw out the
Wayzata precinct in Hennepin, our returns
still elect Mr.. Bassett by adding the follow
ing legal and o.r'a1 vote of three precincts in
Carver:
Precincts. Bassctt. Hanson.
San Francisco, IA 90
Carver City, 22 l
Glencoe, IL l
Total, 48 9
These were not returned to Mr.. Huey-in
fhnSr NOT, - I Y n