The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-10-14
THE YAMlzlLL CONTESTED
CASES.

hill county-the contestants being DR..
Watts, Radical, and W. T. Newly,
Democrat. The report of the election
Committee showed that DR.. Watts had
received 80 Illegal votes, while Mr..
Newly had also received several =
They had ascertained that, after prun-
ing the poll books of all the illegal
votes east for both parties, Mr.. Newly
had majority of seven and was
therefore legally entitled to the seat.
After q lengthy argument of the case
BY z, c. Sullivan, on the part of DR..
Watts, and Mr.. Newly for himself,
the report of the committee was adopt
ed by vote of IA to 6, and Newly
vas accordingly admitted to his seat
while big Medicine sorrowfully
packed, up his carpet bag and wended
his way sadly back to the classic
shades of Yamhill, "a wiser if not q
better man."
On Friday the House considered the
Iamhill contested cases, and after de-
voting the entire day to hearing the
arguments of the contestants and dis
cussinS the question to an elaborate
extent. tie Democratic contestants,
Iessrs. Townsend and Shuck, were
admitted TO the seats which had been
thus far occupied by Laughlin and
Eussey, Radicals. DR.. Alexander,
who is chairman of the House Com
lnittee on Elections. informs US that
ne entered into the consideration OF
those contested cases with firm and
steady purpose to do the fullest Justice
70 eli parties concerned, ard did not
GLOW partizan considerations to bias
ms Investigations in the least degree
Knowing that the Democracy had o
complete working majority, he saw no
necessity for prejudicial investiga-
ton, even if he had entertained the
desire to thus consider the question,
and every individual who has any
knowledge of the Doctor will corrob-
crate our assertion that for honesty
and integrity of purpose he has no
superior in Oregon, and We do not be-
lIeYe that he would allow partizan
considerations to swerye him from the
clear path OF duty and right under the
most merciless application of the par
+ lash. He said that If he could dis
coyer that the Radical incumbents had
even a shadow of right to their seats
he should report in favor of them to
Zetain their places; but after careful
and full investigation, and a patient
wedding out OF illegal votes, the fraud
xes discovered to have been SO glar-
ing and palpable that in sheer justice
70 majority of the citizens of Yam
hill county he found it absolutely nee
essary TO report in favor of the Demo
cratic contestants. The committee
threw out 35 Illegal Republican votes
aud 10 illegal Democratic votes, after
which the Democratic candidates were
found to have a majority OF about 16
Eotes each. In this view of the case
: would have been the clearest injus-
tice to the voters Of that county to
hare retained the Radical incu1nberts
and excluded those. gentlemen whom
a majority OF the bona Jide residents OF
the county had elected to represent
them in the Legislative Assembly.
To show what base frauds were per-
petrated, and as vindication of the
Election Committee and the members
who voted in favor Of the Democratic
contestants, We herewith publish the
report of the Committee:
Case Of Andre,o Shuck and Vim. III
Ibacasend as. III. Hu&sey and LeG
LaughLin:
Nh. SPEAKER: The undersigned
Committee on Elections beg leave te
submit the following report in tht
above entitled case:
1st. After duly considering, witt
much patience and great labor, th,
proofs of the parties in the above con
test, We find that the whole mum Der O
votes cast for Lee Laughlin and Al
Hussey, as per County Clerks certifi
cate, for Lee Laughlin, GIG, and fo
Al. Hussey, 623; whole number 0
votes for VIM. Townsend, 610, ane
Tor Andrew Shuck, GIL.
We find the following named per
sons were non-residents of Yamhil
county, and the same voted for Lee
Laughiin and Al. Hussey, for Repre-
sentatives for Yarnhill county, on tn,
9Th day of June, 1870, as per Clerk
certificate: John Marshall, w. Fl
Stewart, n. B. Harpoel, VIM. Jones
G. FL. Hume. F. C. Hill, Thos. Black
q. j. Simmons, j. NJ. Hagey, Henri,
Temmes, A. E. Parker, B. b. Morgan
j. Bowman, d. Brewsbaker, L. Birdi
no, D, Martin, A. Ditzel, Bill Bur
nett, FL. c. Johnson, and Green Hale
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The testimony of VI. S. Hart goes
10 show that the above I,amed persons
we're hired by him and Others abou
three months previous to said election
IN the counties of Multnomah, Mari
on, Washington, Polk and Linn
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