, 1876-11-18

1sontd cS,ld not throw out the vote for my IT,
regularity, nor would the Court regard ait IT.
liz election, Snt II Ind power 10 20 behind M
forms, AMI inquire who wa elected. II secuted,
as every onc Of judgment should scout, theis'ca
TINT tho pcuple could be dsffanthlsrl by the
lack uf knowledge Of the Judges. liz was not
saying anything in favor OF the iuIgct. Tho
question WAS whether they could d1sfranchtsu
any ol,o by omission
A loose prcc u ,Impcf, which would appear to
hare been n tally-sheGt, WAS put in a return
with the pull-buok. 1t was not signed by the
Judges, nor identified In any way o. bcng
cast OH the rounty.teat question. Il was re.
jccte1 by tho Canyassiog Doard. The Court
said:
sneh counting !. but the giving mil, ia!r, sna
The people - legutly manifested.
The leading objection ~ the making Of the
order Of tho Court below {the order 10 count the
rcturns) was hascd upon. the ground that the
Board uf Supcrs,surs could mol Know from the
1t was an official return, 0ccNusc II was un.
elgned md not annexed TO the pol.book; and
yet tho Court held that they should have count
cd the vute and cortiiicu TO II. They lid 50
slmply because foru, siluuld not override Sub
stance.
From tho First Michigan, page ae2, the fol.
lowing was quoted:
Ing republican government, whore The exercise
nto thfuok thc mcIiinrn ~ In hniini inr II wnnId
be a n,unstroua uUctrno tl.ni would subject ths
rnhlic will md pnbllc voice thus expressed 10 be
defeated BY either tho ignorance Or this Corruption
q my board Of Cansatsers. Ths duties q these
nontds aro merely ministerial. rheit whole duty
H. Ell WI" ath H. Saan s " .e
att"1''lS 1,t "nu Hsessamt NV ,t,sunt ia.
u sase ~ Sanao' 1e ~ ano ~
iins influence upon the election Itseif
1nrlv thIs ian,,unvo n, the in,,rca m c,cc.
t,ar' 3unns.n tf7ev si1.4irci in 1,efcst nn ccr,
t;on. % or a,,ue s' ca,ldlIste. ind thew purnoselv
intlInatcl by onc Of tLG laonbers u tie Doard.
w',ui's .lefcgat ~ ! ,..nm,latrl s'" ~ >"e 1'o-A"'
Mr. sntit-He could get a remedy before the
Grand .Jurv.
Mr. iluru continued: II IL could Ia tone.
H,.s In va, thomEf',i ~ Ea,,y ,h", +, No.. ~
law that Gy no u,nlssion Of tI,c lui~ca. or by any
icAtetl, II II werd possible ~ ascertain The will
oi tao Yosers. o.,. ,,-
,!i Inse ~, "E s nc ioua1 inc au.n NJ
sohfl, paee ~ tne Elestion Iaw IN that Statn
iG a''Tsa H. 9snsa T!t VII tnat pE.va..ng ~
.iaa'o4s. Inc Conlt salti tnat tne language oi
st.u snu I.nsuss a1.!' eonnuSu III. Sounty eElk anu
t,.da tm1 vust'ess ~ uns ioturns @ tnaue ny tna
;MNss1 ~ hn,,,d ;,,ln lucy couau @
',o5 ho5 et e9 ncalon ansm,wh1,u!nS that they
aaa notttg 70 do "ita anything nut scrtl'glllK
W W .ae r,G,,t 1ssa ~ A ~ aes ease ie noata na
~ 49, ..,n. ~ aa?} Ano Ia,y sho"o Lis' anu
o to .aass my tseseio.o we W.T. take
- ls'e tat. aaa IeieeL t.o eestiatata because
L. T. aies IoL eohLoFM ~ thc tailv-llst. 1hey
t1n nau lotnnE ~ Mo Win tho tally.list. Inc ce!
t!ugatc q tae luase1 vas all thcy nag 70 10
WILL aney ssi spnia not deeiuo any question con.
tIoyosteu M Ml.nia os wunont tha returns, except
80 iar as what tae returns showod was tho re-
SUI ol t9s eleyt!on.
~ t9U ostn nlsssoMti, ageo4u,Was SUI ahother
cass. ~ ia:ts aaih!ttcd wetu that t,e law re-
qusea tac Nntess ~ w rSelstefed' lAcFc was
Hn esat lo!lst.at!pA y tnG Voters IN two TOWN.
s.llps tcjceten ny tnc baard ol supervisors, for
INC Reason tnNt tcehtratton \, nad nnt been
H,auo n eoh!osnty 70 law. Ine polI-books
showed tnat Lne Neglstratoh INV iiaA been dis"
lceasuG' uF tiG luG4es. ahu tllat t1e 7oteS EAST