, 1876-11-18

CONTESTED ELECTION. = Sheriff
Williams Of Kitsap county sent for
O list of naturalized citizens of our
county on Wednesday, and from
what we understand, is in fair way
to successfully contest the election
of his Republican opponent. That
there were many frauds in the elee-
tion of Kitsap county, there is no
room to doubt. The following are
portion of the laws of Washington
Territory in regard to contested
elections, and appearances tend to
show that Sheriff Williams will be
successful in his suit:-Section l.
Any elector of the proper county
may contest the right of any person
declared duly elected to an Office to
be exercised in and for such county;
and also any elector of a precinct
may contest the right Of any person
declared duly elected to any Office in
and for such precinct, for any Of the
following causes: Sec. 6. When
any such alector shall choose to con-
test the right of any person declar-
ed duly elected to such Office, he
shall within ten days after such per-
son shall have, been declared elect
ed to such. office, file with the coun-
ty auditor written statement set
ting forth specially: 2. The name of
the person whose right is contested.
3. The Office. 4. The particular cause
Or causes of such contest, which
statement shall be verified by the
affidavit of the contesting party, that
the matters and things therein con-
tanned are true, AS he verify believes,
Sec. z. When the reception of ille-
gal votes is alleged as a cause of
contest, it shall be sufficient to state,
generally, that illegal votes were
cast, which, if given to the person
whose election is contested in the
specified precinct or precincts, will,
if taken from him, reduce the num-
ber Of his legal votes below the
number of legal votes given to some
other person for the same Office; but
no testimony shall be received of
any illegal votes, unless the party
contesting such election shall de-
liver to the opposite party, at least
three days before such trial, writ
ten list of the number of Illegal
votes and by whom given, which he
intends to prove on such trial, and
no testimony shall be received of
any illegal votes, except such as are
specified in such list.
RACING On December second
there will be running race at the
Seattle course which occasions a
great deal of local interest. The
competing horses, are sorrel own
ed by Mr.. McNaught, of Duwamish
river, and a brown owned by Mr..
Frank Stone. It will be quarter
of mile dash, for fifty dollars a
side, play or pay The cars of the
S. & w. W. r. r. will be run to the
track on the day of the race, and
this will be the first opportunity, on
! the part of our citizens, for ride
on that road. No gate money will
be taken, hence the only expense
will be, the fare to and from the
course. On Monday preceding
Christmas there will be another race.
and on New Years day, there will
be free race to all, for all horses of
Washington Territory. The course
has lately changed hands, Mr.. W.
, G. Pettyjohn having taken lease
of the place for the next two years.
, This ensures honest treatment tothe
lovers of the turf, and prompt ex-
+ pose Of all put up jobs in racing mat
ters. Mr.. Pettyjohn is determined
to bring the reputation of this track,
| up to the highest notch, and we
have no doubt of his ability and de-
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termination to carry out his intent.
Mr.. Stone was in town yesterday,
with his brown horse, which was the
center of attraction for the lovers of
horse flesh of the place. Horse rae
ing has its drawbacks, but nothing
SO aids the breeding of good stock as
much as the love of the pomp of the
race course. r.tis ic. - = tr
PERs oNAL.- Judge Lewis, Dis
trict Attorney McConaha, and law
yers Hall, Hanford and Burk re-
turned from the term of court which
hasjust been held at Snohomish CITY.
yesterday. Nothing out of the gen.
eral run Of court business occurred
during the term, but all of our