Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-06

AFTER SHUTDOWN GENERAL HARMONY
PREVAILS.
Stalwartism and belly vardenism RsTied Together
Nobody Securing, Kicking Boltinx.
The polls opened yesterday at l o'clock a;
the Curry engine house, with Judge Harris,
Alfred Helm and Trenmor Coffin as Judges.
Considerable interest was manifested in the
affair and there was goodly crowd of voters
on hand at the onset. After things had gone
on quite smoothly for about half an hour j..
A. Burlingame came up and offered his vote.
1t had been agreed among the three judges
that each should be allowed to handle each
vote as it went in. The question was put
did you vote the Republican ticket in 1878,
and will you support the Republican ticket in
the coming election p 70 these questions
| Burllngame answered ''les.
THE VOTE REFUSED.
Judge Harris then took the. vote and said :
Did you vote the Republican county
ticket in 1897
To which Burlingame replied
That is none of your bulness.'
Then" said Harris, ''your vote is re-
fused
This decision caused great excitement i'm
mediately and Coffin and Helm insisted that
they being the ma ority the vote should 60.
Harris held that vote could only 60 in by
the unanimous consent of the judges and held
his ground while shouts went up from all
sides
Hold your ground Harris.
''You are right Coffin
g A majority rules.
L" Kick him out =
" Let the rest OF us VOTE
Step aside %
In the general confusion IL was nard to tell
which crowd had the call, and the jam about
the polls was great that at one time it
seemed as if the barriers guarding the ballot
box would be crushed down.
BLOWS AND BLOODsHHB.
After some argument in which Harris at
tempted to explain the law, the passages
grew trife warmer and Coffin attempted to
put the ballot in. Harris also grabbed the
box, and the two men struggled for the pos
session of it. Helm also took hand, and
suddenly Coffin squared off and countered on !
Harris nose; and it is alledged moment la |
ter drew pistol Harris paid no attention |
to the blow although the blood spurted over |
his clothes and flowed down his shirt front. |
Here there was scene of animated confu- !
sion, and Warren WATSON, Deputy Sheriff,
a few minutes later, placed Mr.. Coffin under
arrest, demanding his pistol which was given
up He was about to remove his man when
Coffin remarked that he was a judge Of the
election He was then allowed to remain
pledging himself to commit no act of violence.
THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES.
After the inside of the engine house had
uuieted the outside rumpus continued to in
crease and men poured in from all directions
to see what was up. Harris, although bleed
ing copiously from the nose, still held his
ground and refused to let the bsllot 60 in.
The same form was repeated, the three men
asking questions Of Burlingame, Coffin and
Helm anxious to admit the ballot and Harris
,bjecting.
A NEW BALLOT BOZ.
Sheriff Hill soon afterwards arrived on the
csne and cleared the way. He Investigated
he difficulty and then retired to hunt up the
aw on the subject. In q few minutes he re-
urned, having been unable to secure any
egal authority. He was satisfied, however,
hat a space must be cleared and room left
or voters t. get to the box. He cleared the
pace and retired
BURLINGAHEs VOTE GIFTS IN. Is
1t was now nearly half an hour sincc Bur t
ingame attempted to deposit his vol, and it
vas still subject of discussion. Coffin had (
ent out for new ballot box, and G. P.
Jason presently arrived with one, &c, ling his 8
ray through the crowd. This put . new
hase On the case and there was another
Gene Of confusion. Some Of Mason's friends !,
sked him not to INTRODUCES the new box, - it ,
1ould lnvalidate the election, but he insisted ).
nd finally passed the box over to Coffin.
Iere shouts of 'Good enough" and protests of 7
We won't stand two boxes, went up from
Il sides Coffin and Capt Lyon attempted to I