The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-11-24
COUNT or THE RETURNS,
Eight Democrats ELECTED by the
Rejection Of Two Precincts
Certificates lssUeil--A Pers
emptary Writ Of Mans
dAmus Applied tor,

A number Of candidates and thsir
attorneys assembled in Haley last |
Saturday to witness the canvassing
Of the returAs The precincts we're
taken up in alphabetical order and
the count proceeded without an in
stance worthy Of note until the |
Junction was reached on the list. |
when Mr.. Hixby said be had legal /,
opinion to ask upon the returns from
this precinct and requested that
they might be laid aside for the
Time being. There being no objec-
ton, the request was granted. The
canvass continued unit! the Aalad
returns were opened, when Mr.. Blk
by raised an objection TO the count
ing of that vote on the ground that
the poll had been moved ten miles
from the place designated by the
Commissioners, The question was
laid before District Attorney Haw
Icy who rendered an opinion in sub
| stance that an election SO held was
void. and furthermore that the
Board can take congnizance OF q
Commissioners, have themselves es-
Schaick and attorneys present that
state of affairs that they or any of
| them know Of II was held by
Major Hyndman that while, doubt
less, the removal Of the poll was
within the knowledge OF Mr.. Bixby
l-ha having made the transfer with
mis- own handa=-it wgs not SO with
the other members OF the Board, as
| no evidence bearing thereon was
before the Canyassers. DIR: Van
| Sohaic1 held that their duty was
simply to count all precincts IRON
which the returns appear regular
and vii questions 90 the courts
for adjudication. However a
| vote taken resulted in the throwing
out OF the Maiad returns, When
the Junction returns were reached
Messrs. Bixby and Leadley agreed
that they were III the sans cGndi-
ton as those from Malad,
4 It is claimed by those who sustain
, this move that these last returns
: were in an identical condition witt
i those from Malad, inssmaeh as tbs
] poll was held At Rilliagsley's in
a stead Of at the Junction OF the o. )
e c. r. R., Il miles from Billlngsley :
/ While On the other hand It IS denies
+ that in any essential particular wa
a this 0 parallel case with that Q
1 Malad It is claimed, in briet. tha
+ when the Commissioners created tn
/ precincts last July railroad
c survey then agreed upon made BIZ
i Iingsley's NOW known as Elizabeth
il the junction. and the Board ap
/. pointed residents ofthat place { Har
: and BilliRgsIey1 judges Of the pre-
! cinct. that this had been understood
i and generally accepted as the plas
/. intended by the Commissioners 10
b holding the election, and sherif
s Gray (acting in accordance wit
= this belief posted the usual notice
If there 10 that effect aud lett tue pol
h books with the judges few day
Il before election; and that the presef
n iuetien was not in existence on
y map even. al the time the Board er'
le ated the precinct Nevertheless Il
r. returns were rejected BY vote I
4 one TO Van Sehaiek voting
be the negative. The tootiags We
n completed and certificates issue
: TO tue successful candidates eelo
adjournment Saturday night.
adjournment,
Z, Mr.. Leonard and Others have a
s, piled for d peremptory writ OF ma
I damus compelling count Of Il
JUNCTION vote, and there is who
the matter rests for the present
= The rejection ofthe two precine
elects Democratic Sheriff. Ass
= sor, School supta Coroner, and ty
Commissioners.
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$, The largest assembly at b
on room on short notice yet on reco
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