Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-12-04
LEWISTON. TERRIToRY. THURSDAY DECEr.BER lss
RAsCALIrY IN ONEIDA
COUNTY REBUKED,

da Springs, paper that favors HALEY,
has the following
The action of the board Of county CON-
acting as board Of canvass
sers on the election returns from the sew
eral precincts, was had too late for us to
make any note Of it in our last issue.
A mockery Of, a canvass was made on
the l4th by Richard Morse, r. H. Viii
liams and John Montgomery, county
commissioners.
For several days previous TO the count
a howl had been set up by the satellites
of the Mormon church, and freely pub
lishod and gratuiously circulated in a
hand bill, printed in the Logan Journal
Office, entitled Oneida County Demo-
crat (?), that frauds had been pepetrated
by the supporters Of the anti-Mormon
ticket, and in connection Herewith ru.
mors had been flying thick aud fast Of
the threats made by the commissioners,
that upon this and other prctexts, which
they had laid as foundation therefor,
the board would throw rout all Of the
precincts, which had given large anti
Mormon majority. Consequently num-
Der Of citizens from all part Of the coun-
ty, including many candidates, were at
Malad to witness the proceedings.
For once Madame Rumor had truth
with her. For more shameless, bare
faced attempt at wholesale, fraud never
was known. Eight precincts were thrown
out, including Beaver Canyon, Highland,
Eagle Rock, Blackfoot, Pocotcllo, Marsh
Valley, Chesterfield and Cherry Creek,
giving an aggregate majority to the anti
Mormon ticket of about 900.
The precincts counted by this sweet
scented board of county canvasscrs in all
save one, (Soda Springs, gave an aver
age majority to the Mormon ticket Of
565, which taken from the entire ma
jorities given to the anti Mormon tick.
ct, would elect the latter by majority
of 1886 to 375.
Owing to the refusal Of the board to
canvass the returns in full, we have been
unable to obtain the correct vote, but the
above majorities are the inside figures.
Immediately upon the completion o.
the partial canvass, Samuel Il. Taylor
candidate on the anti Mormon ticket fo
sheriff, commenced proceedings in man
damus to compel the board Of canvasser
to perform their plain duty under th'
law--to count the vote as returned
Starting the following morning for tn,
purpose Of obtaining from Judge Nor
gan, the alternative writ, securing th,
order for its issuance and returned t,
Malad, travelling all night reaching ther,
Saturday morning, and had service mad
on the commissioners as soon thereaite
as the clerk of the court could be fount
to issue it. The alternative writ wa
made rc:urnable before Judge Morgan
sitting in Chambers, on last Tuesday af
tcrnoon ut 2 o'clock, and at which tim
a hearing was had, continuing all the ai
ternoon, when an adjournment was mad
until the following morning, when argu
mcnts were made by Judge Prickett an
| II. w. Smith on behalf Of the ralato
and II. Heed aud Joe Rich for rcspon
dents.
1t appeared during the progress of tn
hearing before Judge Morgan that ther
had been delivered to Vim. B. Thew
clerk Of the board Of canvassers, papt
signed by number of the candidates 0
the anti Mormon ticket, notifying hii
that proceedings in mandamus had bee
instituted to compel the board to make
complete count Of the vote of precinc
rejected by them, and iorbidding him
issue certificates Of election to any pcrso
to whom votes had been canvassed, unit
the final order Of the court thcreundt
could be obtained. We have also bee
informed that at the time Judge Morga
ordered the issuance of the aftermath,
writ, he also directed an order to Thew
who is clerk Of Judge Morgan's coul
not to issue the said certificates but nc
withstanding this, Thews, subsequent
the reception by him Of this order, d
issue certificates to members of the legl
lature and to Joo Rich, prosecuting a
torney, candidates on the Mormon tickt
We have no comments at this Office
make upon the action of MIR. Thew
We have no desire to attack the boz
fide that he has asserted to us move
him in the matter, but for the presel
we are content to leave his case to futu
developments, and where Judge Morg;
-, b;s comments has himself loft