Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-20

CONTEST.
w. r. Mahood Will Make q Fight

CONTEST.
w. r. Mahood Will Make a Fight
for the Commlssionership.
The following legal document has been
served upon H. NJ. Cfeel, who received
one majority for commissioner in the
Second district:
Territory of Dakota, County of Ram
sey. District court, Third judicial dis
trict.
William r. Mahood, contestant, vs..
Hcber NJ. Crcel, contestee.
To Heber NJ. Creel, the above named
contestee: You are hereby notified that
l desire to and will contest the validity
of the election held in the Second COM
missioner district of Ramsey county, Da-
kota, on the second day Of November,
1886, by which and as the result Of which
said election you were, by the county
board of canvassers of Ramsey county,
Dakota, declared elected over me by
majority of one to the office of county
commissioner Of said Ramsey county for
the Second district of said county.
You are further notified that the
grounds on which desire to contest the
validity of said election are as follows:
First-That the polls in the election
precinct of fMinnewaukan, in said Second
commissioner district of Ramsey county,
were not opened for several hours after
the time required by law, in consequence
of which qualified voters who were en-
number to have changed the result of
said election for county commissioner in
said district, were prevented from voting,
who, had tho said polls boen opened as
required by law, would have voted there
at, and would have voted for me and
against you for said Office Of county COM
| missioner.
Second-A large number of persons
who were not legal voters, and who were
missioner district, voted therein, which
votes were received and counted by the
board of canvassers and judges of cleo
ton; that said illegal votes so received
and counted were sufficient in number
to change the result Of said election for
county commissioner in said Second
commissioner district.
Third-That as am informed and be-
lieve, large number of legal voters, suf-
ficient in number, had they voted, to
change the result ofthe election for coun-
left the polls ut the Minnewaukan pre-
cinct without voting, because of intimi-
dation and bulldozing carried on at said
polls, which said intimidation and bull
dOZing, am informed and believe, you
participated in and instigated for the
purpose of preventing persons who
wished to vote for me and against you for
county commissioner from so doing.
Fourth-That one ballot cast for me for
the Office of county commissioner at the
Minnewaukan precinct was wrOngfully
thrown out and not counted by the coun-
ty board Of canvassers Of said county.
Fifth-That as am informed and be-
lieve, you caused quantities of whisky
to be distributed among the voters and
persons assembled nj said Minnewauka kan
} precinct on tho day of election and while
said election was in progress, as IL means
of hribing voters at said polls to vote fol
you and against mo for county commits
sioner as aforesaid.
Dated November IL, 1886.
WILLIAM II. MAHooD,
Contestant.
Territory Of Dakota, county of Ramsey
William X. Mahood, being first duly
sworn on oath, states that he is tho con-
: testant in the above entitled election con
test; that he has read the foregoing no
ticc and grounds ofcontest; that the facts
therein set forth arc true to the knOwl.
edge of atiiant except as to those matters
therein stated upon information and be
lief, and as to those matters he believes
|
WILLIAM II. MAHOOD,
!, Contestant.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo thi,
l7th day of November, 1886.
(Seal.] w. +. TlIGBEE,
Notary Public. Dakota.
, McGee & Morgan are the attorneys fol
Mahood. Under the law Cresl has tor
days to make answer, at the end of which
time Mahood, through his attorneys, will
ask for the appointment ofa referee, be-
fore whom the evidence in the case will
be given. Tho findings will then be sub
mitted to Judge Mcconnell, who viii
render decision. The case will M
doubt be disposed of by the time tho new
board of commissioners holds its frs
meeting in January.