The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-15
Silver Bow Canvassers Throw out a
Democratic Precinct TO Gain
the Legislature.
A Decision in Which Neither the
Law or Justice Cut Any
Figure.
The Case "a be Decided by Judge Dcwolfe
ut the Opening Of Court In
November.

BUTTE, Oct. H.-lSpecial. THE excite
ment Was intense in this city on Saturday
night, " hen the canvassing board adjourned |
without deciding their COURSE of action in
reference TO the election. II WAS not be
lievcd that the board would venture to
throw out any of the precincts in dispute,
but curly yesterday morning il began 10 be
rumPrcd that they contemplated throwing
ont the tunnel precinct. or precinct No. -.
This rumor suiliced 10 throw every other
subject out Of the public mind.
All day there was n great deal Of sup
pressed excitement, and anxious longing for
the coming of the morrow,
The board of canvassers met at 10 o'clock
and promptly adjourned until IL. At TINT
hour they reconvened, with Judge McCon-
nell, w. w. Dixon and M. kirkpatrick
present on behalf Of the democrats and
Thompson Campbell appearing az counsel
for the republicans. The meeting was
opened by Chairman Jack. OF the board, de-
claring that he understood threats had been
made agninst the lives of members of the
h,ord 70 ,ho, ,hr.u, an, am, - ,ho ,,ro
y" '' ~" ""' my VI WV
cincts. He wished 10 announce that
the members of the board were there
90 a. ,ha,. s,,.n Ant, -.,,aral.,ss
OF "hom IL hurt OF heiped' ana
without any regard of consequences. He
said he had also been informed that the
c,srk of ,hs hoard Mr. Rootb had an.
oieih VI .ne p""iu' MI """'h' h"u an
nounced that he would refuse TO sign the
a.,a;..., ~ A.. i,..a.a M. p,...l, .......t..
nnuii'Ee WI 'ne """'"' MI p""'" Pi"nP'S
denied having made any such statements.
II ,t.,-.u -. a. -,
'"uke 'V'oii"eh uooA 'i'e n"oi "ilu r'"u
aflidavits from the clerks and Judges of pre-
= a, ,.,. 49,, -, a.
cinct No. H. IN which they stated that the
returns had been honestly and fairlv coun,.
N''' '' NNN'N
ed; they stated that but one person had
been refused admittanoe 10 witness the
count and thpV declined 10 let him in
49,,
peoause he was uruhk Inc cierk
of ELECTION made affidavit that thev Nvere
,'eo''o" ''ou' "nu'," ''"' '"'y "eie
WorhihR men, nnshllieo III the use oi the
pen, and had requested the judges 10 do
the clerical work for them. JUDGE McCon-
81, s,,.,L 60, a..
,''" '"' ''".su 'i"' "e h"u 'ne p"iio'
box OF precinct No. ~ present In the room;
il would afford absolute certainty if the
ho.rd uorld onl, ;,yas,;oa,,.;, !, Ti,.., IA
,,,,, =, -, '''''
peeh ~" "inclal uchets issued To the judges
of precinct No. 81; they could account for
all that were NOT in tha haIIo, .hox ,,5
,h.,as.ra ,h,.o Ia A. - -. -
''S III WV IVA MUM h"'o
been east M the election, and
,h,, ,,o,,,,, az ala, ;,l,a, oo,J I'LL. A.,
Wv N""'' vi WV 1""e'' N""'" '"9''y wv Noi-
flied or disproved. lie did not believe the
la.., la - .,,.L. A.. 49,. l,,Li.., Az. -.
p""iu i"u 'isht '" Y" poninu 'ho returhs,
but since the matter had heen carried NO
e.r IA. ,,or,,h, ,t,,, ,,,i,,l,, 60, A.. a.,
'':.,. -. A. e"','" S,'", - '"e '''',
io's WIZ" Pi"p'p'y' Aii' N"n'p""h opposed
this, saying that the official ballots from
other nrccincfs of the couu,v mad MOI haon
-, o. 49,, :. -, -"
accouh'eu iof' "ho u ""uio nave pe'h easy
for the ballot box to have been doctored.
While ON the floor Mr.. Campbell said he had
i, III. n,ss,ss;or ,,,nv .oidoyi,s - ,,o,.,..,,.
III "'' P.'''''''''' many ",''''''i'' VI PViSohs
who hnd been refused admission to witness
the count NJ precinct NO. 5li he did not,
however deslfe To- submit tine ahdayits 40
| present. but would merely assure The board
that they "oulu he forthcoming II de-
sired