The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-06
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DEER LoD0E, Oct. 6.-The greatest ADJ
mirntiou In Expressed here for the so-
called Australian system of voting. In
reading the Law 10 seems cumbersome. hut
In practice Il works smoothly. The tudges
and clerks Of election here speak of 10
workings in the highest praise. I'm the
largest precinct here. where there were
xD7 votes cast, there was mo trouble what
ever In the voters being able tn east their
ballots. Al least double that number of
voscs could have been cast I'm the same
precinct without any friction. The hest
order prevailed, the election board was
free from noise and confusion, and the
voter had perfect fresslom I'm making ont
his ballot. The ballots east showed that
thc voters generally understood how ID
make out their ballots, IN the judgcs
discovered hut few mistakes or what theS
Thought tn he mistakes. Your correspond
ent has heard n few claim that thu Law
could he revised for the better i'm u few
particulars. This may he SO, but the prin-
ciple obtains almost universal favor. and
however. was in favor OF the law when x
was befors. the lcgislaturc. A petition for
its passage went from this town signed by
almost every prominent business man i'm
,he place. democrat and republican,. Only
two men at that time made. any particular
objections tn 1t and they wer. republicans.
But many men have gotten this law
confused with thu registration law. Your
correspondent to-day. i'm getting, express.
repubiicans who Thought that the demo-
Gratis had been opposing this law. Cine
prominent republican was found who
been d~enouncin9 the Australian law. He
had simply forgotten that the registration.
law was one thing And the , A.srg.ti1a"
viii continue To- he as long as il
application has done rank injustice i'm
this county, especially i'm the case OF Pho
neer there can he no question, whether in
tended or not. II il not believed that the
board at the time they were making the
appointments registration agents Thought
OF off, the s, injustice aney Were q; aoi ing to .o pn%He or
that they acted AS partisaus,b hut the fact
that such injustice can he done by a parti-
the weakness of the law.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday as n board Of equalization,
but as the assessor had not completed the
returns yet, all tho hoard could do was to
make q partial examination of the as-
note the az" which, they Viii
probably lower or raise. They then ad-
journed until the 18th OF October. when
they will meet again as a board of equali-
zation and, also, for the purpose of cam
.vassinR the election returns.
A person by the name of John ketch-
line was brought down from Stuart FRI
day morning and ~adjudged insane and
sent 20 the asylum. About one week ago
ne was tr1tN Tor INSANITY Out tHe JURY
found him sane and he was discharged.
Since then he has rapidly become worse
nect.ssitating another inquest.
The district court will convene next
Monday morning. Judge Dclbolfc in
formed your correspondents a few days
ago tina nc would wn% &c come IT,. down Sn from anil suite IT..
pannel the grand jury. then return hl
Butte and try some cascs which were set
before- him there that day. In all proha-
bility there will be no cases tried at the
coming term, except criminal cases.
William +. Furay is taking his defeat
Rraciously. He has the same happy
smile as of yore. n