The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-13

Your honor cannot decide which IT, en-
titled To old ses position: But one thing
by ~ proper tribunal"
. n,!a, as% Sy to-. s va. sr n ,S s,saE sss, %,i for
the room WAS quiet he cspntinued: 81 do
not assume tn say whether either hoard
rssss r. an TIE q" Claims xr"'s q Mr.. N Mc hIs ",.n Z
think hc makes his claim in good faith.
, '"~yss'i9a.,"m mus, Mecine re9Sr.ing
have been committed. your honor has de-
cidesi that returns must h, received IL
hold GENES from the. proper party and is
i'm proper form and should br rs.ceivssi for
what u purports IN it's face tn he; have
wished that au anIicablc adjustment
might he made to avoid any disgraceful
SCENE. ] will again notify your honor that
before. this meeting il over shall present
the Same. crrsientiaI which I presented
bcfore."
before the court at the present time ami
nothing before your honor except the con-
siheratiou of ti,es. papers. l will say
knowledge that all the vote cast in this
county las been counted. There. is no
do,,b, that the canva-sing board has car,
vassetl the returns from every precinct for
the office Of district judge. This is am un-
qualified fact. IL l were not thoroughly
convinced of tho ri%ghtfulncss of my posi-
ton ! would mot make a. claim here. I
give Mr.. Hamilton credit for acting i'm ac-
cnrdance with his ideas. But TIN. people
of this district certainly have interests
here which should not bc left in annoyance.
! believe INV claims to succeed your honor
just, and that while yon have nothing AS "A
court to decide, yet you have a right To de-
ternnlnc AS AN official as to- who is
entitled to- succeed YOU. This certificate
which Mr.. Hamilton holds WAS issued, as
you know. without the count OF the pre-
cinct which you ordered tai bc counted.
You can turn over the office To me and let
the Opposite side determine the mode of
procedure. Ii is not the certificate which
entities "a man TO- hold office. II is q ques-
fsxs. al -.Nx- Will f1A. ntsas
has II certificate. I have n majority of the
votes. Therefore ] am entitled tn office.
entitled tn the election because of Illegal
ity, why. upon the showing of that fact
should turn over my office at once. do
not wish Inns position to be disgraced,
nor do I wish to- he disRraced myself. l
am not here in my personal interests.
those In elected me. Whenever he
fore IL proper tribunal il is shown that !
am not entitled To- this position, l will be
very willing tn step down and out. Thcrs.
is no necessity for excitement. but l am
here Ia press my claims. In Justice To my
self and the people l ask your honor tn
turn over this office To me-"
Judge DE Wolfe asked Clerk Clark To
read the minutes OF tin. morning session.
ain this matter l wish To compliment
both gentlemen ON their dignitied aud
caunot he too highly complinnented. This
court has mo- right to decide between these
Gla,"T. at,.re are mo Prosed-
than that I ann oustcd by my successor.
But there j., something in this transaction
which il is we'll to state to the public. Of
course the history of the mandamis pro-
cccdlings il well known to all and need
not he reviewed. The court is informed
were forwarded to the state board cxclu-
sive of the returns of precinct "a; and
rcrting the counting of precinct "a, and
that the state board Of ~canvasse'rs in is
suing IA certificate to Mr.. Hamilton was
that they disregartltd the mandate, and IL
the action of the county canvassinG
was carried by the state board tn the Ger.
tiiicate issued by them. Looking at all
til. facts in the ease l think ! would stul-
myself made. I cannot decide between
these men. l have "a g~orsiian knot before
ms !" %ns.s; c s%" n.Se unite IL. i, T'h s" tja ,sS q
term of this court is now adjourned sine
Sheriff Lloyd cried the adjournment Of
court. Judge DE Wolfe left the bench.
Judge McHatton, In a dignifir,d and cahn
manner. walked TO the bench and took
"ShcriH Sullivan. you may open court
were. the first words of the new court.
for opening court. There was more APP.
"Or,lcr. now said the new sheriff.
There was order.
els the county attorney present. asked
the new judge.
My successor. Mr.. Baldwin. is quail
fed" said Judge Lippincott.
The court appointed w. +. Cation court
stcnograplicr for the district court. The
new judge then asked il there was any
further business. County Attorney Bald
win said he was informed 10y his pretle
ccsor that there arr. certain cases To bs
tried. Routine business. the assignment
of days for cases. and other matters con
tinucd tn occupy the attention of the
court. sheriff Lloyd left the room, but
MIR. Hamilton remained an in
tcrUstcd spectator. A number al
attorneys made motions regarding theiI
cases. The calendar Of criminal eases
was called, and the eases put over To Ger
tain dates. The jury was dismissed unit
morning. The bonds of Mcssrs. Palmer
Caplice and McQuceny. as county com
missioncrs, were approved. Ii WAS states
10y the court that under the new constitu
ton all the business of the probate cotIr
is now transferred to this court. At
o'clock the court adjourned until . o'clocl
tomorrow morning.
Ii is stated that MIR. Hamilton will SEE
up no opposition court hat will carry TIN
matter to the supreme court as soon a
possible.
Sheriff Sullivan to-day appointed Hugl
o'Douncll. Dennis O'Ncill, Andrew II
Kennedy. John O'Neill and Eugcuc Short
slecuc. deputies; and }. ID. Murphy. under
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