The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-15

man, in asking the board to act irrs.pec-
Tbs boars at II :4s o'clock announced
an adjo,rnment for ID minutes and went
into private session, only the three cam
stretched 20 IS minutes and AT II no o'ciock
the board adjourned until = O'clock
the bOafd re-sassembled at 2
o'clock the room was crowded To nj foca-
politicians. III verdict WAS anticipased.
agreement had been arrived AT between
prominent republicans and Jack and Hall
3 and Il were I. be rs,ai%ed. and the "ns
giving ~ very large Democratic majority
namely the t'inneii precinct, No. :Awas to
o'clock a. STANDARD reporter saw VIM.
NJ. Jack and wm. +. Hall enter the
C%a"%pSsira Officer asaP si,sy rcmaimed i IN aioss,
consolidation with Campbell and other
leading republicans for about half am
and down stairs Mr.. Jack was observed
to roll up a paper and place il i'm his i'm
seat as chairman Of the board he pulled
this very paper from his pocket and the
STANDARD rcportcr s.irmiscd at once that
by CamplcIi and other lights Of the
republican party and handed over by
into democratic ranks. This he did. He
said that when he read the result
Of. the boards decision he
stitt III VAN to 4 ally INSTRUMENTATION oy
any one i'm the room. II any person pre-
sent attempted to create n disturbance
(which Mr.. Jack and his colleague Hall pre-
tended tn expectI he said the deputy
shcriffs and Policemen present would at
once arrest the offenders. A glance
through the crowd revealed the fact that
great preparations had been made to- pro-
tect the board from any hot-hcaded elector
who might feel agricved ~ tlasir actions.
Several policemen and deputy sheriffs
were on hand and surrounded the table.
Mr.. Jack then ncrvously arose and read
the following decision of the canvassing
We. the undersigned. u majority of the Board
County {, s = Of Silver a%T T"m sf Tsrriia aa ' "f MSn Sssa nS'. d.;
hereby oNerruir all the olJestions made To pre-
And We do hereby sustain the Objection ON nie rs
far as Irsrin.i No - rs .3ns.y ~ d Which is
Nm. n. JACK. Chairman.
J obj.c, TO the rejection OF IN. returns from
F rss,sa,ss Hsi is - Wholly Isslii,iS %n aas aais and !. wit asSs'r ma e.
rant of law.
One Of the Canvassing Hoard Of election, held
October I, 1889.
Almost before Mr.. Jack sat down after
reading this remarkable decision, under
sheriff James stepp.si up and handed Mr.:
Jack and Capt. Hall papers which proved
in The Sis,ri.St. Court of tn. second Judicial
Territory of Montana.
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, ,.s.
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claSK. <; ": DAY: 4; 81; ipa:ssa%i!: f.; i; Es.aS:
": =; rr r. %S.: ,.,'rcia I: s' +. M.,i and ni;J:
y said 6isirisI court: Your .iisiSnsrs, ts way
Of a%ifidavit, would respectfully state that they
and July a%%aiiisi %slseisTs i. iha. they
nsd .s cnn,,9a r.sn r%f i inf " ~ m. % r,I I,nr.s .ss;n,is
Of n. stat. q Montana a. ,hs Is.snt slec'|Sa
sIstted by the analiisd ELECTORS Of said ssaniy d.
Iscs s.'' VIM n.' 4. Hal t. and IL, Z. + fm irvine !a " ths board ri
d. duty '" Il Is 10 ~ . apsn '"t th ss' saia Tni" ffo% %h sSs
various ya,ing riscins!s IN said county
5%iy # sasi, SesIa; THAI i%s returns from ihs
county nov in the hands Of the said board show
s SSsss for Sni sSs sr,s rssf fr which e ,s ia,F we're n" ssssrai y
candidates.; that said returns are certified by the
iasf 70 law. 50 thai i saS .S Ss's easily iifiS' asserssined
s ssSaa s; That s' ySn@ a iSs Ss't ana mas: ca a%a .as ~ @srs
canaida..S upon the the democratic r. ticket for said
and 81 said sSars Of : sa ,n'Sa,s.afss have refuses, and
Them 4 par, q Ii,s si,s,Sa:.s p M votes LaT Tie
Your ,pstiiiansrs anianis will probably be- de.
in the ordinary course o. law ,..
wri, Of mandate: c%m,naad ,i said hoard u q can am;
such abstracts thereof as the law requires, or tn
show cause before the court AT the time and
place specified why they have not done So.
ordered. adjudgel and decreei 10y =. DeWolfe,
judge az the second Judicial court, that an ait, ru-
atiye writ Of mandate issue, commanding the
said board at canNassers immediately after the
receipt Of said writ. to count the said votes of
said precinct ~, ar make such abstract as the
law requires, ar to show before the court in the
court house in the city ~ Butte, silver How
county, Territory Of Montana, On the 9TH day of
November. 1889. On the first day of the court, ut
the opening thereof why they have not done 50.
When Mr.. Jack had rendered his de-
cision and sat down to read the papers AS
above, n wcll-dressed gentleman stepped
mp tn the table and said: MIR. Jack. will
you permit me To ask you n question"
\ sir, l will not" replied Jack, very
dccisivcly.
"well," continued the man, ''you'l be
made tn answer many n question before
your decision to disfranchise me has been
sustained by the courts of this state. I've
been AS good u citizen of this country AS
you. / was born here, and III il comes
down to YOU sitting i'm Judgment upon me
and my rights Ill 20 to u country where
freedom is more than 10 boast"
The man was removed from the room
and the board formed itself into regular
session of county commissioners.
Judge DtNon's Opinion.
Special to the standard.
BUTTE. Oct. IA reporter