The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-08
SIGNED UNDER PROTEST
HALL FINALLY Ast.che~ Hi~ sixnasur~ to sise
Resarms---rWO Democratic County
Onarer~ who Are msrrseSi by
tho Action Takes.

the board of canvassers of Silver bow |
county this afternoon. IL WAS the first |
meeting that had been held since the
memorable one when the writ at nianda- |
mus vas served, and ii vas AN important
meeting. Judge Dc\Volf's decision was
rendered at - o'clock this morning and
soon aftcrwarh the p,rcmptory writ was
in the hands Of Under Sheriff Tonnes for
service on Mcssrs. Hall and Irwin. At II
o'clock the papers was served and
Mr.. Hall was reported tn have
said hc would be lat the court house in II few
minutes. But as noon passed. and the
hour of = o'clock approached, and Mr..
Hall did not appear. democrats began to
grow nervous. There was "a rtInhor about
that republican ne were. delaying things as
much as possible in Expectation of a writ
of prohibition from Helena. II = o'clock
Judge Mcdonnell entered the court room
..Yo.r honor, the writ was delivered To
the under sheriff this morning for service
on Mr.. Hall, hut peithcr Mr.. Hall nor the
under sheriff are to- be found now. We
compel tia. enforcement of this writ"
~ will issue AN order to have this writ
rcturncd forthwith said the court. ''Scnd
The sheriff did not happen to- he i'm the
court house at the time, and by the time
I 2:aD o'clock the canvassing board OF
Silver Bow county was in session. The
Jack was generally regretted. But ali the
rest were the there. w. Il. Hall acted as
chairman. and at his right sat Caleb 4.
~ 1911 tstoSN Viz titsfS
sat the clerks, Chas. :. Booth and George
w. Sproulcr; a week ago the clerks of
good part of IA night, making ready u new
set of returns including the vote of the
. srs,Sias Gould precinct e. rc,,i so f ;na' ras sxi
movement when the p~creinptory writ was
served. On the original returns "a line of
red ink had been drawn through the re-
turns IF precinct "a. Ii required several
minutes to compare this new abstract with
the other. County Clerk Booth read oil
| tl6. filtrtpS "a tls. s.. ts.I sf A. prntlss N m hat.s
while George w. Sproulc verified them.
Meanwhile two wriis were brought i'm and
laid before Mr.. Hall who studied them at
tentivcly. -troking his bro VII beard.
Judge Irvine smoked IA cigar. At last the
returns had been read.
"How many places are there to sign 80
six" said County Clerk Booth. ..you
can sigu them now il you wish.' and tie
clerk showed the ink very teunptinyiy over
To Mr.. Halls side of the table.
just wait IA mlnutc," said Mr.. Hall,ard
Presently lie returned. IL am only
ohiig''d To- count the vot. in precinct "a for
in One writ, and for district judge. mem
toned in the other. Is that right:" asked
Mr.. Hall.
"lou must make "a complete abstract
said Judge Mcconnell. ''If you count
precinct "a for these You must count il for
A we are required to- do rcpcated
Mr.. Hall: lis to count for the five icRisla'
will only count what I am compelled te
count, and no more"
ny, Inou had better tier t Ms Tie order II IL.
wise we will have to keep III meeting
: again and again until the count is com
. "wcii. that depends said MFR. Hall
/. If you want amy more, counted you hae
, he i"d ne nh"Ts IL RICH, away S !, mi. tim,
and Mr.. Hall asked his advice i'm private
Then he said:
! 81 am obliged to do this. that's all, ans
/ l want YEN gentlemen to know IT,"
. Judge Kirkpatrick said that the ordc
|. Guiding precinct "a tn he illegal and void
and by that construction IL was cvidcn
the board should count the votes for al
II am not here voluntarily tn do any
/, thing said MFR. Hall. ~ am here under
says. as near as know how"
. The new returns which had been pre-
i pared now had to be changed. The vot'
. of precinct "a for all candidates wa
i scratched out except for Judge Mediation
and the tive Democratic members of th
r. work. Meanwhile Thompson Campbc
came in. Judge Mcconnell suggested I
II Mr.. G%a,npbcll that the vote of precinct !
Il as ia would not affect the number elected
1t wonid not affect the result, q.
They are not required to a." that sal
Nc but they can do il. and l thin
they sS %""'" %@; ~ az you" "aid T'F Mr. Hall. =.
wouldn't do il at Mr.. ~Cannpbcli's ~ugge'
- ton"
When the returns were ready they wcr
handed over to Mr.. Hall. He passt
them to Irvine. "Sou sign first" SAID Nj
Irvine. and passed thetu back.
" MIR. Hall held another whispered consu
tatiou with Mir. Campbell.
~ just write under protest. after you
namc." said Mr.. C~auipbt.ii.
,r At 4:O1 o'clock MIR. Hall took pen ]
hand. tried it's point. dipped il into Ill
:. ink, gave another glare AT his attornc.
r. and signed, civilian T.. Hall, under pr,
r. test"
m The refusal of MIR. Hall tn count Pr,
cinct "A for all candidates besides tilos
y, directly ordered 10y the court, has the q
feet of counting ont the democratic cal
didatcs for sheriff and public administr
- tor, who would have been elected 10y IL
counting of their votes i'm this precinct.
Mr.. Hall had intitnatcd that he woul
" place the board beyond reach of a mandi
- mus in the future. and as soon as the sil
natures were attached he moved that Il
w board adjourn SINE ode. Mr.. lrvii
~ recondcd tho motion and adjournmeI
81 was taken.
pr An Item of Interest.