Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-18
FRAUD ON IT'S FACE.
THB BOLD ATTEMPT TO STBAL THE STATB
OF MONTANA.
The Oaayassers Violated Every Form of Law IN
Throwing On! Democratic Y,iss-0ne Of Tho
Judges Had Money Betcn Republican
Ylctory-Hs has Fled.

HELENA, Mon, October 1.-THE Re
publicans have Overreached themselves in
their attempt to steal the Legislature, snd
the Democrats now feel certain that the
action of the Silver Bow County Board of
Cauvassars in throwing out the vote of she
Homestake Tunnel Precinct" will be re-
versed By the courts. A Judicial iavesti-
CATION Of the attempted fraud is expected
to bring abOat some highly sensational
disclosures A despatch from Butte City
says that Chairman W. W. Jack, of the
Canvassing Board, had $500 wagered that
Silver Bow wculd elec, Republican dele
cation to the Legislature. Jack advocated
tls throwing cut of the returns, aud the
residents OF Butte Oity are so much in
censcd asaicst him that they have bsen
with difficulty restrained by tha members
of the Democratic County Committee
from adopting violent measures OF revenge
Ii ia limited that the count in Silver Bow
WAS purposely delayed until the result in
other counties was known, and that Jacks
weger was rot the only peouniary iDtlu-
ence brought TO bear upon the Board.
The Democrats have been expecting Just
such al attempt az fraud ever since the
clOseness Of the vote became apparent,
and they are prepared to maintain their
rights at al hazards.
ON A TECHNICAL CHARGE
The way in which the steal was attempt
ed was bold The Homestead Tunnel
Precinct" of Silver Bow county gave o
Democratic majority Of 168 out of 172
votes When the Board of Canvassers
met the Republican mansgers filed sffi-
davits saying thst the Judges OF Election
had not complied with tbs requirements
or the Australian system, but had, con-
trary TO its provisions, counted the ballots
in secret. The Board Of Csnvassers was
sOlidly Republican and cast out the whole
vote of the precinct, thereby giving st least
six Of the Republican candidates for the
| Legislature from Silver Bow county
majority, and giving the Republican party
a majority il the Legislature. Thompson
/ Campbell, Butte lawyer, and Chair
man Of the Silver Boz Republican County
Committee, dictated the decision throwing
ont the vote o. the precinct. Ire Repub
licaus did not charge fraud, but made their
bluff on admittedly technical grounds,
and the cenvasssrs had no power to de-
eide on the validity of the vote 1t being
/ their duty TO do nothing but canvass the
returns of the judges. The rnk and file
Of the Republican party are as indignant
at the action OF their managers as sTe the
Democrats. Judge Blake, Chief Justice,
who is one Of HaTison's Territorial ap-
pointees and Just reelected 10 the same
Office under the new State Government,
expressed She opinion that the action OF
the Board of Csnvasses was entirely ultra
wires.
JACK sKIPs OUT.
Chairman Jack left to-day for New York,
whence he will sail for Scotland. He Is
afraid to face the legal music, but lawyers
say the writ will lay against the two other
members Of the Csnysssiug Board. The
Republican managers intimate that Judge
De Wolfe, before whome the contested Gaze
will be heard November 4, and who Is
/ Democrat gnd one of Cleveland's sp-
paintess, will be removed by Harrison be-
/ fore the case comes 10 trial and man put
/ in his stead who will remember frat his
duty 10 his party. 1t developed last night
I that Henry Bernard, on whose affidavit the
Canvsssirg Board il Silver Bow county
threw out the vote Of Homestake Tunnel
precinct, Is c convicted murderer, having
served a term for the crime.