The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-11-27
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BARRON VS.. MAGUIRE.
A CONrEsTED ELECTION.

BARRON VS.. MAGUIRE. ::
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A CONTESTED ELEcrloN.
On tho 10th instant, Mrs. NJ. ]. Bar.
ron, one Of the candidates for County
superintendent of Schools at the late
elsction, has. by her attorney, Daniel
Rohrer Esq, served notice Of contest
suponT. B.. Mcguire, Esq, who has
been declared elected by the Board
OF Cauvassers of Mobiles County.
The grounds upon which this con. |
test is based are alleged, in substance,
% follows:
1st. The inding of the board was
that Mr.. Mcguire received $50 votes.
when III fact he only received .49o votes
and that Mrs. n. J: Barron. received
GA votes, when In fact she received
40 votes for tue office. and receivel.the !
highest number of votes thrown for
pny candidate 40 said election.
"a. That lin, Grand Prairie there |
were returned fer Mr.. Mcguire 176
votes, when in fact he received only
Is legal votes, and no more. That 100
of the votes cast for Mcguire were cast
by persons, each of whom was not an
elector. Some were not citizens of the
United States; some had not declared
intentions to: become citizens; some
had not been in the Stat one year; some
had not been four months in the State;
somo had not resided ten days in the
election precinct. That 80 votes were
cast at that precinct for MIR. Mcguire
by persous who were not twenty-one
years Of age.
3rd. That 1O6 votes were cast for
Mr.. Mcguire Al Adrian village "a pre-
tended election precinct" The notice
q s,serts that Adrian is not legal elec-
tion precinct. 1t also alleges that votes
were cast by those who, If voters ut all,
could only vote in Olnty township, or
In Westside precinct. The notice also
claims that fifty votes cast for Mir.
Maguire. ut Adrian were illegal because
not citizens; not resident in the State,
county and precinct the proper time,
etc.
4th. That in fact Mrs Barron re-
ceived 10 votes at the several elec-
,ion :precincts and WAS allowed only
L79>votes by the canvassi,fg board.
9Th. The contestant claims the elec-
tion by u majority of 210 votes, aid
that she was legally elected Count!
Superintendent of the schools # No
blcs ,unty.
Mr.. Ma guire received notice Of the
contest on Monday. and the news
caused much f cling among Ills friends.
1t'Was announced that money. would
w found in abundance to defend his
cl,ins to the Office. We presume the
lady cont. stant. has friends o. like
l,.i,d on her behalf. Some Of he points
raised by Mrs. Barron : counsel, il
sustained, may unsetl!e the titles to
otIl-r offices. But We shall see what
We ball SEE.
Sitting Buli Is 10; dislOstd to sit
still tU any great extent, AID It is a
wonder to US that the United States
authorities do not put sAacklts IN llm
in some way. He Is very misci'iev-
ous Indian, and if he were put under
the shade vs. Of pehitentiary walls it
" uld be well tor both Indians aud
Whites. A special telegram from
Ma, dan, North Dakota, says: ''The
chances are against an immediate up
rising unless sitting Bull makes up his
mind shat it would pay. Sitting DuI
would be arrested and put in irous, bu'
the agent is afraid this would precipi
tate trouble. Agent McLoughlin liza:
lost control of Bull aud other LEADERS,
At Bulls camp the dance OF 200 braves
keeps up day and night. The Indian:
with Sitting Bull don't welcome even
friendly whites aud won't shake hand:
with them. They say all white mer
will be turned Into buffalo and catisl
iu the spring. Indians from Pine
Ridge are now with Sitting Bull in
spring his followers with Messiani(
heresy. There are insufficient troop:
ut Standing Rock to justify such meas
uIes of suppression of Sitting Bull a.
prudence would demand. In regart
to = former report that the police hac
thrown down their uniforms, the facts
are Agent Mclaughlin sent them :,
arrest refractory Indians, aud insteat
of obeying they threw off their clothe
and joinel in the dance. They re
turned to the agency without thei
prisoners and offel Cd no excuse. Nc
Laughlin was afraid to punish thel,
aud condoned their offense. Sitting
Bull il jealous of the increase of cattl
on the Cannon Ball river belonging t,
white settlers. He teaches his follow
ers that if raid Is made on the set
tiers and they are killed the Indian
can surrender on the appearance o
soldiers and I've foregiven. Then be
cause of the fate of the former settler
no new ones will come there. Tn
Indians who have followed the advic
OF Maj. Mclaughlin and accumulate'
property are opposed to the propose
uprising. Young bucks who bav
nothing and older ones who are Luz
and led by Sitting Bull are causing a.
the trouble.
A leading clothing house in the cas-,
which bears the name of q man VII
headed the Democratic ticket in Rhod
Island q few years ago, makes the fol
lowing announcement:
Don't get frightened about the ne,
tariff bill. You'n wear just rs goo