The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-18
GETTING NEAR The END
the Count 10 8trai0ht--
Mr.. Campbell Has
His Say.

BUTTE, Fen. ls.-Ino testimony mas ou
been submitted i'm the case of Lloyd W..
Sullivan, and the arguments i'm summing
up have been nearly concluded. The
testimony submitted to-day was not of an
important character, but was interesting
withal. Much of IL was of IA mathcnat-
ical nature. Clerk Booth showing clearly
the falsity of Mr.. CampbelI's assumption
that III votes could not he cast for the
Legislative candidates. on one side and five
for "a candidate OH the other. and the total
number of votes still bc only ia. IL is
also worthy of record that
SulIiyan's attorneys offered tn nave
the famous ballot box of precinct "a
brought into court, opened and the ballots
examined and counted. Bnt the plaintiff
would not consent to the introduction of
the testimony of the ballot box. II was
shown, too. that of the ZOO official ballots
sent tn precinct - by Clerk Booth GOO
were returned. There were Ia votes
cast, leaving only N ballots by means of
pearcd in evidence that the precinct was
created by a republican board of county
commissioners, the Judges at that precinct
them being republicans.
At this mornings session it was AN
nouncesi that John Morrison had not yet
was in Colorado. A.postponement was
asked by the defence i'm order TO obtain
MIR. M%orrison's presence. This was
Nc decided that there should he no
NOR. postponemcnts. He would decide
him. ease con M z Clerk Bo"ss wns put on the
stand for the defence and said: "Precinct
"a was created August Il, 1889, by the
Pennycook, republican,, John Morrison,
republican,, and William Reagan, demo-
crat, were appointed Judges September q.
orJs. There were no rccommendations
to the board from the central committee
for judges of precinct "a. The chairman,
his pocket and said: I've got the Judges for
precinct "a. He then read the names of
. Mes~ sSd r ,haH Sers s sM%5r'sSh on a"f b;I h rca.
concentration. ID. j.. Charles was APP
pointed registry agent for district No. ..
registration at South Butte. I gave out
ZOO ballots TO the election officers of pre-
cinct "a. the law recurring 100 for every
5s9 and one blank sheet returned from
that PRECINCT after election 600 al
together"
Mr.. Campbell had pointed out and laid
great stress on the apparent impossibiiity
existing ON the face of the returns. There
n naa Sss aa l.i Ssss. Gsile each Th rse .hs %f II.
candidate, A :: F.. Bray. had
a total nj 176, where there were actually
but ia men who voted. Mr.. Booth on the
stand said that this state. of things was
not impossible and could easily be eN-
planned. Mr.. Campbell objected to- the
explanation Oh the ground that il would
allowed to- Solve the aahema,i.n eng,
mia which he did In n Kramer worthy OF
Lieutenant Governor Richards. He said
poIied one republican candidate received
5 votes; two received = votes. AMI the rest
received B each. All the democratic can.
didates on the legislative ticket received
III votes. Now, that the first 16s
voted the straight democratic ticket. Then
suppose that the 10th man voted for the
| . I'll. rxNx.nSx-axN = nsl .aR.N Tns
y democrats. The hist man voted for thu
same republican and for . democrats, bur
voted for the one democrat whom thu
other republican did not vote for. The
112nd man voted for K republicans, but
not for the two republicans who received
democrats who were left OFT by the pre-
ceding voters; the 1sBld and 114th men
voted the straight republican ticket. The
ceived 5 votes; . received 3; two receives
=, and the democrats all received III"
IF three republicans voted the straigh
currei, could it," asked Mr.. Campbell.
1.-THE returns don't show three. str:,iRh
republican votes" said Mr.. Booth.
"Answer the question:"
IF three voted the straight ticket, Ger
tainly il couldn't have occurred."
have "rh SssS s9 iSs ". s;rnish, tod Se ,n", sasre %"as.
ON the Legislative ticket"
"That's all"
On redirect examinations. MIR. kirkpat
rick asked: .'Is the ballot-box of prccinc
"a i'm your hands
at u.s.
slow did it come i'm your hands
alt was brought in to the board of can
vassers and submitted to them. MI
Pennycock brought il i'm before the boart
The Representatives of the democrati
party offered to bring il i'm, but the reput
licans objected and the majority of til
board refused to look ut the ballots.
sealed the box and put il i'm the vault. ]
has not been opened. i don't know win
has the key to it,"
Mr.. Kirk patrick offered to submit Tia
box, that the ballots might be examine
and counted i'm open court. MIR. Camr
bell objected tn the INTRODUCED n of tn
ballot box, on the ground that it has ne
been shown that the ballot box has bee
continuously i'm the possession authorize
by law. or that il is i'm the same
He objected To the counting of the ballot
J because there is no provision of law G
the statute books provided for the prese
/. walton of these or any ballots. NJ
Z Campbell said he did not doubt the ba
/. lots would correspond with the tallie
. Mr.. Kirkpatrick said il there was siren,
offer. Mr.. Booth was then again eros
! examined by Mr.. Campbell. slow a
, you know there were 600 ballots returnc
! from precinct "a
= "rhey were counted for me-"
who counted them for YOU"
!. 1.-THE Inter Mountain publishing con
= pany."
0 THAT is a republican -
III ....ss DN