The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-06

precinctA OF GbOteha county w onh..s"so.
for the legisln tire, giving tho foliowint
total: Thomas g.. Burns, rep, b21i a, T.
Hamilton. dem, Ter; Fpgene E. LGech.
rep. 732; George T. Sanderson, DEM, DOB
Tue vote ~ BOX Elder precinct shows ths
f%ollowinei Burns ~, Hamilton 70, aeesh
entries mo polisD marked opposite
Wrights, Libby, Dodson and Fiints ranch
precincts.
Exhibit g Ia tho protest Of Alfred y.
Hamilton. the democratic can idats TO the
oanvasHing board az follows;
Gentlsmsn: You will please Take NOTICE
that tho nnde signed hereby protests
against receiving or counting the votes
cast at Box Elder voting precinct IN SAL
county Of Choteau at the general election
held In said county on the 9th day o. NO
| yember, 1892, for among others the follow
ina reasons, to-wit: First. That one John
Henry. a judge of election In and for sald
| precinct in violation OF tho laws ana OF MS
oath Of Office did unlawfnily, wilfuliy, cor
ruptly and felonioualy bride and offer 10
said precinct on said 9Th day Of November,
1892. 40 will appear by the affidavlts OF
John Baptiste 1rottier, IHador Trottier,
Eiins Shongra and simon Pepin.
Second. That nt least twenty-five half
breeds voted at said Box Elder at said cleo
ton. as will appear by the affidavit OF your
protestant hereto annexed and marked
exhibit u. (See also exhibit d. And 1T IL
fair conclusion from the facts presented
that every one of them were bribed to vote
the republican ticket. and thatleft to them
selves they would have voted tle demo-
cratic ticket.
Third. That your protestant is n citizen
of the United States over the age of q. and
was a resident of Choteau county for more
than oRs year immediately prior to the 5th
day of November, 1892, and WAS a candi-
date for election to the office OF represents
fiua IN fha 1Auialptiva uaaArhhly of the state
OF Montana, from the county OF ChoteRu,
at the general election held in said county
on the date last aforesaid. duly nominated
and certified as such upon the democratic
ticket.
Fourth, That his opponent received such
q small majority over your protestant that
the frauds complained of would mani
testify change the result and thus defeat the
will of the people.
Wherefore. your protestant demands thai
the returns from said precinct be set aside
and rejected az wholly unworthy OF A place
in your returns; that said John Horny was
the registry agent at said precinct.
ALFRED Il. HAMILTON, Protestant.
Attached to this protest are the affidavit
OF the persons mentioned in the protest
The affidavit of John Baptiste TIottier is
sample of the others and was made before
Edward Broadwater. a notary public. OIL
Nov. 16, 1892. Trottier makes oath an
says: II registered at Box Elder precinct
Montana, in October. 1892, and on Nov. {
1892, / voted at the same precinct. ! wa
informed before voting that myself and al
other halfbreeds voting at that precinc
would receive ten dollars If they and my
self voted the republican ticket. I Gale
for John Henry. the republican judge G
election, to 90 into the booth and assist
making out the ticket. On entering th
judge of election. and he wen
. into the booth with me an
! fixed my ticket. He, John Henry
gave me q small card which he said if
. would take to the store Of d. Cowan
you'd receive $40; took the card to l
currency from him. n / believe tn
money was given to me for voting the re
publican ticket" The witnesses to thi
affidavit are Sam Pepin and Thomas Broat
:, water.
!. !. Exhibit E is the affidavit of Alfred ]
Hamilton. He says he had taken pains
see n large number of people who were pre-
= ent at Box Elder precinct in said county
I the 9Th day of November. 1892; made pa
ticular inquiry of them AS to the number
n voters who cast their votes at that precin'
d on that,day. and was by them info'me
md verify believes that at least twsnty-f'
of them voted on that day ct Box Ed
precinct. Afiant further says that he b
4 conversed with a number of half-breet
who voted at that place on that day al
they told him, and he verify believes tn
all the half-breeds that voted there we
paid $40 each to vote the republican tickle
Exhibit d is a second tabulated statemeI
of the vote of Choteau county without b
q Elder precinct, giving the following total
q Burns 799, Hamilton ITO. Leeoh 7O3, Sa,
derson SAG.
Exhibit E is the poll book of Box Ed
precinct. showing forty six names of pc
Sons who voted and the following vote c
the legislative ticket: Burns %, Hamiltc
Is. Leech %, Sanderson II.