The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-02
John Il. Atlley Claims the Present In.
cumbent Was Not Legally
Elected District Clerk.
Points Made in the Notice of contest
Which Was Filed With Clerk
Crosby Yesterday.
The Republican Nominee Not Content
With the Expressed Will of
the Qualified Electors.

Notlcc OF contest of the election of
William NJ. Cockrill to the Office of clerk
OF the district court was filed yesterday
by John L. Athcy. There are eighteen
specific Gun enumerated. The first
rccltes the citizenship Of the contestant.
the second the placing in nomination by
the republican county convention. on
Sept. ., 1892, Of Athcy for the office of
district court clerk and the subsequent
filing of his certificate of nomination..
The third count ~recitcs the nomina.
ton OF Mr.. Cockrill on the 18th day of
September, 1892. by the democratic
county convention and the filing in due
form OF his certificate Of nomination.
Fourth the notice %rccites the meeting
OF the peoples party convention on the
81 day of September. 1892. which con
vcntlon made nominations for some of
the Offices to be filled at the ensuing
election, but failed and omitted to place
IN nomination any person w@homsoevcr
for clerk of the district court in and for
said county. That the said people's
party convention did not by resolution
or otherwise. authorize any persons or
committee whomsoevcr to make any
nomination for such office or III any
vacancy in the nominations therefor"
The fifth count sets forth the filing of
Il certificate Of nomination uf W. NJ.
Cockrill as the nominee of the peoples
party 10y Daniel Mckay. and the placing
of the name of COckrill on the official
ballot as the nominee of the peoples
party by the county clerk.
The sixth and seventh counts say that
the nomination was not made by the con
ventlon of the peoples party, or any 9th.
cr convention or primary meeting Of said
party. or by the executive committee
thereof: that the members of the eypcu.
tive committee had no notice of a meet,
ing for making such nomination. and
that said nomination was made by Dan
iel Mckay and George l.. Wales. "and
without the authority. sanction or votes
of the other members Of the said ON
mlttec. or any other committee"
The eighth count states A.thcy re-
cclved l.iSi votes AZ the election held
Nov, ), that Cockrill received l.nJ2 votes
as the nominee of the democratic party
and 30 votes as the nominee Of the PEG.
pies party.
Colnt nine says the votes received by
AS the nominee Of the peoples
party were illegally cast. and that said
votes should not have been counted: and
the tenth count rcCites that the canvass.
ing board illegally counted sad votes.
AMI officially announced that the whole
number Of votes cast for SAID Cuckrill
was l.lO2. The eleventh count shows
the canvasslng board to haze officially
announced the number OF votes cast for
10 nave been l,;}S1.
The twelfth count says that tine irra,
number Of votes cast for Athcy 1T SAID
exceeds those cast for Cuckrill
10y at least 2DO votes.
The thirteenth count |rccitrs that at
the Smcltcr precinct the booths were not
provided as required hv law. and that
there was no ran or guard To prevent
from approaching the place
where ballots were deposited, and that
III election day divers persons were at
thc P"liliiG pace Wlthln I'VE feet ot SAID
ha!lot-hoXes "ndealoriGg 10 induce elect
'rs I" vote for sait William VI. CockriIl.
The fifteenth count alleges that Cock
rl!l pad or caused to be paid to said
Mckay tn" sum of at least 500
to procure the sand Daniel Mckay ana
George l.. Wales To- issue to him eaid
OF nomination for the office of
said district clerk, and that said Daniel
and George l.. Wales did in con
5idcratlnn of the payment of said sum
iforrsald, 10y William VI. to'kriIl as
nomination.
,.nn,,s rn,i,a H.. :"
". NJ. Cockrill's name aupearrd unon
official ballots: that DWARF norc,ps