The morning call., 1892-10-23
COOK is 4 COOL ONE.
he Wants to Make Up
+" Home Ballots"
ASKS FOR VOTING PAPER.
The lea of Such Thing Is Laughed At by
the Election Commissi5 ners, Who
Refuse Him.

yesterday moIbIuS'
And, as usual. Commissioner burst was
the last conner and Mayor Sanderson the
next to the last.
The first kick" was made by Commits
sioner Smiley, when the question came up
of publishing the list of polling places IN
the various precincts in the newspapers IN
which the registration places were pub
lished.
Commissioner Smiley'S" kick"was against
the publication of these lists in THE CALL
and Bulletin, because. according to his
statement, they had Systematically dis
torted the acts of the commission.
Yet he himself and every member OF the
board has stated in open session OF the conf
mission and in private that the fairest re-
ports of the proceedings of the board were
those published in The CALL.
Commissioner O'Brien stated that he
would not allow any personal feeling to
stand in the way OF publishing these lists in
the papers where they would reach the
largest number of voters.
And then the matter dropped for the time.
Carroll Cook was the first applicant to the
board on an extraordinary proposition.
He wanted an order from the board for
large quantity of the official ballot paper In
order that the illiterates who have been
placed on the registration roll by the Third
street gang. whom he represents, should be
able to have their tickets made up before
they went into the polling booth.
On behalf of one of his clients. III. X. Rob-
bins, a candidate on the "Our Nike" or
Kelly-Crimmins ticket for Supervisor of
the Fifth Ward, he demanded two reams OF
the official ballot paper. aud, shaking
handful of double eagles in front Of the
he
money for it the commission desired to de-
mand.
He said many of the men who were de-
sirous of voting for Robbins were unable 10
fix up their ballots in the ten minutes re-
Quired by law. and he desired that they
might have the opportunity to prepare their
ballots before going into the booths.
Money offered In this way had no effect
and the commission declined to let the at
torney for the Thrd-Street saloon handle
any of the official ballot paper.
The Registrar was instructed to prepare
list of all who had affixed their Y TO the
affidavits precinct by precinct for the lnfor
nation of the election officers with implied
instructions that none Others should be per-
mitted TO call in assistance IN marking their
ballots.
What should be done with regard to the
election proclamation was deferred. some
of the Commissioners being In favor OF
Others only by placard.
Then the old we'll worn thrashed-Out Ques-
tion of citations came up and laxative Andy
Clunie wearied the commission and every
body else by his arguments on the subject
When the talk was al its height and about
five lawyers and one or two of the Commits
sioners were all speaking at once, Mayor
Sanderson asked, "Will sumo of you, Tor
Gods sake, stop?"
Finally it was decided that all the men
who had not answered to their names after
being cited should be stricken from the roll
and be notified by registered letter.
This was not sufficient to satisfy the
attorneys who are so anxious 10 delay
matters in order that the election may 60
by default. The controversy became so hot
that finally Mayor SandersOn. urged on by
Commissioner O'Bren, raped on the table
with his l8-inch ruler and duplicated for
cessation IF the talk.
Now don't" he asked, talk on that
matter all day, for Gods sake"
Lastly came up the question of the APP
pointment OF members OF the precinct
boards OF election.
Attorney Sullivan for the Democrats aud
DR.. Meyers tor the Republicans both
handed lists 20 Registrar Brown for COM
parison with the assessment roll.
Then, TO every ones relief, the commission
took rest till O'Clock.
There were even more than the usual
amount of kicks" at the meeting OF the
Election Commission last night.
The Grand jury had taken the coI0mis-
sion into its unfayorable consideration and
notified them that they must amend their
ways.
Tbis the commission objected to very
strongly, as they said they should either be
indicted or left alone to perform their
duties.
Then came up the old question of cita-
lions, and Carroll Cook, who appeared for
Marcus Aurelius Dorm, threw himself into
the breach.
He contended, contrary to those OF his
alter ego, that the citations issued were all
invalid because after the alleged voter
failed 10 appear then the matter should be
investigated and the cited man should still
have a chance to prove his case.
After this came the same old question
that has been agiUating the commission so
long, as to whether Registrar Brown should
make up the ticket alone or whether he
should do it in connection with the commits
sion.
The contention was hot, and protest after
protest was entered, chiefly by Andy
Clunie, representing the Democratic party.
and Attorney Phillips for the Non-Parti-
sans.
AS usual, the City and County Attorney
was half an hour late.
Even after that it took len minutes before
the commission got down to business.
AT LHe emu Oh Luht DcputJ SleI
| Ray Falk read a protest from the Grand
Jury against the delays that have taken
place in the hearing of citations as follows
Commissioner Smiley, alter Commissioner
| O'Bren had moved that the communication
| be placed on file, protested againstthe state
| ments made and said the Commissioners had
| done all IN their power to pu5h on the Work
| Of hearing the citations that came before
them.
Attorney Phillips handed in a list oil
! twentv-six names for citation, and they
were referred TO the Registrar for investi-
CATION.
A number of citations were heard and
| those who were not present were stricken off
Cook made bubble against the striking
| off of names from the great register because
| they had not been cited at the address giyer
! in the directories or in the last great register
As none of these we're on either The
| bubble was not considered.
| Attorney Phillips obtained subpoena,
| against four hoteI-keepers to give evidence
| as TO the people reg stored from their house!
| who had been cited TO appear before the
board, and were believed not to live IN thei
| respective houses.
Trouble arose over the question Of thu
citations, and Carroll Cook in terposed many
| objections to the method pursued by th'
commission in the past.
| 1t was eventually decided that all person:
| cited so lar should have till the 10Th II
which to appear, and that hereafter they
should only be allowed five days in VIII icl
| to appear.
Then burst arose and moved that tn,
| Registrar be requested and instructed Il
produce forthwith before the board ali thu
| certificates Of nomination that had beer
handed to him.
After a long and wearisome discussion
this was adopted and Register Brown STATED
that he was not prepared TO accede to thu
demand until he should have consulted hi
| attorney.
Following this up burst moved that TIT
| board appoint committee of three of tnei
| number TO prepare ballot to be used at thu
forthcoming election and that they SHOULD
report the same at the next meeting of thu
| Election Commission.
He stated that the question at issue be
tween the Registrar and the board was
| vital one.
The Commissioners held that in order tC
make valid ticket 1t was necessary that