Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-12-09
More About the Returning Board.

The RECORD prints below two letters
that recently appeared in the Bismarck
Tribnne--one written by Commissioner
sCampbeH and one by the editor of this
paper. The letters are given in full, as
IL IS only far that the, people of this
county should know what each side
claims, and perhaps be enabled to make
up their minds as to whether or not the
dearest privilege of citizeushlp--to cast
vote and have 1t counted,-has been out
ragged, or whether or not the action taken
by the canvassing board was honorable
and legal The headings to the first let
ter-probab!y to the lattcr-werc added
in the Tribune Office, as it is the usual GUS
tom for the editor of a daily paper to give
accspted communication fair send
of through the medium of display
heading not in antagonism to the subject
matter Of the article. The first eplstle
; in date of publication is
sTREETERs LETTER
'Emmons Co. Frauls-Sequel to the Attempt to
Buy the Russian Vote Under Guise of Charc il
B Aid-Sez Precinct Thrown Out on Technical
tiles by the Election Canvaesing Board
= Eiecting Pitts Treasurer Instead of Lee, and
Sixty-eight Democratic andtrhree Republican
Votes Threwn Out IN Precinct Nulned-The
Courts will Be Appealed To.
TO the Editor of the Tribune:
The sequel to the attempt to buy the Russian
vote took place to-day. 'sSelz precinct (wiLh
more votes than any other precinct in tie
countv) was thrown out OH techncalities, there
BY giving cer.iiicates Of eIsc!ion to j. e. Puts
.ff0 AT fRRd nf p I,..h Jp1,,
Parker for state attorney instead of George
Lynn. Messrs. Lee and Lynn had received n
majority OF the votes and were fairly and
squarely elected. ,1ae returning, board consisted
: OF fCommissiOnefsVan Beck and Campbell and
Justice A. NJ. Meller-ail strong purtisans of the
4Wo candidates in whose interest the precinct
= was thrown out
The basis for the action taken consisted of
alndaEits by three persons that there were tech
the election i'll Selz township 1t WAS not
claimed thnt a sing lie vote was counted other
wise than the ,Soter desired it to be counted.
This throwing out of precinct which was
hrst sought to be bought, but unsuccessfully, re-
Geives the condemnation Of every honest repub-
lican as Well as democrat in this county. The
g action taken was entirely of the snap judgment
order, as no opportunity was given for the pro-
curing Of counler-afidavits> and only the evil
dence OF one side was heard. Furthermore, in
half the precincts OF the county the letter of the
Australian law was not complied with, in some
anstances the polls not being opened until after
l0o'ciock, when the law ex pressfy declares that
they shall open at II. NJ
Prosecutions about to begin against the
men who "contributed' $3.50 for church in the
husslan- German settlement asking only rs
votes IN exchange therefor. Mr. Lynn, the
1air!y.eected states attorney, does not train
%ith the same fnction that the men who paid
the money train with. Hence the "whyness Of
the wherefore" D.,
There were sixty eight democratic and three
named.
The gentlemen whose majorities were 80
quickly overcome by tile returning board will
seek the aid OF the courts to compel said board
to do their duty and count the votes they
were cast, according to The returns.
II three men--all bitter political opponents OF
the candidates losing by their acton-shall be
allowed to overcome the will OF the voters Of a
precinct, on two or three one-sided afiidavits
what Is the use of holding cloctions In future in
judicial power and throw out precincts where
the returns are regular on their face, what as
surance has any candidate who may in future
receive majority OF votes in this county that d
Eostile board will not find something in some
precinct sso which, lin their judgment," SHOULD
: certificate Of election TO the man who Received
the lesser number of votes?
s:5 The people, OF Emmons county elected Lynn
But 1t seems that Vanderbilt WINS not the onl,
ono whose regard for the peoples rights is ex
pressed IL The remark 'rhe people be DID,
Wiliiamsport N. D., Nov. 2s, 1852. ST. - ~ '' A''
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. CAMPBELL's LETTER.
Where's the Fraud?-Did Streeter. of EN-
mons County, Refer to Himself and thu
eNotched Stick ,Scheme?-Or Did b.
Mean to Characterize the Action of til,
Canyassing Board MS Fraud? If the Lat
s9 ter. Them the Talented Editor Lies ant
- Sssisa 5nowinglyp AN Answer from On
of tEo Emmons County Canvassing Boart
ssiSg to. AStreeter's Letter---Ihe Election il
SELF Precinct Clearly Irregular and Con
Quoted by Illegal Of1cials--A Review o
the Facts
3 To the Editor of the Tribune:
On the 23d inst. you published lette
from D. r. Streeter regarding the Emmon
county canvassing board AS q member o
that board respectfully ask the Tribune t,
give the same publicity to our side of tn
question rs you gave to MIR. Streeter'
charges,
will quote his own words first. In hi
letter to yon he says: ''The basis for th
action taken were afiidavits by three person
that there were technical Irregularities il
the manner of conducting the election i,
Selz township" In his editorial on th
same subject, in the RECORD: Of the 2Gtl
inst, he says: "The affiants alleged that
stick with o notch cut in It was used by Ger
tain voters to enable them TO smeasure IL,