The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-30

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to the schemers. or betray his trust by dis
frauchising large number of people who
voted, honestly believing themselves to be
legal electors of the district for which Mr..
| Webb was elected.
The notice Of contest is now filed and the
next thing to be done will be by Mr..
Carvin. whose duty it is to notify Probate
Judge Stratton. That gentleman's duty
will be to select two associates, one of
whom shall be of different politics. aud
then the case is to be heard If Judge
Stratton decides in favor of the schemers,
which is very doubtful, the matter will
! then go to the district court, and perhaps
from that tribunal to the supreme court.
1t is the evident intention of the schemers
to delay the seating of Mr. Webb till after
the reelection of the county printer, Mr.
kies. the assistant to the county clerk,
Harry Stewart, and the janitors of the
| court house. for another year.
| THE NOTICE OF CONTEST.
| The following is the notice of contest in
| full
In the matter of the contest of Calvin
ii. Shadp, contestor, against r. Webb, for
| the Office of county commissioner OF the
Third commissioner district in Sedgwick
| county.
To the county clerk of said county of
| Sedgwick:
! You will please take notice, that 1 in
| tend to contest the election Of Z. Webb TO
the Office OF county commissioner of said
| Sedgwlck county, who claims to have
been elected to said Office at the general
election held on the 7th of Novembe
1893 and Who was declared elected to said
| ONCE by the board of county canvassers of
said county at their session As such cam
vassers held on Friday the 10th of Novem-
Der. 1893; and do hereby state. tina:
| was, on the 9TH of November, 1898, that
being the day of the general election, and
| for more than eleven years before that
| day, and ever since have been, and still
am. citizen Of the United States and Of
| the state of Kansas, and an elector tor
said county of Sedgwick having on the
7sh OF November. and for more than thirty
| days before that day, made my residence
and domicile in the township Of Gypsum
| in said county,
This contestOr further shows that said
county OF Sedgwick was in the year 1881,
by II proper order duly made and entered
OF record upon the journal of proceedings
| OF the board of county commissioners.
divided into three commissioner districts;
that by legal and proper order made by
said board iii August, 1884. the boundaries
| OIL said three commissioner districts were
changed, which order was duly entered on
their Journal; and that by subsequent
order made by the said board il Septem-
Der, 1885, which was duly entered of
record, the boundaries of two of said COM
missioner districts were further changed;
| aud that on and a ter the making of the
last mentioned order the three COM
| missioner districts of said county were
and are constituted AS follows:
The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth wards or the city of Wichita,
constituted one commissioner district, and
| was numbered DISTRICT No. 9
The townships Of MInneha, Rockford,
Waco, Salem, OHIO, illinois, Niunescah,
Alton, Nioia, Erie, Morton, and Wichita
constituted another commissioner district,
and Was numbered District No. 3.
The townships OF Lincoln, Payne, Grant,
kechi. Park, Eagle, Union, Greeley, Sher-
man, Delano, AtJica,l Garden PLAIN, and
Grand River, constiJu ed another commits
sloner district, aud was nun bered District
No. l.
This confession further shows and rep
| resents that Honorable j. NJ Allen was at
the general election held in the year 1891
duly elected county commissioner for the
district first above mentioned, he being
Then ana ever since an elector residing IN
the Third ward OF the said city of Wichita,
and that his term Will expire in January,
1873; that at the general election neld in
the year 1892, in the commissioner district
above mentioned which included the town.
ship of y nion. Honorable Matthias Busch
Was duly elected a county commissioner
Tor said district, he being then a legal cleo
tor of said district and Of said township of
Union, and that his term will expire in
January. 1895: and at the general election
held IN 1890 Honorable S. ii. Haden WAS
elected IA county commissioner for said
county, and that Iis term expires in Jan
uarY, 1894; aud at the general election
held In November, 1895. he, this confession,
and said E. Webb, contestee, and Que Ben
nett Bolt, and one William Baker. were
candidates and the only candidates
for the office of county COM
missioner to succeed siad Haden
for the Office of county commissioner
for the district which includes the town
ship of Gypsum, in which last township
mentioned said Webb and this confession
both resided and still reside. Which dis
trict is by the board OF county commits
sioners numbered third.
And this confession further shows, that
the total votes cast in said last mentioned
district at the said general election held in
November 1898, for the Office of county
commissioner was go. and that such vote
was cast in the several townships in said
district for the respective candidates as
follows:
In Wichita township-For Webb. 81; for
Shaup, So; for Baker, ).
la MInneha towuship-For Webb. 81;
for Shaup, 81; For Bolt, g for Baker, 3.
In Gypsum township-tor Webb. 50; for
ShauD. 49, for Bolt, 3; for Baker. 4.
La Rockford towusni p-For Webb, 106;
Shaup. ll2; for Bolt. 4; for Baker, S.
And this confession farther shows, that
no other votes were cast in said district at
said election for the office OF county com
missioner other than those above men,
rnns IT ,f
Cast for said Webb WAS 2Sl: that the total
vote of said district cast for this con
testor was 3lS that the Total vote cast for
said bolt WAS 9; aud that the total vote
cast Tor said Baker was 20; and THIS con-
testor AYERS that he received the highest
mum Der OF legal votes In said district for
the office of county commissioned at said
election. and by reason thereof this con-
testor WAS duly elected county commits
souer of said district for the term com
mencing on the second Monday IN JAN
uary, 1894
And this confession, as and for the par
ticular causes of contest upon which be |
claims said office OF county commissioner !
for said district No. 3, states and alleges |
Us follows:
l. Through some mistake large part |
of the ballots cast at said election In Nov |
ember. 1898, for commissioner of said dis |
trict were printed with the erroneous head |
ing or caption For commissioner Sixty |
seventh representative district" aud other !
ballots cast 1T said election for said office |
were printed with the erroneous heading |
or caption For county com missioner First !
district"
= Through some mistake respecting /
the proper boundary of said com ssiouer |
district. mauy persons residing III the |
First aud Sixth wards of the city of l
Wichita, which wards are included in AMI /
IN IF ha - n
representative district" but which form |
no part of the commissioner district No. /