Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-09

the right TO vote i'll Kansas because his tather re-
sided in Ness county. Your committee arc salts
hod, that IL he had any legal residence at all II
was In the state of Colorado, whore he became of
age, and where he resided for about year after
no became Of age and that his vote In Kansas
was illegal.
9Th. Testimony wns taken tending TO show
that several other persons who were non-resi-
dents Of the state had voted In Mess county; but,
upon careful examination of tho testimony, your
committee have conclued toresolve the question
in favor Of the claim Of the witnesses that they
had acquired a legal residence in Kansas, and
therefore take no motto in their summary Of the
votes cast by them.
As conclusions your committee find that five
Illegal votes were cast for Richard o. Elting by
the following named persons, and at the pre-
cincts stated namely
II. N. Cowles, Center township, homage.
Walter Il. Reynolds, Franklin township, non
age.
G. p. Hoffer, Center township, nonresident.
David Dopp, Center township, non-residont.
william ", Hamilton, Franklin township,
nonresident.
Your committee also find, that the judges of
election held in Center township were guilty OF
gross fraud, or of the most inexcusable careless
ness or ignorance, in counting and making re-
turn of the votes cast In their township. They
gave to Mr.. Citing six more votes than no re-
ceived, and they gave to Mr. Goodwin four loss
votes than he received. This was done by
reading or counting four ballots cast for Mr..
Goodwin as If they had been cast for Mr.. Elting.
and by reading or counting two ballots for MIR.
fro, ~ xnbf oh 10 Dnpn
plainly erased by the voter and no name In
serted.
Your committee find that Mr.. Goodwin re-
ceived a majority of the legal votes cast in Ness
county for representative, and submit the fol-
lowing table, which presents the facts estab-
lished by the testimony taken by your commit
tee;
Total number of votes as canvassed for Mr.. -
Deduct 9, fraudulently allowed him in Cen
ter township, and s illegal votes above
Leaving Mr., Elting's actual vote. $50
Total number Of votes as canvassed for Mr.. -.
GOOdVln,.u.... ......,....:. go Oia
Add votes actually cast but not allowed In
Center township. .........,....,."...''''''
Making Mr. Goodyin's total vote. ........ $40
MIR. Elting's actual Vote... oSo
Majority for Mr.. Goodwin. 10
Fully satisfied from the testimony that Mr..
Goodwin received the highest number Of votes
for representative for the Ninety-ninth district,
and WIS duly elected as a member of this house,
your committee submits to the house for it's
consideration the following resolutions, and
recOm n1and that thew be adopted.
Resolved That Richard o. Elting WINS not
duly elected as representative for the Ninety
ninth district, Ness county, and is not entitled
to seat as member of this house,
Res0DSd, That 1. N. Goodwin, having received
amajority of all the votes cast by the electors of
Ness county at the election held on the 9Th of
November 1892, for representative of the
Ninety ninth representative district, was duly
elected to said Office and is entitled to seat in
this house as the representative for said
district.
Respectfully submitted,
I,TrpEpp