Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-12
The Weekly ExpoSitOr.
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1898.
THE cANvAsslnc BOARD.

The st. Clair County Canvassing
| Board met at the court house on Thurs
! day afternoon to canvass the vote on
circuit Judge. The Republican men,
bers were happy and the Democrats
correspondingly depressed, as they
entered the county clerks Office. 1t
was hard work for Chas. A. Bailey,
John Denneny, Elston Huffman, John
Terney and their associates to eat their
dish of crow, but the supreme court
had ordered, and they obeyed.
After the board was called to order,
Chas. A. Bailey offered the following,
which was adopted by strict party
vote:
WHEREAs-By provision of Act No. POS Of the
session laws of 1887, il is provided that any can
didate voted for at any election cOnceding HIM
self aggrleVeu on account OF frauds or mistakes
in the canvass of the votes by the inspectors OF
election or in the returns made &c., may petition
the board of county canyassers Tor the correc-
ton of such mistakes. and by such Act IL Is made
the duty of such board to appoint y committee.
open the ballot boxes and correct all such frauds
and mistakes, and
WHEREAS O'Bren j. Atkinson did file such
petition with this body, setting forth that the
frauds and mistakes had been committed In the
count for Judge at the April election, 1898, and
this board had proceeded in the counting of bal
lots far enough to ascertain that such frauds
and mistakes were sufficient and numerous 10
reverse the result and elect Mr.. Atkinson over
Mr.. Vance and
! WHEREAs-While this board was proceeding
| to open other ballot boxes, restraining order
was issued by the supreme court, and such action
finally taken that the act aforesaid was held not
applicable to state officers, and that the legis-
lilture of the state of Michigan was the proper
tribunal to settle the question presented by such
| petition, therefore
! RESOLVED, That this board recognizing the
authority of the court have decided to desist
| from the investigation of such frauds and mis-
takes, but In doing so we desire to place upon
! record the fact that certificate OF election
issued to Samuel W, Vance will be contrary
TO the expressed will Of the electors OF said
county as expressed in their ballot, therefore be
| IL further,
RESOLVED, That OBrien j. Atkinson be re-
quested to petition the state beard of canvasserS
| for a recount of the ballot in st. Clair county,
and that he be further requested to petition the
| legislature of the state of Michigan, now in ses-
| sion, for such further recount and to take
| such further action us may be necessary to
expose the frauds and errors committed IN
| this county by which Samuel w. Vance procured
| the certificate OF election as circuit Judge.
John Denneny jumped on Senator French us
! follows
! WHEREAS, The attention of this board has
! been called to bill introduced by Senator
French Tor the purpose of providing u jury
bill the selection of the jury is taken out of the
! hands of the township officers and centralized
| in such commission thus removing it farther
! away from the people and
WHEREAS, The membership of this board is
| largely made up of township officers whose duty
II has been TO select names tor juries and report
| the same to the county clerk and we are in
! formed in reference to such work and the people
of the county are largely Interested therein, in
order To secure good jury and prevent any
| particular class or party from undue influence
or numbers upon such jury
WHEREAS. The provisions of such bill have
been studied by the members OF this board, and
we are acquainted with its provisions and the
! radical change proposed by II in which we do
not concur, and in which we see both danger
aud expense to the people of the county.
WHEREAS, There never has been to our
I knowledge any complaint in this county against
the old law, or against the usual system OF Sc
lecting jurors and there is no public demand for
the change; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the governor of the state of
Michigan be requested 10 veto the bill aforesaid
and the senate and house Of representatives are
requested to reconsider their action in the
passage OF the same, such action having been
taken without notice to the people of this
county, and as We believe contrary to their
wishes.
The resolution was adopted by u small Majority
The vote on circuit nudge resulted = follows,