People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-03

the right TO vote in Kansas because his father re
sided in Ness county. Your committee are salts
fed, that if he had any legal residence at all il
was in the state of Colorado, where he became Of
age, and where he resided for about year aftel
he became of age, and that his vote in Kansa,
was illegal.
Sth. Testimony was taken tending to show
that several other persons who we're non-resi.
dents of the state had voted in Ness county; but,
upon careful examination Of the testimony, your
committee have conclued to resolve the question
in favor of the claim Of the witnesses that they
had acquired legal residence in Kansas, and
therefore take no note in their summary Of the
votes cast by them.
As conclusions your committee find that five
Illegal votes were cast for Richard o. Citing by
the following named persons, and at the pre-
cincts stated, namely:
H. N. Cowles, Center township, homage.
Walter Z. Reynolds, Franklin township, nom
age.
G. P. Hoffer, Center township, nonresident.
David Dopp, Center township, nonresident.
William W. 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 ineIcusable 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 he re-
ceived, and they gave to Mr.. Goodwin four less
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.. Citing.
and by reading or counting two ballots for Mr..
Citing from each of which his name had been
plainly erased by the voter and no name In
serted.
Your committee find that Mr.. Goodwin re-
ceiyed 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..
Citing. Observation-Disclosures. 47
Deduct 6, fraudulently allowed him in Gen.
ter township, and illegal votes above
stated, making. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
Leaving Mr.. Elting's actual vote......... 5S6
Total number Of votes as canvassed for Mr..
UoOdVln........ ...........,....;; '...;.:. OH
Add votes actually cast but not allowed in
Center township. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4
Making Mr.. Goodyin's total vote. ........ $40
Mr.. Eltings actual vote...................... $50
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 member Of this house,
your committee submits TO the house for its
consideration the following resolutions, and
recommend that they be adopted.
Resolved That Richard o. EltinQ was not
duly elected as representative for the Ninety
ninth district, Ness county, and is not entitled
to q seat as member of this house.
ResOtued, That /. N. Goodwin, having received
amaierity Of all the votes cast by the electors of
Ness county at the election held on the Sth Of
November. 1892, for representative Of the
Ninety-ninth representative district, was duly
elected to said Office and is entitled to a seat in
this house as the representative for said
district.
Respectfully submitted,