The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-30
gh aaha aly gayle ghursaay zorluo Houember 1899

they 1.-THE said Webb aud this contestor(
were candidates for county commissioner.
enormously included in their CANVASS, the
ballots enormously and illegally cast In
said First and Sixth wards for county
commissioner, giving or allowing to said
WebD 359 votes in said First ward. aud
PA votes in said Sixth ward, making a
total of 693 votes: aud giving or allowing
to this contestor in said First ward 30
votes. and in said Sixth ward 161 votes.
making total of AL votes; aud By adding
said Illegal votes so cast in and returned
from said First and Sixth wards to the
votes legally cast in ami returned from
the precincts constituting said commits
sioner district, said board OF county can
yassers enormously declared said 4. Webb
had received the greatest number of votes
cast In said commissioned district Tor the
office OF county commissioner, whereas, IN
fact, this contestor received the greatest
number of votes cast in said commissioner
district by electors residing therein; and
received of such votes 26 more than said
Webb received for said Office. and hence
was entitled to receive the certificate OF
election.
e. By reasons of the errors and mis-
takes specifically mentioned in the pre-
ceding causes of contest, resulting in the
erroneous canvass made by said county
canvassers. and the declaration of said
canvassers that said Z. Webb had been
elected to said Office, the same resulted 10
the erroneous Issuance to said VeDo
of certificate of election by
the county clerk OF said county,
whereas, this confession was and is the per
son duly entitled TO the possession thereof,
and to the said office.
Z. That the ballots and all the ballots
cast in said Third commissioner district
for said f Webb and counted by the
judges and clerks of election of the several
precincts bore the appellation, For Com
missioner 9th Representative District"
That said ballots SO counted We're can
vassed by the canvassing board on the said
10Th day of November, 1898 in and for
Sedgwick county, Kansas. and accredited
10 and counted for said h. Webb for the
Office of county commissioner.
That the said E. Webb received no votes
at said election in any part of said COM
missioner district, nor We're any votes CAN
vassed or COUNTED for the SAID WEBB. ex-
cept such as bore the aforesaid appellation.
That said ballots bearing said appellatior,
to-wit: For Commissioner 9th Repre-
sentative DISTRICT" are illegal, null and
void and ought not to have been counted
for the said Webb for the office of county
ommissioner; there being no such COM
missioner district in Sedgwick county,
Kansas, nor none bearing any such like
appellation us Commissioner 9th REPRE-
sentative District"
That the said canvassing board errone-
ously canvassed said votes bearing said
appelation and enormously counted the
Same for and in favor of the said b. Webo.
Wherefore, This confession prays that
contest court may be organized, as proyld-
ed bv sections 81 and IS Of chapter 30 OF
the General Statutes OF Kansas, entitled
IAN Act to Regulate Elections" and that
said court may proceed in all respects AS
provided in said act to determine the
rights of this confession, and of said +.
Webb AS contestes, in the premises; and
adjudge that this confession was duly elect
ed to the Office of county Commissioners
As aforesaid and is entitled TO his certlii-
cate of election, and that the certificate OF
election of the said contestee be set aside
and be apnuled, and that confession have
jud gment for costs CALVIN H. SHAUP.
STATE OF KANSAS, &C
SEDGwICK COUNTY.
Calvin H. Shaup, being first duly sworn
according TO law, deposes aud says that he
is the person who makes and who has
signed the above and foregoing statement
of his intention and purpose to contest the
election of f. Webb to the Office of county
com missioner; that the statement so made
by him and each and every matter aud
thing therein stated or alleged, and that
the causes of contest therein set forth are
true, as he verify believes.
CALVIN H. SHAUP.
Subscribed and sworn to before ME and
in my presence, this 29tn day of November,
1893. JOE H. LINDSEY,
Notary Public.
Commission expires Jan. s, 1896.