The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01


the county of Norris. In their report
will be found evidence to prove the
most glaring frauds, although said
Richter was granted certificate OF cleo
tion. The evidence before the commit
tee proves beyond all reasonable doubt
that there were enough fraudulent and
illegal votes cast for Mr.. Richter to
change the result and give Mr.. W. II.
White II majority.
REPORT OF ELECTION COMMITTEE.
In the case of I. N. Goodwin against
Richard o. Elting for seat in this
house as representative for the Ninety
ninth district, the committee makes a
supplementary report, from which we
make the following extract:
It will be remembered that your COM
mittee made g report few days ago in
relation to these same parties, in which
they found that Mr.. Elting was, at the
time Of the election on the Sth of No
vember last, postmaster Of Kansada,
and for that reason was Ineligible to be
elected to the legislature, and they re-
ported that for such reason Mr.. Elting
was not entitled to a seat in this house,
and that Mr.. Goodwin having received
a majority Of all the votes cast in his
county for any eligible candidate for
said office, was entitled to such seat.
But Mr.. Goodwin insisted that your
committee should examine the tasti-
mony in the case, claiming that he had
been duly elected by a majority of all
the legal votes cast in his district, and
that by reason of frauds practiced by
officers of election, and by reason of
illegal votes cast against him, he had
been deprived OF a certificate from
the duly constituted authorities, to
which in law and equity he was entitled.
Your committee, in compliance with
such request, have made the exami-
nation required, and herewith submit
the facts found by them. For testi-
mony see House Journal for Saturday,
January q, 1893.
Your committee find that Mr.. Good
vim received a majority Of the legal
votes cast in Ness county for represent
attve, and submit the following table,
which presents the facts established by
the testimony taken by your commit
tee:
Tetal number OF votes as canvassed for
Deduct frsuduientiy allowed him in Cen. '
ter township. and Illegal votes above
s1AUeos making. ......-................ II
Leaving Mr.. Elting's actual vote.... 5S6
Total number of votes as canvassed for
Add votes actualiy cast but not allowed
In Center township. .........................
Making Mr.. Goodvin's total vote..... $40
Mr.. Elting's actual vote. 536
Majority for Mr Goodwin ........... 10
Although Mr.. Richard O. Elting had
been granted the certificate of election,
the counting of the ballots in Center
township demonstrated the fact that
Mr.. I. N. Goodwin had been elected by
10 majority.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Tuesday, January q, 1893.
In report Of committee on elections in
case of J. W. Hair US. John w. Davis will
be found affidavits of several witnesses,
proving beyond question the purchasing
of votes by said Davis. The election
committee was instructed to speedily in
quire into the evidence and facts touch
ing the relative right of John W. Davis
and J. W. Hair to seat in this house.
In their report on same date we find the
case OF Morrison Us. Douglass. The chair
man states that the standing committee
on elections, to whom was shown the Pc
tition of John Morrison, claiming right
to seat in this house as a represent
ative for the One hundred and twenty
second representative district, Gray
county, and alleging that frauds had
been committed in several of the town
ships in said county at the election held
for representatives on the 9Th day of No
vember last, have taken testimony in
said case and have insiru ,ted him to re-
port as follows:
Your committee sent q subpoena to
z G. Barton, the county clerk Of Gray
county, requiring him to bring before
your committee the poll-bOoks Of the
townships Of CimmRrron, ingalls,, Logan
and Montezums, returned to him by the
| judges and clerks Of election Of said town.
ships, and also the packages OF tickets
returned by the judges Of election from
said townships to him as county clerk.
He testified that the original canvass Of
| the county commissioners Of the votes
cast in the whole county showed that
| 0. B. Douglass received 259 votes, and
that John Morrison had received 244
| votes for representative of said One hun
dred and tWenty-second district, and
that said canvass included the votes OF
the townships of CimmRrron, Ingalls,
Logan and Montezums, as returned by
the judges ana clerks Of election to him
and as such votes were shown by the
original poll books and returns now pro
duced by him before your committee
Your committee examined the returns
OF the four townships named, and as
certified by the judges and clerks oi
election, they were as follows:
| Votes for VOtSs f0
| T0tCnshfDR. Douglass. Morrison
| Clmml6rron.. 81 SO
Ingalls,. o.
Logan. ........... ....-..-.... - 81
MontSZuma - 70
Totals OF four townships. ...164 1sS
Your committee then asksd the count,
clerk to open the packages of tickets
which he did, and personally handed thi
tickets singly to your committee. From
the examination and count OF the tick