The weekly tribune., 1894-10-19
A FAIR ELECTION
Meeting of the Anaconda and Helena
Capital Committees Last Fri.
day.
THE PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED
Helena Wants to Take Charge Of the
Ballot Boxes and Election
Officers.
Special to the Tribune.

Special to the Tribune.
BUTTE, Oct. 12.-Representatives ol
the Helena and Anaconda capital com
mittees met at the McDermott hotel
here today to make arrangements for an
honest capital election. Helena was rep
resented by Joe Woolman, N. w. Nc.
Connell and L. H. Hirshfield; Anaconda
by Marcus DAILY, John r. Toole and j.
H. Durston. The Helena committee
submitted proposition in writing: First,
that judges of election shall be equally
divided between thes two contestants.
Second, that this rule shall apply par
ticularly to Silver Bow, Deer Lodge,
Missoula, Ravalll, Flathead, Cascade and
Gallatin counties. Third, that the
key Of the ballot box shall
be given to friend of one
OF the contestants and the ballot box to
friend of the other, so that during in
termissions both shall not be in the
hands of friend Of one of the contest
ants. Fourth, that where judges of elec-
fion have already been appointed, and
are not fairly divided between the con-
testants, that sufficient number of
such judges be procured by resignation
and by subsequent appointment, 80 as to
equalize the friends of the two con-
testants. Fifth, the committee guaran-
tees to secure the designations necessary
to equalize things in Lewis and Clarke
county. The same favors are asked in
Deer Lodge county. 1t is further pro-
posed that representative of each of
the contestants be placed on duty at
each registry station. A joint reward
is proposed for any violation of elec-
tion laws. 1t is also proposed
that no cards be issued to electors who
who may not be able to read to be taken
by such elector into the polls, indicating
how he wishes his ballot marked. 1t
alec proposes that judges of elections be
requested to count the capital vote first.
This evening the Anaconda capital COM
mittee sent an answer. 1t agrees to do
everything within the committees power
and within the law to facilitate fair
and legal expression Of tho peoples
choice whatever may be the result. 1t
will afford every opportunity to the
friends of Helena to attend the registry |
offices and prevent false registration, and |
also to attend the canvass of votes. The |
committee agrees to unite in offering re.
wards for violations of election laws.
1t agrees that neither committee
shall prepare any cards or de-
vices for electors to indicate
how his ballot shall be marked. As to the
to have the judges and clerks
of election equally divided and to have
judges already appointed resign and 9TH
ers appointed to effect this equality the
committee says: GAIL the terms of the
election law having been already COM
piled with in the matter Of the selection
Of judges and clerks Of election, your
plan proposes an arrangement whereby
some of the provisions of that law shall
be circumvented in the interest of the
The tvs capital contestants. Your prop
osition, we suspect, is liable to call out
he objections or protests of many other
1t may imperil the count of
state local tickets as we'll as the settle
nent of the capital contest itself. While
We are perfectly willing to accept
your suggestion as to the custody
II the ballot box and the
zeys thereto, we hardly consider that we
,ave any right to dictate to the judges
n these matters. Their duties are pre-
cribed by law. Nevertheless we agree
o unite with you in an effort to bring
bout the arrangement you propose,
.lthough we dosire to say to you that in
ur opinion the demand you make is an
Infair reflection on the personal honesty
I the officers whose removal you pro-
'ose, as we'll as on the official integrity
I the commissioners who appointed
hem. The committee cheerfully joins
q the request that the judges count
be capital vote first. Regarding every \
ounty in the state the committee asks
othing except that the persons it de-
Tres to station there, to witness the {
egistration and count, shall be afforded r
very legal facility.
DESPERATE CONVICT ~