The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-07
he Claims that the City Council Is MOI
GiYlBs Bin a Square Deal.
WANTS NOTHING BUT SIMPLE JUSTICE.
4ts Decentralization u Laid ON the
Table, bat Ii Evidently HAD its
Essecs-0thcr Council Proceedings
OF Importance.


linas governor OF that name, was given
permission to establish q portable lunch
counter, and Little Hank" another Of
the characters Of the city, was granted
license to publish directory.
The event OF the session was the fol-
lowing communication regarding the
mayoralty and the discussion that fol-
lowed:
To the Mayor and City Council Of the
City Of North Yakima:
GENTLEMEN Having received notice
from the city clerk to attend your meet
ing at the council chamber on the even
ing Of this date, when and where you pro-
pose to decide by lot whether w. l..
Jones or myself shall be declared elected
to the Office of mayor, have the follow
ing statement and protest to make:
From the records Of your proceedings
and other reliable sources am informed
that at your last preceding meeting In
stead Of canvassing the vote Of the several
precincts Of this city, as returned by the
officers OF the election held on the l4tb
inst. in pursuance to and in accordance
with the laws providing for such canvass,
that upon request Of Mr.. w. L. Jones
YOU opened and manipulated the ballots
cast in precinct No. 3, and by some kind
OF a count, or pretended count, Of the
same you make the result of said election
different from that as returned by the
election officers, whereby you find, or
pretend to find, that an equal number Of
votes were cast for said Jones and myself
for said Offices.
Your action in opening and manipulate
ing the ballots cast in said precinct No.
8 l claim to have been most fragrant,
high-handed and absolutely unlawful I;
that il was your duty to canvass the re-
turns as shown by the talley sheets ar d
register lists and statements made there
on by the several election boards, and
from the result thus obtained certificate
should have been issued to the person
receiving the highest number of votes as
by said boards recorded, which in this
case was myself; then should Mr.. Jones
have felt aggrieved he could have filed
his cause for contest and the entire mat
ter would have been determined in the
manner prescribed by law.
l am surprised and astonished that q
man OF Mr.. Jones profession should have
attempted to induce or request you to
proceed in so unlawful a manner, and
that, too, on a mere street rumor; but
still more am amazed that city coun-
Gil OF this city should comply with such
request, and that compliance made with.
out your notifying me as common cour-
tesy as well as Law required you to do,
had your action otherwise have been
legal.
The principal reason alleged by Mr..
Jones for requesting an examination of
the ballots being that he had "beeu told'
that certain ballot cast for him had
been wron gully rejected by the election
board because said ballot had name
written across the back thereof and
requesting you to count the same for bin,
the prejudice already evident was further
manifested wnen you found the facts to
be exactly as stated in Mr.. Jones' COM
munication except that said ballot was
cast for me instead Of Jones and you
would not, and you did not, count the
same for me as would seem you intended
TO count the ballot had il been for Jones.
That the ballots were carefully and
accurately counted by the election officers
l have the testimony OF the inspector and
of others who critically watched the
count during it's progress. and I cannot
but maintain that their count is entitled
to greater ere ience than the one made I'M
lawfully by you when you had no right
to tamper with the ballots.
For the above reasons and for the res-
son that / have been duly, fairly and I'M
questionably elected, | cannot consent to
attend your meeting or in any manner
give countenance or assent to what /
deem to be an unjust, unwarrsnted and
unlawful proceeding whereby the peoples
decision would most probably be over
turned and reversed in so fragrant and
ruthless manner; but I request that
you formally revoke. cancel and annul
your former actions in this matter and
that you proceed TO canvass the returns
in the manner prescribed by law, TO the
end that justice and right and Law shall
obtain and the name OF our proud city
shall not be smirched.
wish to note that in you former pro-
in this matter Councilman Car
psnter stands exbonorated from all blame,
he having objected to and voted against
II all the way along, as also Councilman
Kingsbury, who was absent by reason OF
i'll health. Respectfully Submitted.
WILLIAM II. REDNAs.
North Yakima, Wash, June 4, 94.
The communication provoked lively
discussion and was finally laid on the
table. Councilman Kingsbury and City
Attorney MuraDe argued the legal points
Of the mayoralty muss. the latter main
tanning that lots could be drawn TO settle
the contest and the former controverting
this view and reading Law to substantiate
his stand. An effort was made to force
the question to vote. but Councilman
Allen gave his associates to understand
that II high handed measures were pur-
sued he would east his vote in favor Of |
Redmsn. This knocked the Dropping from |
under the Jones faction, and after amend |
ing the eurfew ordinance, changing the |
time iromllO ill 8 O'Clock, and the passage
OF courtesies between the retiring MAYOR |
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