The morning call., 1894-11-13
TALKS FOR ESTEE.

The official canvass of the election re-
lures for this city ana county was begun
Yesterday by the Election Commission,
and the evidence of the stupidity of the
precinct election officers. so often referred
TO in piecemeal. now began an uninter-
rupted march in review.
Demas & Shortridge and Knight g.
Haggerty were announced as the recog-
nized Republican attorneys, and Andrew
j. Cluuie, Gavin McNab and VIII Ashe
for the Democracy. AS package after
package Of the returns. many of them
being faulty in their makeup. were
opened, the lawyers filed their objections.
Mr.. Shortridge said: 81 wish il to be
well understood thas in taking these excep-
tons to ballots illegally returned. as it ap-
pears 10 me, do not appear In any spirit
of captiousness. AS Mir. Estee's represent
tative aud the representative of the Repub-
lican party and representing myself as an
elector simply desire that the will Of the
people, as expressed by their ballots and
guaranteed TO US by proper return, certi-
fed by the proper officers. shall be secured
to them. If Mr.. Budd is elected by so
much as one vote all OF us desire, and Mr..
Estee especially desires, as so stated to
me, that he shall be so declared and duly
inaugurated Governor. If. on the other
hand MI. EStee has been chosen Governor
by so much as one vote, it is due to the
people who cast those votes that he be so
declared and inaugurated."
The court began by agreement with the
First Precinct of the Twenty-eighth Dis
trict, and will proceed to the end in numeri-
cal order. No change was made in the
First Precinct and no exception taken 10
its retuns.
In the Second Precinct, however, IN the
envelope provided for il no poll list was
found, no tally sheet and no certificate Of
any kind. The only signature on the en-
velope was that of the clerk. The sigma
lures of all the members of the board,
however, wers on the big envelope con-
tanning the ballots The returns showed
IA for Budd, 80 Tor Estee and 20 for Web
sler.
If this return was thrown out it would
make a material difference at this time,
and the representatives of the Democracy
were over solici;ous about the matter. The
returns were called off and no change was
noted from the semi-otfieial returns.
1t was here that Mr.. Shortridge declared
himself as quoted. He desired that full
record be made of the condition Of the
returns and of his protest. Practically, he
said, no returns were made here; there
was no cert ficate. as expressly required
by law
Mr. Creswell said that objections should
be made in court.
Mayor Ebert said that the package of
ballots on the outside contained the in
dorsement Of the election officers; the Reg
istrar had accepted them and therefore he
thought there was nothing to do but to
count them.
Shortrdge said that the Registrar had
accepted the package as prima facie evil
dence that it contained ballots. Bnt sup
pose when opened it be found that it
contained blank paper? The Registrar
had no means of ascertainng the fact
The envelopes themselves were no part
Of the returns. Il am acting under in
siructions from Mr.. Estee," said Short
ridge. He wants his rights, but he also
desires me t. sustain those of his opponent
quite as zealously. l protest that these
are not legal returns, and l would ask this
commission TO pass Judgment upon the
question"
CresweI said there was nothing to do
but count the returns, at which ShOrtrldge
said be must take the silence of the com.
entertain the objection.
In the Third and Fourth precincts mo
trouble was encountered, but in the Fifth
the tally-sheets and poli-lists were found
TO be in the package with the ballots.
which package is not to be opened for
year unless recount is called for. This
precinct was therefore passed until tie
officers of the poll could be sent for, they
to open and reseal it themselves.
The Sixth was o. K.
The Seventh had no signatures of the
officers TO the pOling-lIsJ on it and thu
talIy-sheets were in the package with the
official returns.
SbOrtridge again protested. saying this
was all illegal; shat tie returns were alto
gether lacking and deficient. His objec-
tons he deSiled to be noted.
AT the request of Gavin McNab for the
Democrats note was also maze that the
envelope was Only signed.
The commission adjourned at O'Clock,
and will 90 to work a&an at this mora
ing. continuing until u. resuming again
at to in the afternoon, aud from to IL
In the evening. 1t is estimated that it
will take two weeks to finish the count,
even with this steady work.
>; The State ticket will be canvassed first
Something Of sensation was created
by Auditor Broderick Directing in open
meeting TO allowing A. Z. Goldstein TO
serve as tally clerk. stating as his reason
that G0idstein had been connected with
scandal concerning certain returns taken
from the Registrars office in a previous
election.
Goldstein was present, having been sent
to serve on behalf Of the Republican Stale
Central Committee He vigorously de-
Hied the charge, saying he had nothing
whatever to do with any such affair. but
be was denied place.
DAINTY as a pret maiden, delicate as
rare perfume, delicious as fresh-plncked
fruit, is the food cooked with DR.. Prices