The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-21
ELECTION CONTEST.
Ilotion Filed By the Contestees Pray
ing the Court to Dismiss the
Petition For Recount.

William ). Evans, States Attorney: Manly
Drennen. County Treasurer: j. Polk Steele
and Dexter NJ. Lee, County Commissioners.
contestees, in the election contest case. on
Wednesday, filed motions praying the Court
to dismiss the petitions of Henry NJ. McCul-
Tough, Republican candidate for States At
torney: Robert l.. Christie, for County Trea-
surer; VIM. j. Clark and John j. Williams,
for Commissioners, contestants, who ask II
recount of the ballots cast at the last elec-
ton on the grounds that fraud and bribery
were committed.
The petitions of the contestees give the fol-
lowing reasons for their motions:
because the matters and things therein
alleged are not sufficient in law to entitle the
petitioners to the relief in the said petitions
sought.
2-Because the several matters and things
therein stated upon information are not
stated to be upon the Information of any per-
son or persons who know or profess to know
the truth thereof
3-Because the allegations of errors in the
counting of said ballots are too vague and
general.
4-Becausc no specific mistake in the
counting of said ballots cast at said election
| is pointed out therein.
because it is alleged that any mistake
which may have been made in counting said
| ballots changed the result of said election.
G-Because the allegations of irregularities
on tho part of election officers in the Second
Election district of said county do not set
forth any Irregularities which might have or
did change the result of said election.
7-Becausc said allegations of misconduct
are too vague and general
s-Because the charge of bribery therein
made does not allege that the same, il true.
changed in any manner the result of the
| election.
9,-Because said charge of bribery on the
/ part Of the political adherents of the contcs-
tants does not allege that any officer conduct
lhS SAID elections. or any person voting
| thcr"at were bribed or influenced therrat in
the conduct thereof or in voting thereat
| 10 Because it is not alleged that any
officer of said election or any voter thereat
were bribed
ll-BecauSe the allegations in said petitions
are not stated to be founded on more than
the assertion of the petitioners.
l2-Becausc said allegations are frivolous
and not such as to warrant disturbance OF
the result Of said election as determined by
the judges thereof.
Arguments upon the petitions of both sides
will be heard by the court at date vet to be
! fixed.
As previously stated in the WING the con-
testants charge that in the first, Second Third
and Fourth election districts the Judges OF
election enormously counted votes for the
Democratic candidates for these officers
who were declared elected-which were moi
cast for them and had these votes not beer
counted the result of the election would bt
changed. 1t is further charged that in the
several election districts of the county vote.
that were cast for the Republican candidate.
were not counted for them.
That at the said election on the said fftl
day of November. in the year eighteen nun
dred and ninety-ilve in the Second Election
district in Cecil county aforesaid, there wer'
manifest and gross irregularities in the con
duct of said election by the officers conduct
ing said election and having control of tn,
election machinery, and open bribery wa
practiced by the political adherents of tn,
contestees, to such an extent as to render tn,
election in said district void, and require tn,
rejection OF ,he returns from said district il
determining the true results of said election