Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24

AlEkVE til Wed n day
sEzSSS1. evening Nimoo K 8
SN&.: Z: 'ask: has been feverishly
.&s. hoping that some>
thing would turn up to give him one
more pull at the county attorneys Of
fee.
So far as the other contests are con-
cerned they are practically ali dropped.
Charley Montgomery wrote to Ciayt
Moses last week to have his contest
against Matt Dick dismissed, but MINI
ocks and the other few fellows who are
urging the whole monkey-business
| would not heed Charities request.
Tuesday Dick brought written with
drawal or dismissal of the case TO the
judges. direct from Montgomery. Even
then the hungry fisher after suckers
did not want to dismiss II, and even
questioned Charles signature.
! Judge McCorkle. while he has not
formally withdrawn his contest, has rs
sured Mr.. Breeder that he will push 1t
NO further, and Phil Leroy has been
trying to have the case commenced in
his behalf III dismissed ever since it
started.
The contest board has opened the
sealed ballots and commenced > re.
count, for the, benefit Of Nimecks.
Joshua Clayton and G. A. Swartz ap-
pear as attorneys for Nimocks snd Wm.
Osnond and e. L. Hotchkiss for Diff
fenbacher. Before the ballots were
opened defense asked that Nimocks
J furnish some proof that even one Of hia
charges of fraud was founded on fact.
J but the court ruled thst the recount
should be made wishouS evidences.
The ballots for Albion township were
, brought out. The package was moi
: sealed with wax. according to law, and
could have been unsea.ed and resealed
I time and again since the election
D Court sustained objection Of defense
3 to opening Albion package, and tool
! the matter under advisement.
Beaver township packages was openes
, and ballots counted. On one ballot ,
voter had voted twice for one man fol
: road ovsrseer and the majority Of th'
court-AcCorkle and Nswton-rulet
that the ballot should b thrown out
, Justice Jennison dissenting and hold
ing that the ballot should be oounse'
for all except road overseer. The nex
" ballot thrown ous was where . ma,
tA>S -.-k>d kt~. hsyJok al rioAe- Ssuk h a,
got cross in the wrong square as On
;, place and had rubbed IL out. Cour
= ruled thst the ballot was defaesd-an
;, threw IL cut. In Ill, IS ballots. ont @
. q total Of 90 cast In Beaver townshiE
;. were thrown out on these little. iasig
: mica mt points. 10 Of those wsrs vot
!, for Diffenbaehef and . Of thea yer
- votes for Nimscks.
Weshburn precinct WAS then can
; vassed, sad four ballots thrown ont
e 2 each 70, DidsnAaehes aad Nimock
. on the same unreasonable prasaxs.
,. lClarencs township was eount9d, an
q % ballots thrown out-S OF shsm fe
= DiMsnhachee and II Of than ,fss Min
n CGk1s AIBu2- WOB0 t04OWAs - VASe "a ~ 1k<'
. townships for each candidate. 9
. far as counted, Diffenbacher eain
= seven majority over the original coun
Il II all the ballots in the whole count
d are to be opened and re.eeunted, th
4 monkey business will be carried ava
y into next year. II Nimocks and hi
= little circle OF interested" friend
os could disfranchise half the voters I
% the county and thus gain . renewe
q hold on the public teat, they woul
= gladly do it. But we hardly think
ic higher court will sustain the rulings {
" the contest court, and therefore tf
lone fisherman OF Barton county g. o.
tv t-or bis bondsmen-wili eventual
al have neat little bill OF costs 70 ps
,i- for their pains.
r.
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d. Mrs. Blodgett, . daughter of Mi