Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-12-18
ELECTION CONTEST DRAGGING
TIE Day spent in Identifying Pack
ages TT Ballots That Have
Seen Returned
Marie VIII Jon in the Renewed
tiSA.-&. =. E",ler's Di-
N0rle suit.

Wl"0 The district court convened a.
10 o'clock "Wednesday morning, witt
Jaas, B4o>ou presiding, Or, W. II, Gels
tlo-Fe fled his answer to Arthur Il
Dla},.r,t-'s -tatamecl of contest of the
election tor county troa~are The an.
-vsr denies all allegations of plaintiff
statement concerning NO incorrect coun,
ara Ga.aouduct Of Judges and further
ATTACKS IL Illegal the pretended nomira-
ti~n < plaintiff b! Il pretended PARTY,
term z Itself the "sjlver republican,
purity,
Mr. Dicllarnau filed his reply, deny
ing all new mat er il The ~ ,wer
Defecdantthescupon demanded a jury
triai, which The court promptly denied,
ana defendant excepted.
PIaiatf t1en asked the court to in
struct the cOunry CLERK and recorder to
bring INTO court all ballots iu his posses
sion, Defendant objected upon the
ground that resort to the ballots can
not ba had uutil il is established pr.ma
facle that there is reasoLHble ground to
believe that the judges Of election errau
IN the cDULt or returns, citing in support
Of this position Bertelotte's Case, Pa.
Dist. Rep Chs. Judge Benton Il: once
or-rruleu !h3 objection, stating tnat the
only manner in which it is possible to
determine Whlcl larty to the action ra-
caiyel majority Of tie yoles cast is to
29uLt tl9 ballots. Defendant excepted.
CJloty Clerk ana Recorder McDon
ne! then bToug Il into court all ballots
10 HE rsl- aSsiJn and was sworn and ex
AmiLtI t-ld nifty the packages in which
Ihe DAAo>a were contained. t.stifyiug
conc Tu}LG the !uauner III which the
la E4s-- %tre wrapped, tie1 scaled and
Il marEea; tnG Gate upon which he r5
cci1ed Jneu; tie manner Of transmission
to tim, rom whom he received them;
II what condition they were when re-
rslTad ala what, if any, changes in their
seas eH "fappirIe bad occurred and
VhaF calre> such changes. His dep1-
ties, T. l.. i. Lampau ard ) NJ Moore.
Testified IL . similar vein, aAd several
judge " election testified concerning
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aea.-t L-e packages CONTAINING ballots
GCi q delivery - re same 70 the clerk
Sill recorder
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