Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-03


made oa the ballots for identltica.
ton as alleged.
Third-As to paragraph third of said
denies on information and belief that
they were cast 1T said election, and
counted for him, votes and ballots of
electors who were not qualified to vote;
but on the contrary, he says he is ln-
formed and believes that ln several OF
the precincts of said county, there were
many illegal votes cast for state senator
by persons not qualified to vote at ssid
erection in said county that we're counted
for contestant Fuller.
Four-As to paragraph four, OF said
complaint or notice Of contest, contestee
states the fact to be, that he did not re-
ce,vs single vote in SAID Lowery pre-
cinct.
Fifth-Contestee is informed and be.
lleves, and 20 states tho fact to be, that
in Eldridge precinct IN said county
where tho contestant Fuller ia shown to
have received majority Of all the votes
cast tor state senator, the poll looks,
tally list, ballot boxes and blank ballots
were oil unlawfully left by the inspector,
Judge and clerks of said election. at the
school houee or polling place in said
Eldridge precinct, for the space Of two
hours between the opening and closing
OF the polls on said election day, in said
precinct, with 40 one of said duly sp-
pointed inspector, judges or clerks Of
said election to watch, guard or protect
the same against fraud. That during
such tl,0e while the said inspector,
judges and clerks of election in SAID pre-
cinct had unlawfully and recklessly
abandoned said poll books, tally list,
ballot boxes and blank ballots, there
were electors present who were legally
entltled to vote, and whose vote il cast
cOntestee.
That 10 Windsor precinct, in SAID
county, as contestee ls informed and
believes, where contestant Fuller IL
shown by the returns to have received d
majority of all the votes cast for state
senator, the inspector of election took
from the ballot box Of ballots that we're
legally cast for state senator, and put in
tho stove and burned up one or more
such ballots; and that the same were not
counted in the returns from SAID pre-
cinot, and do not appear on said abstract.
That IN Ashland precinct. in said
county, as cOntestee Is informed and be-
lieves, where contestant Fuller received
"a votes for state senator, and thls con-
lestee received 6 votes for said Office,
that snany of the electors were intimi-
dated, and by reason OF such intinaida-
tion, were forced to cast their votes for
contestant Fuller and against contestee.
That by reason of the aforesaid illegal
and u 'awtul practices in said Eldn1g
Windsor and Ashland precincts, the
contestee suffered the loss of many votes,
thereby reducing his majority as be
believes. Re therefore prays that the
returns from SAID precincts be rejected
and not counted.
Contestee further answering, on info1-
nation and belief. says that in the first
and fourth ward precincts of jamestown.
IN CoriRne, and In most OF the other
precincts Of said county, there were
votes cast for this contestee for state
senator that were not counted by the
election boards Of such precincts. and
the same do not appear upon the said
returns therefrom, Notwithstanding
there was a cross mark made within the
circle before the name Of this eontestee,
Oh suCA Udl:OtSS AoA
whom such electors intended to cast
their votes at such election. That bad
such votes been counted, as cast by such
electors, and AS they should have been
under the law, contestee would have had
a larger majority over the contestant at
such election, than Is shown by the said
abstract.
Sixth-Contestee says that, before said
election, he was informed by one of the
daily appointed inspectors of election of
said county-one who was not favorable
to the election of this contestee-that if
contestee should receive more votes than
contestant Fuller, that contestee would
be counted out That such an effort
was made, contestee respectfully refers
to the allegations under oath contained
Ia the notice of complaint or contest
herein, for further proof.
Seventh-Further answering, ,contestee
denies each and every allegation in each
and every paragraph OF said complaint
or notice Of contest. not herein speclti-
calIy admitted or denied aud therefore
he demands that this contest be dis
mlased. E. M. SANFORD.
Dated November 2Sth, 1896.