The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-28
FILING CONTESTS GALORE.
CASES IN STEVENS COUNTY BY
BOTH PARTIES.
Fopuifsts- Not to BE outdane by
Candidates on the Citizens.
Ticket. Comply With the Ten Day
Period Law-speeial Court Term.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-In. tell zencer.
COLNiLLE. Nov. r. Yesterday was lie
last day Of the ten day period after tsa
official canvass Of the returns % the Een-
eral election wisa3a which TO file contests
with the clerk Of The superior court IN Ste
vens county. James Ferguson and J. y.
Sinclair. Citizens ticket candidates for tie
offices Of sheriff and superintendent oe
50 aools, nle& tAeir GENESIS early in the
week. Frank Hahein. defeated candidate
on the Citizens ticket for county 3Tcas-
uTer, who. i was sad, would not Tie a
contest, ana had advised the other can
didates against ceaseSting the seats Of
their successful rivals. was induced by the
committee 10 contest the election Of :. :.
Beggs. and the complaint. which IS i4en-
teal ii form and substance with those
filed by Ferguson and S.ncla.r. was fled
yesterday al noon by Mount 81 Merritt and
T. d. Robertson, u Spokane. attorneys sor
the other Citizens candidate contestants
The committee argued .aat as the same
points were involved IN ali Of the actions,
Haoein might Just as well file his contest
and let taem al be tried together.
AS soon as ii was seen by tie Populists
tina, ali OF The defeated Citizens ticket can
didates lad He'd contests, the Peoples par
y candidates at oncs prepared and h!ed
contests in all cases wherein the Citizens
ticket was successful excepting in the
cases OF county commissioner for the Sec
the contests on the part OF the Popullsts
Thomas Du.;n vs. W. H. jackson. con-
testing the office OF county clerk.
James W. Saee8 vs. u. {. Ely, contest
Ing the office Of county auditor.
c. y. Park VS.. Louis L. Tower. con-
testing the office % county surveyor.
J. {. Hardness y. George ". Welty. con-
testing representative:
j. w. Sparks vs. W. II. Jeffrey. contest
Ing the office Of county commissioner for
the First district.
NJ. Z Jesseph VS.. II. c. Kirkpatrick, con-
testing the office OF county attorney.
These last six contest cases are nor COW
cred by long complaints. bat much in
teresting matter is set out. After stating
the grounds OF contest under the form Of
the statute. the complaints say: That a.
the general election in ali OF the precincts
In Stevens county the MANAGEMENT Of the
Citizens ticket, with the ru!i knowledge
and appreciation OF the candidates repre-
sented thereby, caused 10 be printed an!
circulated within the polling places and in
the booths and elsewhere within fifty feet
OF the polls, printed circulars containing
SCandalous and abusive matter against the
Peoples party and its candidates. and the
said printed circulars attached 10 sheets Of
stickers with the Citizens candidates
names printed thereon were placed on the
tables OF the election clerks In the polling
places and by the Judges and inspectors
there handed out and distributed with the
official ballots. IL some Of the complaints
charges We're made that money was used
aud bribery pFacticed by the Citizens
ticket candidates at and beyors ;he ese>ti n.
to the end Of influencing the voters to ahan-
don the principles and support OF the Peo-
Pies party and that many OF the voters
were so influenced.
The county clerk has notified Judge Rich
aras0n Of the filing Of al these contests as
the law requires that he shall 60. and a
special term Of The superior court will be
fixed 10 try out the cases. II IS expected
that the committees Of the two parties VIII
agree that all The cases VIII be tried az
once thus saving much lime ard expense.