Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-21
Circuit JudgeshIP'
Goes by a Second Recount to
Hon. P. H, darcy,
Charges of Palpable Fraud That Will
Have to BE Further Investigated.

| fDJc lOI ClICulb JuuRCi hCih Nphu"J
evening by the canvassing board, re-
suited in some startling developments.
Three mistakes, aggregating 40 votes
in all, were discovered IN favor of p.
III. DARCY, this effecting his election
by majority, over Hon. II. P. Boise,
whose majority hasheretOfore been "a.
The recount raises presumptions OF
fraud and the same will be thoroughly
Investigated by Hon. r. p. Boise and
his friends Mr.. darcy was at first
reported elected and Mr. Boise even
conceded this. Then corrections gave
it to Boise. Now it goes again To
darcy.
Suspicion is aroused by the fact
that each of the three mistakes dis
covered Monday evening was 10 favor
of Mr.. darcy and increased his vote
sufficiently to insure his election.
In looking over the vote from Butte
vile precinct for judge, it was found
there were 20 more tallies than were
indicated in the totals. In Mt. Angel
and Monitor precinct a similar irreg
ularity Of 10 votes each was found,
thus increasing Mr.. D'Arcy's vote 40
10 all and giving him majority in
the district OF cover Mr.. Boise,
JUDGE BOISE INTERVIEWED.
Judge r. p. Boise was seen this
morning and expressed himself
surprised at the result Of the re-can-
vass of the vote Monday evening
''The end is not yet," said Judge
Boise. "Myself and friends will await
the final action of canYassing board
when our course will be outlined.
am now satisfied l have simply been
counted out by fraudulent practices
| The original returns from Buttevillei
Mt Angel, and Monitor precincts have
been altered in order 30 accomplish
my defeat. 1t is remarkably strange
that after carefully making two
counts during which mistake was
found Of 10 votes in WOOdburn
precinct against Mr.. Darcy and a
single mistake against myself, that in
third count a mistake of 20 votes
should be found in Butteyille precinct
where the largest number of votes
received by any candidate for the
circuit judgeship vas 81, and a mis-
take of 10 each should be found il
Mt Angel and Monitor precincts ant
all in favor of my opponent, Mr.
Darcy. On Monday the 18th, inst
myself and friends interviewed
! County Clerk L. V. Ehlen and Justice
Hayes, one of the canvassing board
and they declared themselves fully
satisfied with the result Of the canyas'
which had just been completed, giving
Mr.. D'Arcya majority in this county
of III, and declared that they would
that day certify thereto. But instead
they adjourn for one week and during
the intervene the changes were made
by which my defeat could be accom-
plished"
OTHERS MAKE STATEMENTS.
Justice Hayes, of Woodburn, ;
member of the canvasslng board, wa
seen at the court house this morning
When asked If the board had certified
TO the result Of last nights re-canyass
he replied they had not, but were
waiting for the return of County
Clerk Ehlen before doing so. When
asked regarding the error of 40 votes
Mr.. Hayes admitted that he could not
understand how the mistake was
overlooked on the two previous counts.
j. b. II. GIesy, another member o;
the canvassing board, was seen at his
State street home, and expressed him
self as being very much dissatisfied
with the result of the recount. He
said he would most positively refuse to
certify to the returns as compiled at
the boards last meeting Monday eve.
ming for he was conYinced that the
returns from the precincts in which
mistakes were now discovered had
been tampered with. Monday morn
ing prior to his departure from the
city, County Clerk Ehlen left note
for Mr.. Giesy, iustructing him to pro-
ceed with re-canYass Of the votes, TO
make out the certificate and have
Deputy County Clerk f. A. Turner
sign it for him (Ehlen.l MI. Giesy
also related the manner in which the
first two counts were had. He said;
"Every precaution was used 20 detect
any possible mistake. In counting
the vote for circuit Judge and sheriff,
the two most closely contested offices,
the tallies were counted TO see IL they
corresponded with the totals reckoned