The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-19
MoRIARTY ELECTED.
The Recount Shows Him 10 have been the
Choice OF the Electors ofthe County.

The Recount Shows Him TO have been the
Choice OF the Electors Of the cousiy.
Az stated in these columns lnat week.
the vote in this county for the Office of
county treasurer showed that the candi-
dates, Jas. +. Corcoran and NJ. III. Mori-
arty. were tied Tor the office. Subse-
qnent Information CLEANED from different
sources, tended To show that in the
townships OF IIematite and Iron River
votes had been counted for Corcoran
that belonged To Moriarty and the in-
formation came from such sources and 81
persistently that Mr.. Moriarty decided
TO call for recount OF all tho votes
cast in the county for the office for
which he was candidate. The result
showed that the information given him
was reliable and that the persons who
gave ID knew what they were talking
about.
The county board ofcanvassefs met in
the office OF the county clerk last Tues
day forenoon and perfected an organizu-
tion, after which they adjourned until
one o'clock, q. m. There were present
M. II. Niece, X. B. Webb and Adolph
Forsberg. County Clerk Brown. the ex-
oflicio clerk OF the board, was present
also. Nj. B. McGee was elected chair
man 10y a unan imous vote.
When the board reconvencd NJ. H.
"A "A
tion asking Tor recount in the town
ships OF Crystal Falls, Iron River, Bates,
Stambaugh, llemntito and Mustodun.
MIR. Corcoran, who was present,
was satisfied with ~ recount in the
towns mentioned and Il subpoena WAS
given 20 the sheriff commanding the
several boards To appear with their
respective ballot boxes.
A canvass of the remaining returns
was then started when il WAS discov-
cred that the figures in the returns from
the township OF Iron River did not
correspond with the tally owing to the
vote OF the Elmwood precinct having
boen included in the totals but not in
the tally. The returns were then set
aside and nm adjournment taken until
the following day at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
The board reconvened nt ten O'Clock
in the forenoon Wednesday. The con-
testing parties appeared with their
counsel The board agreed to open the
ballot boxes in the following order
Crystal Falls, Siambaugh, Bates. Mas
iodou, llcnnlitr, Iron River. Char.
Ddscnbcry, deputy clerk OF Crystal
Falls township, was sworn and identi-
fled the ballot box which had been
brought in, in response 10 the cnll for the
Crystal Fallr, box as the one used in ths
township on the 9Th OF November last
w. X Dawson WAS next sworn aud
testified that the writing upon the paper
which sealed the lock was not his sigma
ture that ON the night OF election he
had signed his full name, while the paper
as IT. now appeared, containcd.o .only tho
initials. Considerable argument was
had ut the conclusion of this witness
testimony aud finally The board moved
to open the box Immediately aiteI
dinner.
The first act after the noon recess was
the opening OF the Crystal Falls ballot
box. The board then set To work "a
sort out the ballots about which ther,
was no queHtion and To place them tc
the credit of the candidate for which
they were cast. The attorneys for th,
contestants were present and as ia,
ballots were gone over they caused
marked aud questionable ballots TO b,
laid one side. This work consumed th,
whole 81 the aiteroon md Mt 5:3O th,
pile had simmercd down To fifteen ballots
set aside upon which there were dis
tinguishing marks, or benusc of ques
tions. IL was then agreed that the
board would reconvcno after supper ano
listen 10 arguments from the attorneys
, present. Promptly at seven the board
rrconvened and the time from then un
I'll ten WAS occupied in arguments from
both sides. When the attorneys hat
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next morning at eight o'clock.
Thursday morning every member o
the board was on hand promptly nnc
action was taken upon the ballots il
, question. The board took the stanc
that where the intention Oi the voter
was plain and there was no cnnclusiy,
evidence that the voter placed the marx
on the ballot viciously that the vOt,
should he counted. Under this rulinl
one ballot with the name of tho voter
ON the back was thrown out and clever
marked ballots placed to Corcoran',
credit aud three to the credit OF Morl
arty The ballots were then counted
and il wins found that Moriarty hac
223 and Corcoran had 100, ]. o., eaol
had gained vote and the minority o
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