Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-22
Fraud is Charged
Denied by P. H. 0'Arcy's
Attorneys and Also by Him.
Afidavits Of Election officers in the Con-
tested Precincts-Boise Elected.

Square charges OF fraud were made
ln the Boise ID 'Arcy election imbroglio
before the canvassing board, and as
squarely denied by counsel for DARCY
this morning,
1t is believed that Mr.. DARCY and
his counsel will demand that the most
searching investigation be made into
the legality Of the returns and all the
proceedings, They owe this to them
selves and the public and the high
judicial position involved. Until both
sides are fully presented and all the
material facts made known the public
should suspend judgment. But II IL
appears that the returns have been
tampered with In the interest of any
candidate no punishment is too severe
within the legal limits to be inflicted
on the guilty parties. This contest
involves the safety and the purity of
the ballot and the integrity Of the
whole election system.
AFFIDAv1Ts FOR BOISE.
II. p, Boise, Jr,, visited the Mt.
Angel judges and clerks Of election
Tuesday and secured the following
af1daYit:
STATE OF OREGON,
County of Marion I %
l, p. K. Johnson, N. Michel and J,
l.. Amber, being first duly sworn
depose and say that we were res
pectiyely judges and clerk of the cleo
tion that took place on June 6, 1898,
In the Mt. Angel precinct, that we
very carefully looked oyer the count,
and that we verify believe that a
mistake OF ten talleys could not have
been made 10 Mr.. D'Arcy's vote, and
that the talleys should show only 129
votes, the same as the figures on
totals show Mr.. D'Arcy's vote in
said precinct,
Z. X. JOHNSON.
N. MICHEL.
j. l.. AMBLER.
The above Is sworn to before r. P.
Boise, Jr., notary, June q, 1898.
He also saw Mr.. Settle nier, one Of
judges, who claims to haye kept O.
seperate count, and upon examining
the same said It gave Mr.. DARCY I29
votes. Mr.Mlchel also kept a seperate
count, which is the same.
Similar statements are expected to-
day from Monitor precinct election
officials.
Oregonlan Special, June 81:
The high standing Of both parties
precludes open adverse expression
until the matter develops further,
but enough is known and said that it
indicates deep popular disfayor at
outcome. The continued absence OF
County Clerk Ehlen lends bad color
to the affair, aud strengthens popular
prejudice in favor of q deliberate
scheme to graft" the judgeship.
Nothing is known of his wherea-
bouts. The members of the return
ing board are: II. A. Johnson, justice
OF the peace Of Salem; Deputy County
Clerk j. b. Geisy and II. T. Hayes,
justice of the peace Of Woodburn.
The cause Of the affair seems to rest
upon the latter, who gives an ambi-
guous and unsatisfactory account of
the circumstances In connection with
the altered sheets. The two former
are not involved in public suspicion in
any degree whatever. The board re-
fuses TO certify the returns, aud the
matter will probably eventually be
taken into court, when startling facts
may be brought out.
Comment by Oregonian speci al:
Mr.. Giesy was suspicious, and did
not go to the box until the judges
arrived, when, on opening the box, 1t
was found that the tally sheet from
Woodburn precinct was gone. Dill
gent search was made, but the
missing sheet could not be found
until night, when G. G. Cans. found it
under a piece OF wrapping paper on a
table that had been used all day. Mr..
Cans states that he saw the tally
sheet there In the morning, but did
not know what 1t was. Two men had
been heard to say they knew the
was not in that place all
lay.
At one of the previous counts w, T,
Rigdon and John Bayne, Silver Re,
publican and Democratic chairmen,
were present watching
the count in the interest of their
candidates. No error was then found |
In the judgeship tallles from Butte
Vile, Monitor or Mount Angel, An
error was found in the WOODBURY. |
and County Clerk Ehlen !
sent for the duplicate kept 10y the |
Judges Of election. The duplicate
from Butteville, Monitor