, 1898-12-02

SouHts vi oWeeuWulci, anu lo6ctiltl
with said justices of the peace organized
the board required by law TO canvass
the votes cast at the election of 1895
in said County of Sweetwater, and said
beard ~thereupon and on said day pro-
ceeded to the said votes and
complete the same. That the canvass
was made upon a large blank made for
that purpose, a blank sheet similar to
the one used for such canvass being
hereto attached and marked exhibit
"a" That such " sheet vas not
signed by afiant nor by the justices OF
the peace or either OF them, and never
has been signed.
That thereupon and upon the same
day affiant prepared an abstract of the
votes cast for senator and members OF
the house of representatives and upon
such abstract it appeared that David
A. Reavill had received 751 votes and
Joseph Iredale had received ISL votes.
and that a copy of such abstract, as so
made on the 10th day of November, A.
D. 1898, is hereto attached and marked.
exhibit "B."
That thereupon the said board ad-
journed to the 18th day of November,
A. D. 1898, and did not sign such alb
stract before taking such adjournment.
That no meeting of said board was
held on the said 18th day of November,
A. D. 1898. That said board again met
on November IS, 1898, and affiant re-
ceived the following telegram from
John Chiles, the county and prescott
ing attorney of said County of Sweet
water, to-wit:
Election judges can't change returns
now. Canvassing board must count tai
lies, which n best evidence of vote
cast. If Outsen has hundred tallies not
credited, credit him with same. Do
likewise with all Others"
And that t%hereupon the said board,
OF said 18th day of November, A. D.
1898, proceeded to compare the certifi-
Gates of the judges of election of the
several precincts contained in their
poll hooks respectively. That upon so
comparing. we found no mistake or
difference between the tallies and the
certificates of the judges in any pre-
cinct in the number of votes cast for
INccpb. JraIo1a That ua or1u fo5,nl
one precinct in which there was a diff
ference in the vote as tailed and as GER
titled in the vote OF David Reavill, to-
wit: Election district No. 8, polling
precinct No. l, Green River, in said
county. That in euch precinct the
Judges Of election certified, as by law
required, that said David A. Reavill
had received one hundred and fifty
three (153) votes, and the tallies in said
book showed that said David A. Rea-
Will had received one hundred and fifty
four $50 votes. That thereupon the
said board changed the canvass of the
said vote as made on exhibit "a" by
giving to said David A. Reavill one
hundred and fifty-four votes in said
precinct, and also changed the abstract
to correspond. That from the 10th day
Of November to the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1898, said poll book, tally and re-
turns from said precinct were at all
times in my Office, and were examined
and handled during such days by many
people That other changes were made
in other votes for other candidates, and
the said board adjourned until Nov. 10.
That on Nov. 10 the said board again
met and signed the said abstract as
amended and the same was filed; but
the anvas contained upon a sheet like
exhibit "a" was not signed.
That since the 18th day of November,
| 1898, affiant has examined the poll
book, tally and certificate Of judges and
returns of election IN said Green River
precinct, which remains in the hands
Of the said judges OF election for said
precinct, and in said last mentioned
book the tally agrees with the certifi-
cate and in said book by both tally and
certificate it appears that said David
A. Reavill received one hundred and
fifty-three votes, and not n hundred
and ifty-four votes.
That the amended abstract, a copy Of
which was filed in the office OF the Sec
| rotary Of state, and which shows the
said David A. Reavill received seven
hundred and fibty-two votes, was not
based upon the certificate Of the judges
of election. but upon the tallies 20
tanned in the poll book. That exhibit
3D." hereto annexed, Is a true abstract
Of the said vote as certified by the
judges of election, and Is a true copy
of the abstract as originally made be
fore the same was amended by examin-
ation Of the tallies In said precinct.
That said exhibit 3D." hereto an
nexed. is a true abstract OF 6he votes
| cast in said County of Sweetwater for
state senator and members Of the house
Of representatives at the election held
on the 8th day OF November. A. D. 1898,
as said votes were returned and certi-
fed by the judges Of election in the
several precincts In said county. and is
a copy Of the original abstract. And
further deponet saith not.