Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-12-24
TnE ELECTION CONTEXT.

W 'ne Vlnce OF Assessor OF Eureka county
occupied the attention Of the Distric,
court from Wednesday Of last week until
saturday night. Irregularities had been
alleged to have occurred in every precinct
OF the county, and IL was therefore neces-
ssry to recount ell the ballots csst, A
large number Of ballots were agreed BIZ
'ne attorneys Of the respective parties 10
DC bad; others we're submitted to the
oours TO be ruled upon. The final results
showed Gregovich 10 have received 1888
legitimate votes and Powell 209, leaving
Powell successful by 81 majority. Judg-
mens was therefore rendered for defend
ant but the impression prevails that the
case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
The official returns gave Powell q ma
jorisy Of 16; he has therefore gained five
votes on the recount.
The principal contention In the case,
and only n argued, was The throwing
Gus OF the Garrison mine precinct, where
Poweh bad received 20 votes and Grego-
vicn o. Mr.. Wren urged the throwing ont
OF the precinct on the ground that The
election booth having been placed In q
separate room from the polling place, and
not in view from the room In which the
ballot box was kept, was in direct viola
sion Of the provisions Of the Australian
ballot law. He commended that such Q plan
afforded ample opportunity for corruptly
influencing voters when they went In TO
mark their ballots BY some one who might
easily be concealed in the room; that
whether or not such corrupting infiuen.
ence could be shown, the placing Of The
booth in the side room was nevertheless
Objectionable In both the letter and spirit
Of the law.
Mr.. Breen argued that no fraud nor
corrupt influencing Of voters in any way
having been shown, the precinct should
not be thrown out; and that everything
indicated good faith on the part Of the
election board, and . desire to afford
voters simply q convenient means Of
marking their ballots In complete privacy.
That there was no material departure from
the requirements Of the statute upon the
part OF the board OF election. and none
whatsoever upon the part Of the voters /;
and that the object Of the law OF 1891, 70
wit to secure "an honest vote correctly
expressing public sentiment. by prevent
ing fraud, corruption and intimidation"
was subserved In every respect by the man
ner in which the election at that precinct
was conducted.
Judge Fitzgerald held that no sufficient
showing had been made 10 justify throw
ing out the precinct.
II the Supreme Court should reverse
this decision % TO Garrison mine precinct,
Powell would be the victor by q ma
jority OF five votes-also granting the
rulings Of the lower Court be sustained a.
10 the rulings on the ballots objected 10
because Of distinguishing marks.
There we're Ill votes rejected in the
couns. & large number Of which wers
agreed 10 be bad by counsel under the
decision Of she Supreme Court in the
Sweeney-Hjul contest. Several Of the
State papers are enthusiastic over the IS
sumption shst the rejected ballots will b.
Of material assistance In of-setting Sad
ler's plurality for Governor over McMil'
Ian. and estimate that the G~ubernatorial
contest will result In Q majority for Mo
MILAN OF about 30 votes. In estimating
this majority Il is assumed that Sadie,
received about two 10 o as against Mo
MILAN. The SENTINEL is informed. how
ever. that while no tally vas kept as 70 thu
vote for Governor. the number Of McMil'
Ian ballots rejected was not very far be-
hind the Ssdler ballots.