The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-26

Ger the same reas0a. AID for The additional
reason TIA, lad there been an election he
received a EIa-a3ESly 81 tas votes aGsdAs4y
cast, as saogl ~ The eisclon returns
Ia E40idlng Laese VIEWS Iae committee
has found il not necessary to make tn
GARY ius9 TIE allegations Contained IN
tie ninth paragraph Of SEzs statement Of
contest WHEREBY tGe coafestes 81 charged
wsfh having encouraged and advised the
auditor - Stevens county n his act OF
emitting the contestants raEne from pub
location IN the list Of nominations and
sE0n the official callot. And the same IS
tFue % the further allegation contained
ia said n!nih paragraph 10 the effect that
tie eontestee. (. A. Aaatz. vas one OF
the election IF any OF the candidates Of
tie Citizens Ticket in other words, the
committee aas not inquired nor is IL a9-
vised 81 any facr golag To support said
allegation or either or any OF snetn Re-
Sgectfa4liF submitted. Harold Preston,
Herman Crow, George +. Scnotseld J. l.
feessa. stanton NarDurton. r. N Baum"
The minority report stsns1 - Senators
PfHsrsrsser and Carper as follows.
with such ingeStig Of the law as
the Undersigned. minority CT your COM
naiitec, has been aoAe 10 make. Ne are
unable to concur IN the report OF the ma
5orify Of the committee In some OF the
conclusions reached oy them. for the rea-
son that such acton would, IN our opia-
ion. tend to disfranchise a large num-
Der OF legal voters OF Stevens county,
and would put into the hands Of unscfup-
ulous. designing and dishonest ministerial
Objects a weapon dangerous to the public
welfare.
The law OF the case. as found by q
majority OF your committee. may be the
law OF this state. II so. the most i'm
portant act that can be passed by this
body Is TO SO change the existing laws
as 20 protect the individual voters. SO that
honest elections can be had even in Stew
ems county. which cannot be defeated by
the frauds and conniranee OF designing
40 a.
been the custom from the record in this
case OF the county auditor OF Stevens
county, John l.. MeteAlf.
I'VE. ourselves-and We think our opin-
ion Is concurred In By all of the COM
nitiee-believe tina, from the facts and
records of this case produced on the part
OF both contestant and contesIee. that
dastardly political outrage has been COM
mitted az the recent election in Stevens
county, the result OF designing and un-
scrupulous public officer. without excuse.
preeeaent or prstendsd authority. trying
district by falling and utterly refusing 10
perform a plain ministerial duty. and We
only regret that IL is not within the pow
er of this committee 10 deal with the
hIgh-handed gigantic political robbery in
the manner which the facts seem 10 JUS
uiy.
ineditatedly. 6esignedly and with intent TO
derraud. refused To place the name OF
Contestant W Z. Gray upon the official
ballot, and also refused and failed To
publish his name III the public prints. as
required by law intending by such meth
Cd to prevent a fair election on the part
81 the voters 10 vote for one or the candi
dates placed before the people according
to law, for joint-senator from Spokane
and Stevens counties.
Such acts OF skullduggery and official
corruption should meet such a rebake by
this legislature. and such laws should be
passed at this session that no officer. no
matter how saturated with immortality,
dishonesty and political rotfenneSs. would
dare 10 practice their nefarlous acts
on the voters OF this state.
There II no proof in the case, how
ever that Mr.. Mantz either aided or abet-
ted or even knew OF the performance OF
the acts mentioned herein. bur his loss OF
the Office Il the same be aecreed by the
senate is a result Of the unwarranted acts
on the part OF the comfy uditor.''
Mr. Schoaetl o. EhehaHS moved that
the report be adopted.
Mr.. Grow of Spokane asked for careful
consideration lie was opposed 10 taking
tire report up Immediately 1T Is a sert-
GUS matter and requires serious consider
alton and action should be postponed I'M
til at least Friday next ST II "a. IA" he
said and he amended the motion 10 that
effect.
Il second the notion cried out Mr..
Mantx 81 stevens, the coutestee.
Mr. Megier ~ Wahksa kun said the TAX
ing of the joint ballot for senator on
consideration az she report and he asked
that the hour be fixed ~ D. IA Friday.
This was accepted and the amended mo-
ttoD was aaOpffti