Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-08
HOW THE CASE STANDS.

Reno Tuesday and continued on to
Ely on legal business Thursday. Mr..
Wren is the leading counsel for Gov
ernor Sadler in the present Guber-
material contest, anu has given Sen
tinel reporter the exact status of the
case at the present time.
In the original complaint Of Nc
Milln he alleged irregularities on
the part Of the Commissioners Of
Humboldt county and demanded
that the entire vote of that county be
rejected by the Supreme Court; he
also alleged Irregularities i'll certain
precincts OF Lincoln county, and in
certain precincts in Nys county, and
in certain precincts in Lander county
and that illegal votes were cast for
Sadler III number Of precincts in
the State; and malconduct Of the in
spectOrs and clerks of election at
Kennedy and Paradise precincts in
Humboldt county; and malconduct
upon the part Of inspectors and clerks
of election in IL large number OF pre-
cincts in ohe State in counting bal
lots cast for SadIer upon which were
written or printed illegal distinguish
ing and identifying marks and words.
To the allegation in regard Hum.
boldt county and the precincts, of
Kenne ~ and Paradise in that county
and the precinct of White River in
Nye county, Sadler demurred and the
demurrer was sustained by the Su.
prcme court. Sadler then filed his
answer to McMillan's complaint, set
ting up, amongst other things, that
til. vote for Mcmillan in Storey coun-
ty. and the vote for Mcmillan in Reno
should be rejected in the count, and
substantially the same allegations in
regard to the voting, identifying
marks and words, etc, that we're con-
tanned in McMillan's complaint as
amended. SadIer also alleges that
300 votes were illegally registered in
in Reno.
TO Sadler's answer Mcmillan de.
INJURED. The demurrer of Mcmillan
i'll regard to the vote for himself in
Storey county and in Reno was sus-
tanned, but in regard to the 300 totes
Illegally registered in Reno the de-
murrer was overruled, and the ques-
ton of legality or illrgality of this
registration was left to be determined
by the court on the evidence mt the
trial
In everything the demurrer in re-
gard to the vote of Reno the court re-
versed its decision in tho Sweeney
HUI case, made about two Years
since. This will give Sadlcr on the
count all OF the votes in Eureka
county where the voters vote for the
wrong township officer.
The case is set down for trial to be
gin on the 9th Of June, when the bal.
lots cast in nearly all the precincts
OF the State will be counted by the
Supreme court. Only those contain
ing identifying words or marks will
be rejected.
From the experience i'm counting
the votes in Eureka county 1t IS fair
to assume that the mistakes against
both parties will about balance or
course in this calculation the illegal
ly registered votes in Reno are not
ta"en into account. Should these be
rejected by the court there wonld lie
no doubt about the SUCCESS OF Sadler
The is brief but accurate outline of
the issues as they now stand Sad.
Ter has % majority to start with ON
the count. or course the friends of
Sadlor are certain OF his success. and
the friends of Mcmillan are certain
OF his success. TO a cool headed ram .
bier 1t would appear that Sadler had
70 points the advantage; outside OF
that, it is all observation-disclosures
Sentinel.