Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-07-01
THE eovERNoRsHIP CONTEST.
u,.m ~. carson News of June DOL

Monday morning before the supreme
oour,. County Clerk Miller OF Esmer-
aida was called on behalf OF ssdler to 'es-
tify TO certain precincts which bad NOT
been introduced from that county BY Nc
Millsn's attorneys.
After Miller had been called 70 the stand
sadler's attorneys desired an understand
ing In reference to the stipulation ihuo'
ducing testimony out Of order from those
~uncounted precincts from certain coun-
ties that had not been alleged By the at
torneys from the other side. There was
some argument among respective counsel
~ to the nature Of the stipulation, and In
order to save time IL was suggested hat
sadler amend his answer in order to IN
cIude those precincts in Esmeralds and
Humboldt counties which the attorneys
desired counted. After moving to amend
their answer the attorneys for McMillan
asked leave TO amend their complaint set
ting up Ormsby and White Pine counties.
This will practically include 6 recount Of
every county in the State, and there will
be no guessing as to possibilities when the
Supreme Court hands down its final decis-
ion in the contest. After arrangements
had been made amending the p~lesdings'
the ballots from Hawthorne. Pine Grove,
Sodaville, Sweetwater. Cambridge and
Aurora were introduced by the clerk OF
Esmeralds county. There were not any
objections made by counsel for either side
to these ballots. Both Sadler and Nc
MILAN offered one or two ballots that had
been rejected by the inspectors Of election
from Hawthorne as properly emitting
them to o vote. In Sodaville McMillsn's
ATTORNEYS found a Sadler ballot with mot
counted written after the caption For
Suryeyor-G General" II was evidently writ
ten by the voter. who, after placing q
cross opposite two candidates for that
Office, changed his mind and didn't want
his vote to go for either candidate. Sad
ler's attorneys offered objections to the
counting OF this ballot, and il was taken
under advisement by the Court. Al this
point counsel for Mcmillan moved that
two days the latter part OF this week be set
apart for an examination of the exhibits
in the case already passed upon by the
Court.
While waiting for the opening Of Hum
boldt ballots, counsel for relator and re-
spondent discussed the ruling Of this
Court, and Judge Bonniield announced
that Sweeney vs.. HUI and Dennis vs.
Caughlin had not been overruled as he
understood the matter. The canvass was
then proceeded with, McDermit being the
first precinct counted. No change was
discovered.
Foltz precinct was the next to be
counted, and no mistakes were found
Willow Point was then called for. This is
a precinct that during the past six years
has always been constantly Republican
At the last election 1t remained faithful to
its principles. casting thirteen votes for
Mcmillan and one for Sadler. The only
objection taken to these perfect ballots
was one taken by respondent for a bit OF
tobacco juice accidently dropped on one
of the ballots. In the next precinct, Col
conda, REALTORS attorneys took the first
objection TO . Sadler ballot with an X be-
meath the name Buckner and clearly OPP
posite no candidate. Respondent then
took objection to q Mcmillan ballot with
slight line out Of place,
From the Carson News Of June 27.1
When the Court adjourned Monday eve-
ming. McMillan's attorneys obtained leave
to present the ballots from White Pine and
Ormsby counties, and thus complete the
count OF the entire State. Justice Bonni-
field. in granting the request and speak
ing for the Court. announced that ii
should be understood by REALTORS attor-
neys that all the ballots Of White Pine
county be brought here by the clerk in
order to give Sadler's attorneys an oppor-
tunity TO call for any OF them which Nc
MillAn's attorneys might not desire to re-
count
Tuesday morning the ballots from
Churchill county we're again called for
and the remaining precincts examined.
Not many objections were taken by either
side. respondents attorneys. however,
finding three ballots showing CROSSES made
without the square opposite the name OF
the candidate.
In Upper Sink among the rejected bal
lots . COMEDY Of errors was disclosed
which caused NO little amusement in the
courtroom. Some anxious voter. appar-
emily fearing that his intentions. might be
misconstrued. scratched" all the candi-
dates but those he intended to vote for.
Below the name Of his choice this careful
voter wrote In bold handwriting the words
''voted for" IS . clear instruction to the
inspectors Of the election. Justice Massey
took occasion. upon examining the ballot.
to remark that there were - many differ
emit methods Of voting ~ there were differ
emit variety Of crosses. and those who had
been Watching the recount were all dis