Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-05-06
HOW THE CASE STAN Ds.

Hon. Thoe. wren camc osek NV. N
Tuesday and continued on to Ely on legal
business Thursday. Mr.. Wren is she
leading counsel for Governor Sadler In the
present s~ubernasorial contest, and has
given . SENTINEL reporter the exact status
Of the case st this time.
In the original complaint OF Mcmillan.
he alleged Irregularities upon 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 in certain
precincts Of Lincoln county, and In GER
tain precincts OF Nye county, and in Ger
tain precincts OF Lander county. and that
illegal votes were cast for Sadler in Q
number Of the precincts OF the State; and
m~alconduct Of the inspectors and clerks OF
election and voters At Kennedy and Para
disc precincts in Humboldt county; and
m~alconduct upon the part Of inspectors
and clerks OF election In q large number OF
precincts in the State In counting ballots
cast for Sadler upon which were written
or printed illegal distinguishing and
Identifying marks and words.
To the allegations in regard 70 Hum
bolds county and the precincts Of Paradise
and Kennedy in that county and 70 the
precint Of White River in Nye county,
Sadler demurred and the demurrer was
sustained by the Supreme Court. ssdler
then filed his answer to McMillan's CON-
plant, setting up, amongst other things,
that the vote for Mcmillan in Storey
county, and the vote for Mcmillan in Reno
should be rejected in the count. and sub
stantislly the same allegations In regard
10 illegal voting, identifying words and
marks, etc., that we're contained in Nc
Millan's complaint As amended. Sadler
also alleged that 800 persons were illegally
registered in Reno in Washos county.
To Ssdler's answer MCMILLAN demurred.
The demurrer Of Mcmillan 10 the sllega-
tions in relation to the vote for MCMILLAN
In Storey county and the vote for No
MILAN in Reno, vas sustained, but in
regard to the 800 voters illegally registered
In Reno, the demurrer was overruled, and
the questions Of the legality or illegally
OF this registration was left to be deter
mined by the court ON the evidence at the
trial.
In overruling the demurrer in regard TO
the vote Of Reno. the court reversed its
decision in the Sweeney-Hjul case, made
about two years since. This will give
Sadler on the count ell Of the votes in
Eureka county where the voters voted for
the wrong township officers. The decision
In this respect 10 . very decided advantage
for Ssdler.
The case IL set down for trial 10 begin
on the 9TH Of June next. when the ballots
cast in nearly all the precincts Of the State
will be counted by the Supreme Court.
No ballots will be rejected except those
containing Identifying marks and words.
From the experience in counting ballots
In Eureka county 10 IL fair TO assume that
the mistakes against ssdler and against
Mcmillan will just about balance. OF
course, In this calculation the votes
illegally registered in Reno are not taken
into account; should those votes be re-
jeoted by the Supreme Court. Of course,
there could be no doubt about the success
Of Sadler. This 10 . brief, but accurate
outline Of the Issues 90 they TO- stand
upon the pleadings. Sadler has "a ma
jority 10 start with. on the count. OF
course, the ssnguine friends Of sadler are
certain Of Sadler's success. while the
~ssuguins friends Of Mcmillan are equally
zs certain Of MoMillan's success. To 9
cool-hesded gambler, II would appear that
sadlsr had twenty-five points the advan-
tage; outside Of that. II is all speculation.