Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-16

regarding the Proceedings in the
G"vernorslnp contest Monday after.
noOu:
Q 'rt convened for the afternoon
session Mt LBS Mr.. Dawley was
ORE tioi ed by Wren as tn ~ h, the. r Il
~rtifiraie or nomination ha been
led with him by one Caz er, whose
."me was found written on four Of
, the 7, nno hall"is. He sai sno." and
r, lht'r's C. III sci waived any cr So eI.
nmintioD. The prccirct 81 Tenma
was then offered by r. lat' RS attorney.
Cheney. for r''lat r. called attention
to broken envelopes, desiring to i'm
press upon the cS urt how eas .ly en-
velou's S came uusealed and uninstened
In the precm.ct nearly all the ballots
bore the name OF W. T.. G. .llabger.
for road ,uW rvisor written thereon.
Sadler'r votes were all 90 distinguish
ed and all save one OF McMilldn's.
Mr.. Dawle, testified that the names
were not riit the r. Oh by the for
mer county clerk. RrIatoI's counsel
tfered the tally list to- chow that all
writing on the above WINS uune 10y W.
L. On! on. clerk Of election, and con-
sequenrly Mr.. Onyon is in bad odor.
Clover Valley was the next precinct
counted. -Four objections were taken
by respondent on Mcmillan BALLOTS
coltalnlng retraced crosses: Cover
N"l"y gave no votes Tor Sadler.
Mountain City WAS the next lot
presented b! Mr.. Dawley. One Me-
MILAN ballot WIS OBJECTED to because
Two cruises, one beneath anotLe join.
ii. R"lnt0r more tllnn set this of by
"bj"ctIng to II Sadler ballot with nm
erasnre and rrvotIng for different
candidate. Mr.. Wren took objection
to ballot with IL .liIhl cross, evil
IDENTIFY imprinted from fol,Iing.
Carlin Votes were the next to be
fcIutiu zed or seve. ty aud odd bal
lois only eight were oi ,cted to four
by each side. The relutor found ON.
with II had erasure and one with the
cross mnde ont ~ the square, while
all the other crosses were properly
made within the square.
Respondents counsel then offered
Oh tilt IT pari the rest ui Lyon county.
Krlator III jrcted on the ground that
1t was out ui Order. Realtors cuun
sci then submitted that III the iIruti-
Tying or di' TIM Il shiuH marks object
ed to 10y counsel on both SIDES must
be grouped under eight heads, ns ioI.
lows:
First Where three or NOR. lines
which are NOR" thnn PLAIN attempts
to reirucc or make more di Stinct a
part II cos lin e he n na ie IN Il
squire. winch makes star, r, i,ier or
u'her Irregular figure not resembling
Il cross.
Second--Where the cross has been
made OuI'i lie Of the square or not
oppusIte the nume oi tile candidate.
lhird--Whrre there has been Il
arti III or attempted erusurc OF can
6, ii ,tiUn oi Il or, So.
F"nrth-whcre single lines dots or
dashcs appca. upon the balloto.
Fii.h-Where NIL the crosses ure
out OF the tqu ,res pud Opposite the
name.
Sixth-Where part OF the crosses
nre after the name and, tue rest being
III the proper squares.
ScvcntlI--wherc writing ia found
on the ballot.
Eighth-Wherc CROSSES hive been
mnde oppo tito to- many en- Idi Late,
other tlInD Governor.
Tie first, second, tlIir,l md seventh
have "lread. been held 10y this court
clcnrly illegal nmd voil. There ia
much question as to the fifth. Jud 20
Cheney, viii o di trict Judge
he'd such ballots valid. lJslluts TN
der tue tonith hend are void II tho
dUts, hines or dnshes were made as
distinguishing marks, but when in.
advertnnily ma ie have been held to
bc 'llcsnl. li,e sixth head again &C
e 'sious much donbt for IL is IL class of
markings that can he used ns distin-
gushing narka.
The tame may be said oi The eirhtl,
head. Tho court will be COMPEL Il
h pnss upon groups tive, ak and
eight, mud plnce themselves UPON
record.
Many ballots have been OBJECTED to
on tln so grounds. They are now
features. and much caro- nnd disc &.
tiOD uIust be used in passing
upon them. IN fact, the individual
ballot must speak for the voter To
the court. Tho intent OF tho voter
tnust br cUhsi,iercd.
The attorneys for both II les then by
argument dist tnvuishcd these prou y
and the ina. kings under them, pud