Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-10
Tho Governorship MIDDLE.

The Gazette has the following in
regard to the proceedings begun b,
Mcmillan to GUST Sadler from thu
GOvernorship:
Contrary to what has been reported
the action commenced by Mcmillan
against Sadler to determine who was
elected Governor at the last election
is not contest under the election
law but regular proceeding in Quo
Warranto. The petition was filed in
tho Supreme Court ON the 7th inst.
and the Court gave the respondent
twenty days to answer. The material
grounds o. the. action are as follows:
Upon the face AZ the returns Nc.
MILAN received 3.548 votes and Sad
Ter $3.50 votea, and that by reason of
the NAL conduct OF certain election
officers, and illegal votes cast for Sad
Ter, Mcmillan has majority of the
legal votes and was legally elected.
In Humboldt county the County
.Commissloners appointed none but
Silver party men. as Inspectors OF
Election, and every clerk, except IN
W'unemucea precinct, was Silver
party man, although the law express
ly requires that they shall not all be
of the same political party.
. In Lovelock at least three legal
votes given for Mem Han we're count
ed for Sadler. ..
Andrew Davidson, a candidate for
Assemblyman, residing and register
ed at Unionville, illegally voted for
Sadler at Winnemucca T. j. Brad
shaw. also candidate for Assembly.
man. residing and registered at Para.
disc, illegally voted for Sedler mt
Wnnemucca. B. F.. Riley, a can Ii.
date for Assessor. residing and regis
tered at Palisade, illegally voted for
SadleI at Golconda.
At least five illegal ballots we're
counred for SadIer Mt Winnemucca.
At Paradise the Inspectors illegally
permitted the crowd to gather and
solicit votes in the room where the
election WAS held and destroyed the
secrecy Of. the ballot. At PaIlsade
TIE Registry Agent fraudulently
placed eight names on the register
after the time for registering had OK
pired, who voted for Sadler At Ken.
nedy liquor was given and drank at
the polling place until the inspectors
and some Of the voters were intoxi-
Gated, and the crowd gathered in the
room where the polls we're held and
around the booths and solicited votes
for particular candidates and threats
OF assault were made which destroyed
the secrecy "f the ballot and deferred
voters from voting according to their
choice. That all Of the votes of Par.
adise and Kennedy precincts should
be thrown out because an opportu-
nifty to vote secretly was denied. and
in these precincts Sadler received
seventy.two votes and Mcmillan
twenty votes. $40
In Lander county all OF the inapec-
tore and clerks appointed for the first
and second wards Of Austin and the
Reese River precinct we're Silver par.
ty men. That more than forty illegal
votes we're cast in Lander county for
Sadler by persons who resided in pre-.
cincts other than where they voted,
and in Nye and adjoining counties.
and by persons who we're minors
The names and precincts are given in
detail. And eight persons not phys
ically disabled wore permitted to
have the assistance Of another person
In marking their ballots.
To Nye county Charles McGregor,
candidate for Sheriff; w. Brougbers,
candidate for Recorder; John Cook,
candidate for Commissioner; J. A.
Ohlander, candidate for Clerk; B. z.
Mccain, candidate for Recorder; A.