Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-01-13
ENN0NS COUNTY RECORD
BY D. r, STREETER,
Williamsport, North Dakota.
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The Record Is entered at tie Hilliamspo1t
Posto19ce as second-class matter.
LET THE MAJORITY RULE

LET THE MAJORITY RULE!
The Record has dropped pretty much
everything this week in the way of local
news. for the purpose Of printing in full
tho contest begun by Messrs. Rush and
Yeater against the removal Of the county
seat. When the result Of the county seat
vote was announced, and the overwhelmt
ing majority made known, the mass Of
the people of the Williamsport country
those who believe in abiding by the will
Of the msjority-at once acquiesced. But
it was not long until Messrs. Armstrong
and Yeater on one side and Mr.. n. Rush.
on the other who had long been
apart personally and politically-were to
be seen In frequent conversation. Soon
rumors spread that the phenominally
one-sided vote Of 458 to 1877 was to be
contested. The law makes limit of thirty,
days within which to begin q contest, and
when. after trips to Bismarck by the
present complainants. the time expired
and there was yet no contest. people
that peace was to prevail. But
1t seems that there yet remained the legal
remedy known 'ss the injunction or re.
straising order, and it seems that this
was brought into use.
Tuesday evening about 8 o'clock therq
appeared at the county building Constable
John Wilde,. Of Burr Oak. accompanied by
Messrs. Rush and J. ]. Roop. and the COM
stable proceeded to serve on the county
officers copies Of the summons and com.
plaint. The complaint charged Auditor
Braddock with bias in the matter becausd
he had refused 70 turn over to complainants
for inspection the sealed .poll-books of this
county; the seals Of which he believed
neither he nor any one else hsd right to
break without an order Of court, and they
asked that the cesonsr instead of Mr.. Brad
dock b given charge Of the ballot.boxes.
which were ordered taken to Bismarck But
in his restraining order the Judge ignores
the insulting request and orders the boxes
into the joint custody Of the auditor and Of
Constable Wilde. Tho matter will como up
for hearing At Bismarck on January Path,
when the ofaosrs Of this county. regardless
Of pres Of work and 81 tho sinclsmsncy Of
the weather, must drop everything and
appear before the court.
We do not believe tho honest, law-abiding
people Of this county, whether they live in
the north half or the south hall, will indorse
this contest budnsss-A proceeding that will
be the means Of stirring up bad blood among
citizens and prove matter Of considerable
expense to the county, as the law says that
the commissioners shall make the fight for
the county, and, ii they do not, any citizen
may do 20.
( The writer has talked with many Of the
farmers Of this neighborhood, and We have
not seen one but what has said that the
south half honestly won by large majority,
and that they had no desire to beat them By
legal quibbles out Of tho fruits Of their VIC
tory. A number Of persous both in the Will
Transport country and at Braddock we're
asked TO subscribe to the contest fund and
many is not known, o. Messrs,
Rush, Yeater and Armstrong were very quiet
regarding the matter. and the only ono who
was given TO habit Of unbosoming himself
was Johnny Roop. their messenger boy.
So far as the writer is concerned, hs vii
state that be takes no stock in the contest
We were asked before election, aastyear ani
two gears ago. to sign the petition fol
removal and to contribute funds. We refuset
to do 90. We stated that our interests ww,
at WilliAmspUt sad that ws should be ther,
on election day to voss seatnss removal
We did 90. The proposition was saasisd
II there had bean bue . small Asiofity.
contest might have been JUSTIFIED. But th
majority WAS overwhelming. II these ~ss
illegal vsting In thirteen peciacts 10 th
numb9 Of IA votes which IL the sxsc
numbsr required TO ct asids 1sao%aa -ss,
y is charged u ths oomplaint-thsrs mus
have been downright fsssA OF crimina
negligence on the part Of the slsotion odaeer
in thoss precincts, And we do not bslisv
that. We know that care was Ssleeted b,
The county commissioners in choosing msl
for The important positions of inspsetors an
judges. Al could not have been corrupt i,
the thirteen precincts. and IL Of them mus
have besn corrupt Il there were 124 illsga
votes In the thirteen precincts. II the com
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