Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-07-01

Q very small percentage Of bad ballots.
OF these ballots objected TO MCMILLAN, 1t
10 asserted by . careful onlooker, will.
with his IA objections and the gain made
from the uncounted ballots, more than
offset large number Of exceptions taken
by respondent.
The canvass Of Storey county Was then
commenced, Gold Hill being the first
county.
The first ballot was objected TO on the
ground that two red lines were drawn
through tho name OF H. J. Mcguire. candi-
date for Assembly. Realtors counsel in
formed the Court that said lines were drawn
by the County Clerk OF Storey and we're
so drawn because Mr.. Mcguire withdrew
as 9 candidate. II was done so as not to
mislesd the voter, and were all so ruled
before election and before reaching the
hands Of the voter. also that Secretary Of
State Howell saw the ballots so prepared.
Relator reserved the right OF objecting to
all Sadler ballots 80 ruled and stated 10
the Court that proof would be put in by
relator fully explaining the same.
From the Carson News of June 2s.l
Before any effort was made to introduce
ballots and testimony ss the Friday morn
ing session. Joe Josephs. who was deputy
county clerk Of Storey county before the
last election, was placed on the stand by
McMillsn's attorneys. The purpose OF
bis testimony Was TO explain the two ruled
red lines covering the name Of Mcguire,
who announced himself as a candidate for
Assem- blymsn from Storey county.
Thursday afternoon, when the ballots
from Gold Hill were produced by Ssdlers
attorneys, they found q little more than
half OF these ballots bearing the double
red lines. Asa majority Of these tickets
had been voted for Mcmillan. sadler's
attorneys considered that these red lines
we're identifying and distinguishing marks
upon the ballot. objected to each ticket
introduced. Several Sadler ballots were
also distinguished, but McMillsn's sttor-
neys waived their objection, believing the
lines were not placed there by the voter
and he was not responsible for their
appearance.
Mr.. Josephs testified that after the
ballots had been printed, Mr.. Mcguire
sent In his resignation as . candidate for
the Assembly. Upon the receipt Of the
resignation, Mr.. Josephs wrote TO Secre-
tsry Of State Howell, explaining the
situation to him, and equesting that new
ballots be furnished him that the name of
Mcguire might not appear upon the tickets
submitted to the voters. Mr.. Howell had
only limited number Of water marked
ballots In his possession, and sent what
he had to Mr.. Josephs. The number was
not sufficient to supply all the voters in
Storey county, and as there were NO more
ballots TO be furnished, the only way out
Of the difficulty was to scratch the name
Of Maguire upon little more than half OF
the ballots sent 10 the Gold Hill inspectors.
Mr.. Howell was then put on the stand and
Mr.. Josephs' testimony.
Mr.. j. W. Douglas, deputy county clerk
OF Storey county. WAS then called by Sad
ler's attorneys and the ballots from Vir-
ginis first ward were submitted for inspec-
sion. The ballots. ss Q whole, were in
fairly good condition, and even Sadler's
attorneys could find but ten objections to
them. McMillan's attorneys took twelve
objections to Q similar number Of Sadler
ballots submitted. These objections were
based principally upon bad erasures. which
clearly disfgured the ballot, CROSSES placed
outside the square and not opposite the
name Of any particular candidate, and the
word "no" written after the county con-
solidation line.
The count OF this precinct by the attor-
neys Tailed with the official count Is re-
turned by the inspectors.
The second ward box no sooner opened
its csvernous jaws and the huge string Of
ballots fished out, when objections COM
menced. Collected to-" said Attorney
Wren. ION account Of an X out Of place
and not in square. 1.-THE X, even to its
crooked foot, fits the Y after Wren." re-
sponded Coffin. land 10 made by the fold
ing Of the ballot; an imprint from an Y
made by soft lead pencil" Relstor took
an objection to an additional irregular
mark alongside Of an X. Respondent fol-
lowed suit by taking an exception TO a
ballot with many clumsily retraced crosses.
Respondent was the first to come TO the
front with ballot with "yes" written on,
but relator Immediately fished out sim
liar Sadler ballot, aud honors were easy.
A badly erased. clearly bad ballot, was
found by respondent. Relator objected
to ballot with an X opposite "vote for
County Surveyor" and another with two
bad erasures. Attorney Wren objected to
a ballot with two CROSSES opposite County
Surveyor and followed with claiming q
ballot as bad which was clearly q good
ballot.