The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-07-13
The GUHERRATORIAL CONTEST.
White Pine Ballots Counted by
the Supreme Court.

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gubernatorial contest has once moro
become current topic of conversation
and speculation. On the 9th OF last
month the case was continued till July
9th in order that McMilan's attorneys
might have ample time and opportun-
ity to produce the ballots from White
Pine county, which they proposed to
count as part of the relator's case The
9Th has come and passed and likewise
McMlllan's hopes OF occupying a seat
in the State Capitol.
"rhe drst precinct that occupied the
attention of court and counsel was En-
pire,. the one precinct of Ormsby county
Remaining uncounted. Here--sadler's
attorneys soos objections, while Nc
Millaais to3k but 3. After a short de-
lay tue Clerk Of White Pine cou nty,
Mr. A. L. Stearns, was sworn and pro-
uuced the ballots of his county. Sad
Ter had Il plurality OF 70 over Mcmillan
n this county and the latter expected
TO DO great things in this place. When
the ballots had been offered and count
ed, however, McMillan's attorneys felt
much like the small boy who had par
taken Of Too many green apples, they
wished they hadn t." In Osceola Sad
Ier took objections, Mcmillan but |;
in Aurum Mcmillan took l, Sadler none;
10 Newark Sadler / and Mcmillan none.
Ely was something Of surprise. Here
Sadler took ) objections, Mcmillan ].
| There were q nun Der OF ballots reject
ed BY tue election inspectors OF this
precinct for what reason 1t Is hard TO
all. Sadler offered three Of the re-
Jectsd ballots, which, as lar as could be
seen, were valid ana unobjectionab bic.
Mc MILAN 5 attorneys could lind no OBJ
jectiou to one, and 10 the others inter-
posed objections as Ii matter OF form and
safety. There was one rejected Nc
MILAN ballot offered by relator which
the respondent objected to. Hamilton
brought forth , objections by relator
and by respondent In this precinct
sadler lost one vote on the recount.
Cherry Creek was then introduced.
Mcmillan attorneys took four objec-
tions and oadler's none. When the
envelop containing the ballots returned
Dy the Inspectors as rejected was opened
there were taken out ballots. Six OF
these wore for 5adler ana one for Nc
dtiian. When they were examined 5
Of the Sadler ballots were discovered to
be good ana valid, they were no doubt
rejected by an elaction board that con-
,idsrsd il their duty 10 reject all the
ballots they possibly could. Snake val |
ley and " hlte River completed the
count for the State. In the former
place no objections we're taken by either
,lde, and IA the latter McMillan's at
borneys objected to ballot. The case
was continued lill 5 lturday next and
the Court adjourned tlll to-day. -
Carr on Appeal.
The above Item differs materially
IN It's account Of the Ely vote from that
OF the Carson News, which is as follows:
after Court convened In the after
aoon County Clerk Stearns was recalled
o the stand. He produced the ballots
ron Ely, White Pine county The
most interesting ballot discovered dur
ny the afternoon count was one for
which neither OF the candidates for
Governor had been voted. This ballot
showed upon lis light-hand margin dis
tinguishing marks which were evident
y placed there intentionally by the
voter. They were three straight lines,
one perpendicular, and the other two
approaching IL III a slanting direction
rom opposite sides. This was the most
apparent effort at illegal voting that
mas been evidenced in the recount. Ely
precinct showed 81 votes for McMillan
ind 90 for Sadler. In the recount only
our objections we're taken-three by
the respondent and one by the rtlator.
Among the rejected ballots Sadler's
attorneys offered three Ia evidence to
-. a =.
objection. Similar ballots were offered
n evidence by McMillan's attorneys
md objected 10 on the ground OF the
strip and number still being retained on
the ballot
With regard TO the ballots rejected
md not counted by the inspectors at
Cherry Creek, Ely and other precincts
in this county, we might sag that we
we're present when the votes we're cam
vassed by The County Commissioners,
lfter the election, and in each case the
decision of the inspectors was unani-
mously sustained, Only where the law
was plainly violated were ballots re-
jected.
The ballots Of the whole State have
now been reeounted, and it Is still Inn
possible TO form any reliable conclusion
as to the result oil the recount In its
belriug on the relative positions Of the
two contestants The Gazette claims
that Mcmillan leads by votes. but in
the face OF the large number OF object
tions on both sides not yet decided by
the Court, we cannot but feel that our
versatile friend Bragg Is little prema.
ture, unless he has added mind reading
to his other accomplishments The
Reno journal, whi'h is perhaps the
least blased on the contest of any Of the
papers in the western part OF the State,
sums the case up as follows:
arhe case. on tha testimony so far,
shows SaGler 30 have , $40 ballots not
objected to, ana Mcmillan >, 754 ballots
not objected ~, Objections to ballots
made by Mcmillan, sustained by the
court, 10; objections made by Sadler TO
/ ballots and sustained by the court, 10,
which i result on the testimony 80
+ Jar introduced ana passed on.
aSadler's objections TO ballots since
i the decision above given are 3l4, and
! MeAllllan's i41. Upon these ballots no
f decision has been mads.
aSaaler claims on the count so far
made a gain Of tan over the official re-
turns. making his majority so far a2
+ II Sadler's objection 10 the red line
ballots In Storey county is sustained he
wfll have a rnatorttV Of not less than IL