Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-12
HOW THE CASE STANDS.

Hon. Thos. Wren came over from
Reno Tuesday and continual on tC
+ on legal business rhur.Ia.. Mr.
Wren is the leading counsel for Gov
ernor Sadler in the present Guber.
material contest, ana has given Sen
tinel reporter the exact status OF the
cuse at the present time.
In the Original compliant OF Me
MIllLn he alleged Irregularities on
the part ~ the commissioners al
humboldt county and demanded
that the entire vote Of that county be
rejected lay the Supreme Court; he
h'so alleged Irregularities in certain
precincts OF Lin'nln county, and in
cortain precincts in Nys county, and
III certain precincts in Lander county
and That Illegal votes were cast for
Sadlcr III a number nf p-ec nets in
the STATE; and maluunduct nf the in,
spec'ors and clerks Of cleo ion at
Kennedy nu'l Paradise precincts IN
liumbnldt county; and malconduct
upon the part of inspectors and CLERKS
OF election III H large number Of PIE,
cncir III ,he State IN counting bal.
lots cast for Sadlrr upon which were
written or printed illegal distinguish
ln% and IdGi'ItN'mr .mh,>- and words
To the allegation in se-nrd Hum
bpldt county and the pre- ciucts 81
h"mne " and Paradise IN that count v
and the precinct ~ White River III
Nyr county, ,'5adlcr dcmurrcd and the
demurrer was sustained 10y the Su.
pr' Inc court. Sudler then filed his
answer t" MrMIiltn's complaint, set
tang up. amongst other things, tIint
tn, vote for Mcmillan III Storey coun
~. and the vote for McNillnn in Reno
should he rejected i'll the couui. and
subst Dti lily the same al 'gl'IU,I> in
regard to the voting, identifying
marks and words, etc, that were con-
ia n"d in McMillam's complaint ms
ncnicd, Sndicr also alleges thnt
3Io votes were illegally registered in
in Reno.
To Sadler's answer Mcmillan de.
INJURED. Tie demurrer OF Mcmillan
IN regard Ia the vote for himself in
Storey coumty and III R-no was sus-
tanned, hut III regard tn tile 300 yOics
illegally registered III Reno the lie
murrer WIS overru!ed, and tie aurs-
ton ~ legality or i'll gality ~ this
registration was left to be determined
10y the court on the evidence at the
trial
In overrulng the demurrer in re
gard Ia the vote oi Reno the court re-
vHrsed its decision in tie Sweeney.
lijul case, made ubont two ,eurs
since. This will give Sadler on the
count all of tile votes III Eureka
county whe.c the voters vote for the
wrong township officer.
Tho case is set down for trial 10 he.
E'h '' 'if 'lli VI Jult, NIlcD Illc hiiI
lots cnst IN nearly NIL the precincts
~ the State will he counted by the
Supreme court. Only those contain
ing identifying wor Is or marks will
he rcjrctch.
From the experience in counting
the votes in Eureka county IT is fir
to assume that the mistakes against
both parti "a viii ub nj baln or
course in this calculation the illegal
~ registered votes III r. are not
Ia en- into nc cunt. Should these bo
4" jcclcd 10y the court there wnulh Lc
no duubt alb nj the succ, SO nf Sndl n.
rlIis is u brirf but accurate outline ~
the issues w they nov stand Sad
Ter has - - jorGy tn start with on
tho count. o. course the friends of
Sadler are crrinin uf his ,uCc, SO, and
'ln friends NJ McMillu nrr certain
" his success. To II roo headed gam.
hlcr It w"nlh NJ peT :hni SRdl,r had
- points the advunrugc; ouIsiLc Of
TINT. it is all tculation.-E Eur, ku
Srhtiuol.