Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-13

A"S '''S''Nt ilhS tuc iOIlbWlnR ~
regard to the proceed ngs he .un H.,
Mcmillan to oust Sadler from tl,
Gnvernorship:
Contrary tn wl,at has been reported
the action commenced by Mcmillan
against Sadler tn determine who WIS
elected Governor at the last election
is not contest under the clcc.in,,
law hut regular proceeding in Quo
Warranto. The petition WINS filed in
the Supreme Cnnrt nn the 7th inst
and tn" Court gave the rctpondent
twenty days to answer. Tho material
grounds ~ the action ur. us fullu :: /:
Upon the face II the re urns Nc.
MILAN received 3.5i5 votes and Sad
! Ter 1870 votes, and tlnt by reason Of
tn" NAL ccrduci nf certain election
officers, and illegal votes east for Sad.
Ter, Mcmillan ha- a minority of She
legal votes and WAS leg .Ily elected.
In Humboldt county the County
Commissioners appointed none hut
Silver party men rs In pector> OF
Election. nnd every clerk. exrpp, III
W'nnenuc 81 precinct. was "a Silver
party mnn. although the lnv express
ly r'quires that they shall not all he
OF the same political nrry.
In L-'vei"ck at least three legal
votes given for NcM Ian wee count.
cd fnr Sadl"r.
Andrew Davidson, II caudiiaie Tor
Asscmhlyman, re Idimc and register
cd at Uninnviilc, illegally v"te.l .nr
Sadlcr at Wiumcmurca 4. j. Bral
shaw, al "a candrinic Tor Assem- b Y
man, residing and registered at Para
dis, illegally voted for SGdler at
Wmncmucra. Il. T. Riley, can Ii.
date for Asses. or. re siIng and regis
tered at Phlisahc, ILLEGALLY voted for
SndicI nt Golconda.
At least five illrgal ballots wcrr
coun I'd for SadIrr at Wmmemucca.
At PHrHdis, the Inspectors illegally
permitted the crowd I" gathcI and
."licit ties III the r0om where the
election WAS hrld and DESTROYED the
srcrcc, OF IN" ballot. NJ Phisi.dr
tie Registry Agent huiuIeniiy
placed eight names un the register
after the time for registering had rx-
iircd, who voted for Sad,rr. Al Ken.
ncdy liquor was given and drank at
the polling place until the Inspectors
and some Of the voters were intnxi-
Gated, and the crowd gathered ~ the
room where tho poll- were held and
around the buoths and collected votca
Tor artirulur candidates nnh threats
of nssaulr were mndc " hich deS; roycd
the secrecy "f the ballot and deter red
voters from voting accord ~ l." their
'Ioicc. That all II the votes 81 Par.
HdIsr and Kcunrd, precincts should
~ thrown on; brcnup nn OPP ,riu.
~ 10 vote sc city was denied. and
.!iesr precincts SldIrr received
cvcnty.twn votes and McMill ~
wenty votes. ...
In Lander county al Of the Iuspcc.
ors and clcrks appointed Tor the first
nj second wards II Audin aud ~
."csr River pTcc hci were silver uIr
men. That NOR than forty Illegal
'utCs were Gust III Under county fUr
ndlcr hy persons who re-. idrd in prr
cIuCts other than where the, voted.
unl in Nyo and adjoining counties.
aud hy persons Nho were minors
The names and precincts are given in
detail. And eight pcrspna no phys.
Ically disabled were permitted tu
have Tie assistance Of another person
III mnrking 'lu ir hnllnls.
IN Nyo county Charles MEG rrgor,
candidate for Sheriff; ". Broughcrs,
candidate fot Recorder: john Cook.
candidate Tor Commissioner; j. \.
OhlanGcr, cnndiintc Tor Clerk; B. g..
McC ann, Candidgic fnI Recorder; 4
i. JuhDsnu. candi lmc fof Assembly
ninn; j. l.. Butler and Henry Erust
cHndi,lntcs foI District Attorney. nnd
each and all Pidmg permanently
and registered at EclmoDt. illegally
voted for Sadlcr NJ Ion', N orc than
eighty miIrs from u, lnoni.
Thomas W. l. gar, cundi late for
sheriff, permanently ro, id"up aud
registered ut puckna'cr. and James
GlHhnn, u candidate for Commission.
ef. permanently cRidmH Mt Lone. Il
lCgall! voted Tor SRdlcr nj pahrump
aud Brlm0ht respectively; while 4
-. Greer, for mOrr thiu year u ret.
idcnt " Lincolu count. illegal, voi.
ed for Sndlcr nj White River precinct
~ Nlo county. Al White River pre-.
cruct, Nyc county, the inspectors IT,
legally permitted the voters t. gath.
Gr IN the room where the election wa
hcld. drank Intoxicating liquor nnti
tncarHcit".ca from hol ling lawiu
election. and NIL ,woI hoislnrona unt
partisan discussion, solicitation o