The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-11-17
HOLEEsSAibSFoRTY VOTES
Board OF canvassersF Find that Sixty
two Votes BeionEing to Holmes
We're Counted bv the Election
iuspecfors for Harvey.

Were Counted bv the Election
inspectors for Harvey.
There was a great deal said on the
other side OF the county last week
about Harvey votes hcing hatchcd
over here but that Is all changed since
the ballot box Of Iron River precinct
was opened and found to be yeritable
incubator of Holmes votes. Talk
about Crystal Falls Matching votes!
Why, we're only in the period OF incu-
bation over here in the yote-hatching
business. Iron River surpasscs us 70
a fullfeatherered degree. They were
found IN all stages OF incubation.
Some had feathers on and were jump
ing about the box, full-ncdgcd chick
ems chickens that may come home TO
roost before this Is over with. Some
were weak little things just strong
enOug 70 chirp out their purpose OF
production to the board Of canyassers
and some had expired before becoming
useful and were laid away to be fed TO
the ''kittie" which it is said will have
full sway after January LIST. But there
were more. Several full-feathere birds
were skipping about the township
Office bearing all the ear-marks OF pure
breed and perfect Matching and
others were kicking at the shell OF
somebody's mentality, ready TO burst
forth into usefulness II the occasion
required. And then talk about the
people OF Crystal Falls being
crooked" because a measly mistake
of ten votes was made in figuring up
tally Sheet. Well! Welll
To be more explicit the county
board OF canyasscrs started work last
Tuesday recounting the ballots cast
for sheriff at the last election and
they found that in the precinct Of Iron
River there were sixty-two more votes
counted tead|ssaIFetbap sIetttbsa when the votes were
believe that with three fi'09finra rapI.asppe .s.p!..
on the board over there that that
beard would have taken sixty-two
votes that belonged to Holmes and
counted them for Harvey? Rats
The first precinct to be counted was
the First ward OF tic city Of Crystal
Falls. In this precinct Harvey had
81 majority, aud In canyassing the vote,
four Harvey votes were thrown out
because they bore distinguishing
marks and one vote was given to
Holmes that had been rcjectcl by the
canyassing board, making total
change of five votes and rhucing
1 Haryey's majority in the corhty TO
three.
! The Second ward of the city ofCrys-
tai Falls was then taken up and ean-
vassed carefully and the count tailed
exactly with the returns OF the On
yassing board.
Iron River was the next precine
and there was considerable prclini
mary examination before the box wa
opened. IL had come TO the ears O
Haryey's attorney that some sus
plcious circumstances existed there
Fred ID. Morrison was the first MAJ
sworn. He Is clerk OF Iron Rive
River township. He swore that h
did not get possession of the ballo
box until that day "Wednesday, No'
ll4l at noon: that he then received
from John Lyons; that he did not ge
the election returns until the Thur
day evening after election where's
they should have been sent IN With
twenty-four hours: that last Sunda
he was I'm the township Office an
found five ballots upon the floor; thi
they all bore the initials Of the u
spcctor and four Of them had mari
at the head of the Republican tick'
and one was marked at the head
the Democratic ticket: ut was sal
In mitigation Of this that there ys'
some challenged votes and that tnc'
were probably such yotesJ that =
found a great mapy on the unyote
.lbalIots about tl,e'oiiice and that man
oi-sscm had the inspectors Initial
- II. p. L0tEwas next sworn. lie sal
Il. taat he had the keys TO the ballot be
and had had them in his possessio
since the election He was membs
OF the canyasslng board and swol
that the ballots were allm the box
" the same condition as when they wcl
fQted. John Lyons was the next ma
sesp. lie had the ballot box an
nootipok the box from the clectIo
M one day after election bccau'
hls house A would take IL: had IL ;
pm. hat he had not dell