The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-24
IN CALLED SESSION,
The City Council Considers Contest
Committees Report.

~OAnAuhetcS RGpOT1.
Pursuant to call the council met
yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of hearing and considering
the report of the contest investi-
eating committee.
The first thing done was to ad
minister the oath of office to Har-
vey Youngblood, the new alder
man from the second ward thus
making a full board present.
A warrant was ordered to be
issued in favor of the school board
for the balance due, and similar
action was taken on the claim of
Matte Malone amounting to $50
for waiting on Eva Carr, the wo-
man who was so badly burned a
short time ago. The judges and
clerks of the general election and
of the special election in the Sec
ond ward were ordered paid at the
rate of s. per diem.
After considerable discussion it
was agreed to take up the report
of the committee on the First ward
contest first. all the evidence in the
Third ward contest not being avail
able at that time.
On motion, the action of the
committee on all illegal votes,
where the report was unanimous,
and also its action in declaring
other contested votes to be legal.
was approved by the council, thus
eliminating all features of the re
port from future consideration ex.
cept as to contested votes on which
the committee was divided. There
were six of these and after hearing
synopsis of the testimony on eacl
case the council declared four oil
the six to be illegal votes.
On motion these four illega
votes were added to the rty-fye
illegal votes reported by the com
mittee and approved by the coun
Gil, making total of fOrty-nint
illegal votes found to have beer
cast in the First ward at the re
cent election.
A question came up as to wht
were the proper persons to oper
the ballot box and take out the il
legal votes. Some thought tn,
council was the proper authority
while others maintained that th,
judges of the election were th,
proper persons. After hearing TIL,
opinion of several attorneys it wa.
decided that the council alone haC
such authority in the present stat,
of the case.
ThereupOn the mayor was in
structed to send an order TO tn,
United States clerk for tn
ballot box from the First ward
This was done, but the clerk re
fused to recognize the order ant
asked to be shown the proper au
thority. The council then passet
a resolution setting forth the fact
of the contest, the number of il
legal votes found to have beer
pOlled in that ward and stating tn
necessity for an examination of tn
ballots. This was properly signe,
and sealed and was satisfactory +
the clerk.
In order to avoid publicity an,
to secure as far as possible tn
secrecy of the ballot a committe
of three, consisting of l.. c
Slaughter, Lee Cruce and Harve
YOungblood. was appointed to opel
the box at , O'Clock this afternoon
take out the illegal votes and as
certain the result.
The council will meet again at
O'Clock this afternoon to hear tn
report of this committee and de
clare who IS entitled to the sea
from the First ward. If this i
finished in time the report on tn
Third ward contest will be takel
under consideration.
l am pretty sure We can pleas
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