The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-01
DERBY.

| excitement It may provide some food
 for the profit of other townships, whose | conduct on election Is not strictly &C., | cording to the letter. This Is not the 1 first time carelessness In running the polls has been very noticed here At the last presidential election 1t was general talk that the democratic ballot l was not printed In the type required,
 but no exceptions were taken and time hushed the comments. Again, or at
 the recent special election for alder | man, in the second ward ballots of the wrong or illegal measure were deposi-
 ted. The result of the election was
 that the republican candidate, R. S.
 Gardner, beat the democratic aspirant
 by two votes, but as some of MT. Gard
 ner's tickets were not of the legal size,
 the friends of MT, Conaly, the out and
 out democrat, claim that MT, Gardner
 was not fairly elected, and so a recount
 is called for. The attorneys for MT.
 Gardner have handed to the plaintiffs
 lawyer the following as their defense:
 First, that there were no ballots cast
 of illegal size for MT. Gardner, and sec-
 ondly that the election was carried on
 in open and fragrant violation of the
 election laws. It Is so important for
 all sister cities that they mall not into
 the reckless way of running an election
 as it would appear from the reports of
 the late election in the Second ward of
 Derby may occur, that we print the points the defense is sure to press. The
 defendant says that the electors meet
 ing warned by the mayor of said city, and alleged to have been held on the first Monday of October, 1901, in the Second ward of said city, was conduct ed and carried on in an open, notorious and fragrant violation of the statute laws of this state concerning elections; and there was reckless disregard of the essential requirements of the stat utes concerning elections on the part of the election officials, in said Second ward, in the conduct of said election.
 2. The defendant says that in said Second ward the statute laws concern ing elections were violated in the fol- lowing particulars, viz.
 First--Because the room in which the election took place was not arranged in accordance with the plain and explicit provisions of the statute concerning elections
 Second-Because the booths were not arranged in. the polling places as the law directs they shall be.
 Third-Because there was no enclo- sure for the ballot box as is required l by law. and the ballot box was not con- tained in an enclosure.
 Fourth-Because there was no exit | frnrr1 "a i,, ,rtbi ha hoI1 lot box should be into some other enc1o- sure or hall, or into public street or with partition separating the | exit from the main hall, not less than three feet nor more than four feet in height
 Fifth-Because one William D. Gill pert acted as moderator and box tender 1t said electors meeting in said Sec ,nd ward for a period of nearly two lours without having been sworn to discharge his duties as mode 'ator or as box tender, and during such ime a very large number of ballots were deposited,
 SOLICITED VOTES.
 Sixth-Because the moderator at said lectors' meeting, Sidney F. Gesner, and unlawfully solicited -otes for a certain candidate voted for t said election, within the room in which said electors meeting was held.
 Seventh-Because the said modera- or, Sidney E. Gesner, was absent with ut any legal or sufficient cause or req on, from said room in which said cleo ors' meeting was held, for about one- alf the time, during which the ballot oxes were open and during that time aid electors meeting was conducted ,ithout any moderator whatever.
 Eighth-Because the said moderator, idney F.. Gesner, wilfully and design dly neglected his duty as moderator said electors meeting for the pur- / ose of unlawfully and illegally solici- ng votes for one of the candidates oted for at said electors meeting. g. The foregoing unlawful acts, missions and irregularities, in the con- '. uct of said electors meeting in said '. econd ward, have made the result of ' lid slectors' meeting so untrustworthy cc nd unreliable that it is now impossi- e for the court to intelligently and ghtfully determine who was legally l. ected alderman in said Second ward ' said electors meeting. z And still the ever useful trolley make q ains. It may be far off Oxford will Q me day be invaded by this electric in- D uder. At least Seymour will very e 'on be in the fashion, for several sur N syors are mapping out the course be- r. veen that town and its cousin, Sey- e our. The new line purposes to follow a e present roadway closer than the |" ute formerly laid out. V Two cases of pulmonary consumption q ere reported Saturday to Health Off, 31 r George L. Beardsley, the first cases a
 this disease that have been reported u
 Derby under the new law. D. The death of Henry Somers, which cured Tuesday morning, removes " pm Derby what may well be called a lk between the old residency and the w. for MT Somers had virtually be- ", lged to Derby since the forties Po- ioally he had often been sought to IL
 offices and his name always be- CT oke for the position a conservative u d thorough administration. Mr. ee mers was known as Deacon Somers Ill IL d 1t was with the Congregational .o urch that he for many years cast his ii' :, giving that society his time, coun- p'
 and air, His unobtrusive manner, 'o
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