The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-02-01
CONTEST DISMISSED
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To the Vosers ok Aoufgozrsy Coz
Having dismissed the cousrss
which I cu1meer~d ~oGefiDe aeo
aG.inss Mr. CooA- ny isse oppc-
nent for tn o9~e of Proserssznx
Assosn~y, I dem n - Only prvp-1
that should give 60 IL rosrrs os
tAs county the reasoos By vhieA I
vas guidsd In doing 50
AZ the Iase e5ecsico NJ Cook ~
c<ivcd io6l voees and I r-c~sve1
is6O vo<es. sccoryiing 20 sh< o4<ial
rsssrns- In sddisio1 % she f.rs
that sh>re 80 oaly fo9r voses cis-
ferenre, the i.fornaxioe ~ooa
resrh~d me that had Io.s sbors Z
voses ss Niddi>sovr On sceosrs %
esroueousiy nasked haIoss- skss I
had L,ss . number os votes - this
prerinct for the sane rsasoa. and
that had lose . sev voess On 49,
oosss os inproPssiy saask-d bai-
lcss in Other passs of the c,ouasy- I
also asrersained the fsrs tkaz . scv
P<rpoas having 10 ngAs % voss
had voesd foe ny oppoeent In
arr shesD circumstances the g2es-
ioa - 10 the sdvisahiIify os esser-
lag contest nseurslly pr-seased
ieseh- whi!e did soe think sAss
therp vss 1urh chA,ce that azy of
the balioes vhsch I had ioss By er-
rrrs eosld be counted so< Ne o. .
recount. the fsss thas hey ver~
svidensiy insesded for ne sppear-
ed to be suaciens TO sngncrs- 20
some ~xfenf ss lesss. she Derit cs
any ground Of eonsr>s that might
indepesdensiy exiss-
Prom she arss I disliked The idsa
Of Q cons~ss- Shortly besors she
expirskioa Of The sveasy days so'-
losing the onciai esseing up Of the
rssSsns hovevsr. within which time
nosicss Of contest for county o.
crs muse BE- sl~d. I decided. aSssr
rssdiag sevsral SsPr~oe cosn d.
cisioos On ths subject vhieA I'D
nu9 b.soss sea. TO eooDenes con-
ssss psocesdinss- rvo Of she> DE-
cissoes gave inssa.ees Of sssrssoa
coasesss resulting frua the ssecsioa
a ispl, in bosh Of which there vas
quiees vsriancs brsvesn the re-
count and she o6eiai returns The
principal Object had In visv in
coznmsoeing the ooasess vss 90 -
q careful recount Of the ballots in
tending in th> event th~ re-cous oy
tAe county clerk shosh give 20
llr. Cook anyshins likr . decisive
majority, % dismiss ths cootess
snd not carry the csse TO . trisl an
the circuit court
Al the sdjouSned trim OF Cir
cult court December isth- Jsdgs
Hughes made the nsces~axy ordef
for she Issuance Of . vrit 90 ths
county clerk 10 recount the bal
loss, and certify the rcsuis 20 the
circuit court I prepared . form
for shis wit. and submitted Il %
IL oshsr sids- On snco9nt os
neishes side pashing the nses-s th<
wit hsA nos yes been served O
the county ci~fh vh~n 1 dismissed
the cossese-
Had she recount taken place 4
would have been made BY ths
county clerk in the presrace Of NJ
Cook and myself and oas respee-
tive assosneys- The county clerk
IN making sh~ recount. would have
counted Ill balloes case. and IN
leRality Of those voters WHO'S
qualifications we're queseaooed
would have bsen passed On By tn
circuit coart vhrn the csss esms
up for NAL trial An pessons vss'
Messing the recount would hav'
been svosn 10 secrecy. excepf u
county cssrk. and - would ha.'
been enjoyned TO secrecy By tn
term of ths writ The nunbss d
each ballot would have bean com
pared With its corresponAnG nnn'
Der On the poll book. opposite sh1
name Of The voses Who caS u
same. This would have neoesse'
rily diselosd &c those Witnessing
she reeousa how ever vosss N u
county voted for Prosscunag AZ
sornsy, s,d this necessaxy snssu'
sion upon the secrecy ct the bal
Lot vas Q feature Of the csss vhies
hsd e5esaes vsigAe With me- sha'
sny osher in deciding TO dis1is
ths Cenaese-