Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
ELECTION CONTEST,
ANSTIE CONTESTS ELECTION
OF MAlEY.
Wholesale Charges Of Malfeasance Preferred
Against the Election Officers.-A Sensa.
tional Affidavit Filed, Which the Affiant
Later Swears was a FOrsery.-Superior
From Recountns Ballots.

from KeCOuntn9 baIiOts
Mayor Anstie, whom the returns show
was defeated at the recent city election
by two votes, filed notice OF a contest up
on the city council at its meeting Satur-
day night. There would ne nothing
startling in this, were it not for the grave
charges set forth in the notice. Charges.
not only against Mr.. Maey. but against
every officer of election in the city,
whom, it would appear by the affidavit
Of Mr. Anstie, were all in a conspiracy
to defeat him.
Briefly, the petition alleges: sliscon.
duet on the part of the judges OF the
boards of election IN the different wards
OF the city, and that the election was not
conducted according to law, and that ii
the election had been legally conducted,
and the officers not guilty OF misconduct,
.Anstie would have been elected. That
the ballots were not OF legal form, and
that none OF the election officers were
properly qualified or made proper re-
turns.
1t further alleges. that the judges OF the
First ward rejected four votes that would
have been cast for Anstie, and counted
one vote for Malev that should have been
counted for Anstie. The officers of the
Second ward are charged with counting
two votes for Maley that belonged to
Anstie, and receiving three illegal votes
Tor Maley. The Third ward officials are
charged with throwing out one vote for
Anstie, and counting three votes for Maley
which were intended for Anstie.
The petition also alleges that L. l..
Maley, and parties on his behalf, offered
and paid transportation to and from HO-
quiam, and other valuable inducements
for votes. An affidavit was attached
purporting to have been made by one
VIM. Holey to the effect that, although
he was not qualified voter, he had voted
for Maley, and had been offered induce
ments so to do.
This affidavit is pretty apt to get some.
body into trouble, as Holley swears he
never made such an affidavit; that its
contents are false, and denounces it as a
forgery. The following affidavit to that
effect has since been made by Mr..
Holiey:
State Of Waslington,l GO
County OF Chehalis,
William Holley being first duly sworn
upon his oath deposcs and says; that he
is a citizen OF Aberdeen, Chehalis county,
Washington, and 30 years of age that lie
has had his attention called to an atli-
davit embraced in the statement OF con-
test made and filed in the office of the
clerk of the City Of Aberdeen, Chehalis
county, Washington, wherein William
Anstie is named as contestant and l.. l..
Maley as contestee; that the said afli-
davit as set forth in the SAID statement OF
contest is as follows, to-wit:
Estate of Washlngton,l CO
County OF Chehalis,
civilian Holley being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that he is a
citizen of the United States and OF the
state OF Washington, and that he is the
same William Holley who voted at the
city election at Aberdeen on the third
day OF December. 1901. That he is a resi-
dent OF Hoquiam, Washington, and that
he has been for the sixty days preceding
the third day OF December, 1901 that on
the third day OF December while he was
at IIoquiam, free transportation and
other inducements were offered him to go
to Aberdeen and vote for l.. l.. Maley for
the office OF mayor. That in accordance
with the instructions given him and in
consideration OF the inducements offered,
he proceeded to Aberdeen and was fur
nished an advisory slip OF the Citizens
ticket and in accordance with said advise
instructions and inducements he did vote
Tor l.. l.. Maley for the office of mayor OF
Aberdeen and also for the entire Citizens
ticket. VIM. Hlolley.
''Signed in the presence OF G. I. Wood
ing, Samuel Benn.
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day OF December, A. d. 1901.
"E. b. Benn,
Notary Public in and for the state OF
Washington residing at Aberdeen.
''E. b. Benn, notary public. Commits
sion expires Feb. !, 1904. state OF
Washington
and atliant further deposing says that
lie has read the affidavit quoted as afore-
said and knows the contents thereof ana
speaking in relation thereto says:
l.t. That in truth and in fact the said
purpoited affidavit was never sworn to
by this aflant, and that this ailiant was
never asked, and it was not the inteAtion
Of his afliant to make an affidavit in any