Evening journal., 1901-07-13
SECOND WARD TO
BIZ DEMOCRATIC
CITY Council Decides There
Was No Election
CANNON ELECTED COUNCILMAN
Oi the Disputed Votes Five We're
Given TO Sparks and Six TO
Cannon
CANNON ELECTED COUNCILMAN

NdniiNH
IL was we'll on 10 midnight whom alil
'the evidence in Tie contest OF Michael
H. Cannon for the scat OF Charles Il |
Sparks. Jr. as the member from lhel
Second ward. was laid before C.pl
Council. MIR. Sparks defeated Mr. Can |
non 10y enc majority, and Mr. Cannon
made his contest on the grounds thatl
there were votes c0nn.ci for Nil
Sparks that should NOT have been. and /
N,-cs thrown ont that would hayol
seated Mr. Cannon by abb ut eight mae
joiiiy
Council sa, in special session % hear
the contest and President Bliinc's rul-l
ines were marked by fairness ana inn
Partially.
Politicians # every crlihge We're pres
oni. uml the Proceedings were watched
wih interest
l Eugh c. Browne represented MrI
sI1rks, and fought ,ghbolnly aeaiass|
/ an overwhelming majority, and prc-
tos.cd against tho admission of the
disputed ba'lcts in evidence Il was
la,a fsht, and Mr.. n-o.ue wJn sew
cral Important decisions.
Baldwin Springer represented n.
. Cannon, and presented ise ease wc,l
7 prepared.
Ho b,oJgh. cat lhc i.c. that the ,lec-
ton officers ia tse l'iil aad Fourth
districts II tie wg q hli r-t ec .- yed
.hc ballots Gs provided by ,hc election
laws of the State
Hy q innny move ttc memb rs Of
C-intil a--r-t iAD,l -c lCllcll IN Iu
uniIDrdcrai maLacr.
In orerilg io. .ac de.cuac Mr.
Browne asked hat hec-se be Glsmis b.
cd ca Go ground ih-, hc ccntlsl had
Il bern heard wtl,u hl,een days
lom ihe time t..t ,he petition was
, Sled and .hs became null and
void.
AIR. Sewart moved that Mr. Cam
; mems petition ae mid on tho fatlc
b. wilcl u.o.i-n Wa ca &C.
5 President Blaine. 90 iAis juncture
declared tho contcs. Gisr1sed cf. bul
the Democratic members Of the body
refused o. lave 10 that way, and insist.
cd uI The copy of ihc petition in the
mirLt's Lcing ioad, and the cuee was
I lcontinucd.
Both Mr Cannon and Mr.. Sparks
Wore present, but did not go upon the
. ing the hcaring and wClld have gone
on the stand al Mr.. Brownies request
had not the mcmbC-a OF Council OBJ
jectod
Clerk of Council w. =. Morrison
was first sworn. and testified ID TIC
hlng of the petition. and John j.
Ryan. hailiif told Of having served the
proper notice upon Mr.. Sparks
Tho cight ballots found I'm the box
land laid aside hy Frank A. McClcskry
were presented and offered in evidence,
but they were not admitted. as Mr.
Browne cited authority TO show that
tlc LPllots had been counted. ano. ac-
lcording 10 law, are dead and could 1
be offered in evidence
President Blaine declared the ti-ht
ballots inadmissiblo, and an appeal
was taken from his decisiln he was
sustained by a vote uf 10 g. Mc7s's.
lHclley and Mousley, Democrats, v1 ms
aye.
Despite the fact that tie ballots wsle
mot admitted rs evidence. the testimony
OF the Judges nad Inspectors had been
heard urJn them, and 30 WIS found
that they had aercCfl 90 count an voirs
where there We're more than enc iu-
preston OF the stamp used. pr0,idiug
the stamps were within amy one aqua' e..
The cight ballc;s in question were
delaccd, according to the provisions az
the election laws.
Many of the twcnty-six hallots
thrown cut wore better than some OF
the eight ballots counted. ID was noe
hard TO see the intent Of the voters.
while others would puzzle a convention
OF judges
10 was II 90 o'clock when tbs attlr-
neys for beth sides closed. and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Smith the mombc.s OF
Council filed INTO the mayors office tu
consider the evidence.
AZ ] o'clock the members bad fin
ishcd the canvass OF the disputed ball
lots and counted five of them for
Mr. Sparks and six for Mr. Cannon.
This makes tie vote in
ihe Second ward and no election.
Council viii an the vacancy.
There was quito q Lively tilt I'm the
beginning of the case. Mr.. Smith OBJ
iccted % Attorney Harry 2. Joslyn ste
linC within the railing beside Nj.
Browne Mr. Smith insisted that it had
been decided 70 allow each side buf
one attorney. and Mr. Joslyn was ccm-
PEELED to retire
To was 1876 by the Council clock
when Mr. Smith Presented the report
LOT the Committee on Elections. show
ing the tic vote. After the aioujion
cf the Fepcra resolution wns offered
declaring that there was TO election in
lthc Second ward, which was adopted.
ion motion CT Mr. Smith Council nro-
ceeded t0 fil the vacancy There were
but two candidates. Mr. Cannon and
Mr. Sparks. Ii was a strict party vote
OF 10 that elected Mr.. Cannon.
lie was congratulated by his friends
while many Democrats expressed their
sorrow for Mr.. Sparks He st00d the
defeat like veteran. and neither made