Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-19
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and, to the surprise OF the spect tors
who were expecting square deal. the
council refused to summon those men
before it. BY this lime midnight had
arrived and the meeting was adjourned
until Monday night.
All the councilnen were present Mon
day night, and W. B. Mack .cted as
mayor PRO. TEN. A motion to proceed to
count the ballots was carried unani-
mously. Attorney Cross objected to the
recount on the same grounds as present
ed Saturday night, but the objection was
overruled. and the council proceeded
with the count. Eaton. Anderson aud
Knudson were appointed judges, and
Moreaead and Lindstrom tellers, while
the other members assisted by stringing
and unstrnging the ballots.
An examination Of the ballots revealed
| the fact that there are good many voters
in Aberdeen as yet but innperfectly edu-
Gated in the proper manner OF voting the
Australian ballot. Objections were made
to 80 votes in the First ward, 66 votes in
in the Second ward, and is votes in the
Third ward.
AS the examination Of the votes that
were objected to proceeded, 1t was quickly
observable that Maley stool no more
chance Of square count than an icicle
in hades would stand for prolonged
existence. 1t was found that in printing
the ballots the space for marking opposite
the name Of MaIey was considerably
smaller than that opposite the name Of
Anstie, and whenever the Y mark could
be discovered below the dotted line, by
the least fraction with the aid OF micro.
scope, the vote was counted for Anstie,
while votes marked under the dotted
line in the Anstie space were also counted
for that gentleman.
An illustration OF the kind OF a deal
Maley was to get was afforded during the
early part Of the CONT. A ballot was
found that voted for Maley and had
circle drawn opposite the name Of City
Attorney Shields. This ballot was thrown
out because Of this distinguishing mark.
a little later ballot was found cast for
Anstie, and 81 marked as to he as readily
distinguished as the one just alluded to,
and Councilman Anderson moved it he
rejected for the same reason. While
Anderson was still talking, Councilman
Benn moved that the ballot be counted
for Anstie. The motion was carried. and,
strange to cay, Mr.. Anderson was the
first to vote aye, despite his recent objec-
ton to its being counted at all. Another
ballot was found that had the mark on
the line between the names OF Anstie and
Maley, and Councilman Morehcad WAS
go uncertain about it that he at first
declined to vote upon it, but, the chair
insisting that he vote, Mr.. Morehead
voted to count the ballot for Anstie,
which was done. Several ballots were
found marked either in the space just
above the Maley space or just below the
Anstie space. In every such case the
former we're thrown out. as being too
vague, while tine latter were invariably |
counted for Anstie.
1t did not require much Of this sort of
thing to figure out majority OF four for
Anstie, and on motion Of Benn, Anstie
was declared elected mayor, and tho
clerk directed to issue him certificate
Of election, and the certificate issued to
Maley was recinded.
After directing the clerk to place the
ballots in q sealed box. the council
adjourned.