Fergus County argus., 1902-12-31
REPUBLICAN
HAS WON OUT
5ever Gets One Majority on Official
Returns in Yellowstone County
Third Contest Avoided.
ONE ILLEGAL VOTE WAS CAST
Down in Rosebud County Witnesse,
Are Testifyins to colonizlns by
Heinze Gang.

Billings, Dec. 29.-It Is doubtful IL
there is county in the United States
that has ever experienced the trou-
BILE Of this, Yellowstone county, in the
election of a state representative,
and 1t begins to look as though anoth-
er election is null and void, this time
owing to the illegal voting. The tie
between S. F. Morse and c. C. Bever
at the late general election was the
cause of special election, December
20, but as Bever won by one vote, the
canvassing board is now up against
hard proposition.
The board met today to canvess
the vote. On opening the Junction
returns the commissioners found a
protest and affidavit from one of the
judges against the vote of one w. E.
Tiffany, it being alleged that he was
not registered voter. and had voted
at the late general election in Custer
county. On the advice OF Attorney
John T. Smith of Livingston, who was
present to represent Mr.. Morse In
this particular matter. the commits.
sioners proceeded to canvass the vote
waving action on this point until
the law could be looked up.. The re.
turns as convassed were as follows,
Junction-Morse 4, Bever 8.
Billings, No, Morse 50, .Bever n.
Billings. No, 1S-Morse 1873, Bever
l2k - -
Billings, No. 14.-Morse 80, Bever,
81 ~ az -: 80 ~ - s-''
Billings, No. 3.AMorse 80, Beter 20
- Canyon C Creek-Morse 49, Bever "a
~ LaurelA-Merse Az; Bever 80 ..i
70 Park. .City--Morse, 26, 6,pBeVer"7Si
eColumhnsr--Morss 28.e. Beyer Az.
Fairyiew-Morse , 3. ,Beyar, S..i. IL
70 koundupuMorse, II Boyer. 4. .ss.yt
!. Thomas .Ranch1Morse2 Bsyer, IS,
Upper Musselshell-Morse I3, Be
yer /. - -. - a.. - -, '
$ Lower MusselshehIMorse IS, BE.
yer lS. @,,; ''-.''- -. : - -. ~ ,'''a. - ;
"I TotaiEMorse "5q9, 'Bever $50. AZ
= At the afternoon session Sidney F.
Morse,- as one ofithe csndidates:w0ted
for. at-the special election. for; ;tsaate
representative, filed a protest against
the board. counting casting up. and
including in, their ,cqnvass returns
of said election, the votes and returns
received from Junction precinct, for
the reason that said returns show
that one w: 2. Tiffany, who, voted at
said special election held there, was
not a aqualified elector. for the reason
tnat he was mot a''fegistered voter:
that q protest was. made by one of
the Judges Of said'eiection, and for
the further reason that lit, appears
FROM all aof i,sthe returns ofeall spre-
cincts of said;. county that. the, vote
cast by said w, E., Tiffany as afere-
said. il cast, fer Chauncey p Reyer,
resulted In the election of said Beyer,
whose majority is one. ., Further: prp.
test is made, that the counting, Of, the
vote of said w. 2, Tiffany results IN
the election Of said Bever, whereas,
ii the said vote We're rejected as H.
legal, II might and probably would re.
suit in a tie Vote. Further protest Is
made for the reason that the election
held in said precine1 is absolutely
void by, reason of.receiving the vote
of said W.. ..iE.. aiffany.:. ia,i4e "srcy
> Attorney Smith stated; after, read
ing the protest of Mr. Morse. that the
election laws of Montana treated the
matter Of voting and that no man 4
who had failed to register had any
right to vote. = He contended that, In
view of the fact that there was a 'dif-
ference of but one vote, the returns
should not be counted. as the vote
was illegal, and that,,if cast for Mr.,
Bever. II would mean that aale would
exist II It was thrown out, but as
there was no way oG telling whom II