Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-04

of his stepson, Fordyce The latter
had placed homestead filing on the
"diggings," but it was shown on trial
that his ''dug-out'' was not erected till
less than six months before election.
1t was also shown that he was rail
road man and had family in Council
Bluffs, Ia. However lie came out, ar
irving on Saturday before election,
and voted for Bryan and the other
saTiors OF the nation down to road
overseer. ArtZ had bread baked in
one township, his washing i'm another,
and he voted in still another. On. the
witness stand he admitted that his
far'ily lived in Topeka and that he
had just been camping around the
hole" 1t is thought that lie would
not have made this last admission on
ly that he was in Il state of semi-eX-
filtration. superinduced by Il visit to
IL place" to which he was invited by
Il wag and political worker short
time before taking the stand. Several
other illegal votes were disposed of
10y the ATTORNEY for the Republicans.
Tine fusionists opposed it all, step by
step, making no attempt to show up
any Illegal voting by Republicans. al
though they claimed great deal and
called d number of witnesses who
were not put upon the stand. On ac-
count of the severe illness of the pro-
bate judge these contests could not
De trted until near the beginning of
the new term of office, The Republic
can candidate for commissioner was
declared elected and sworn in on SAT-
urday though his term should begin
on Monday. Several interesting COM
! piications arose. HIS seat was claim
ed by the eX-commissioner from his
district and at daylight on Monday
morning two boards of commissioners
were doing business, the chief thing
/ being the letting of the county print
4 ing. Each board gave a contract to
7 its party paper The fusion printer
/ afterward sued the county for work
I done on his contract, but lost in both
the district and appellate courts. The
! trial of the Superintendent'S case was
not finished until Thursday after the
new term began. 4 new fusion pro-
bate judge had been elected. He de-
manded possession of the office, but
refused to proceed with the trial. He
selected new associate judges and pro-
ceeded to trial. assessing the costs to
the Redublfcans. The Republicans
paid no attention and nothing ever
came of it. The associate judges first
chosen declared the Republicans elect
ed, but the fuSionist had taken forcible
possession of the office and the district
court was asked to GUST him. In the
meantime the fusion candidate for
commissioner had appealed his case
to the district court. In this court
both Republicans were sustained,
but the fusionists were not salts
tied They appealed to the supreme
court where the superintendent
was again successful. but tile COM
missioner lost merely because he had
not shown sufficient cause" for with
drawing stipulation" signed in a
moment of vertebral weakness. where
| by he had agreed to dismiss the case.
| This left the superintendent the only
surviving official of his panty In the
county. Meanwhile the Republican
the term. 1t was finished by his COM
petitor who was turned down and
ruthlesrly trampled upon a year later
by the very party he had tried so hard
to serve although, he desired and
sought a re-nomination. Like Artz
and the mine he became back num-
Der ssunwept, unhonored and unsung y
1t is expected that quite a number
of our citizens will attend the produc-
tion of EAST Lynne at g. A: Il. hall,
Ellis. Wednesday, January IS The
play has created "A furore all over the
country, and Miss Courtenay Morgan's
production is said to be magnificent
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