The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-01

Captain Mastin be indefinitely tabled.
 The motion of Mir. Anderson was
 carried by | vote of 2 to {. Tho mem
 bers of the committee voted as fol-
 lows:
 Ayes-w. T. seibels. c. P. Anderson,
 John c. Crommelin. ]. J. Farley, H. A.
 Belsed. l. D. Collier. Carl noemer. W.
 c. Henderson and T. ". oliver.
 Nays--G. H. shackleford. J. M. Town send. s. J. Guy and John c. Carter. E. M Henbow and S. J. Naftel wer.
 excused from voting because they had
 not been present at the previous meet
 ing of the committee.
 On account of sickness. Carl Roener
 was excused by the committee.
 With the petition tabled, counsel for Captain Mastin asked leave to file an
 amendment to the contest filed by T. B. Mastin. The amendment alleged the
 incorrect counting of the vote and al- legged also, that if 1t had been correctly
 counted. Captain Mastin would have been the nominee. Then. for some time lawyers engaged in arguments. the one endeavoring to show that the contest did not comply with the requirments of the law and the other coutending that the contest
 was in legal form. Ballots of Beat fA | Wltu tHeSS arguments ClOseu, l. U. Collier, member of the Committed
 and citizen of Beat 1l who had acted | as returning officer from the precinct | at the primary, asked to be heard. For | the protection of the inspectors In Beat 14 and the people of that precinct he moved that the ballot box of this beat be opened and that the votes be counted.
 The motion was seconded 3y c. P Anderson, who said that, as far as the other beats were concerned, he would
 be against considering them. A viva voce vote was taken and the
 motion carried without dissenting
 voice.
 | MT. Anderson and Mir. Seibels were l at once appointed teliers and Mir. Mai | tel and Mir. Henderson were named as tally clerks.
 Surrounded by the members of the | committee and the contesting parties the box was unlocked and opened. When every vote was counted, 1t was found that Mastin had received forty five votes while Maner had received thirty-seven, corresponding to the let ter with the returns brought In by MT. Collier on the night of the primary. It was asao shown that twenty-three ballots were cast in Beat IA on which neither Mastin nor Maner received votes.
 Mir. Collier was grasped warmly by the hand and MT. Maner was congratu- lated on all sides. There was a feel ing of general good fellowship. No mistake had been found and everyone seemed gratified to know that there was not shadow of doubt on the nomination of Mr. Maner MT. Anderson moved that the contest be dismissed and that MT. Maner be again declared the duly elected nomf- nee.
 Attorneys for Captain Mastln asked few minutes in which to consult and they retired to a jury room for con- ference.
 Tn the interim, Chairman Arlington submitted to the committee a list of expenses incurred In the recent pri- mary. and on motion a committee. com posed of Messrs. Farley, Crommelin and Anderson. was appointed to formally check the vouchers of the chairman. Following this the attorneys for Captain Mastin again appeared in the ! chamber and announced that Captain Mastin did not concede the vote in the other baxes, but that he did not ask to go into the other boxes except by consent of Mir. Maner. A unanimous vote was then cast. adopting the Anderson motion for dis missing the proceedings. and with It's adoption. ended an interesting chapter in the history of the executive com mittee.
 An adjournment, sine die. was taken at 2:55 o'clock.
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