The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

kanate Yesterday completed the re-
Ioupt Of Standpoint, Cocolalla and
herman precincts where We'll and his
bolitical supporters charged fraud,
nd the result confirmed the count
the judges. These precincts were
laced on the ballot box stuffine
m BY the manipulators of the re-
ublican machine in Kootenai coun
and statements we're made that
aud would be shown.
The question of recounting the bal
BIS in Occur d'Alene precinct was
ken up before the committee on
riyileges and elections last evening.
h account of the fact that the ballot
Uxes Of this precinct had been opened
her passing out of the hands Of the
dQes the committee was convinced
at the ballots had been tempered
IT'D and refused to permit a recount
the interest of We'll. His attorney,
L. Hoffman, made hard fight to
We We'll seated. The committee af-
deciding against making itself a
rty to the prima farcie fraud by or
ring a recoul t, unanimously re-
rted in favor of seating McClear
a the senate sustained the report.
The deposition of E. r. Whitla,
unity attorney, was the only evil
nee produced showing fraud or IT.
Eularities. He swore that outsiders
re mixing with the voters near the
otbs that many watched the pro
rs of the count during the day;
It electioneering was going on near
polls; that he had seen judges a
pck from the polling place during
count and enumerated other al
ed Irregularities.
His evidence is refuted and denied
the judges and election officers,
be is the only witness who gave
timony favorable to We'll. The
Positions of the elections officers
others were introduced yesterday
the following is a synopsis of the
e:
ohm Fredericks, the first witness
pse testimony was read, is a rancher
suunyside, Kootenai county, and |
Judge of the election in Occur
lene.
He said that the booths were not ar
ged according to law at the voting
pc. He also testified that he saw
heard Ezra Whitla call Myers
Carlson's attention to a certain
lot marked republican" which
bad counted democrat. -
Witness stated further that at Whit
suggestion Meyers and Carlson
feeted the count of that ballot.
nton Carlson, one of the counting
gesr the next witness, in his answer
le examination, stated that Whitla
have been there when the vote
being counted, but that If be was,
Carlson, bad not seen him and
certainly not heard him say any
g about any ballot.
avid Meyers. the other counting
e. resident of Occur d'Alene
10 years, said be had called Whit
atention to the illegal arrange
OF the voting room. Whitla
ied to him that it had been so ar
ca by the county commissioners.
lad not heard Whitla call atten
70 the mistake in calling off a
IN ballot under dispute.
aoWlg Roper, the constable at the
1ion IN Occur d'Alene precinct,
mat Whitla had told him that
,sar bad been electioneering and
ne had ordered McClear to de-
he said he himself had seen no
a eiectioneering at the polls.
uator McClear then read before
Onnittee the testimony of Kath-
FOLEY, the distributing clerk at
aisputed election.
y witness said that when she
the first five ballo.s from the
'Or distribution, the stubs came
"a them and we're deposited by
With their ballots. These five
we're later returned to her.
..leas safe she was an independ-
S,er and voted for whom she con-
y The best man-democrat, she
go This testimony caused a
!, laughter in the committee.
-lsi X. Lester, another Judge at
ISion' testified the election as
saw, had been properly con-
de bad left his position
= get bite to eat. He did not
= Ae stop at the eurtained place
= vote vas being counted, to
70 the count.