Evening journal., 1907-07-02
CONTEST FILED
BY LEWIS SASSE
CONTINUED from FIRST rase.l

provided for.
This did not serve TO pacify Mr. Me-
Govern who continued TO argue that he
was Ia the right. President Taylor be-
came somewhat heated and said: Il want
TO say nhat the previous chairman was
hampercd By windy arguments and 1 am
not going 10 stand for a."
During the remarks Of Mr. McGovom
spectator standing outside OF the raj
said IN a loud voice, "sit down." and
walking over 10 the man. the Councilman
replied ansrily. II will make you sit
down" In fact several remarks were
made while Mr.. McGovorn had the floor
and finally Mr.. filggins Of the Third ward.
asked the protection OF the chair FOR the
Eleventh ward member from the Insulting
remarks Of those standing outside Of the
rail-
Mr.. Sasse's Petition.
Mr. Sasse's petition follows;
The petition Of Mr.. sasse sets forth
that $40 votes were returned for Ross
and seven votes were returned for
Sasse, and Il is charged that the vote
returned for Ross is largely IN ex-
cess Of the number OF qualified voters
in said district"
It is further alleged that the vote
cast for Sasse was largely In excess
OF the number of votes returned Con-
tinuing, the petition AYERS.
"That q large number OF persons
who were qualified electors, entitled 10
cast their ballots In said district al
said election. did not 60 10 the polling
place. and did not cast their ballots 80
said election, and vet the return as
made by the officers conducting said
election az said polling place shows
that every voter qualified to vote a.
said election place al said election did
cast n ballot. which was counted.
THAT the certified list of registered
voters OF said district, for said elec-
ton, contained the names OF large
number OF persons. 10 wit upwards Of
ono hundred. who In fact and in law
were not qualified to vote in said dis
trict at said election
'That all the ballots returned as
having been cast in said district at
said election, both for your petitioner
and for the said Howard u. Ross. foI
the office OF City Treasurer as aforo-
said, were improperly and Illegally
and fraudulently marked. none OF
which should have been counted az
legal ballots. but all OF which should
have been rejected as is by law pro-
vided
"That large number Of ballots
were cast by persons impersonatns
some persons other than themselves
whose names appeared upon said certi.
fed list OF registered voters at saii
election.
"That IN said election district at sai'
election there were a number OF vote
cast for and against the fve question
submitted under the Initiative an
Referendum" measure submitted {
the qualified voters OF the said city a
; the said election according to law. an
that when all Of the ballots. includin
: the said ballots cast for and agains
. the said questions under the "Initativ
5 and Referendum" were removed frol
2 the box, as is hereinafter set forth /
) allegation /. none OF said ballots,
, cast as aforesaid for and against IN
. said 1--WE questions under the 'lnitia
, tive and Referendum" were returne
or counted, nor was any return q
count made thereof by the said electio
, officials conducting the said electio
in the said district as aforesaid.
"That Immediately after the closin
T of the polls at the said polling place Q
? the said election. the officials holdin
] the said election for upwards Of TWEEN
/ ty minutes refused 10 allow any per
q son other than themselves 20 com
, into the room In which said elecuo
was conducted, although demand wa
properly made by persons qualified b
law to have access and be present I'm
3 mediately after the closing of the poll
5 "That within the said period Of twen
/. ~ minutes. during which access wa
4 refused 20 the said duly qualified per
2 sons desiring to be present within th
/, said room in which said election wa
conducted, the entire number of ballot
actually cast by the duly qualified ele,
' tors a said election were removed froi
I the box In which they had been place
3 by the election officials as having bee
+ cast by the said duly qualified elector
I and fraudulent ballots TO the numb'
q Of 377 were substituted therefore an
q placed in said ballot box by some PEI
/. son or persons unknown 20 your pet
toner, and that the said fraudulel
: ballots so substituted as aforesai
e were then and there counted and r.
}, turned by the election officials in sa
Z district as the legal vote cast at sa
e election.
s THAT the returns OF the said ele
v tlon, held in said city as aforesai
q show that In all OF the districts OF Il
. city Of wilmington other than sa
Z Fourth District OF the Second wa
= there were cast for your petitioner q
number Of 66S7 votes, for the sa
Howard d. Ross the number Of Sc
votes, and for Bernard Hohlfeld q
y number OF 80 votes. for said Office
Il city Treasurer at said election.
wherefore. Your petitioner pra
= your Honorable Body to find. dete
"a mine and decide that the said S77 vot
e cast in said election district at sa
r election for your petitioner and {
Is said Howard d. Ross were each a.
o every one thereof illegal, fraudule
n. andvoid, and tina the same shou
"A not have been counted or return
Il either for your petitioner or the sa
= Howard ID. Ross; and that. IL thereto
/" appearing that the returns duly ma
D. from all the other election districts
s. the city at the said election held
le aforesaid. show that your petitioner 7
s, ceived the highest number Of the voi
Ia cast at the said city election for
IA said cfice Of City Treasurer. the sa
Al Howard ID. Ross was not elected
the said Office OF City Treasurer