The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
SHERIFF CONTEST
IS NOW STARTED
BOTH SIDES ASK A RE.Co,,xr
Papes~ tfl'd at Last Momcn, .uo,
ed by Law.

1Oo ea~ 'he other by friends of Mr
'io'~ase' VINO say that the republi-
cans desire contest to shou tho
people 'nH' Mr. Florance is entitled
to the ofiee and does not want II
unless legally elected. On tbe othor
hand, the democrats say that tho ro-
publicans started their contest as
they were afraid that the supreme
court would reverse the decision of
udge Garrigues on precinct No. AZ
which would give the election to Poe
without any chance OF contest as
the time limit for filing same would
have been expired.
Both contests were started in the
just few minutes before the statuta
OF Limitation would have prevented
the filing of the papers.
The law says that a contest must
be started not later than November
26, and as the 18th was a holidav
the time limit was shortened by cne
day.
Each eide furnishes bonds for
$4,000. w l.. CLAYTON and r. q
Williams are surety for Samuel Poe
The other complaint or request for
the recount OF the ballots is signed
by Robert L. Dye as contestor and
Calvin Randolph and Aaron Eaton
as bondsmen
Mr.. Dye sets up general protest
upon mistakes in the precincts where
Mr.. Florance was given less votes
than they think he was entitled to,
but no SPECIFIC allegation of fraud is
named.
The bill of Mr. Poe sets up fraud,
corruption and Illegal voting in al
most every precinct in the county,
and particularizes with the names OF
the parties whom he accuses of COM
mitting or contributing to the
frauds. As the sheriff cannot serve
summons upon himself. that duty
devOlves Itself upon the coroner. who
read both wrts to Mr.. Florance this
morning.
MIR. Poe alleges that a recount of
the ballots will give him a large plur-
ality and that he has been elected to
the office OF sheriff. He says in his
complaint that there was malcon-
duct, fraud and corruption on the
boards Of registration. That in pre-
cinct l he should have lis votes in
stead of 113. In precinct there
were ten illiterate votes. five of
which he states were intended for
him, but he claims to have informa-
tion that the judges, who instructed
the electors, fraudulently marked all
the ballots Tor Florance. which would
make difference of ten votes in that
precinct. In No. 3 he claims mis-
take In count. and fifty-seven votes
instead of tifty-three. In No. a
there were three Illegal votes cast
for Tlo1Hca.-A.In No. Z that maj
named Cauffman voted who was no
qualified elector, and that othel
mistakes in the same precinct will
give the contestor an additional eight
votes. In No. 9 two men made affl
davit, who were not qualified voters
That In No. 8 q Mexican who was not
voter was wrongfully allowed to
vote for F1oyAnce. In No. ~, ID. f.
Bone and Florence Bone, who had
no right to vote, cast their votes for
Florance In No. l3 Poe says he
should have 100 instead of 1872 votes.
He claims ten more in No. IA. He
says that Frank DeVotie was al
lowed to vote in No. II, and the man
has no vote. That there was illegal
voting in No. is. and in No. 2S lda
Frazier was allowed to vote. who had
only lived in Colorado one day. In
the same precinct four persons by
the name of Deer were wrongfuliy
permitted to vote. In No. 80, four
persons were allowed to register on
November 3, and on the register the
date was made to appear November
IL. He says the same thing occurred
in precincts 81 and "a. In precinct
No. Sc lanes r. West and R. r. Til
man intended to vote for Poe. but
were not allowed to cast their bal
lots, as they had stepped outside the
railing while the judge held their
ballots. and would not permit them
to return and place their votes IN
the box IN this precinct V. A. Mich
olas cast his ballot and afterwards
another person came along and cast
another ballot in his name. and F..
c. Jorgens also voted, who is not II
qualified elector. according to the
statement of Poe. In No. 81 ne
claims q mistake of ten votes and
asks for the 100 votes in No 81
which caused most of the trouble
In ~ and 43 ne claims there were
man. m stakes in the count.
In No IA he claims that Laura pa
Wis had voted after having changed
her residence. In AZ he claims there
was ileGal voting. In As he charges
that ] NJ, Lucero. judge OF cleo
tion, was wrongfully permitted to
go into The election booth and pre-
pare ballots for some fifteen MeNi-
cans Without any other Judge ac-
commanding or assisting him in the
preparation, and charges that All
these NDSicans voted for Florance'
In No 3 he claims six votes Illegally
registered and cast. and in conclusion
asks that the ballot boxes be opened
and all rotes recounted for the Of
fee of sheriff No date has as yer
been set or the starting of the con,