The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-01-23
KriCkbaum Ousted.
Judge Evans Throws Out the
Mifflin Vote and Declares
Hughes Associate Judge
THE OPINION IN FULL.

On Monday morning Judge
Evans read an opinion in the Asso-
ciate Judge contest, i'll which he
threw out the vote of Mifflin town
ship, and declared Geo. NJ. Hughes,
republican, the duly elected Asso-
ciate Judge i'll place of William
Krickbaum. In answer to ques-
ton from Fred Ikeler, Esq. Asso-
ciate Judge Yeager said he con
CURED with Judge Evans. The fol-
lowing is the opinion in full
1.-The petition of George M.
Hughes was filed III this case OH
the 4th day of December, 1907, to
contest the election of William
Krick baum, to the office of Associ-
ate Judge for the county OF Column
bia At the general election held
on the 5th day of November, 1907,
in said county, an Associate Judge
was elected. On the canvass of the
returns by the judges, it appears
that William Krickbaum received
3o43 votes, and that George NJ.
Hughes received 3oI2 votes.
The petition alleges that Io7
votes were cast for William Krick-
baum, and that thirty-nine votes
were cast for George M. Hughes in
Mifflin township at said election,
and that all the votes cast at said
election in Miffiin township were
illegal and void and sho.id not be
counted for either Krickbaum or
Hughes in computing the election
returns of Columbia county; that
if the votes case at said election In
Mifflin township were not counted,
George NJ. Hughes would have re-
ceived 1918 votes and that Villa m
Krickbaum would have received
2o36 votes; that George M. Hughes
received a majority of the legal
votes cast for Associate Judge In
Columbia county at the election
held November S, 1907.
1.-The objection to the vote couat-
ed for Mifflin township is: That
the legally elected judge of election
was not permitted 10 take paft In
holding the election, and that Z
usurper acted as judge in holding
said election.
"From the petition, answer and
testimony we find the following
facts
Ct. That at the February elee-
ton, 1907, in said district OF Mimin
township, A. f. Johnson was duly
elected as the judge of election, to
serve for the ensuing year.
~. That at the next following
election in said district, TO wit, the
June primary election, the said A.
T.. Johnson did not attend, and
that, thereupon, one of the inspec-
tors appointed Whitney Hess, as
the Judge of election in the place of
johnson, and who. after being
sworn, acted as Judge during said
June primary election.
80. That on the morning OF the
general election held in said town.
ship on the Sth day of November,
1907, before the polls were opened,
the said A. +. Johnson appeared at
the regularly appointed place for
holding the election in said town
ship, and demanded to be sworn in
as the regularly elected judge of
election.
- That the other election Off
GERS refused to administer the oath
to the said A. +, Johnson, and fur
ther refused to allow him to sit
upon said election board, and per-
form the duties enjoined upon him
as the regularly elected judge OF
the election board for said district.
IS. That the said A. Z. John
son persisted in demanding his
right to sit as one of the said elec-