Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-30
Bismarck, N. D, October "A, 1908.

Bismarck, N. D., October "a, 1908.
To the Voters Of Burleigh County:
Miss Emelia Hanson, who seeks the
election to the office OF county sup
8erintendent of schools, has seen fit
to publish in the different papers of
the county, by posters and by con-
yersation her version Of the i'll fated
recount OF the Burnt Creek votes. It
therefore becomes necessary for me
to publish, at least, a part Of what /
know about this recount and about
the votes cast for us at the primaries.
The three votes in Burnt Creek were
undoubtedly cast for Miss Hanson in
good faith by honest voters and she
ought to have had them counted, but
the Judge ruled them out and that
left me as the nominee, but it also
deprived me Of the necessity of ex-
posing my defense. Miss Hanson now
tells the voters that she was deprived
of nomination which she had won
fairly and asks that the voters right
the wrong she is subjected to by CIV
ing her their votes at the coming
election
do not favor newspaper controver-
sizes, but inasmuch as Miss Hanson
is publishing a story only half told
I am obliged in justice to myself and
to the fair minded voters, to continue
that part of the story which she so
cunningly omits.
The review of the Burnt Creek re-
count is substantially true with but
slight alterations. Had those three
votes been counted would have been
in position to give another story, but
/ since it was not given at that time
shall give the reader this story here
4 with:
In a certain precinct where II votes
were cast Miss Hansen received II
and Vigness none. Two days after
that election five of those who voted
in that precinct filed their application
for American citizenship with the
i clerk of the district court. These five
were and are still subjects of the
Gar Of Russia but their votes were
4 counted for Miss Hansen. Why does
4 Miss Hansen keep silent about this
She knows as we'll as I that this is
the true fact as to that precinct. In
another precinct where six women
votes were registered for Miss Han
sen and none for Vigness, certain
Il lady voted and two weeks later filed
q her application for citizenship. Here
q we have, six illegal votes which pos
. tive facts show were counted for
Miss Hansen. Yet she keeps abso
q Iutely silent about them. Why does
4 she conceal these facts?r She tells
you that had she been defeated by
one vote she would not now he {
!, candidate!a Absolute facts show tina
Miss Hansen was defeated by a fai
majority and if she were sincere sh'
:, would accept her defeat becomingly
Furthermore she sayeth nothini
about other glaring irregularitie
! which brought illegal votes her way
For instance nothing is said abou
. the party whose name was afterward
: found in three different voting place
: Or about the girls under age who cas
their votes i'm her behalf. She is to
cunning to divulge more than may as
sist her to blindfold the honest an
sincere voter. have endeavored t
: locate any illegal votes that may hav
come my way but have not succeed
: ed. Had my opponent found any sue
they would have been shouted fro1
> every housetop in Burleigh count
long before this, but her silence In
IS dicates that none such can be found
't If Miss Hansen had actually. suffe
). ed any wrong, I certainly would hav
had enough ehivalry and manhoo
9 about me- to fight that wrong by r,
l. fusing the nomination, but KNOWN
e the facts as do, am confident thu
the honest voters will conclude ths
vigness is not only legally but mo
ally in the right and is entitled
their support. It IS to these voter
I appeal for square deal. =
n Very respectfully,
III c. L. VIGNESs.