The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-06
Reek of Fraud and
Soreness Left Be
hind = Everybody
Had Vote Coming

This pertinent question may be ap-
plied to- the balloting In Ely al the
Democratic primary, which was by
far and away the most loosely con-
ducted ever held in the county, ac-
cording to old timers.
With foreigners, non-residents,
men who declared themselves openly
to lie "mugwumps.' Republicans VINO
voted to accommodate clamorous
friends and a struggling array of the
unwashed in line, the total of 800
votes was obtained when the polls
closed at ) O'Clock
The fight between the machine
ticket of the Dickerson-Fesler-Ha
faction and the anti-machine or Cole
man party. was bitter. Both sides
resorted to methods which under
close inspection would not pass mus
ter in the face of a civic reform move
ment.
Say. old man, have you voted
yet? No? Well, come on and vote
WHAT You are Republican and
voted at their primary? That don t
make any difference. Come on and
vote anyway We need you to help
our bunch through. It's a personal
matter. Say you are an independent
and they'll vote YOU all right. Why
| Just told them that | was mug
wump' and voted.
IL was a day of heeling In plenty
and every available worker OF the
free beer and other refreshments
Democracy was working as II for
dear life. Ii anyone believes to the
contrary he should ask any mSn who
was around the poles or on Aultman
street yesterday. The question would
not long remain unanswered. Even
Democrats when they were talking
of the voting winked and declared
that nobody was being passed up.
IL was under these conditions that
the big vote was polled by the strug-
Cling leaders of the local factions.
who are by no means through with
their bitterness.
The outcome of the day of work
ing. perspiring and vote getting by
any and all means was just what the
machine crowd had predicted eonfi-
IDENTIFY. The anti-machine men were
put down and out from top TO bot
tom There was not a smell given
them nor blow eased. The vote
shown by the ticket best tells the
story of the slaughter. II follows:
II. o. Hall. 271: A. c. House, 3O1;
John Henessy. 259: John Weber, 81,
p. ]. Jackson, 242; l.. NJ. Barnes,
23e. +. NJ. Root. 233; II. Il. Stebbins,
29S. c. \. Eddy. 212; J. =. Dray,
237; W. +. Meyers. As: w. L. Nc
Kie. 1G. Ed Millard, II; Benjamin
Coleman, %: A. A. Marshall, 1O3;
$. NJ. Mingus. 153. Charles Carson,
81: George r. Handley. g. Robert
Neill. so; II. V. Meloy. 33; E. G.
White. 65: B. +. Walker, 9; Mike
Cohen, 20; w. p. Taylor, "A; J. +.
Miles. Sc. Will Rigsby gil; j. W.
Hudgens, 10; NJ. Il. Shallenberger,
3S.
There being ten TO elect from this
ticket, the delegation is composed as
follows Hall. House, Henessy, jack
son, Barnes. Root. Stebbins, Eddy,
Dray. Rigsby-each and every one a
loyal. fighting machine man.
One amusing incident occurred
yesterday when a slate ticket had
been prepared for an Irish Demo
crat by one of his thoughtful
friends. An anti-machine man was
standing near and walking up, he
said: Pat. you surely won't vote
like that. What kind of man are
you. anyway, to let man dictate to
you?"
"You are right, | won't" said the
Irishman. destroying his ballot. Then
putting laughable phase on the
matter, he said. you are right.
but then how in the hell am | to
yote?" The opposition man kindly
prepared another ballot for him.
Among the incidents of the cleo
ton causing the greatest amount of
comment was a rather sensational en-
counter brought on by a joke in
which Robert Neill. one of the judges
of election, and Andy Fesler, work
er for the slate, went to the floor to-
gether after Neill had accused Fesler
of trying to stuff the ballot box.
Several men standing on the cor
ner of Aultman and Murry laughing
ly made bet that one of their num-
ber, w. w. Armstrong, of Salt Lake
could not vote. A small amount OF
money was wagered and to carry out
the joke Fesler was called over and
told of the wager He agreed to
accompany the party to the polls and
see the thing through On arriving
Mr.. Armstrong was asked II he had
vote coming and upon replying
that he had not, Neill turned to Fes,
ler, who was standing nearby laugh.
ing. and declared he was trying tc
stun the ballot box. Fesler clenchec
with him and they both went to the