Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-07
On Ssgadahoc couIty's
Shrisvs|ty Contest.
Rsp|y TO Pease's Petition 10
Dust John ". BaIIou.
History Of Case In Which Disputed
Ballots Figure Largely.

p.tn Me, Dec. t.-(SpeciaD.-Bu
.w, davs remain before the hearing
~, the petition before Justice A. n.
c,ea, of the supreme court of Maine,
s,e1 a few weeks age by Sheriff
George G. Pcasc of Phippsburg, de-
.,ora6 ,lcle.ted nominee for sheriff Of
caea,Ialioc county, to have John w.
poiIoi; ousted. on the ground prin-
o;n.lly that many Of the ballots cast
e,r HIM should rot have been counted
:, the various towns owing to the
GOO, that they bore marks which might
no called DISTINGUISHING marks, ann
which il ruled out. would give the
election IL Mr.. Pease.
1'bsre has been an interesting dis
,,te over Tie shricvalty election
snce Feb. T.. when the first count
for Mr.. Ballou was givcn as 1920 ana
,bst for Peasc 1916, thus giving Pease.
Democr&tic plurality of 26. But later
4, WAS found that an error had been
made in giving. the result in the town
of HoWdoin v.hnrr the first figures
giyen were: i,;,llou 81. and Peasc 81.
bnt later this was Strengthened by
Town Clerk y. d. Coombs who de
cared that Eallou received los votes
and pease So, and this reversal gave
Ballou a plurality of ~.
THIN DrfSr asked tor IN cXamina-
tioo of all tho ballots thrown as o
basis for his petition to the supreme
Mr.. ru. Hon. George l.. Hughc;
court to have Ballou ousted. AS q
result. ut this examination made by
Judge Frank l.. Staples. acting for
Mr.. Ballou.. Hon. George +. Hughes
for Mr. Pease, Arthur J. Dunton for
The Prohibition "ote ana eX-Postmas-
Ter Ernest F. Kelley for the Socialist
part. there were found 1922 undis-
uut,d ballots for Balloll. 1850 undis-
puted ballots ror Mr.. Peasn and 1893
were held in Dispute.
A hearing on this matter will be
held at the SaSadahoC county court
house in this city at 10 A. NJ next
Thurs lav. h"f,rn Associate Justic" \.
u. si"ar IT,. s!D"@ul" court. Judge
Frank l.. Staples. counsel for Sheriff
Baiou late this afternoon filed the
Mr Ptase with Clerk of Courts San
ford L. Fog:
State Of Maire. Sagadahoc, IS: Su-
IRENE Iudicial Court.
In the natter of George G. Pcasc. pc
titiUncr:
l. f'Gt uo mass no Knowledge Of the
seyer.l AaticrS and things set fortl!
In til first paragraph Of the petition
OF said George Z. peasc. except as
hereinafter stated and in SO far as
the court deeHls said allegations ma
telia', lc calls for proof of the same.
But said j ln W. Ballou alleges
and claims that he has been duly and
legally elected SIcriif OF said county
ol Sa6dGanoc for the term beginning
on H." first naN of January, A. d.,
I'LL tat certificate of his cleo
hon las b" N issued, and that he has
been notified of his election. all as
required py law, and that by virtue
OF said election and notification he
claims t. lold said office for the term
al"rt said
= Ana the sa Il joan W. Ralou
denies that the several ballots par
'ci'iart described in the petitioners
W'iiion AMI alleged to have been cast
Ut the election ter sheriff on tho
twelfth tay of September, 1910, in the
several towns and city in said county.
were incorrectly counted and returned
Tor nm. l:ut. on the contrary, he
AYERS that each and every of the bal
lois thus described were cast for him,
Ty,i,, IN Al
oaliots cast for Sheriff of said county
except as hereinafter stated. were
correctly counted and returned.
.. mat in the several towns and
UT! In said county. at said election.
''efe were cast AID incorrectly counted
anu uerl;1ed Tor the petitioner So bal
iols which. ny reaS0n of distinguish
ing 1|arHs thereon. by defective mark
ing ana mut'lation. should. not have
"eeh counted AMI declared for the
peu.lofer. By reason where of the to-
'ai veto for GEORGE c. Pease was but
'Noe instead of l935 rs alleged in said
pf.laon and rs by an inspection OF
s"'d ballots viii appear.
= Ana the said John w. Ballou
'"i'lS III the ;,ytitiorcrs request that
az 'h' ballots cast and alleged to
nave h'tn east in said county at the
,'ecu"n of september l.. 1ll0. be pro-
""V'u Tor the inspec elton of the court.
a'o that ali Of said ballots be re-
. ,"ui''"d ny the court. ana the result
'o''a'''l, hc cause in no other way
=" tl' result OF said election and
n'' iiS't" Of the parties hereto b.
deterl!red.
,,A"' the said John w. Ballou fur
,n' .' praNs that said petition be dis
messed, and for his costs.
''ce nGrr g. 1910.
T., "iEh,". JOHN W. BALLOU. g
-r'hk l.. Staples.
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