Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-29
NINE COUNTS, SETTING FORTH
MISCONDUCT AND FRAUD,
ARE SPECIFIED.
ELECTION OFFICIALS OF
TWO WARDS QUESTIONED
Fraud and Misconduct Charged or Part
Of First and Third Ward Election
Judges and cIerks-osrby Said to
Have Offered Job to Essrmays-
Illegal Vote. Claimed in All Wards.

What promises 10 prove a lively
election contest over .he seating OF L.
Derby. elected as councilman in Mon
DAYS city election by three votes over
Dorr L. Lamb. developed late Monday
afternoon whe,, notice Of contest was
served on Mayor 1ngledue and F. B.
Wiley. city clerk. as the board Of can
rassers. and L. Derby. the incumbent
of the office in question.
Fraud and misconduct on the part
Of the judges and clerks Of election.
and alleged irregularities, are made the
basis of the cause for contesting the
election. Fraud and misconduct are
charged by Nr. Lamb against the Of
tcials Of election il the First and
Third wards. and misconduct on the
part OF all other eelction officials OF
the city. for errors and receiving H.
legal votes Another charge made is
that Mr.. Derby promised j. H. Eyer
mayer either the office Of city solicitor
or city clerk in the event OF his,
Derby's election.
r. E Sorthup. acting for Mr.. Lamb,
served the board of convassers and
Mr. Derby with the notice of contest
Immediately after the footings were
made by the city clerk following the
official canvass Of the votes. in which
the neures OF the night before were
not changed.
Lamb Filss Bond.
With the notice Of contest duis
served Mr. Lamb fled a bond OF 500
10 guarantee the expense OF the con-
test. This expense Lamb paws provid-
ing he loses the contest: otherwise the
expense is 70 be borne by the in
cumben,. AS sureties on the bond are
the names of $. ". LaShelle and
Joseph NJ Mohr.
Certificates to Jones and Herman.
Clerk F. B. Wiley today issued GER
tidcates Of election to w. II. Jones and
George Herman, but withheld such is
suance to M.. Derby. owing TO the fact
that his Office was contested. This Will
prevent Mt. Derby being seated. even
tho he wins on the count. until after
the contest is decided. Following the
official notice OF contest. TO be issued
by the mayor and city clerk to the
partie. interested, twenty days must
elapse before the hearing will take
place The hearing must be finished
within thirty days following the no.
tice OF the contest as served by the
mayor and city clerk.
Jones TO Preside Over Contest.
As mayor Of the city w. H. Jones
will be chairman o. the contest board
that will pass upon the merits OF the
contest Each OF the parties 10 the
contest will select one referee 10 act
as a member Of the contest board.
Official Notice Of Contest.
The official notice OF the contest. as
served upon the mayor. city clerk and
Nj Derby. is as follows:
ITO O. L. Ingledue. mayor and F. B.
Wiley. city clerk, board of canvassers:
to L. Darby. incumbent: You are here
by notified that Dor- L. Lamb has con-
tested and does intend to contest your
election as councilman OF the city OF
Marshall,own, Iowa, which said cleo
ton wa. held In the city Of Marshall
town. Marshall county, Iowa, on the
9th day Of March A. o.. 1911, and that
the grounds OF said contest are as
specifically set forth and attached to
this notice and made part hereof. ana
You are further notified that in
compliance with the provision OF Sec
ton 1919 of the code OF Iowa, that no
certificate Of election should be given
you by the board Of canvassers.
you are further notified that the
undersigned contestant is eligible 70
said Office and claims and demands
full canvass, recount and contest OF the
Office OF councilman claimed by you
under said city election as aforesaid
and that bond will be flied at once.
Dated at Marshautown, Iowa, this
| as-h dav OF March A. D., 1911.
'DORR L. LAMB.