The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-12-05
TIE CONTEST NEcHTa6ARB.

county seat election came as q sur
prise. nee because any enc though
that 10 contest weald Do 6led
there vas any cause. bus On acconn
Of it's being hIed without any Gauss
and without any evidence whasevel
to anppoEs The contention Of the
claims set up In the complaint.
II there vas any fraud in the cleo
ton the Herald would be glad 10 see
the perpetrators Of such frand pros
ecuked and convicted and Il there
was q sufficient number of Illegal
votes cast to change the results Of
the election We would also be per
fsc&ly wiling fer an Investigation
and abide BY the viii Of the people
regardless Of what the outcome
might be.
But il this contest was instituted
jask to keep the matter in ~ unset
tied condition and to keep il IA coust
at heavy cost to the taxpayers Of
the county. If wil Be welcomed by =
very small number Of the citizens
Of Lewis county. Even : great ma
jorily Of those who voted ca The los
nag side Al the election are now enn-
demning and viii continue 10 con-
denim the useless and unnecessary
proceeding iunt as bitterly a. those
who voted On the Winning side.
The allegation that more than 500 /
fraudulent votes we're cast is an IL
situation not only against the hon
esty and integrity Of those who they
aIlege voted fradulently, but upon
every Judge and clerk Of the cleo
ticn and upon all the citizens Of the
county for permitting such an alleged
wholesale fraud The insinuasions
that the votes we're counted wrong, as
claimed in the complaint, Is a direct
reflection on the honesty Of snch
Judges and clerks and q rejection
which no reasonable man IN his more
sober judgment viii believe or con
cede has any foundation. Il there
vas any illegal voting. which We are
not wiling to admit or believe it
vas done through misundel standing
cn The part Of the voter as to his
legal rights and what constitutes =
legal vote, and not through bis IL
tention. and if there were any votes
cast under this Misrepresentation they
we're very few and not enough to
change the result Of the election.
But why was this contest started7
Was it through the advice Of some
one who had the good Of the people
Of any certain community or the
county ia mind and Who vas trying
to benefit Ehem7 Or vas il for the
purpose Of extracting few zheckles /
Of the untainted cein Of the realm /
from soms Of the unsuspectlng ard
credulcus cnes who are easily duped 4
and led into any scheme, no matter
how unreasonable and remote the
possibilities Of winning IN the search s
Of some avenns Of playing even" S
or causing the ether fellow some 5
trouble At great expense to the o
trouble maker2 At any rate, some q
poor fellows imagination has BEEN
working overtime in worrying aboat 5
his terrible fraud that has been per- Il
5etrated On the voters and taxpayers /,
II Lewis county and a little later ii
ZONE one else viii have to wcEk ov- 81
srtime to make up The costs that
aave and will be incurred by this e
'o0lish. absurd and unwarranted
contest.
Of course no one could blame the fl
attorneys in this action for their a
sourse in the matter If they have not Il
advised the people wrongfully, and
attorneys Of their standing would not ii
10 this as they themselves most GER o
ainly realize there is no chance Of
winning and would only take a case Cd
If this sort as duty thrust upon ii
hem and which they could not we'll b
urn dawn when such liberal fees q
Ire paid for their services. lei
But again. We reiEerate, let those f
sho have alleged fraud point ous a
lie fraad and IL there is none let
he people know who II is that has II