The Ordway new era., 1912-10-18
Judge w. S. Morris Issues Seepng injunction Directed
Registration and Election OF for the Purpose Of Securing
Square Deal on Perma4e Location Of County Seat

Last Friday Hon. w. S. Morris,
judge of the Fourth judicial district.
acting for and within the county of
Crowley. in the Tenth district, upon
the petition of certain parties. issued
sweeping injunction against certain
specifically named parties and all 9TH
cr election officials in general
throughout this county to prevent al
legged attempted fraud in the coming
clcc ton.
The REALTORS in the cause are J. c.
Custer. J. A. Mast and c. H.
Greene. on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce of the town of Ordway;
James O'Connell, l. II. Stanley and
w. J. Trainor. on behalf of the
Democratic party Of election precincts
Nos. ? and 3. and NJ. E. Bashor, T.
Ed Downey and I. H. Shelton. on
behalf OF the Republican party of
the same precincts. The respondents
specifically named are p. G. Fransden.
N. f. Flukc and Josiah CravenS as
special judges of election and ex-of-
ficio board of registration in and for
election precinct No. 4, otherwise
known as Sugar City, and Alex Gray,
as county clerk of Crowley county,
who is by law necessarily a party to
the suit.
The injunctio was asked for by
the parties above. named because it
has been a matter of common and no.
torious belief that fraud was contem-
plated in certain precinct in the
coming election. especially in the
mattcri of a permanent. ,ioe:S,irH of
the county-seat. This talk has been
so pronounced and general, and the
belief that it was founded in fact has
become SO fixed, that the people of
Ordway. which is a contestant in the
location matter, determined to see
| that square deal was guaranteed to
all parties concerned, if this were
humanity possible. hence the filing OF
the petition for an injunction While
the New Era has, of course. no legal
proof Of a conspiracy upon the part
OF any one section of the county to
use illegal means to gain this coveted
prize. it believes that under the. pres
cnt arrangement equal and exact JUS
ticc will be secured to all the con-
testing towns-ALSO THAT IF
ANY FRAUD is COMMITTED
THE GUILTY PARTIES WILL BE
CERTAINLY AND SWIFTLY
PUNISHED. THERE is NO MIS-
TAKING THE TEMPER OF OUR
PEOPLE UPON THIS POINT.
The essential points of the injunc-
ton are. given below in full:
The People of the State of Colorado:
ITO each of the respondents above
named; to every other special JUDGE
and ex-offcio registrar of the election
ordered to ascertain the sense of the
legal voters of the county aforesaid
on the question of the location of
the county-scat aforesaid, to each and
every officer of said county, or of
any town therein, and to each and
every other authority and person,
whomsoever. send Greeting:
THE above named relators having
filed in the court aforesaid, their
complaint against the above named
respondents, duly verified by each and
every of the REALTORS. praying for
writ of injunction against said re-
spondents. requiring them to refrain
and desist from certain acts and do
inos and to perform certain other
acts and duties in said complaint. and
hereinafter mentioned; together with
the necessary and proper undertake
ing; the court having read said COM
plant and heard and considered all
the evidence and arguments of coun-
sci and matters in support thereof
presented by the rclators, and the ar
gumcnts and matters presented by
counsel for all the respondents, and
it satisfactorily appearing to Hon. w
S. Morris, of the Fourth Judicial dis;
trict, acting within and for the coun-
ty aforesaid. therefron, that it is a
proper case for injunction and that
sufficient grounds therefor exist;
1--WE therefore, in consideration
thereof. and of the particular matters
set forth in said complaint do strictly
command you, P. G. Fransden, w. E.
Fluke and Josiah Cravens, and every