The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-09-21
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those ballots Mr.. McDonough had kept
tab on the votes in his own case and
claims that recount on prosecutor
would isain him votes. Accordingly
he had asked tor ths recount. Ii will
be- remembered that this box had been
mp before the board last week that il
was brought in nicely sealed SO nicely
indeed, that no opposition could be put
M against its being opened. II was
opened, the votes were counted. the re-.
snlt tabnlated and the box again care
fully re sealed by the canvassing board
with all Of the legal formaIities. The
box WAS then turned over TO liver Mai
mquisr, clerk of Stambaugh township
as the law directs.
When that box was brought back last
Wednesday the seals had been broken.
BY whom, none could say but they
were broken and as result there was
no recount OF the first precinct Of the
village OF StAmhaugh.
Hematite township was the next cal
led. Out OF eighty-six votes cast in
this township 80 were set aside as de
fective and the tabulatlons showed
that McDonough had gained II votes
here.
Mansfield was the next in order. The
number Of votes cast in this township
were ~ and the number found TO be
defective was 8. This made gain Of
Eve for McDonough which gave Nc
Donough after accepting the decree OF
Judge O'Biien and taking the inpsec-
tors returns of precinct No. of Iron
River instead of the recount, major
ity. Waffen Immediately filed petit
ton for d recount of Mastodon.
Then there was some fun. The can
wasting board had in the mean time
listened to petition OF Fred II. Alb
bott asking that tine vote of the entire
precinct of Iron River be thrown out
because $50 names appeared upon the
poll book that did not appear upon The
enrolment book of the township of
Iron. River. The board oyerruled this
petition.
When Waffen's petition 10 recount
Mastodon was presented il was quite
evident that the board was nettled
that there was a kind of a suspicion in
the minds Of the members that the
lawyers were trying to make monkeys
Of them and a colloquy followed be
tween Atty. Pelham and the board
members that was not very compli-
at times
IL will be remembered that Mr. Pei
ham is sort of carrying water on. both
shoulders in representing both Rite
and waffen and that what Is sauce for
Mr. Goose is not sauce tor Mr.. Gander
and Mr.. Pelbanl had 20 do some tall
fguring to maze it palatable for both.
Should the board accept the Judge = de
cision and take the returns for Rite
from the Iron River precinct as ii was
to do for Waeen, all would
be well but should, they take .heir re-
count in the Rite case, which they
were privileged to do unless stopped by
a subsequent court order, Rites cake
would be dough while Waffen would
be on easy street
This OF course would not III both of
Mr. Pelham clients and 10th of them
be desired 10 satisfy.
However, he had just prolonged the
agony by asking that Mastodon should
be counted and for that reason the
board could not get TO making returns.
But, Mr. Pelham insisted that they tell
him what they intended to do whether
they intended 10 take the recount
figures or the election board returns
IN the Iron River precinct. Instead Of
getting their intention rs TO their pur-
pose he got their ideas Of Mr., Pelham
and incidentally Mr.. Pelham dropped
a few hints as TO his opinion Of the
board Mr.. Pelham insinuated that
the board was delaying proceedings
with a dishonest purpose in view that
of keeping him out of court.
This remark didn't set we'll upon the
board members, especially as Mr. Pei
nam had been the cause of the delay in
asking that Mastodon be counted, al
hougn IL had once been gone over and
,ould have been couT ted at that time
isd Mr.. Pelham 80 decreed.
After some tart remarks pro and |
mostly con was decided to
AXE up the count again next Wednes-
lay. Mr. Helgemo needed few days
o get into speaking acquaintance
With his farm SO Mr.. Pelham, had to
% satisfied and on next Wednesday,
he continuous vaudeville by the Iron |
county bar. ASST SIZED bv few inter /