The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-05
HON. H. YOUNG
MAKES ANSWER
Formal Legal Statement on Con
tested Seat in House

The formal answer of Congressman
H. OHn Young OF the Twelfth Michi-
san district To the notice OF contest
nlcd with the clerk of the House 10y
Hon William J Macdonald OF Calu-
met. who lost in the last election on a
| tcchnicalItl. was yesterday placed in
the hands ot Mr. Macdonald by Attor-
Il ucy W. j. Galbraith. who acted on re-
/ quest of Mr.. Young's counsel :. \.
/ Bell of lshpcming. Young's law part
ncr and Henry +. Davis of Washing
/ ton. ID. C., who has been especially re-
! tanned TO represent his interests.
| The answer consists of FIFTEEN type
written pages, and is couchcd in legal
terms and phrases. tor il in fact is n
| legal document Notice of contest
must bc' filed with the clerk of the
| House within thirty days of the de-
! termination OF the election and the
contcstco must file and give answer
! 10 the contestant within thirty days
| from that date Then # the cuutcstcc
, denies the allegations of the contest
ant or vice versa proof of the allega-
tiUus ina the form of sworn testimony
must bc fled with the clerk of the
House within forty days of the date
answer is given. Thus the answer Of
Hon. H. Oliu Young will form an inn
portant part of the evidence bearing
uu the merits of the case which viii
so before the House just as will the
documents already filed by Mr.. Mac
Donald.
inasmuch as this answer is the
most extended statement aud outline
of Nh. Noung's probable defense yet
available, il is of interest.
The principal allegations brought hy
Mr.. Macdonald are admitted by the.
present CONGRESSMAN, but the qucs-
ton is raised as To the legality OF Mr..
Macponald's nomination, the legality
OF placing his name on the ballot and
Tho legality of his election. II as.
SORTS the votes from Ontonagon coun-
q, which form the principal basis of
the contest were properly canvassed
by tie state board of canvassers for
Sheldon William j. Mcdonald"
The answer charges that the con-
srcssioEal district convention which
nominated Mr. Macdonald was not
properly constituted and that as Mr.
Macdonald was. at the time of the
primary and the general election en-
rolled as It Republican, his name could
not properly be placed on the ballot
as a candidate of the National Pro-
grcssivc party Mr.. Young also con-
tends that Joseph VI. Rogers of Ishpe-
fninE, who was nominated as the pro-
grrssivc candidate at the primary.
having received eleven votes, and who
declined To run, was enrolled as "A RS
publican, aud therefore could not have
been the candidate of the Progressive
party on the ballot of the general clcc-
ton. lie points out that Mr.. MacDon-
aid could not legally be substituted to
dIl vacancy which did not exist.
Mr.. Young admits sending a circu-
lar To- each of the counties in the up
per peninsula. asking that Mr.. Mac
bunald's name be left on the ballot.
Grocsbeck had wired to these coun-
ties asking that the name be omitted
from the ballot basing this suggestion
ON supreme court ruling on a sim
liar case. The present congressman
claims he was sincere in this action,
but that the Progressive press of the
upper peninsula and an interview
porporting to have been with William
}. Macdonald, placed the latter in the
lieht OF indirectly charging Young
with having been cOgnizant of the at
tempt 10 get MacDonalds name off the
ballot This activity of the contest
ant his advocates and helpers is said
to have deprived Mr.. Young of votes
in the election which contestee claims
we're at least equal To the number of
votes Mr.. Macdonald claims to have
bcon deprived of in Ontonagon county
The coutcstec also points ont that