The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-31
mo- ROTATION
IN HENNEPlN
Rines-Preus Contest Brings Ou1
Condition of Primary
Ballots.
TEN PER CENT OF BAL IS
LOTS FAIL TO ROTATE
Recount of Votes There May
Start In a Few Days-To
Count AnOka Votes.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 30.-Recount
of Hennepin county ballots in the con-
test begun by Henry Rines against j.
A o. Preus to determine the nominee
on the Republican ticket for state aud
itor may be started in a few days, ac-
cording to S. R. Child, attorney for
Mr.. Rines. The recount will be based
on an amended answer filed in district
court under an order from Judge
Steele calling for more specific COM
plant concerning discrepancies al
legged by Mr.. Rines when suit was
started for the recount of the state
ballot.
The new complaint deals largely
with failure of county auditors both in
St. Louis and Hennepin counties to ro-
tate properly the names on the ballot.
Hennepin Ballots Wrong.
Mr.. Child declared today that at
least rs per cent Of the Hennepin
county ballots failed to rotate the
names of candidates for state auditor.
In St. Louis county it is claimed that
50 per cent of the ballots failed to
rotate according to law.
Judge Hale today, under an agree
ment filed with him by the contest
ants, named Clyde White Of Minneap-
oils and Frank Hart and Albert F..
Pratt Of Anoka, referees> to recount
the ballots in Anoka county, and it is
probable the count will be started to-
morrow. Under the plan a recount
will be made of Wright county, and
probably other counties adjoining, by
the same referees.
| Mr.. Childs said that in the smaller
counties no attempt would be made
to get men in the county for recount
if both sides could agree on proper
men to make the count in several
counties regardless of residence.
Correct as Possible.''
| al P. Erickson, county auditor, in
charge of printing ballots for Henne-
pin county, today declared that the ro-
possible when there were three can
didates for one Office and four for an
other. He said that four changes were
made in the rotation, and that with
three candidates for state auditor the
rotation gave the first man on the bal,
lot a shade the best so far as having
his name at the head Of the ticket.
In the state auditor contest the name
receiving the preference was Mr.. Blocl
Mr.. Preus and Mr.. Rines each had ar
equal standing on all ballots, eacl
man appearing at the head of the lis1
on one-fourth of the entire ballo1
printed.
Mr.. Child said that recount of Hen
nepin county would be started in few
days to determine the exact relative
positions of the candidates on the bal
lot as we'll as to determine the tru'
count.
St. Louis County Claim.
In his amended complaint Mr.. Chile
alleges "that because of such illega
ballots, no valid election was held il
St. Louis county and that all vote
cast for auditor in the counts shoul'
, be rejected" Arguments ON this phas
of the contest may be brought int
the Hennepin county contest later il
the proceeding, although Mr.. Chill
was unable to say just what steps hi
client would take. If Mr.. Rines de
cides to ask that St. Louis county bal
, lot be thrown out it is probable tina
the same demand may be made t
throw out the Hennepin ballot.