The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-25
LUNDIN WILL
ASK ORDER
PREVENTING
WITHDRAWAL

What N sauce Tor the goose ~
sauce for the gander.
To-day. Alfred H. Lundin. who
/ succeeded in knocking out the
Hamilton injunction yesterday aft.
ernoon In Judge Giiliam's court 10
prevent County Auditor Phelps
from checking the recall petitions,
liz preparing an Injunction suit
himself.
Lundin will ask the court 20 is-
sue n restraining order Ia behalf
OF the recaliers 10 prevent Phelps
from acknowledging the withdraw
nj signatures filed by the Hamilton.
Knudaen crowd
Auditor Not Authorized
Lundin says the auditor In not
authorised 10 acknowledge sigma
lures on the recall petitions unlesa
they had been certified by proper
officials ms genuine. and therefore.
the withdrawal signatures should
also be certified by the various
registration and other officials IN
the county before the auditor may
accept them.
"otherysise," ssys Lundin,
sthers 10 no way TO ascertain
whether the signatures on the
withdrawal cards are genuine
o. not. The auditor 10 not In
possession Of the original reg
istrstion lists. The law con-
ssmpiatss that his check shall
merely eliminate duplicates
and 10 not intended 70 pass
upon the original aenuInensss
Of the signatures. That 10 al
ready passed on before the re-
call petitions reach him"
Lundin also charges that the
withdrawal cards are defective be-
cause they read that the signer de-
slres 20 withdrew his or her name
from the Hsmiitnn.k nudsen recall. =
f.undin claims there In no such pc
tition. He says the Hamilton petit
ton 10 entirely separate and apart
from the Knudscn petition. and
Withdrawals must b. made a. To
each separately.
Hamilton attorneys today gave
notice Of appeal to the supreme
court from Judge Ciilism's decision,
This will not disturb County Aud
itor Pheipn' check. which is expect
ed % be completed early next
week
Injunction Dismissed
Tho attempt 10 KIN the LATE
Hamilton recall failed dismaiiy yes
terday when Judge Gillian. sustain
Ing the arrumeui 81 Attorney A. III
Lundln. refused 10 gran. = perma
mont Injunction against the CHECK
Of the petition.
Attorney Lundin. appointed b,
Prosecutor Murphy 10 defend ths
position OF Auditor Phelpa. shat
tered the cisims Of the anti-re
callers.
George W. McCanley. the peti
toner. through his attorneys. con
tended that the recallers had failed
In not showing In their expense
statement how much time each cir
cuiator had spent and the worth oi
that time.
Check viii Proceed
Lundin showed that such a ridicu
lous requirement is not necessary In
a valid filing ~ q recall petition.
Attorney Haiverstadt. for the
Hamiitonians. asked II the restrain
! ing order was dissolved on the
grounds that only the money re
ceived and expended n necessary In
q statement BY recallers.
The court answered affirmatfvely
The lawyer followed with an ~
tack on the recall law.
Judge upholds Law
1T doesn't make any difference
whether you like the recall law OF
not" said Judge Gillian. We have
IL, and the courts must construe the
statutes governing Il In a correct
manner"
Now that the question Ia definite
~ settled. Auditor Phelps started q
force OF men today on the Hamilton
petition check.
Tho force OF checkers will b.
worked through Sunday In an effor'
TO complete the count on the Ham
ilton and Knudsen petitions In time
for an election at the date Of the
September primaries.
AntIs Working Russ
Another ruse has been adopted
by the Hamilton gang In an effor'
to secure Withdrawals OF sigma
lures from the recall petitions. A
gray-haired woman. II In reported
Is employing an automobile to visi
homes of women who signed the
recall.
This woman carries the stor,
that tho recallers must sign the
document she presents or else the
recall election will not be held OF
September 8. primary day. There
upon. the document is signed, ant
later the discovery is made thai
the signcr had petitioned tn,
auditor to withdraw her name from
the recall petition.
This happened to Mrs. A. ID
Grow. 70s Biewett st.
In cases OF this kind. the auditor