Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-11-27
UNDER DECISION OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL THATCHER, LAW
PROVIDING FOR CONTEST
is STILL OPERATIVE
PETITIONS, WILL BE FILED WITH
Comfy COMMISSIONERS ASK.
ING RECOUNT OF ALL BAL.
LOTS OF ELKo COUNTY

Under a decision recently handed
down by Attorney General Thatcher.
the result of the late election. so far
as 1t concerns several candidates for
the assembly. Is sim extremely doubt.
full. Frank Winters and Allen Nc
Bride. who have considered their posi-
uons safe for some time, are again
thrown upon the anxious seat and W.
W. Booher and John J. Schocr have
hopes OF securing seats in the lower
house Of the next legislature.
The encouragement has decided
that the law passed in 1879, providing
that in cases where the majority Is
less than ten votes. that q recount
may be demanded. Is still in opera
lOn. that the elections law passed at
the last session of the legislature did
not repeal this particular statute, and
under this law w. w. Boohcr. who
was defeaed by only three votes. will
demand recount OF the votes OF the
county John Schocr. who was defeat
ed by thirteen votes will also come
into The contest.
Tho principal reason for the belief
mat a change may result in re-
count les In the fact that there were
undoubtedly some irregularities In the
Cari'n precinct. This precinct, accord
ing 10 the tally sheets cast 2l7 votes
and there was not one rejected ballot
II is not considered possible that In
such a number that there was not one
defective ballot.
Then it, is claimed that about TWEEN.
" mon voted in Carlin who are not
:c6idcniS OF Elko county but are bona
tide residents of Eureka county. II ap.
pears. however, that these voters were
rcSiGtrrcd at Carlin and that is their
nearest voting precinct. Many OF them
Grc from Lynn mining district which
Is across the county border.
In CnrIin Mcbride and Winter re-.
ccivcd very large votes. while Boo
hcr and SChocr ran comparatively
low. and in recount there is no
doubt that the former two would lose
more than tho latter Should Nc.
Bride lose threo more than BOoher
tic would result, while the loss OF
four would elect tho latter. But the
contest may not end by Il recount. IL
may bc carried to the district court
and the whole precinct might be
thrown out. Tho throwing out of this
precinct would defeat Mcbride and
Winter and elect Boohcr and Schocr.
The votes of these four as they stand
at present are as follows: Winter.
1872; Mcbride, GIG: Doohcr, 9l3:
Schocr, 003. Tho Carlin vote for the
same are: Winter 90. Mcbride 100.
BOohcr 81. Schocr 60. With Carlin out
the vote would stand. Winter. S33
Mcbride. S07; Boohcr, SG2: SChocr,
S3i.
Mr.. Boohcr was in consultation with
Attorney Williams this morning and
Mr.. Williams gave MS his opinion. af.
tor tho matter was thoroughly gone
into. that Mr.. TOohcr would be acting
entirely within his rights 10 demand
recount, ana 10 an independent rC'
porter today Mr.. Booher stated that
he would petition tho board OF com.
mIssi0ncrs at their next meeting for
the same.
Mr.. SChOcr by telephone to the In.
dependent this forenoon stated that he
would come into tho contest. as he be.
licyod that tho irregularities at Car.
lin were of Guch nature that the
whole precinct might be thrown out In
the cnao of contest.
Much interest Ii manifest In the
whole affair and tho proceedings viii
ho cltScly wntchod. ns II Is hard TO
tell just where IL will end or how.
..