East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-16
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or clerks of election or on any
elector present. An elector within
the meaning of that section is per-
son clothed with the power to vote
In the precinct The law confers up
on the judges, clerks and electors no
power to delegate the authority 10
challenge they must perform that
duty themselves and not by another.
Section 1920 providing for persons
being present at certain stages of the
election, if furnished with proper
credentials by a candidate for office,
in no manner modifies the preceding
section for they are both parts OF
the same act and must be construed
together and meaning and effect Civ
en- to each part. 1t rollows, the per-
son present with credentials from a
candidate or as the representative Of
a political party must be an elector
of the election precinct and as DUd-
ley Evans was not an officer of the
law, or any elector, his presence was
a violation of the statute.
The election law must be obeyed
by the judges as weiI as by the cleo
tors, departure endangers the valid
ity of the election, but a man canno;
violate the law and then take advan-
tage of his own wrong to gain an un-
] considerable advantage. Therefore,
If Evans was illegally at the polls ne
/ could not legally challenge a voter
/ and Lowells offer to turn the cards
! face up is the trick Of a gambler
I who has slipped the cut, holds -four
aces in his hand. one up his sleeve
( and has another uneer the edge Of
/ the table.
He is lawyer and yet does not
: know how to open a ballot box OF
/ get into court. He wants someone t.
assist on both jobs Why, get An
ak, break the lock on the box and
chop your way into court; that
would be as smoothe as the importo-
tion Of prize fighters to intimidalt
/ tirnid women, many or whom were
exercising the right OF suffrage fol-
the first time.
/ nave IiO uOhBt Cuult9 . NhPOoAll'l
of the election laws sounded learned
to the Judge. because ne is a like ne
cessity. Until his communication
reached me l supposed Montgomery
had been imposed upon by designing
persons, when Dudley was furnishe
with Credentials, but l am now CON
vinced poor John was a victim Of in
competent legal advice.
II Lowell was the legal advisor anc
directing spirit of the Montgomery
campaign, why did he not have con.
fidence in the honesty, ability and
intelligence Of the people of the cltJ
to conduct their own election, Gov.
. ernor Withycombe expressed sucH
confidence in his telegram and he
sent no representative here Lowell
knew the people. He mad been ask
ing and receiving their support at the
polls for 20 years. He must havt
suddenly concluded he could only
reach the senate by a spasm Of mo
rality and a pretense that he ant
his bunch are cleaner, purer anc
more holy than the rest Of the COM
munity.
The Judge undply flatters himself
when he states he was member ol
the inner circle during the recent
campaign, for those who engineer ita
workings are too wise to admit him
! to membership; only men who don't
talk and who obey commands are ad-
mitted there. All It's actions are
characterized by oriental stealth and
cunning Appearances are generally
deceptive 1t sometimes supports 4
candidate Ostensibly to quietly slip a
dagger between his fourth and fifth
ribs It's workings have been more
open since the election than before
and II now looks as II Montgomery
had gotten the dagger It is only
by indirectlon at times that we find
direction out.
! It may be true DR.. Best received