The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-12-08

and acting as board of election can
 yassers, declared said contestee, A |.
 H. Slaughter, elected, and directed
 and caused the Clerk of the said
 board of supervisors to make out and
 deliver to said contestee a certificate
 Of his election to said office of sheriff
 That the particular grounds of con-
 test are as follows, to-wit:
 Clifton Precinct: At Clifton Pre-
 cinct 1274 votes were cast in all of
 which AIS were counted and returned
 for contestant, 346 for contestee, and
 BIO for A. A. Anderson; that contes-
 tant actually received 800 legal votes
 in this precinct, of which over 70 9Gses were not counted for him in the .eturns, as they should have been, hut were Hnlawfully cast aside, mis- ""Eed, and miscounted, or not count ed at all. and that said 70 votes were unlawfully taken away from the count of contestant by errors, mis- takes in calling and counting ballots; that in this precinct over 20 votes were counted and returned for contes tee which were never cast for him at all. and should not have been count ed for him, bat were so counted for Eim by reason of errors in counting the ballots.
 Morenci Precinct: At Morenci Pre- cinct 677 votes were cast in all, of which 228 were counted and returned for contestant, PAY for contestee, Nand ITO for A. A. Andersdn; that con- testant' actually received 300 legal votes in this precinct, of which over n votes were not counted for him in the returns, as they should have been, but were unlawfully cast aside, niscalled and miscounted, or not counted at all, and that said T votes were unlawfully taken away from the count of contestant by errors. mistakes in calling and counting bal lots; that in this precinct by reason of errors in counting the ballots, over 24 votes were counted and returned for contestee which were never cast for him at all, and should not have been counted for him, but were so counted for him.
 Metcalf Precinct: At Metcalf Pre- rinct 1S3 votes were cast in all, 0f which 63 were counted and re- turned for contestant, "A for contes- ;ee. and 46 for A. A. Anderson; that contestant actually received 75 legal
 otes in this precinct, of which over
 ? votes were not counted for him in the returns, as they should have been, but were unlawfully cast aside, Iniscalled and miscounted, or not counted at all, and that said 12 votes were unlawfully taken away from the count of contestant by errors, mis- takes in calling and counting ballots; that in this precinct over 10 votes were counted and returned for con testee which were never cast for him at all, and should not have been counted for him, but were so counted for him by reason of errors and mis- takes in counting the ballots.
 Duncan Precinct: At Duncan Pre- cinct 239 votes were cast in all, of which 59 were counted and returned for contestant, 126 for contestee, and 54 for A. A. Anderson that in fact contestant received over 70 legal votes in this precinct, Of which over II votes were not counted for him Tn the returns, as they should nave been. but the said II legal votes were unlawfully cast aside, miscalled and miscounted, or not counted at all, ana said Il votes were illegally taken away from contestant by means of errors, miscalling and miscounting the ballots; that in this precinct by reason of errors and mistakes 1n counting the ballots, over 20 votes were counted for contestee which were never cast for him at all, and should not have been counted for him. but were so counted for him.
 Guthrie Precinct: At Guthrie Pre- cinct 13 votes were cast in all, or which 2 were counted and returned tor contestant, for contestee, and for A. A. Anderson; that contestant received 5 legal votes in this precinct, of which were not counted for him in the returns, as they should have been, but were unlawfully cast aside, niscalled and miscounted, or not counted, and said 3 legal votes were taken away from the count of con- testant by reason of errors and mis- takes in counting the ballots; and that in this precinct over votes, by reason of errors in cOuning the bal lots, were counted for cOntestee, which were never cast for him at all, and should not have been counted for him, but were so counted.
 York Precinct: At York Precinct, i 23 votes in all were cast, of which } 1 were returned and counted for con l testant, ' for contestee, and II for A. A. AndersOn; at this precinct legal | votes were cast for contestant, and 4 1
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