Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-18

ETA. bowman, John L. Miklethum,
W. j. Church, Christ :Levang.i+
Minority Report.
The four minority membersepre-
Fented their findings as follows:
Mr.. President
"Dhe minority members Of your
committee on elections to which was
referred the contest of r. j. List. con-
teSfant, vs.. Wog, contested, have
had the same under consideration and
after due consideration beg lesve to
report as follows; we. find
II. That Senator Gust Wog had no
Part personally in any of the alleged
fraudulent acts as alleged in the no.
! tice of contest.
'2. That the election returns Of the
39th legislative district for the cleo
tion held Nov. 2. 1920, show that SEN
ator Gust Wog received a majority Of
SS votes over his opponent, r. J. List.
"s. That the election returns Of
legislative district show that in the
precinct Of Indian Springs Senator
Gust Wog received "a votes while his
opponent r.. ]. List, received three
votes, h a in the precinct Of Green
River, Senator Gust Wog received Sc
votes while his opponent r. J.. List re-
ceived l vote. that in the precinct of
Saddle Butte Senator Gust Wog re-
ce1ved "A votes while his opponent r.
>. List received seven votes, making a
total vote in the three precincts for
Senator Gust Wsog Of 224 votes and for
his opponent r.. J. List, II votes.
-. That the election officials in
three said precincts of Indian Springs,
Green River, and Saddle Butte violat-
ed the provisions of the statute being
section SS8 Of the compiled laws Of
North Dakota.for 1918 which reads as
follows: -
Section sss. In Ease of disability
OF iE!ector. Any voter who declares to.
the judges of election or. when it APP
pears to the judges Of election that he
cannot read or that by blindness or
other physical disability he is unable
TO mark his ballot shall upon request
receive the assistance Of two Of the
election officers in the marking there
OF who shall be chosen from different
political parties, and such officers
nan ! no information regarding
the m The judges may in their
discretion require such declaration of
disability to be made by the voter I'M
der oath. No elector other than one
VINO is unable to read or on account
OF physical disability is unable to
mark his ballot shall divulge to any
one within the polling; place the name
OF any candidate for whom he intends
to vote, or ask or receive the assist
ance OF any person within the polling
place IN the preparation of his ballot
THAT the violations of the provi-
sions of said statute were as follows:
that at, least 80 per cent, of the voters
IN the said precincts received assist
ance in voting, hat this assistance
wa rendered in the following irregu-
lar manner: that the said voters re-
celvlns assistance were assisted by one
Judge or by the inspector, or by one
clerk instead of. being assisted in the
manner provided by law BY TWO
in one instance the voter was assisted
by her husband, not an election OIL
ctal; that in: at least one case the vot-
err declares he voted on a ballot not !
glven him at the polling place; that
the said violations of the provision Of
the statute relating to rendering as
sistance to electors at the time Of
election constitute fraud. !
%. That the fraud committed in the
1lcient to warrant the throwing out Of
the entire vote Of these three pre-
cincts. II, ~, q
&c. That by reason of the throwing
out of these three precincts we find
that a majority Of 160 of all legal
votes cast and counted were received
by contestee r.. j. List. who is entitled
TO receive the certificate of election
instead of Senator Gust WoE.
Wherefore we find:
Il. That Senator Gust Wog was not
guilty of any fraudulent acts as charg-
ca in the notice of contest and.that he
should be absolved of all blame at
tached thereto.
~ That r. ]. List has a majority of
the votes legally cast and counted in
the 39th- legislative district in the No
vember 1920, general election.
y. That r.. j. List should be de-
clared elected and should be seated as
senator from the 39th legislative dis
trict and that Senator Gust Wog
should be declared ineligible to hold
the office by reason of falling to re-
celve a majority of the votes legally
cast and counted in said district.
And we respectfully recommend
that the senate by appropriate resolu-
lions advise the attorney general oil
the fraudulent acts committed in the
threc said precincts as shown by the
to the end that he may take
such steps as ne, deem advisable to
punish the offenders.
Respectfully submitted, Fred Van
Camp. l.. r. Baird. E. H. Kendall, c.
W. Carey"
Devils Lake Town and Country
Club to Sell Lots."-Devils Lake Jour-