Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-24

that he was winner OF
the election by a plural
~ of 900 votes, Geo.
Zurich, of Mendoza, this morning I'll.
ed petition In the county court, ask
ing that a recount Of the Nov cleo
ton results be made.
That the petition for a recount was
filed in the county rather than the
circuit court came as a decided SUR
prise in political circles. Previously
from sources close to the democratic
candidate had come reports which
were considered authentic that the
election contest would be staged in
the circuit court Mr. Zurich was
represented in the drawing and fill
ing of his petition by the firm of Nc
Dougall & Chapman of this city.
The petition asked that a recount
of the votes be made in the January
term of the county court The hear.
ing will be held before Judge Harry
Reck.
The officials canvass of votes declar-
ed e, J. Welter, La Sale. republican,
winner in the sheriff's race by ma
jority of 1,071. Mr. Eurichs petition
gives the result of the official canvass
for the sheritf's election on Nov. 7,
as Welter 1917; Zurich, 1926, and
Theodore Holly, socialist candidate,
sos
Ballots Thrown Out.
He charges that in number OF
wards, 100 or more of the ballots
cast for him We're thrown out, and
were counted for Mr.. Welter, and
that in a number of precincts, per-
sons under the age of q years, or
illegal voters cast ballots for the re-
Hublican candidate.
Extracts from the seven page petit
ton asking that the contest be staged
follow:
"Your petition further alleges tina
on information and belief that the
canvassing board reached that re-
suit by adding together the votes for
candidates for sheriff of La Sale
county, as the same were stated in
the certificates of the judges of the
respective precincts and districts
safd and that any errors in the
count of the election judges entered
into the result as declared by the
canvassing board"
Claims Vo+es Were Not Counted.
"Your petitioner is informed and
believes and so alleges the fact to
be that in the 1st, End, 3rd 4th, 5th
9Th and 18th election precincts Of La
Sale ana in each of them and in
each Of the six election precincts Of
Peru, in each or the eleven precincts
of Bruce, and in the first precinct of
ManliuS, 100 or more votes were cast
at said election for and intended for
your petitioner, and which ought to
have been counted for him. but which
the judges refused to count and did
not count for him, and that the said
election judges Of each of the said
precincts counted for said Edmund
j. Welter 100 more votes which were
not voted or cast for him, and that
in each of said precincts the said
Judges recite in their certificates of
the votes cast, that said Edmund ]
Weiter has received 100 or more votes
than he actually received, and that
such erroneous statements Of the
votes so given and cast for said Ed
mund j. Welter were actually count
ed by said canvassing board in maxi
LIS i4ltll lduNdSS DIS d1OI tGdlV, Lltdl
in the election precincts of Dimmick,
Troy Grove, Usage and the 1st and
2nd election precincts Of Eagle. and
in each OF them fifty or more votes
We're cast at said election for and in
tended for your petitioner, and which
ought to have been counted for him,
but which the judges refused to count
and did not count for him, and that
the said election Judge of each of
said precincts counted for said Ed
mund j Welter fifty or more votes,
which were not voted or cast for
him. and that in each of said pre-
cinCts the judges stated in their GER
tif1Cates of the votes cast that said
Edmund J. Welter had received fifty
more votes than he actually received
and that such erroneous certificates
and erroneous statements of the num-
Der Of votes so given and cast for
said Edmund j. Welter were actual
ly counted by said CanYassing board
in making their convass as aforesaid:
that in each Of the other and re-
naming election precincts of said La
Sale county. ten or more votes cast
at said election for, and intended for
your petition. and which ought to
have been counted for him. but which
the judges refused to count and did
not count for him, and that the said
election judges of each of said pre-
cincts counted for said Edmund J.
welter. ten or more votes which were
not voted or cast for him.
Saws Minors Voted.
"Your petitioner is informed and
believes and so alleges. that in the
1st. 2nd Bird. 9Th, 5th, 6th and 9TH
election precincts of La Sale, and in