Carrothers v. Russell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. The appellee contests the election of appellant to the office of recorder of Jasper county. At the October election, 1878, the parties were candidates for the office of recorder of the county. The appellee received twenty-five hundred and twenty-three votes, and the appellant received twenty-six hundred and twenty-five, being a majority of one hundred and two.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. The appellee contests the election of appellant to the office of recorder of Jasper county. At the October election, 1878, the parties were candidates for the office of recorder of the county. The appellee received twenty-five hundred and twenty-three votes, and the appellant received twenty-six hundred and twenty-five, being a majority of one hundred and two. The appellee contests the election upon the ground that the appellant offered to the electors of the county, for the purpose of procuring his election, a bribe. The alleged offer of a bribe is said to…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Oh. J.
1. bbeeebt : tutes: offer oí candidate for office. The facts, as found specially by the jury, the correctness of which is not questioned, are that the convention in which the incumbent was nominated adopted the resolution as alleged; that the incumx ■, bent publicly indorsed the resolution, and promised, if elected, to pay into tbe treasury all fees in excess of $1,000 for each year; that lie made such promise to different voters during his candidacy, for the purpose of inducing them to vote for him, and that at least one voter was thereby induced to vote for him. In addition to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Newell v. PurdyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
- Hall v. GavittIndiana Supreme Court · 1862
- State ex rel. Cash v. Supervisors of Juneau CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
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