Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-11
ANOTHER CONTEST.
Hudson Disputes FIIppin's Claims to the
Iudgeship Of the Criminal Court.
Another Radical Howl.

The tenacity of the grip with which the
infamous and defeated Radical party
holds on to place n power is in nothing
better illustrated han in the number of
contested elections, injunctiOns, etc, with
which this public have been annoyed,
wearied and disgusted for months, LAY
years, past. While they seized and held
| Office and place by force and fraud, it was
but natural that we, the people over
whom they tyranuiZed, and whom they
robbed and plundered, should strive by
every means offered by the law to unseat
the usurper and tvrant, who with q hand
stranged and the other robbed us. Hence
the struggles which the Conservative and
Democratic candidates for Office made
in the courts while Radicalism swayed us,
and filed every Office, and this fact ac-
counts for the contested elections, the in
functions, ETC., before the great tidal wave
of popular reaction swept the scailawags
and c-arpet-baggers from Office and power.
Since that great political apheaval, and
the determination expressed at the polls
that the tar paying lChite people should rue
this country. we have had endless htlga-
ion of the same sort, proceeding, how
aver from an entirely different source n
cause. viz: from a class of men who are
700 lazy to work and too proud to beg
consequently must hold Office.
Well. let them contestl and much good
NAV it do themi The last case as yet
heard from is the petition of II. E. Hud-
son, filed yesterday before chancellor
Morgan. to contest the seat of John K.
FIinnin Judge of the Criminal Court.
This document sets out in the usual
manner. now so familiar to all of us, stat
ing that the petitioner wishes to contest
the election of the said John r. F1ippin,
etc. etc., on the following grounds, viz:
1. That the election was illegally nj
p~rematurely held (having been held in
Nav instead of AugUstL
2. The election was not held Dy the
proper officer authorized by law to hold
the same.
3. That no inspectors, judges, etc, to
| hold the election were appointed by the
| County Court, as provided for by sections
81 and $40 of the code.
4. Polls were o opened and held at
the proper polling places.
5. That polls were held only in II Civil
/ Districts instead of 25 THE action of the
| County Court in sbolishing the old di-
vision not being IN force until two months
4 after April I1thl, this being in violation
of section S37 of the code.
6. That many voting places were
changed and others abolished by the
! Quorum Court, and not by the County
Court, as required by law.
Z. Qualified legal voters were not al
lowed to vote for contestant; were ar
rested and imprisoned for offering to do
so.
8. False returns. Very v~oluminous,
out a mere rehash of all the balance of
the Radical howls).
9. Over a hundred voters were not al
lowed to vote for contestant in the First
Ward.
10. Same thing about Raleigh.
IL. False and fraudulent returns from
Whites station.
II. Returns not made within the time
prescribed by aw.
I3. That terrible ''charge" of the sheriff
to he judges, whereby an honest election
was held and Radical villainy prevented
at the polls. This is howled over as a
%grievous wrong.
IA. Colored voters were discouraged by
the hundred, etc, from voting.
This is the sum and substance of the
petition, which is signed by Lewis &
Saig. attorneys. and sworn to before
8quire "Jeems Hall, " one of the military
justices appointed by Andy johnson when
Military Governor, and who is yet hold
ing over on this appointment.
Chancellor Morgan grants the petition
and sets the 18th Of July for the hearing
of the same, Hudson giving bond and Sc
curity to Flippin in the sum of $3.50 to in
demnify him for losses, etc, incurred in
defending the same in case Hudson should
be cast in the same.