The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-14

were, NJ Ihe time ni said election, la.
competent aud illegal voters not lhpn
possessing the quail llORiinns OF electors
or voters under thu constitution aud
laws OF the United States, nor under
lhe consultation aud laws VI the stale
OF Texas, nnd your petitioner further
alleges lhal large number OF votes
were cast aud pollod illegally Tor tho
said J, q llogol for tho said oflloe NJ
assessor and Collector, whose namea
petitioner cannot now furnish aa the
poll leata aud ballots OF said election
are IN the possession OF the city author
illes, who viii not rive your petitioner
Acotha 10 Thorn, Your petitioner al'
legeH aud ohargea that no viii BIO abba
10 show the court when access eau be
had, tests and uallota east la said olec'
ton ahow olearly-more than u sum.
olenl number OF illegal anG fraudulent
votes werl polled than " ~ or Ia necea.
eAry 10 change OF have changed the 70
suit 81 said election, aud he further
charges and allegea that more Than two
hundred Illegal and fraudulent yOtea
were cast for the said j, q. Bogel, aud
that your petitioner AYERS that he
received the Highest and large /
nullhe OF legal votes east or pOlled
VA said election for tho oillee OF
asaosao" aud collector, aud IN In
fact and law the legally elect oilloor for
sa'd olllle. Your petitioner charges
lurlhoGihAt on the day of said election,
which w on the .dof Apr, 1873, held
Ia Tho city oi Dallns Tor the purpose
mentioned, and at divers other times
prior 10 said election, aud with u View
OF ana 10 Anld election, while aud dur.
ing hls candidacy 10 said ollloO did
give ana offer 20 give largo sums NJ
money, property and valual les 10 d.
vera nnd vtrlout porHons with the view
anu the purpose ofpiocurlng votes for
him, the said j. G. Bogel, for said office
Of Ssessor and collector, and did on
said day, and prior to said day OF cleo.
ton, give, use and furnish divers aud
large sums Ut money for the aforesaid
purpose ot purchasing and influencing
votes for aud IN behalf OF himself In
said election and your petitioner
charges that the said j, q, Bogel did
unlawiully use, furnish and expend
voriOue and large sums OF money aud
valuable property, with the view aud
FOR the purpose OF Illegally procuring
aud influencing votes and electors Ia
said election In his behalf for said
office OF assessor aud collector. Petl.
tioner therefore charges that In oonsuS
quenco OF the largo numbti OF Illegal
aud lraudulen votes polled In said
election for ana In behalf OF tho satd
j. q. Bogel, amounting To more than
two hundred votes, the said BOgel
claims TO have majority OF one hum
dred aud forty-two votes over your pc.
tltioner, which your petitioner charges
IN Illegal and fraudulent, and IN viola.
ton OF the rightso Of petitioner TO have
ana 70 hold said Office OF assessor and
collector. The promises considered,
your petitioner prays your honor that
the said j. G. Bogel be cited TO answer
this petition or declaration of contest,
and upon final hearing OF this cause,
that your honor, by decree, cancel salu
certificate Of election issued to the said
j. g, Bogel and that by further order
or decree that your petitioner be In.
Quoted or qualified Ia said Office OF
: ysr ssor and collector for said city %
Dallas; and your petitioner further
preys your honor for all further and
proper orders and DEGREES that may be
nece'say to enable him TO have access
TO the said poll lists and ballots cast In
said election, which are now In the
custody OF the secretary of the city Of
Dallas, j. b. Hereford, aud grant fur.
ther and generally all general and
special relief in this behalf that petit
tloner may be entitled to.
J. Nj. STEMMoNs,
j, J. GOOD,
II. BARRsDALE
J. j. BROOKS,
Attorneys for Contestant.