The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-08-08

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selves or counsel or both to repre-
sent their cases and cross examin,
witnesses. | stated that | had en-
gagged counsel and asked that h,
might be admitted to the room
which they fatty refused. There
is not a tribunal from the court Of
Road commissioners to the Suprem,
Court OF the United States that will
not allow a man to be represented
by counsel. They next proceeded
to the challenges against precincts,
l bad challenged the 18th preciucr
but after investigation I found thai
Notwithstanding there we're irregu,
lariiies they were not such as tt
change the result had there been 8
strict compliance with the law, and
consequently withdrew the chsl>
enge, after which Lowrey made q
motion to throw out the town pre-.
cinct for the reason that the polls
were opened at 81 o'clock
! insteadof 7 o'clock. sun time,
and for the further reason that
minors and non residents were
allowed to vote, he himself being
the man who took in the ballots.
His motion was carried, 10 voting
for and 9 against, and the town pres
cinct, was thrown out as illegal. 4
motion was then made and second,
ed to throw out the Dover precinct,
which gave Kendrick a majority of
81, for the reason that the polls
we're not opened until 10 o'clock,
when the Code says it must be OPEN
ed by s o'clock. Did they throw it
out? No sir. Why? In the name
of common sense why?They cant say
that it was because there had been
no charges brought five days prior,
for on the same page of the Code
from which Lowrey quotes, which
they pretend to follow SO closely,
it says the presiding officer has au,
thority to adjourn from day to day,
and that all testimony taken within
80 days from the election is good,
and one of the majority had said,
in a speech before the committee
that he was willing to spend weeks
and even months, if necessary to
give a tulI and impartial investiga>
ton. This shews how impartial
Lowrey and the majority of the
committee were.
He wired in and he wired out
And left the people still in doubt,
Whether the snake that made the
ira *
Was going in or coming back"
Yet Lowrey sis an honorable
man, SO are they all, all honorable
men,"
But they had decided that the
shortest path was the nearest way
home. The Dawson precinct leads
to that route, 43S Democratic bal
lots slaughtered at one stroke and
flung back into the faces OF those
who cast them as IL
legal For what reason. The
polls were opened before Z o'clocl :
Before the dew mad passed away,t t. o
early to nominate a candidate for
the Legislature. Yet the bells had
rung. and the whistles had blown
long since tor those who were wait
ing to vote, to begin work. The
people anxious to vote, both can
didates present, consenting to open,
the managers at their post ready,
willing and waiting, and they
did open the polls thirty Minis
utes before 7 o'clock, to accommo-
date all parties. Who could object
when the result was not all changed
thereby? Read the law for it says
such is a good election. But ten of
your committee say to change the
day from the lst Wednesday in DC
tober to june 30th is good agree
ment, but to change the hour of
to 80 minutes earlier is not
valid, and the agreement not good,
it all parties interested are willing
If their position IS correct there has
been DO election. At Dover. the
polls were not opened until 10
o'clock. At the 18th precinct, the
polls were closed before 3 o'clock.
At the 18th, one minor and one
non resident were allowed to vote.
At Brentwood one miner voted At
Sasser one uon resident voted, all
of which is known to the committee
Hence il the election is not valid
at Dawson, there is not valid pre-
cincG in the county and there has
been no nomination. But the mi
nority hold that the election at all
the precincts is legal, and that the
illegal votes should have been
thrown out and new count made,
and let the legal votes say who is
the nominee. Which course, fell
low citizen do you approve, no
matter whether you voted for Ken
drick or for Stevens? This has
gotten to be question of more vi>
tai Importance to the people at
large than the mere preference of
an individual. / am ready to sac
rifce my personal interest for the
cool OF the county and the harmo.
ny Of the party, but is it right for
YOU to submit to such outrages be,
ing perpetrated by men who are
acting nyour capacity and by your
authority? Are you ready to en-
dorse and rati y their action, and
say we'll done good and faithful
servants? Has the sun of Justice
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