The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

fifty leet IRON where We were counting the
regular vote, and said they would count
tho vote in the primary election. The re-
suit was not announced 10 Is. | did not
see the box any m )re un il W. II. Dillard
said he would take charge Of it, In count
ing the regular election vote we discovered
forty or fifty primary votes folded inside OF
Democratic tickets and threw them out.
jos llYRoNoMus.
My visiting said ward and making the
inquiry, as stated by Mr.. Hyronomus
above, is entirely correct,
J, S. JENKINS.
NASHVILLE, TtNN., Nov q, 1855.
To the Democratic Executive Committee OF David.
son County, Tenua
was aclerk in the regular election held
November 0, 1885 in the Seventeenth Dis
trict OF said County and State. The regu-
lar election box and primary box also were
on the same table on which / wrote the
ally-sheet as clerk. The committeeman
for the district, James X. Allen, appointed
no judges or clerks TO hold the primary
election. We, the judges and clerks hold
ing the regular election, protested aud
asked Mr.. Allen why he did not hold the
primary according TO the rule made by the
Executive Committee and keep II tally
sheet He simply laughed and said he
did not want any kept. John Toney acted
rs receiver for the primaryin the morning.
lie was Harris man aud electionoered for
Harris while acting as receiver. In the even
ing, after had protested all the morning
at the manner OF holding the PRIMARY,
Hous Gibson was put in 10 act as receiver,
and pretended 10 be for Atkins though he
had worked for Harris all the morning.
Anyone who wished voted, provided he
had II Harris ticket. rrohibitionists and
Republicans, both black aud white, voted
in the primary box. After the election
closed the primary box was taken charge
OF by John Toney, Ben Webb, Jim Fields
and others, all Harris men, aud taken to
one side, away from us, and counted. The
result was announced to us Harris, 1875;
Atkins, 50. Ben Webb is government
employe. J. W. LIGnrpOor, Clerk.
The above is correct, aud, in addition,
will say that was judge in the regular
election, and James X Allen acted as re-
ceivcr part OF the time IN the primary.
W. T.. WILLIS.
CONCLUSIONS OF rmE COMMITTEE.
The Second and Thirteenth Wards and
Seventeenth District Jointly gave Senator
Harris a majority over Gen. Atkins Of 3O3
votes. II will be also observed that at
these voting places the resolution Of the
convention and the instructions OF the
Executive Committee were entirely ig-
nored. The committee say, referring TO
the fact that prominent Democratic law.
yers have been insisting hat the vote Of
two civil districts in Meigs and Rhea
Counties should be thrown out because
there were few illegal or fraudulent votes
east, there is a much stronger case in this
county in the primary vote in the wards
aud districts indicated where every rule
and requirement was violated. The ~.
port closed by saying that ~ no Judges
appointed aud acting in the Second aud
Thirteenth Wards and the Seventeenth
District and there having been no record
kept, no proper returns could be- made
upon which result can he declared. The
Sixth Ward, as corrccto T. aud the election
in the Second aud thirteenth Wards aud
the Seventeenth District being absolutely
VOID, II leaves the rtfllt as follows
Atkins, 3,OSb; Harris, 1880, Atkins ma
jority over Harris 335.
Jonv s. JENKINS.
IlFNRY g. llupsoN,
joins B. CoLYAR,
Committee.
Tho above is n correct copy oi the re-
port Of the committee rs adopted by the
Atkins Club.
WM. AiNisoN, President.
T. 5. LnrEn, Secretary.