Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-12-20
HOW Ii WAS DONE.
la List of the Voters not Listed For

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A careful examination of the city
AK collectors books has been msde
md tho following names OF voters
who assisted in the election p of
the Republican council last Saturday
appear. The assessment was
made after the 18th of January and
no citizen who was not hero Dec. IA
1883 was entitled to vote in the late
election. The record here presented
shows that either one-eight OF the
coloredvoters ofthecity not listed
by MrR.T. Mechanic, who made the
assessment, or else the late election
was carried by wholesale frauds, per-
jury and corruption. Here is the
list, which the public can analyza
White.-A. w. Brackroggc, j. W.
Cooley, W. j. Witty.
Colored.-Ssm Adams, Jno. Bar
nett, Lawson Bell, Geo. Boyd, Fred
erick Boales, John Boyd, (colored No.
q, Jno. Brewer, Jno. Black, Jesse
Boyd, Geo. Butler, Hollins Berry,
S ilas Bradshaw, Isaiah Bradford,
Ed. Buckner, Fred Coleman, Damon
Crenshaw, Jesse Coleman, A. S. Cox,
Henry Davis, Henry Davie, Neal
Catlett, VIM. Dawson, Bill
Dow ling, VIM. Dabney, Jr, j. j.
Fleming, Archie Green. Lucien
Green, Hillman Green, Joe Gibson,
Dick Harrison, Rev. G. A. Hubbard,
Reuben Hubbard, Dock Hughes, Joe
Hopson, Jno. Harris, Joe Jackson,
Kit johnson, Jas. King, Henry Kille.
brew, Sam Ledford, w. A. Little
page, Dan Marshall, Tom Moore, Ben
Mccoy, Grant McReyno!ds, Austin
Myers, Jno. Noursc, ]. Henry Napier,
Dave Orchard, Jno. Overbey, Porter
Phelps, Israel Pierce, A. II. Payne,
VIM. Roach, Page Rogan, Joe Robin
son, Grove Rollins, Wilson Radcliffe,
Simpson Sharp, Jim Stoner, Henry
Sykes, Walter Henry Stites, Sam
Taylor. VIM. 7. Tyler, Julius Thomp-
son, Jordan Withers, Geo. Walker
Jno. Williams, Bill Washington,
Chester Wilcox, Simon Wilcox, Jr.,
Andrew Williams, Chas. Worth,
Strother Wsllsce-74.
Albert Slaughter, VIM. Roach and
|S.H. Long voted, but they may be AL
fred Slaughter, Willis Roach and
Solomon Long, whose names appear
on the books.
OF the names on the books Alex
Jones is reported as having moved 10
jacksonville and Bob Norsinger to
Trenton. They were both on hand
and voted.
The following voters held to
be qualified by the Democratic
Judge of the election were denied a
vote by the two Republican officers
JAS Bradley, Stephen Blair, COL, j
A. Long, Bell Metcalf,col., T. L. Tur.
ner, col, and John II. Witty. They
were all sworn and stated on oath
that their homes had been in Hop
kinsville for year or more.
To say nothing Of these votes re-
jected for the Progressive ticket and
the above enumerated votes of {
objectionable character admitted on
the Republican side, the list of non
listed voters given shows II names
A small proportion of these are we'll
known parties omitted BY the city
assessor and some few are boys who
have just come of age. Bat the great
majority of them were fraudulent
votes illegally admitted. A number
OF them have already been located
outside the city. 1t will be seen that
four or five of them gave the names
of white men In the city and it Ia moi
unlikely that some of these names
are entirely fictitious.
The list above is published for 9
two-fold reason. These names, il
they arc residents of the city, should
have been listed for taxation and tht
city tax collector is given the infor'
nation contained in this article in
order that they may be properly list
ed. Furthermore, those who are
found 10 be non-residents, who have
perjured themselves, will likely be
wanted when the grand jury shall
meet.
1t is safe to say that at least three
If not four of the gentlemen on the
Progressive ticket were beaten by
fraudulent votes and two and per-
haps three of the Republicans elected
are ineligible under the laws Of the
city as interpreted by some of the
best lawyers of Hopkinsville. 1t il
not likely that any contest will b.
made, but the tsx-paying, law-lovini
people Of Hopkiusville will ask of thu
coming Legislature such Legislation
as is needed to insure fair and hones
elections in the future.