Huntsville gazette., 1892-07-09

in fuli sympathy VIII petiIiopoi W
ponenfs and entirely under their con-
troll Petitions through his friends sng-
gested and now suggests the appoint
ment OF j. L. Coleman in place Of the
said Pleas ROBBERS Petitioner Is In
Horned that Mr. Harris Tony Of eaid pre-
cinct is a supporter oil the said Jones
ticket but not tgithstanding this fact pc
titioner would be sat; sfied to have him
substituted for the said Pleas Roberts il
the said Tony is willing to ac'.
No. -Merdianville-Th inspectors
appoint ed for this precinct are u n
Jones, known as Newman Jones. w }
Potts and G E Garner. Said q, N.
| Jones and w j. Potts are members OF
the org ganized Democracy and were APP
pointed as representing the said Jones
ticket. They are opposed to petitioner.
| G. + Garner was appointed by the SAID
Judge Taylor and Clerk Roper to repre-
sent petitioners said ticket. Petitioner
is not informed as to whether said Gar
ner is one OF his supporters or not. 1he
said c. E. Garner is not competent TO
serve as inspector so as to protect tt
interest and his said ticket because his
eve sight is very detective, petitioner is
| informed that he has met with the mis-
| fortune of loosing one eye and has part
| ly lost the sight of the other eye. Petl-
| tioner is informed that Sheriff of said
County opposed the appointment Of said
| Garner and suggested the names OF COM
petent persons in his stead. but his sug
gestions were overruled and disallowed
| by the said Probate Judge and Circuit
Clerk. Petitioner suggests the name OF
Enlf of
who is competent and eligible to act as
| inspector atsaid box instead of said Gal j.,
ner.
No. 16-Hays Store-The following
persons were appointed to act as inspec-
tors at this box: II. E. Rice, ). /. Green
and Fortune McCrary. h, +. Rice is the
son OF Francisco Rice candidates on
the said Jones ticket for the legislature.
Said Ii. E Rice. and S. I. Green are
members of the organized Democracy
and supporters of Jones ticket Fortune
McCrary who was appointed to rep :
sent the petitioners ticket isl color d
man who is unable to read and write al d
petitioner is informed is an open snppor-
Ter of the candidates Taylor and Roper
who appointed him. Petitioner and the
ticket or which he is a candidate ia en-
tirely without representation at siid box.
Instead of said Rice petitioner suggests
the appointment OF j. Mont Jones and
instead of the Fortune McCrary peti-
toner asks for the appointment OF A. y.
Byers who is comoetent and eligible.
No, 18-Cloud's Cove The inspectors
appointed at this box were as follows:
l. r. R 1ss, B. B. Clark and Munt Mitch
ell. Petitioner is inforned and believes
that all three of said inspectors are
members OF the orga,. lied Democracy
and,are opposed to petitioner and he said
ticket Petitioner suggested and now
suggests the appointment Of j. Il Payne
or j. NJ Parker in the place OF the said
L r, Ross.
No 20-Lanier's AT this box the fol-
lowing persons We're appoinf I'd inspec-
tors: w. B. Madkin, George Allen and
Sam Gaines (col). The first two are
members of the organized Democracy
end as petitioner is informed are supH
portars of the said Jones ticket. The
last named Sam Games colored, was ap-
pointed by said officers and candidates,
Judge Taylor and Clerk Roper to rep
resent the Kolb ticket Petitioner is in
formed that the said Sam Gaines is in
without education and barely able 10
read and write, and that he is in sy1-
pathy with and under the control OF
petitioners opponents. Petitioner sug
gests the appointment in his stead OF
John Travis who is eligible and compe-
tent to act
No. 22-Hurricane-The following
persons were appointed to act as lnspecn
tors at this box: w. Q. Bragg. W. Il.
Baker and j. N. Lewis, The frat two
are members of the organized Democs
| racy and are supporters of the said Jones
ticket, They are opposed to petitioner
and his said ticket. The last named, said
| j. N. Lewis was appointed to represent
petitioners said ticket. The said Lewis
is supporter of petitioner, but was ses
lected against the objection OF petition
ers friends. The said Lewis is unable TO
read or write and for that reason would
| be wholly unable to protect the interest
of petitioners said ticket at said box.
| Owing to the fact that said Lewis is une
educated he has announced his inten~
| ton to decline to act as inspector. Peti-
| toner is informed and believes that the
fact that the said J, FL. Lewis was una
BILE read and write was known to the
said officers who appointed him prior to
his appointment.
No. 8-Medison-The following per.
sons were appointed inspectors at this
box: William t Pride, Alex Hardage
and Joe Belts (coD. The first two are
N embers Of and are appointed as repre-
senting the Jones or organized Democ-
racy. Joe Belts col. is appointed as reps
resenting the Kolb ticket. Petitioner is
informed that the said Belts can barely
read and write and is not competent 10
perform satisfactorily the duties of said
office. Petitioner by friends suggested
and now suggests in place of said Belts
either Enoch Allen or w. j. Dublin, both
of whom are eligible and competent to
act.
Petitioner alleges that except by the
writ Of mandamus hereinafter prayed for
he has no remedy for the wrongs herein
alleged.
Petitioner prays that your Honor will
grant the writ of mandamus against Thos.
j. Taylor, Judge of Probate, of Madison
county, Alabama, Henry B. Roper, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Madison county,
Alabama, and Robert E. Murphy, Sheriff
of Madison county, Alabama, command
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