The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-09-27
Gross Knocks Him Out
On the Third Round.
RICHARDSON STILL lDlSSATlS-
FLED AND APPEALS TO THE
MEADE CIRCUIT COURT.
Politicians From All Over the Dis
triot Present to Hear the
Contest.
PROCEEDINGS IN FULL.

The Committee OF the Tenth Senatorial
District met in this city last Wednesday
as announced, to hear the evidence in
the case of Richardson VS. Gross in the
contest for the nomination of Senator
from this District. The Committee met
promptly at the hour appointed and both
parties were present, including their at
torneys. Mr.. +. p. Straus, of the firm of
Fairltigh & Straus, of Louisville, and Mr..
Chapeze Wathen, of Greensboro, repre-
sented Mr.. Richardson. Judge j. A.
Murray and Hon. d. r. Murray, of this
city, appeared for Gen. Gross. l-jlA j
Never before in the history OF this city
has case OF such importance came be-
fore our people for trial. The array of
legal talent, the number of strangers it
attracted, and the general interest mani
tested by the public at-large is something
our people are not used to, and attracted
a large crowd to hear the proceedings.
There were men here from every section
of Meade, Hancock and Breckenridge.
Grayson and Daviess counties were also
represented, and our neighboring county
of Perry, across the river, was present
with full quota OF representatives.
There were no ladies present but it was
not from any lack of interest on their
part, for they were as much interested as
the men, and it was very great over
sight on the part of the Board that aplace
was not provided for them so they could
have heard all that was going on. 1t
would have relieved the husbands from
answering great many questions that
they could not satisfactorily answer when
they got home at night.
The contest was heard in the large
store-room belonging to Mr.. ID. Hamble-
ton, which was kindly donated for the
occasion by that gentleman. Before the
hour of trial the room was crowded to its
utmost capacity and every inch of space
was occupied Chairman w. X. Barnes
called the meeting to order and read the
following paper: -
ave have met here pursuant to adjournment,
as the governii Z authority. made so by law in
this contested election. 1t is necessary for to
call your attention to the call of this primary
election and that the three candidates, Gross,
Richardson and Minor, have submitted thei-
The law provides that the committee conduct
and hold said election and announce the result,
and give TO the successful candidate a certificate
of his election. All of this has been done, and
Gen A j, Gross has been declared the nominee
by the committee.
i"The law further gives any candidate who
feels he has been. aggreiyed right to contest
the election of his opponent, and provides that in
such cases the committee, or governing author
ity who may act by proxy, shall constitute a
test, and there is. no provision of law for any
one else TO be substituted to take the place Of
the committee IN such cases, as in other contest
.Mr Richardson is here to-day contestng the
election OF Gen. Gross, and he is entitled 70 a
fair and impartial hearing. do not believe Mr..
Richardson would have made the affidavit he
did, objectng to the committee, but for the fact
that he was i'll advised. do not believe the
committee has been at any time prejudieed
against him. II is true the result did not please
him, but we did as we knew it to be our duty
under the law. Our actions upto thus time has
met the approval of the Hon. John ID. Carroll,
Chairman Of the State Central Committee"
Mr.. Straus objected to Chairman Barnes
speech, saying he was judge and should
not be heard. Mr.. Barnes replied that
it was simply an announcement OF the
object of the meeting. A committeeman
objected to Mr.. Barnes speech being
taken as the sentiment OF the entire com
mittee, as he did not think Mr., Richard
son had been ''ill advised" in filing a
contest. Mr.. Barnes said it was his in
dividual statement.
The question then came up as TO the
right of Judge Bush to serve on the com
mittee as proxy. Judge Murray con-
coded that only Chairman OF County
Committee could serve, After some de-
bate, Chairman Barnes held that they
were legally constituted committee,
without Mr.. Sterette, and it was agreed
that the members should be sworn. The
case thus went to trial before Committee
men Barnes and McAulihe. A motion
OF the defense to strike out sections
3 and 10 OF the notice of contest was al
lowed on the ground that they were not
sufficiently specific. The defense had
filed general and special demurrer to
the contest, and Judge Murray open' d
the argument, taking up the notice sec
ton by section. The first ground was
that the ballot was not sufficiently thick
TO prevent the vote being distinguished
from the back. Judge Murray said be-
fore the charge could hold good it ought
TO allege that this alleged defect in the
ballots had some effect on the general re-
suit. But they did not charge that it
changed vote, "and then should the
will OF the people be frustrated ?" asked
the Judge. He said 1t was not new
question, or II it was new question,
growing up with the secret ballot, he
would cite authority showing that his
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