The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-09-13

The filing OF the affidavit was overruled
by the Committee, TO which exceptions
were made. The affidavit is as follows:
The afiant, Gus W. Richardson, contestant,
saws that he does not believe that w. X Barnes
and Clarence Stcrrct, members OF the Board OF
Governing Authority Of the Tenth Senatorial
District Of Kentucky. before whom the question
as 20 who Is the legal Democratic nominee for
State senator now pending upon his notice of
contest, will give him a fair and impartial trial
OF the questions raised by his said notice Of con
test. He asks that said gentlemen vacate their
seats on said board.
Gus W. RIcHAppsoN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this nth
Tnos. ADHESION, ]. -. c. C.
The following is copy of Mr.. Rich
ardson's notice OF contest
To Hon. A. J. Gross:
You are hereby notified that shall, before the
Democratic District Committee Of the Tenth Sem
atorial District, which convenes in llardinsburg,
Brccke nridge county, Kentucky. on Monday, the
nth day of September, ISo3, contest your alleged
nomination, the candidate of the Democratic
party Tor senator from said District at Demo-
cratic primary election held in said District for
the purpose of nominating a candidate for Sena-
tor, on the and day of September, ISo3. And
shall, at said contest. contend that you were not
lawfully nominated by said Primary election, but
that upon the contrary, / was and am, in tight
and justice, the lawful nominee, and alternately,
should the Committee determine that was not
the nominee. shall by said contest contend that
because Of divers and sundry wrongful and I'M
lawful acts and proceedings, whereof had no
knowledge, and in wise participated, the lid
Primary election Is and was nudity, and there
under no one has OF can claim Just and lawful
nomination. The grounds OF said contest are as
follows, viz;
Ist. The ballot used at said Primary election
WAS unlawful in this: That Il was not printed on
paper sufficiently thick that the printing could
not be distinguished from the back.
and. That at divers and sundry polling places
throughout the District your challengers and
i workers so unlawfully deported themselves as
that voters were niimidated and prevented from
a iull expression of choice through the ballot,
and that voters were unlawfully influenced to
cast their ballots for you.
ard. That at Cloverport precinct No. you in
dividually on several occasions, in violation OF
| the law, went into and remained in the room
where the poll was bel x taken, and within less
than fifty feet of the POLLS and this at precinct
| where you did not vote nor were entitled to a
vote, nor claimed to he so entitled, and your en-
| try into said room and within fifty feet OF the
"ll5 was not for the purpose of casting your bal
| lot.
4th. That at cloyerport precinct No. }, Jesse
| and Pete Miller, and others who were your adj
yocates, partisans aud workers and not challeng-
| ers, on sundry occasions while the poll was be-
| ing taken, went into the polling room with vot
and within fifty feet of the polls and there re-
manned until such voters as they had brought In
had cast their ballots aud the entry of said Jesse
aud Pete Miller, and others, as Aforesaid, into
said room where the poll WAS being taken, and
within fifty feet of the polls, not for the pur
| pose of voting and they then did not then vote
9Th That at CloverpoTt precinct No. 1, Pete
| Miller, who was your advocate. partisan and
| worker, and who was not a challenger or othei
officer, brought voters to the polling room and
within fifty feet the polls, and there remained
until the voters cast their ballots, and there un.
lawfully urged the qualification of voters.
9th. That at liardnsburg precinct No. J, the
ballot was taken that IL was not in any ju
sense a secret ballot, and that during the whole
4 1aN sffxsr arhe nuhr nnf tnr he utar,
pase of voting, and not ChallengeTs or other OH
GERS of the election, permitted to be and
main at and around the polling place and within
fifty feet OF the polls ana to engaged in discussions
with the officers Of the election and voters.
9TH. That at Lewisport precinct, in Hancock
| county. the ballots which had been cast were not
| when the result of the ballot had been ascertain
| ed, destroyed as by law provided, but the said
i ballots were unlawiully preserved and not de-
stroyed until two days after the Primary election
| was held. And the said preservation Of said bal
lots, and failure to destroy the same, was not be-
| cause there were any doubts or differences OF
| opinions in the minds of the judges of the cleo
ton concerning the legality or regularity of the
| ballots.
| port precinct, in Hancock county, persons moi
there for the purpose Of voting and not challeng
other officers of the election, were allowed
to be and remained around the polls and within
/ httv feet thereof, during the time the poll wa:
being taken.
9th. That at Cloverport precints Nos. l and 2
and at other precincts in the District. the Officers
4 of the election ineligible in this: That the
i were not resident householders of the precinc
| where thSy served.
| 10th. And there were divers and sundry othe
/ wrongful and unlawful acts and proceedings no
| hereinafter specifically set out. the Particular
| whereof have been unable, for want of time
definitely 60 learn; but as to all these shall, il
| the iurtherence OF justice, ask leave of the Com
mittee to amend this notice, to the end that full
and lawful inquiry may be had.
| Gus w RIcuARpsoN
| Custom, KY, Sept, 7, 1893.