Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-17
BARRY
BEATS
BUD.
Dallas Has a New
Mayor Now.
CONNOR OuSTEO BY The COURT
0fLast Resort Throwing Out
a Number Of Ballots
That Were Not Numbered Accord
i,,Y sn a.p-rnnsidarabIeE Fool
Of Last Resort Throwing Out
a Number of Ballots
That Were Not Numbered Accord
ing to I.aw-Considerabic Feel
ing Over the Natter--Barry's
Friends Are Happy.
THn NEWS AT DALLAS.

Special to the Gazette.
Dallas Tex, Nov, 1G.--There has been
another wedge driven in the political
log in this city and county and another
big rcmt in the garments of the Demo
cratic party. w. G, Connor, for nearly
seven years mayor Of the city Of Dallas,
and who bad two plurality on the facc
Of the returns Of the last city election, in
April, has been knocked out of office by
The supreme court Of Texas. His sup
porters and friends, md they are numer-
Gus, are rcl-hut tonight, aud from their
ugly talk q political feud has been cngcn-
dercd that will result IN a great deal of
huir-lifting hefOr the last chapter has
been written. Mayor Connor's friends
say that he has been ousted from office
OH q technically, after receiving n plu-
lower court, Judge Il T.. Burke holding
bhat the statute providing that ballots
shall be numbered was directory and not
mandatory,
The following tlcgmm from Austin is
self-eXplanutoryi
Barry, Dallas: The questions are an
severed that the ballots must be mum
hered, and IL not numbered can not be
counted or estimated. The supreme
conrt also decides that the statement Is
sufficient upon which court OF appeals
eau enter judgment You have gained
your case, MORSE,
In the inayorlty contest the vital
question was whether or not under the
constitution and laws of the state and
the charter and ordinances of Dallas,
unnllmbered ballots eau be counted.
Tho court Of civil appeals, wherein the
o.
question TO the supreme court. \ two
days argument was submitted by II. NJ.
Etherdgc and j. L.. Harris on behalf Of
Barry, and by w. +, Ellison and w. j.
Simkins on behalf Of Cunnor.
Article 1854 of the revised statutes
feqnlres dhnt the clerks of the election
Sl1l write the name and number of the
voter ON the poll list, and provides that
one of The judges Of tho election shall
put On the ballot The number of the vote
corresponding to the voters number on
the clerks list; and article 1857 provides
tllll no ballot not thus numbered shall
ne counted. Inc supreme court, In re-
Spouse 70 the question certified 10 it by
the court Of civil appeals, decided that
Uhe provisions of the statute above quoted
apply to the election in question, and
mat its provisions are mandatory. In
other words, the decision is that unnum-
Dered ballots must be rejected.
From such decision Barrys election
follows, In that of the ballots legally cast
he received a plurality Of 10 votes, MS
shown by the written agreement upon
which the cause was submitted. II only
remains now for the court of civil an.
ncals to enter pro furma It's decree Ia
accordance with the Instructions given
II by the supreme court.
Mr. Barry has been receiving the con.
glalulaiiOns Of his friends all day.
lie said 10 the Gazette correspondent.
IT Is not the office | care 50 much for,
uut | desired to be vindicatod and also
10 settle the disputes arising over he nov
law" Az"
There is S140O back pay due Barry
under the decision and IL Is intimnted
that the taxpayers will be compelled 10
foot the bill
number Of aldermen are in the same
boat with Mayor Connor. and in The
wards whore the ballots were not mum.
bered contests are likely 20 follow.