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

The filing Of the affidavit was oyerruled
by the Committee, TO which exceptions
were made. The affidavit is as follows
The aiiiant, Gus w. Richardson, contestant,
says that he does not believe that w. X. Barnes
and Clarence Sterret, members OF the Board of
Governing Authority Of the Tenth Senatorial
District OF Kentucky, be fore whom the question
rs to who is the legal Democratic nominee for
state Senator now pending upon his notice OF
contest, VIII give him a far 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.
CTS w. RICHARDSON.
Subscribed AMI sworn to before me, this nth
Tnos. ADHESION, ]. -. C.
The following is a copy of Mr.. Rich
arlson's notice Of contest:
To Hon. A. ]. GROSS:
You are hereby notified that shall, before the
Democratic District Committee ofthe Tenth Sem
atoral District, which convenes in Hardin sburg,
breckenridge county, Kentucky, on Monday, the
nth day of September, 1904, contest your alleged
nomination, the candidate of the Democratic
party for Senator from said District at a Demo-
cratic primary election held in said District for
the purpose of nominating n candidate for Sena-
tor, ON the and day of September, 1893. And
shall, at said contest, conte nd that you not
lawfully nominatcd-by said Primary election, but
that upon the contrary, was and am, in right
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 un-
lawful acts and proceedings, whereof had no
knowledge, and in no wise participated, the said
Primary election is and was a nudity, and there
under no one has can claim lust and lawful
nomination. The grounds of said contest
follows, viz:
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
Ihrnn erhn fafr tsN. II
workers so unlawfuly deported themselves as
that voters were iniimidated and prevented from
a full expression OF a choice through the ballot,
and that voters were unlawiully influenced to
cast their ballots for you.
ord. That at Cloverport precinct No. you in
diNidually 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 nifty feet of the polls, and this at precinct
where you did not vote were entitled to a
vote, nor claimed to be so entitled, and your
try into said room and within fifty feet OF the
"'lS was not for the purpose of casting your bal
lot.
4ln. That at Cloverport precinct No. 3, Jesse
and Pete Miller and others who were your ad-
vocates, partisans aud workers and not challeng-
ers, on sundry occasions while the poll was be-
ing taken, went into the polling room with vot
ers and within fifty feet of the polls and there
manned until such voters as they had brought in
had cast their ballots; aud the entry of said Jesse
and 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.
5th. That at Cloverport precinct No. I, Pete
Miller, who was your advocate, partisan and
worker, and who was not a challenger or other
officer, brought voters to the polling room and
within fifty feet OF the polls, and there remained
Nunti the voters cast their ballots, and there
lawfully urged the qualification of voters.
9TH That ut IIardins burg precinct No. a. the
ballot was so taken that il was not in any in
sense secret ballot, aud that during the whole
day divers and sundry persons, not Tor the pur-
pasc OF voting, and not chalengers or other Off
GERS OF the election, were permitted to be and
man at and around the polling place and within
htv teet OF the polls and to engage 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
ballots were unlawfully pre- SC rived and not de-
stroyed until two days after the Primary election
was held. And the said presery alton 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.
Sth. That at Yellow Creek precint$nd Lewis
port precinct, in Hancock county, persons not
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
nifty feet thereof, during the time the poll was
being taken.
9th. That at Cloverport precnts Nos. l and g.
and at other precincts in the District the officers
OF the election were ineligible in this Thatthey
were not resident householders OF the precinct
where th1y served.
10th. And there were divers and sundry other
wrongful and unlawful acts and proceedings not
hereinafter specifically set out. the particulars
whereof have been unable, for want of time,
definitely to learn; but as to all these shall, in
the turtherence 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. RICHARDSON.
Custom, KY, Sept, 7, 1888.