Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-22
TRUMAN |. ALDRICH Files an Amendment to His 0rigi-
 S, nal Bill C0' S3STING THE ELECTION So Oscar w. Underwood as SCongre Ssman for the Ninth
 Alabama District.
CO7 S3STING THE ELECTION

MT. T. H. Aldrich has filed an amend ment to his original complaint in bis con- test for the seat in congress to which Mir. O. w. Underwood was elected last Octo- Der. At the time of filing the original notice he appended a nole stating that he reserved the right to file additional infor- nation and specifications.
 The recent municipal election in Bir- mingham figures in the amendment and great stress is laid upon the coalition of democrats, republicans, popuiists and Jef- fersonians in that campaign. The amend ment reads as follows:
 Truman H. Aldrch vs. Oscar W. Under-
 wood-Contest of Eecton-Notice of
 Amendment of Original Notice of Con- test.
 To the Hon. Oscar W. Underwood, Birming- ham. Ala.-
 SIR: You are hereby notified that in ad- dition to the facts set forth in my original notice of contest, dated December II, 1894. charge that in the year 1888 a conspiracy was entered into by the officers whose duty 1t was to provide for the holding and man. agement of city, county, state and national elections in Jefferson, Hale and Perry counties, Alabama, and that said con spiracy has conti ued until and including the congressional election in November 1894, in this, the Ninth Congressional dis. trict; that the purpose of said conspiracy was 10 carry all such elections by fraud. intimidation aud ballot box stuffing, and to that end said officers did appoint as supervisors, returning officers, clerks and fxers certain men known to be expert in election frauds and ballot box stuffing and as buldoZers; that such persons have been so appointed by said officers until and in- cluding the said N november election of 1894.
 The result of said conspiracy has been that all elections in Jefferson, Hale and Perry counties have since the year 1858 been tainted with widespread fraud and in- timidation, and in the congressional elec- ton held in November, 1894, said con- spiracy caused me the loss of 1900 votes that would have received under an honest and fair election.
 further charge that all of the aforesaid dishonest election officers supported you in said November election of 1894 by said means of fraud and intimidation, and that such said methods were matters of public notoriety In Jefferson county, especially in the city of Birmingham and Bessemer, and that you were cognizant of the same.
 That the aforesaid frauds and conspira- cies against fair elections in Jefferson county became so outrageous and fragrant after the year 1888 down to and including said election in November, 1884, that the best element of the people of Birmingham of all political parties became alarmed, and in the election for municipal officers, held there early in the month of December, were obliged to unite, regardless of political to OVeTtuTOW tue SalQ cOnSplra- tors, who supported you in your campaign and whom you supported ardently in numerous speeches in the aforesaid mu- nicipal campaign and election.
 2. l further charge that, in pursuance of the aforesaid purpose to wrongIuly and unlawfuliy influence tbe result of said election in November, 1894, instructions were given to certain partisans of yours, some of whom were in official positions, by the chairman of the democratic com mittee of Jefferson county to use the il- legal means herein before complained of to secure your election and to defeat me.
 TRUMAN H. hLDRioH, Contestant. To the Hon. Oscar w. Underwood:
 This is to notify you that at the proper time it is my intention to amend many of the foregoing grounds of contest by adding new specifications thereto aud by adding new material aud freshly discovered matter to the said grounds now served on you with this notice of contest. Such newly discovered matter materially affects said contest and the charges made in refer ence to the same.
 TRUMAN H. ALDRIcH, Contestant.