The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-24
DEMOCRATS TO CONTEST.
necret~rt Richardson Unear,hs tho
Frauds in Kentucky.
BRYAN ENTITLED TO TWELVE VOTES,
A Fair Count win Defc,, ,,. u.
i''""s--MnrIs Hanna MnS lie the
Next senator from ohio.

Louisville, Ky, November ?s.-Gus w.
h''hard5on. secretary of the democratic
campaign committee, gives out the follow.
'ns statements Of the vote in kentucky:
| Inns committee has collected sufficient
evidence OF fraud and irregulari,y in the
election to change the result Oh the face
OIL the returns aud 10 elect twelve OF the
hirteeh democratic candidates for eject
ofs' a notice oi contest wiz. DC filed at
ohee by the democratic candidates Tor
electors on their republican opponents and
the matter viii be btOusht before the state
contest board. It this board refuses to
correct the palpaule Irregularities III the
election returns the matter viii be taken
TO the courts for final settlement.
me lace OF the returns show that Kahh
the inst republican olector, has Il majority
OF -l1 over Smith, the nrst democratic
e'e,'uF, that the other republican electors
I"h duuut jUuh votes behind sash, ana that
we uthcr democratic electors ran about
Soou votes behind Smith. A change OF lg2
iiom TIE republicans To the democrats
would elect twelve democratic electors
IN many precincts In different parts OF
ire state. where the democrats sucurod
majority OF the votes, On which are olly
me first named cleutor. w u. Smith on
me democratic tcket was voted Tor tn
votes We're only counted for Smith and
rot for the other democratic oloctorY. On
ire other hand, In the precincts whore the
republicans received majority all ballots
that were voted for kash only were counted
ior all OF the republican electors.
II 1t was right to count ballots for the
Whole electoral ticket whore the voter put
ms cross opposite the name of the first
republican tlector, then II was wrong not
TO count all such balloc where the demo
cratic elector was voted for in favor Of all
the other democratic electors
II 1t was wrong TO count such votes ey-
cept In the frs; e!ector IN one case II was
wrong IN all cases.
The contest board will be called upon
TO decide this question, and no mater
which way It will be decided II will elect
twelve democratic electors.
This committee has certified returns
from 2l0 precincts in the state where votes |
were cast only for the first elector in each .
ticket and we're counted for the whole
decrease the vote OF twelve republican
electors 7l3 votes moro than enough to
elect the democratic electors.
1T also has rctJrns from sixteen pre-
cincts in the State whore sufficient votes
were cast only for the first elector TO have
the vote OF twelve democratic
electors 5SI votes had they been counted
for the entire electoral ticket.
In addition to this. in four precincts In
Campbell county the ballot books aud all
The stubs and returns were burned, and
yet these four precincts were counted as
giving about 300 republican majority.
In one precinct in Breckenridge county
foriy-two votes more were counted than
the stubs show were cast. and the preclnc,
gave nineiy-fiye republican majority.
-. In two republican precincts in Magof
IN county the same discrepancy exists to
he extent Of forty-two votes.
IN number of precincts whore the
eruhlican mainrities are recorded the GER
ifcates Of election were not signed by the
'fficers as the law requires.
In number of precincts in Louisville
,nly one officer of the election board was
worn the ballot books show
In ole precinct in Louisville. which
ave large republican majority. over 100
egistered voters who did not vote were ,
ountod and tho votes divided in proportion
o the ballots cast for Mckinley and |
bryan. T
In one precinct iu Lincoln county the
ertilicate returned TO the county clerI, ,
oes not show that any elector on any ,
icket received a vote. while on n blnuk :,
ne under the name OF the last prohibit =
lon elecior. appears the figures $40 aud on
he blank line under the name Of the last !
lund money clector appears the nrercs d
:. The county canyasslne board counted q
10 for the Mckinley electors and 81 for
le democratic electors.
In one preciuct in Knox county tlm-
nr return was made and was counted In 81
re same way The figures were 91S and 8,
and were counted for the republican O.,
nd democratic electors respectively. nj
In one precinct in Butler county the re h.
rms 10 the county board show 122 votes p,
r Cash only and none for the democratic
ectors nnd yet these % votes were count
for each Of the republican electors.
There many other rsno-t,
nilar nature. but these are sufficient 10 r.
ow that IN proper count twelve If NOT HI
g cntire thirteen, democratic electors re- Al
wed plurality Of the votes cast over 4.
@ republican electors. and this upon any M
IS alike" -