Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24

w. c. PRESTON,
Inspectors.
II. CARTWRIGHT,
w. A. PETTY,
Mr.. w. A. Petty, one of the clerks of
the primary election and Clarke man,
voluntarily makes the following written
declaration:
Election Clerk Petty's Statement.
CA Clarke MANI
1, w. A. Petty, hereby certify that I
was one of the clerks of the election held
in Decatur, Ala. on Saturday, March Z,
and was PRESENT DURING THE EN-
TIRE DAY. 1 WAS A CLARKE MAN
AND VOTED FOR CLARKE. The bal
lots were received by w. c. Preston or
J. W. Tyler, as they were handed in, and
by him placed in large paper box. This
box was securely sealed or fastened,
and kept so during the entire time the
voting was going on. Immediately after
the polls closed this box was opened in
the presence of all the judges and clerks
and the counting begun. Mr.. Wallace
would reach into the box, take out a bal
lot, hand 1t to w. G. Preston, who would
call the same, and Mr.. Cartwright and
myself would put the votes on tally
sheets, and then the ballot was handed to
J. w. Tyler, one of the judges, and he
placed 1t in a ballot box and after the
votes were counted the box was securely
locked in my presence The certificate
of judges was written out by Mr.. l.. p.
Troup, Clarke man, and was signed by
the judges. sealed by them and delivered
to S. T. Vert, the returning officer. I
WAS CONSTANTLY PRESENT FROM
THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED UN-
TIL THE LAST ACT WAS CONFLICT
BELIEVE SAID VOTES WERE
COUNTED AS THEY WE'RE DEPOS-
TIED. 1 FURTHER CERTIFY THAT
THE JUDGES, MESSRS TYLER,
WALLACE AND PRESTON, OFFER
ED TO or alloy Low MI NE TO to- TAKE R THE
READ THE BALLOTS, BUT I PRE-
FERRED TO KEEP THE TALLY
SHEET. w. A. PETTY,
Clerk of Primary Election of March 7,
1896.
Register Neelv Pride's Statement.
"a Clarke MANI
Nicely Pride county registrar, and
WHO WAS A CLARKE LEADER in De-
catur, and the man who got up the pro-
test on the day of the primary election,
and whose name appears as Nicely Snide
in the Montgomery Advertiser of March
| IL, makes the following statement:
II am a CLARKE SUPPORTER and
voted at the primary election in Decatur
| on March z. 1 think THE ELECTION
WAS HONESTLY CONDUCTED. The
only complaint 1 have to make is that
| Clarke was not allowed an inspector to
| ston men did allow us Clarke clerk.
| ''NEELY PRIDE"
| Mr. NJ. T. Cartwright, one of Decatur's
oldest merchants, whose statement no
one would dare to deny, and one of Mr..
Clarke's warm supporters, says the cleo
| ton was fairly conducted and votes fair
| ly counted.
Mr.. Cartwright's Statement.
"a Clarke Man,
| AS a citizen of Decatur, and one who
voted for Clarke, 1 take pleasure in certf-
flying that believe the recent primary
| election held in this county was fairly
| conducted, and the votes fairly counted.
I am satisfied that Johnston was and is
| much stronger than Clarke in.Decatur.
| (Signed) M. T. CARTWRIGHT.
Mr.. Garnett's Word.
| w. w. Garnett, a leading wholesale
| and retail grocer, gives the following:
'T voted for Clarke, but 1 am perfectly
| satisfied with the conduct of the election
| and the way 1t has gone.
| (Signed) w. w. GARNETT.
| A. r. Houston's Statement.
| "a Clarke Man)
| I voted for Clarke in the primary cleo
] ton on the 7th and am perfectly satisfied