The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-18
THOSE ELECTION RETURNS.

lnUSE ELECTlON kETlkNS.
The jacksonville Rcformcr, an Fast
Texas ponulist newspaper, prints tho fol-
lowing In recent issue;
Comparatively few people know how Gull
herson wGs counted into the office OF gov
crnor two years ago Some few fncts have
been published. and 1t is commonly known
that there were irregularities; for instance
IT Is known that Nugent received gsi votes
in shelby county and that none were re-
turned Tor him, but that they were put
down In the returns as Scattering" we
have not got the fun return from all the
counties, but we have reven counties that
we will mention which will show how the
thing was done.
In Er1aoria county Nugcnt got $50 votes,
none were returned for hln.
In fannin county Nugont's vote was
Si15' none were returned for him.
In Fort Bend Nugent received 76 votes;
none We're returned for him.
In Hays county he received 1853 and 81
were returned for him.
In Shelby county be received 9St: none
were returned for him.
In Tarrant county he received 30S1: none
were returned for him.
In Tyler county he received $50 votes.
none were returned for him.
Thus in seven counties Nugcnt was
'blllft NNl VI FNlN NOttS, 30 III eau easily
be seen that with few more expert count
crs all OF his votes could have been LEFT
out or given to MIR. SCATTERING"
The above is but a repetition OF certain
Charges" to the same effect made last
spring by Taylor Mclsao of San Antonio,
popuist nominee for congress In the
Twelfth district, which Charges" were at
the time refuted.
For the information OF the editor OF the
Rcformer and others, however. the OK
PLANTATION which cased MIR. Necklaces pain
win be repeated. as follows:
When the Twenty fourth legislature
met six telcrs were appointed to
and lieutenant governor at the cleo
ton of 1894, two OF said tellers. Sen
ator Darwin and Representative Rhodes OF
Van Iandt. being popuists. Upon recoiv-
ing the sealed returns from the secretary
OF state they learned from that official
that Tarrant, Fannin, Fort Bend Bra
zoria and Tyler counties had sent In no
returns. although repeated requests had
been made for the same. This informa-
tion was communicated to the house and
senate in joint session by one OF tho tell
crs all the populst and republican mem
bers being present. No objection WAS
made to proceeding with the count. how
'N'ls 81 Aht ltthlbS M'i' pIthth hlu tu'
vote footed up in the usual manner. When
the shelby county returns were reached
IL was found that while Governor Culbcrson
was credited with having received 1876
votes there, il was recorded that 9Si and
50 other votes had been cast In that same
county for two other men for governor.
but The names of these lieu were not given.
As Marion Martin. the populst nominee
for liGttvnant governor. and II. II. Rent
fro. the black and tan nominee for the
same office. were credited In the same re-
turNs with having received aS3 and Il
votS respectively the presumption was that
T. l.. Nugent. the populist nominee for
governor. and W. X. Makemson. the black
and tan nominee for governor had re-
ce!ved the 9Si and 80 votes referred to.
and that whoever had prepared the Shelby
county returns had simply forgotten to
write their names opposite said figures.
AS the tollers were not dealing in pre-
sumptions. however. 1923 votes. the sum of
1854 and 80. were placed in the scattering
column. with the knowledge and consent
Of Mcssrs Rhodes and Darwin. the two
populists, who thoroughly understood why
1t was done
As to Hays county Mr. Nugent got full
credit for the 1868 votes he received there,
| although In setting UP tho table of the vote
| returned for the secretary OF states re-
| port. the printer placed Nugcnts vote In
| tho Sohmit1 or lily white column. This
can be ascertnined by checking up the
totals given in said table.
| AS to Fannin. Tarrant Tyler and Bra
zoria counties, Mr. Culberson got no more
| credit for the vote he received there than
did MIR. Nugcnt for the vote cast for him
| self. According to information received
| from the clerks OF those counties the vote
| for governor cast therein at the 1894 cleo
| ton was as follows;
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