Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
MORGAN COUNTY'S EVIDENCE
Inspectors and Clerks, Certificate.


catur, Morgan county, Ala, on the 18th in
stant hereby certify that said primary
election was conducted fairly and hon
estly, and that no fraud was practieed
either for or against any candidate the
statement of the Montgomery Advertiser
to the contrary Notwithstanding. and the
slanderous charges made by the said
Montgomery Advertiser are denounced
by us as wilfully and maliciously untrue.
j. w. TYLER,
w. E. WALLACE,
w. C. PRESTON,
Inspectors.
II. CARTWRIGHT,
w. A. PETTY,
Mr.. W. A. Petty one of the clerks of
the primary election and a Clarke man,
voluntarily makes the following written
declaration:
Election Clerk Petty's Statement.
"a Clarke MANI
T. w. A. Petty, hereby certify that
was one of the clerks of the election held
in Decatur. Ala, on Saturday. March Z,
and was PRESENT DURING THE EN-
TIRE DAY. I WAS A CLARKE MAN
AND VOTED FOR CLARKE. The bal
lots were received by w. c. Preston or
]. 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 it to w. c. 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
-, in ho ut hnv of fa1s fla
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. r. Vert, the returning officer.
THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED UN-
TIL THE LAST ACT WAS CONFLICT
ED, AND CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY I
BELIEVE SAID VOTES WE'RE
COUNTED AS THEY WE'RE DEPOS-
TIED. 1 FURTHER CERTIFY THAT
THE JUDGES, MESSRS. TYLER,
WALLACE AND PRESTON, OFFER
ED, TO ALLOW ME- TO TAKE THE
BALLOTS OUT OF THE BOX OR
READ THE BALLOTS, BUT 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 CLARKE SUPPORTER and
voted at the primary election in Decatur
on March 7. l think THE ELECTION
only complaint / have to make is that
Clarke was not allowed an inspector TO
assist in holding the election. The John
ston men did allow us Clarke clerk
"NEELY PRIDE"
Mr.. M. T. Cartwright, one of Decatur's
Oldest merchants, whose statement no
one would dare to deny, and one of Mr.
Clarkes warm supporters, says the cleo
ton was fairly conducted and votes fair
ly counted.
Mr.. Cartwright's Statement.
CA Clarke Man,
AS a citizen of Decatur and one who
voted for Clarke take pleasure in certi-
flying that | believe the recent primary
election held in this county was fairly
conducted, and the votes fairly counted
/ am satisfied that Johnston was and is
much stronger than Clarke in Decatur.
(Signed) M. T. CARTWRIGHT.
Mr.. Garnett's Word
w. w. Garnet, leading wholesale
and retail grocer, gives the following:
Il voted for Clarke, but l am perfectly
satisfied with the conduct of the election
and the way it has gone;
(Signed) w. w. GARNETT.
A. F. Houston's Statement.
"a Clarke Mann
1 voted for Clarke in the primary cleo
ton on the 18th and am perfectly satisfied
with the result of the election and believe
it was honestly conducted.
A. F. HOUSTON.
G. j. Pointers Statement.
"a Clarke Man.)
I voted for Clarke in the primary cleo
ton, but am satisfied that the election
was honestly and fairly conducted and
am satisfied with the result.
C. J. POINTER.
The signers of the foregoing certifi-
Gates namely, Messrs. w. A. Petty M.
T. Cartwright, w. w. Garnett A. f.
Houston and c. J. Pointer, are supporters
of Mr.. Clarke and are published by the
Montgomery Advertiser on its editorial
page daily as protesting against the fair
ness of the primary election, whereas.
they state in writing, over their own sig
natures, that they believe the primary
election was conducted honestly and
fairly as do also the following Clarke
supporters, whose names are published
in the same manner by the Advertiser:
Other Clarke Supporters.
We, the undersigned voters, partici-
pated in the primary election at Decatur
on March and cast our votes for Mr.
Clarke. We believe that the primary
election was conducted honestly and fair
ly.
A. M. HOPKINS,
Business Man.
I. GOODMAN
Merchant.
H. GOODMAN,
Merchant.
w. C. TUCKER,
Merchant.
DOGAN TUCKER,
Merchant.
J. A. ENGLISH,
Merchant
r. w. BRANCH,
Express Agent.
J. T. MILLER,
Business Man.
w. A. CALDWELL,
Merchant.
MACK ROBINSON,
Janitor Court House.
Mr.. Wallace's Statement.