Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
MORGAN NOTWITHSTANDING
Inspectors and Clerks Certificate.


We, the undersigned inspectors and
clerks of the primary election held in De- .
catur, Morgan county, Ala, on the 7th in
stant hereby certify that said primary
election was conducted fairly and hon
estly, and that no fraud was practiced
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
H. CARTWRIGHT,
w. A. PETTY,
Clerks.
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
I, 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. I WAS A CLARKE MAN
AND VOTED FOR CLARKE. The bal
lots were received by w. G. 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. 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
]. w. Tyler, one of the judges, and he
placed it 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, a Clarke man, and was signed by
the judges, sealed by them and delivered
to s. r. Vert, the returning officer. I
WAS CONSTANTLY PRESENT FROM
THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED UN-
TIL THE LAST ACT WAS CONFLICT
ED, AND CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY
BELIEVE SAID VOTES WE'RE
COUNTED AS THEY WE'RE DEPoS-
TIED. 1 FURTHER CERTIFY THAT
THE JUDGES, ME 1Sns, TYLER,
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 Z,
1896.
Register Neelv Pride's Statement.
"a Clarke Man,
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 L 1 think THE ELECTION
WAS HONESTLY CONDUCTED. The
only complaint l have to make is that
Clarke was not allowed an inspector TO
assist in holding the election. The John
ston men did allow US a 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..
| Clarke's warm supporters, says the cleo
| ton was fairly conducted and votes fair
| ly counted.
Mr.. Cartwright's Statement.
"a Clarke MANI
AS a citizen of Decatur, and one who
voted for Clarke, take pleasure in certf-
| 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. Garnett, leading wholesale
and retail grocer, gives the following:
| IT voted for Clarke, but am perfectly
satisfied with the conduct of the election
and the way 1t has gone.
| (Signed.) w. w. GARNETT.
| AT. Houston's Statement.
| "a Clarke Man)
| I voted for Clarke in the primary cleo
| ton on the 7th and am perfectly satisfied
! with the result of the election and believe
| il was honestly conducted.
A. #. HOUSTON.
@. J. Pointers Statement.
| (ACiarke Man,
| 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
| G, J. POINTER.
The signers of the foregoing certifi-