Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
Election Clerk Petty's Statement.
"a Clarke MANI

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
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 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, Clarke man, and was signed by
the judges, sealed by them and delivered
to s. T. Vert, the returning officer. l
WAS CONSTANTLY PRESENT FROM
THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED UN-
ED, AND CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY I
BELIEVE SAID VOTES WE'RE
COUNTED AS THEY WE'RE DEPos-
TIED. / FURTHER CERTIFY THAT
THE JUDGES, MESSRS TYLER,
M W. 10 AI1 A AM M RRE Est y. OFFER r
BALLOTS OUT OF THE BOX OR
READ THE BALLOTS, BUT PRE-
FERNED TO KEEP THE TALLY
SHEET. w. A. PETTY,
Clerk of Primary Election of March Z,
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
II, makes the following statement:
81 am CLARKE SUPPORTER and
voted at the primary election in Decatur
on March T. l think THE ELECTION
WAS HONESTLY CONDUCTED. The
only complaint I 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..
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. 1 take pleasure In certf-
flying that I believe the recent primary
election held in this county was fairly
conducted and the votes fairly counted.
1 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:
''I voted for Clarke, but am perfectly
satisfied with the conduct of the election
and the way 1t has gone.
(Signed) w. w. GARNETT.
A. f. Houston's Statement.
(A-Clarke MANI -ssss-,-
I voted for Clarke in the primary cleo
ton on the 7th and am perfectly satisfied
with the result of the election and believe
1t was honestly conducted. sA
A. F. HOUSTON.
@. }. Pointers Statement
"a Clarke MANI
voted for Clarke in the primary cleo