The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-14
BRoUaHToN AND YOUNG
YOUNG SERVES NOTICE CF TAX
ING Or uEPOSfTlONS.
Will Submit Evidence IN Rtbuttal of
hat Brought Out 10y As.
Egoug'tcn.


Broughton against James H. Young for
a seat in the General Assembly of North
Carolina from the county of Wake, no.
tice was yesterday served upon Mr..
Broughton, that, on the 14th day of Janu-
airy, at o'clock p. m, at the court house,
in the grand jury room, before A. G.
Lehman, commissioner, Young will take
dispositions to be used as evidence in the
contest.
In answering Mr.. Broughton's notice
of contest, Young says, among other
things:
That the two ballots claimed by
Broughton at Swift Greek precinct are
illegal and void.
That the original count at Stony Hill
precinct is true and correct; that Sidney
Holloway and Junius Thompson were
properly excluded from voting.
That William Byrd had right to vote
at Edwards Store; that Thomas Brown
had right to vote at Cary.
That OF the persons declared by
Broughton to have no right to vote be-
cause Of having been convicts, but did
vote for Young, only Calvin Rogers did
not have the right to vote. All the 9th
ers, the contestee claims, did have a right
to vote or voted for the contestant or
for Nelson O'Kelly.
That the ballots thrown out at Apex
were void; that A. 7. Boiling had a right
to vote.
That the contestant received the votes
of So persons-students at Wake Forest
College-who were not residents of Wake
county and not entitled to vote; that
these persons voted for BrOughtOn and
against Young.
The answer also sets forth that the
following named persons who voted at
the election on November Bird, last for
Broughton and against Young had no
right to vote for the following reasons:
VIM C. Banks al Township House pre-
cinct, in Panther Branch township, and
should not have been allowed to vote
because he is lunatic.
John Green voted at the End division
of the Second ward in Raleigh township
for Needham B. Broughton and against
James H. Young, and he should not have
been permitted to vote because he is an
idiot and non-compos mentis.
Philo Mitchiner voted at the End di-
vision of the Second ward in Raleigh
township for Needham b. Broughton and
against James III. Young, and he should
not have been allowed to vote because
he is an idiot and non-compos mentis.
Ambrose PEBBLES, who voted at the LIST
division Of the First ward, was a nom
resident of that ward and should not have
been allowed to vote. He voted for
Needham r. Broughton and against
James II. Young.
i w FL. Smith voted at the End division
of the Fourth ward for Needham b.
Broughton and against James II. Young.
He should not have been allowed to vote
because he was then q nonresident of
that ward.
Henry Wilder voted at Wilder's Grove
or Milburnie for Needham b. Brough-
ton and against James FL. Young. He
/ had no right to-yote because he was not
/ a resident of that township.
VIM. Lee voted at the End division of
the Second ward for Needham g. Brough-
ton and against James III. Young He
should not have been permitted to vote
because his name was on the registration
book for East Raleigh precinct, and had
not been erased on the day Of election
because said Lee failed to get a certificate
OF removal.
Wesley Hamilton voted at the 2nd d.
vision Of the Fourth ward for Needham
b. Broughton and against James Fl
Young. He had no right to vote because
he was not a resident Of that ward.
Len Fowler voted at the LIST division Of
the Third ward for Needham r. Brough-
ION and against James II. Young, He
had no right to vote because he was
nonresident OF that ward
I Sol. Moody voted at Rolesville precinct
I for Needham B. Broughton and against
4 James III. Young. He had NO right to
vote because he was nonresident of
that township.
4 Andrew Jones voted at Rolesville pre-
I cinct for Needham B. Broughton and
against James III. Young. He had no
right to vote because he was not O. resi-
dent of that township.
That the contestant, Needham b.
Broughton, received n number Of votes
on yellow and blue paper to which he
was not entitled. The Republican and
Popuhst combination tickets for Wake
county were first printed on yellow pa
per. This ticket was counterfeited by
the Democrats and the name OF Needham
B. Broughton was one OF the Democratic
candidates printed thereon. The name
Of James III. Young was not on these
forged and counterfeited tickets. AS
soon as the Republicans and Populists
discovered that their tickets on yellow
paper had been forged and counterfeited,
! they withdrew these ballots and printed
I q second act of tickets on blue paper.
This was on the night before the election.
These tickets were also forged and
eounterfeited by the Democrats and the
name OF Needham b. Broughton was one
Of the Democratic candidates printed
thereon and the name Of James Fl.
Young was left off this ticket These
forged and counterfeited blue tickets
were scattered and distributed through
out Wake county, as were the forged
and counterfeited yellow tickets. That
in this way, without the fraud being dis
covered a number of Republican and
P0pulist voters cast their ballot for Need
ham b. Broughton when they intended
to vote for lanes Fl YOnn1 and honestly