The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-04

reply uhb none was gwen AAe
showed that be was prepared 70 prove
fraud whore he alleged It existed, and
the other side had the same notice
and could have been as equally well
prepared, and therefore were not en-
titled to- continuance.
Mr. Percy then offered the follow
Jog resolution 10 place Of the one be-
fore offered
nWhereas, there has been filed with
this committee o protest against
counting the votes Of QuItman, Sum
flower and Washington counties, be-
cause 10 the county Of Qultman there
is alleged to have been cast 80 Illegal
votes for Hon. 7. C. Catchlngs, and
10 the county Of Washington 100 ille-
gal votes, and 10 the county Of Sun
flower 1903 illegal votes, this charge
being unsupported by testimony, and
no Specifications being made ss to the
said Illegal voters and motion has
been made that a subcommittee be
appointed toinyestigate these charges
TO report to 0 meeting Of this COM
mlttee to be held on the Bird day Of
August, and 1t Is the sense Of this
committee that 1t Is the proper tribu-
nal TO Investigate any charges made
in regard to u~nfalTness in this cleo
tion and It is their wish that the
vote shall be carefully scrutinized and
announced With absolute honesty, but
that it is their opinion that it is not
proper for the committee to adjourn ;
1hat there is no necessity for the ap-
pointment Of a subcommittee, and
an offer has been made to pass the
fIst Of these counties Quitman) UNI
til tomorrow, now therefore be it
Ordered, That this committee stay
in session, with such a|djournments as
may be necessary, until the result Is
ascertained in this election That Il
further time Is desired and proper
cause for time is shown this commit.
tee for producing proof to snbstanti-
ate these charges as to the counties
named, that it is the sense Of this
committee that such time shall be
granted as is needed, and cause shown
for the granting thereof and that
pending the furnishing Of such proof,
the committee will continue to hear
and dispose Of, and ascertain and de.
clare the result in the other counties,
Il being the intention Of the commit
tee to grant time wherever any need
is shwn for it, and to hear and dis
pose Of this matter without any final
adjournment.
The object Of this is to grant time
at any stage Of the case, for the get
ting Of testimony if it can be shown
that there are witnesses or poll-books,
or any particle Of testimony ia any
one Of these counties, and that time
IS needed for getting same, that that
time win be granted.
This resolution was duly seconded
and adopted BY a vote Of is to 3.
Mr.. Scott We will now proceed
with the order OF business Of Quitman
county, We have some witnesses
here from Quitman county, some Of
whom are anxious to return home to-
night, and l would like to take their
testimony now, it being understood
that the gentlemen may introduce
any testimony that they have tomoF-
row, and that Quitman county will
be left open FOR that purpose.
Mr.. Andrews was introduced aud
testified as follows: ] am chairman
OF tue Democratic executive commits
tee Of Qultman county. Wemet pur-
suaut to the order Of the district
committee on the 18th day Of July,
10 canvass the votes Of the primary
election held on the nth day or July,
under the order Of said district com
mittee. We met on Tuesday evening
and canyassed the returns Of four
boxes only, that being an that we're
returned to our committee. There
we're three Henry men, and two
Catchings men on the committee tile
result was declared that Catchings
had a majority Of nine votes BY the
returns Of these four boxes. Beat 4
box was not returned information
came from different parties that no
election was held In Beat 4. II vent
on until last saturday when I had d
conversation with Dr. ". B, Clark,
and told him I was going TO -
Springs aud would be back on Nom
day. In the meantime / heard that
beat : was coming ia every day, bnt
e had not come in up to the time 1
went away / went to him on We'd
nesday or Thursday and wanted him
70 join me 20 the returns to the dis-
trict committee, and he declined to
sign any returns and stated that be
was waiting on Beat 8 to send them