The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-22
WACO ELECTION CONTEST
Ten Jurors. Secured 10 the Fight for
the Nayoralty.
A VOTER NAY RtGISlkR BY PROXY
According 10 the Ruling Made by
the Court--Both sides charge
Fraud and Corruption.
VOTER MAY Ri GISihR BY PROXY

TEN JURORS have bsen secured In the
Waco mayoralty contest In which
both sides allege fraud aud corruption.
The court held that a voter may regis
ter by proxy.
Waco, Texas, September 2l.--Iuterest in
the mayoralty contest case. In which john
NJ Connor sues c. C. Mcculloch for the
office Of mayor OF Waco is Intense aud
seems to Increase as the trial progress ~,
The features OF the case as they have APP
peared from tins 10 time have bsNAa report
ed. In the race for mayor OF Waco last
April G. c. McCulloeh. Who has been
mayor eight years, was elected over John
NJ Connor, his oppcneat. by fourteen ma
jority, Mr.. Common filed suit the latter
part OF April for the office. alleging fraud
In the election and naming forty odd voi-
ers who 1t is alleged voted Illegally for
defendant
Defendant answered excepting to the
charges OF Illegal voting aud demanded
proof
The defendant also made counter charges
OF fraud and illegal voting After nam
ms number of persons who it was all
legged voted Illegally for plaintiff. defend
ant charged that members OF an organiza-
ton. known as the Good Government club
had contributed money to be used and that
was used TO influence voters in favor OF the
plaintiff, some OF II bs.ng used to pur-
chase votes and hire eanvassers and par
tEBT ma s1,s . u E..lt.
Instructed by the plaintiff ana his agents
TO work at the polls for plaintiff and that
they did visit the polls on election day and
were engaged In terroriziug and intnidat-
ing voters who were friends OF defendant
and that great many voters were thus
frightened away from their votlug places
by such intimidation. Defendant prayed
the court to require plaintiff TO furnish
list OF those who contributed TO the fluid
used by the Good Government club in the
campaign for the purpose Of striking them
from the list OF voters and upon count
OF the ballots that their votes be thrown
out.
Plaintiff excepted to all that portion OF
the answer which charged in general terms
that money was contvluted or that money
was used to Influence voters for plaintiff
or that hired strikers worked at the polls
for plaintiff and inundated voters, on the
ground that no specific charges were made
ahu that .he only erect OF ,he estapilsn
mem VI .no 'ac'S u'lvSeu anu PROOF o. 'ne
same "oulu De 70 ihN'tLlhle me whole
e,ecton OF SOM 1l 'he ooNns lhoy ue,
ciireu tn"t ,he VA,l1lly OF tne elec'loh ma.
question was not admissible.
ins Iua'r'in IA opehihs ,he piea.,il 10
rdlseu lne peln' ma, M attncN on VolVi
VINO mao res,S,ufct 9S PROXY wah no' goo'
aha 'n"' fo'V'S n'' i's"' i'S"' w SV
'eE,s'er'
'uu,, usla!Acu ,"'t view Oh IL nis
was NE, p,"ou LOT la.hi'' ~
lie,enuaht INSISTED tnat prartlres OF ~, ~,
anu ~ wa Sep W.
aHS"e' vs. ~ s"a.' ~, vs. ~. w.. %,
sa,'Vn any ~ , o" ,ne t"nd
.tipulorH " tnV PAM .n.,,patsn 'u,'
ana Q, ,ne u.pee,a,'s ""i oA"F'9seiH e'"
nm ny, Wy NV ~, s,u .,, .or, ooi,,,
Nv 'ouia 49," t'u, ~
cnArEoS were Inaue aliu saV nanIen y, VI,
p pr, Me'r Sns'' ~. NV Sr,os',, P''''
nj ~. t,,.Ies a,se oh,rcnd ,rsr, ava oor.
rialn''il go e"at - az, ,'''u w,
fui'u,pn ~ - W. ca cnrarn0
.ol ,"o w, w. M" 80, r,to, So, no,btn,