The age-herald., 1899-12-07
THE FLOOD GATES OF ORATORY
 WERE OPENED IN OLD KENTUCKY
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Secretary of State Finly declined to re- ceive.
 Do you consider it part of the original returns?"
 ''It has been certified and considered such," said MT. Peak.
 In the afternoon MT. Wilson, for the re- publicans, took up the election troubles in the passed counties"
 Use of Tissue Ballots
 The question of tissue ballots was then brought up. None of these ballots, to which objection has been made by the dem- ocrats as being of tissue, are of tissue pa per, as the word is generally understood. They are printed on very thin white paper. such as newspapers commonly use for the taking of proofs. When held up to the light a black mark is plainly discernible through several folds of the paper The argument of MT. Wilson on the tissue bal lots in Knox was accepted as an argument for the counties of Johnston, Pike and Ma goffin, where the use Of these 'oallols IS also charged
 Nelson county came last, the contention by the speakers being that the second cer- tificate from the election commissioners was not an amendment or duplicate cerlih- cate, dnasmuch as the first certihcate gave votes to w. T. Taylor, there being no sucn candidate The second, giving votes to the republican candidate in his proper name w s. Taylor was in reality frst certln- cate. as it was the only certificate giving votes to the actual candidate.
 A recess of twenty minutes was takeh on account of the illness of Commissioner Povntz. who was overcome by the heat and close air of the senate chamber.
 Lewis McQuoWen spoke for the demo- crats.
 .~The word examine meant" he de- ciared, "far more than that the comms- sioners should perform the simple physical
 t1an ~Ata paid his attention to the tissue ballots de- claring them illegal by every proper con- struction of the law.
 'How are the commissioners to come into the possession of the fact that the ballots are of tlssue?" asked MT Ellis.
 "By the statements of the seven officers of election and by the stubs in the poll book" was the reply.
 Republicans' Methods MT. McQuowen closed his argument with a statement regarding the republican methods in Jefferson county. He declared the certificates of election from that county should be thrown out because the officials who made them did so with the United States marshals at their back. They were compelled, MT. McQuowen said to s1gn certificates which were false, because of the attitude of the marshals. The certlfi- cates should now be thrown out. he said, because they were made under duress.
 The argument at the night session was opened by Judge Alex P. Humphrey for the Taylor side. He contended that tie board was merely a canvassing board, without judicial powers, and that the sup p,emental returns from several counties and the record on which the Louisville contest is based are not legally before the board and cannot be considered. He argued that the county election commissioners in making up these records had exceeded the authority conferred upon them by law. and also that the claim that tissue ballots had been used in various counties was not veri- fled by competent evidence.
 Commissioner Ellis put to MT. Hum- phreys the same question that he had put to others during the day: Would the fact that ballots, perfectly transparent, were used in an election render that election void?"
 Not unless it be pronounced so through the course of judicial inquiry was the reply.
 The board adjourned until 9 o'clock to- morrow morning.