The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1899-10-27

Il
euloey, forge's and looses sight Of the
outrages committed by the GOcbel
commissioners in Fayette, Christian
and other counties in the State, when
the election Ulcers submitted by the
Republican commissioners were in ev-
cry instance ignored.
The case of Mr.. A. r. Nall, &c. Va.
Wood Tinsley, &c which you sight,
Mr.. Ringo, is a question to be deter
mined under the local option statute,
which specially provides for an appeal.
See Kentucky Statute, section 1867,
which reads rs follows:
THE CONTESTANTS OR CON-
TESrEES SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO APPEAL FROM THE
DECISION OF THE BOARD TO
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
COUNTY WHERE THE CONTEST
is PENDING, IN THE SAME WAY
AS APPEALS ARE TAKEN FROM
THE QUARTERLY COURT TO THE
CIRCUIT COURT; AN APPEAL
MAY ALSO BE TAKEN FROM THE
CIRCUIT COURT TO THE COURT
OF APPEALS
This section was not repealed or
modified in any way by the act known
az the Goebel election law and it was
from this local option act, and il
alone that the appellants bad any
right to an appeal; yet, in view of this
plain statutory provision of the law,
we do not question your sincerity or
ignorance.
Georgetown. Ky. Oct. "a The
people In this CITY are very much in =
censed over the high handed work OF
the Goebel election commissioners In
appointing the officers OF election yes
terday.
Even many Goebel people have re.
volted at this Goebelistic performance.
THE names Of the G lebel commits
sioners are Frank Thomson and Robt
Wright, that OF the Republican cons
missioner, Llewellyn r Sinclair
"At previous NEE ting the election
officers were appointed for the city OF
Georgetown, who served at registra>
tinn They were good men. The
Democrats-that is, the Goebelites-
secured every clerk at the registration
except one.
Yesterday they removed these off
GERS and placed in their stead many
men that are VIGOROUSLY disqualified
and incompetent; the Republicans se>
lected do not live in the precinct and
some of them can not read or write, as
required by law. In one instance they
selected a boy for the Republicans, who
is not of age and is now going to the
common school in his district. Again,
they appointed men that are not
housekeepers Some of them have
not lived in the precinct IL months, as
the Law requires.
"The Republican commissioner was
not allowed to suggest or present his
list of officers that had been recon-
mended for appointment One of the
Goebel commissioners stated at the
meeting that they were there for the
purpose Of serving the interest OF their
party and they proposed to take every
advantage that the Goebel law afford
ed them When asked for the Iea
son such men were removed in this
city as DR. John Z Pack, ex Repre-
sentative of Scott county, and All
Bradley. jr., merchant and we'll known
business man, and T. r. Braden, pro-
prietor OF the Georgetown steam laun
dry. aud Dan Childers-the chairman
Of the commissioners replied that they
had power 20 remove them at any
time. "
Now, Mr.. Ringo, is this fair? II
you won't answer to the people, re-
member you will have to answer to
your God. In this labOred effort of
this gentleman he declares that the
decision of this board SHALL NOT
BE FINAL NOR CONCLUSIVE.
What board ? The three election
commissioners This 10 the lan>
guage of the law found on page 985,
latter part of article, section ~, Sen
ate journal; THE DECISION OF
THE BOARD SHALL BE FINAL
AND CONCLUSIVE. On same
page, first part of section IL, is found
this language;
1.-THE COUNTY BOARD OF
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS,
OR ANY TWO OF THEM,
SHALL BE A BOARD IN EACH
COUNTY, WITH KEPOWERS
AS THOSE MENTIONED IN
TIE NEXT PRECEDING SEC
TON FOR DETERMINING
THE CON TESTED ELECTION
OF ANY OFFICER ELECTIVE
BY THE VOTES OF TIE
COUNTY. OR ANY DISTRICT
THEREIN. EXCEPTING MEM
BRRs OF THE GENERAL AS
SkMBLY. &c"
Now, in the light Of the law itself.
this gentleman, in bis labored effort,
either wiliully or Intentionally evaded
the real facts in the case for the pur-