The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
WHY THEY CONTEST
Democratic Committees Issued an Ad.
dress to the Voters.
REASONS ARE PLAINLY STATED
The Federal Judiciary Interfered with
Right Of Suffrage.
MANY TISSUE BALLOTS WERE USED.
Executive Of the Stale and the Militia in
the Kentucky Metropolis
KEEPING 10000 CITIZENS FROM VOTING
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MANY TISSUE BALLOTS WERE USED.
Executive Of the Stale and the Militia in
the Kentucky Metropolis
KEEPING 10000 CITIZENS FROM VOTING
Tho Committees Ask the Democratic
voters TO support Them in Their
Demands md Their Contest,

4 Frankfort, Ky, December 81 The adj
dress OF the democracy of the State, IN
Iorsing the contest Instituted hy william
Goebel aud other candidates on the demo-
cratic ticket was issued tonight. 1t Is
signed by former senator Blackburn
chairman of the State campaign commit
tee; Chairman Young ana all OF the mem
hers ofthc executive and central commit
tees. 1t says in part:
The democratic party Of Kentucky.
through its several state committees. has
unanimously decided that the best inter-
} csts Of the party rs well rs Justice, de-
mand that contests shall be made by all
tho candidates on the democratic ticket
for the respective offices for which they
were nominated The committees feel that
II is proper that they should In a concise
form, state the grounds upon which they
base tler action.
The state board OF election commission
ers, at It's recent session, issued certificates
} of election TO all of the republican candi.
! dates for tho State Offices, but the board
expressly declared in The opinion rendered
thai it simply as . cenyassing board with
J out power or authority as Il construed tho
law, to inquire into the legality or valid
ity of any contested votes The board ex-
pressed the opirion that II clothed with
.,t, =, hh.,l ,,A .o,5. -
. eV
) determine inc matters IN eohtehlloh' inc
. certificates of election would not have baen
Q iy,,,ad To the nerties who rareiveg than
8 ~ ,.,, ~. T., 49, ~, 40 .,,ior ~
a We w. va ~ wv ~"
2 this board, me democratic party can not
! do less than 10 carry lis contention Ia the
! ,.itmnal orcnted nv tho Laws for nc determ-
-, Ii. ,,,
lhatioh' i"e sto"n"s upon "Nie" 80
} contest is based consist of the protest
, against the use of tissue ballots IN many
or the overwhelming republican counties
of the State. The use OF these ballots is
} not only in violation of the letter OF the
law but IL in utter and open defiance OF
the spirit of tho law and the use OF these
ballots furnish not only prima face but
!, also CONCLUSIVE evidence of purposed fraud.
, Another around of contest is the plain
) violation and defiance OF law by the late
4 republican governor OF The state, who,
I ,ybiIs, acttyelv engaged in the making OF
! st,,mn sneeches and the prosecution of a
, partisan polltlcal canvass, ordered out the
militia and in violation of both law ana
!. precedent assumed personal command OF
! troopg in the metropolis OF the state, pa
rading the streets OF LoulsVliie on tne nay
: OF elecuoh WIN US so,1isle ~ ,
> ss,,.ai,,, ,,,c, tban, aqoihst tho protest of
0 the lawfully appointed election officers
. pretended inspectors and cnaiehgeFs Who'
4 tn3 hlehesl ooutt " ny a. aeot
2 ,rho iss,snra NJ ccrtlfjcates of election
. to the republican candidates Is protested
y upon the further ground that a reueFat
. ann hlso s'ate JUG INV auo.,, nro,n,tinp
o ~ ,oi. danlinp ana dennncy. interfered
: with the holding of the State election, the
Q one by menacing charges to sranu Jury
S en- w' naysbaIs and the other BY issuing
I go, ,na,,dan,ns md Injunction asked for
ty no rnnnbliean party which latter ju-
ny me rePup,neAt pa Jooiarad NV the SUI
unSia, Az" t'S,aiai trIb,,naI nj the state 10
. prelhe Juu'~,a, a,st,,i
p"sc 80 -. ,-na,,nd H. f., IN. use In tho M
Aho'ner = 'ua rnhIican Marty NJ nm i'm.
telest " ~ iop t,ind contributed by
,h'a, no,yarfni railroad CORPORATION OF
.,e nlos. po,,oa.,b whereby many thous-
lne colniio 'a,o ,.aro honeht against the
ands oil yoles were poasn nandisatas he
ueihuut .,V p" a. .hs nIatform adopted
cause siat pa any,en ~ dared 70 advocate
~ w nu" noi,os demanded Inv the people
pieas"ies ~ 80 a.',.aai,h
= OF the eo,iinon 80 ~. s.c, that
: A'eh'"n - ,,...,,
a although the most he"'e"
campaign that ever occurred IN '"s
t 'o'"'h""''' = nnn ,.y.,,v ser
a election se' "''' '"'V
: istcrcd democratic voters ia'ie" ="