Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-24
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day took steps that Will enable them 10 let
60 OF It In a short time. They We're led TO
believe when the contest was filed that
Wholesale election frauds on the part %
he Republicans could he shown. and that
m honest count would show the election
u Falcon MS Judge. During the entire
proceedings to-day the legality of only one
vote Was questioned and the senate could
not ascertain whether II was cast for Fall
loon or Stuart. 1t WAS the vote of a young
man named Anderson. at Troy, and SO far
o0ly one witness swears that Il was Illegal.
He says that Anderson is not of age. An
9efeon swore at the election that ne was.
aAd he has not been heard from since this
case was started. He will probably come
1SWn and swear that he is Of age. To on
1T this vote. even though it is proven that
Z b Illegal. there are eight votes which
0kuArt GAINED on the recount of the ballots
n Brown county. The recount of those
ballots was started at 5 o'clock this even
~. BY the time eleven precincts out Of
y tWenty-six had been counted. Stuart hid
gained eight votcs.
The plan adopted by the Pops to let go
~ the contest is to get the matter into :he
6upreme court. For awhile the Pops evad-
- any move that would give the Repuo-
Means Q chance to get into court. Now they
I want the Republicans to take it there. and.
for the purpose OF forcing them to do SO.
have issued attachments for a large num-
( bef Of witnesses. II some witness will re-
t0se 70 come and will apply to the supreme
court for his release on n writ Of habeas
eospus he will be doing the Pop senate a
Bs1at favor.
When the senate convened this morning
Sudge Falcon filed a reply to the charges
made In Stuart.s answer. filed yesterday.
Ire reply denied each Gnd every charge In
The answer except that Falcon was the
Q nominee for judge.
81 The Gonnfo then ahOnfes a reSnlIlal0n mr.,
1ef1ng the issuance of attachments for the
witnesses who refused to appear as sub
thst the senate wants to let loos of the
49,. Yesterday. every move made was
= s seeEin aaT she ,e es se%a iG LAT, sf in ne ai teri
i Aeon and becoming. disguised with the
showing made by Falcon. 1t was decided to
s. The attachment OF witnesses offers the
S-egse6test remedy. Some Of them will re-
IDLY for their release from the sergeant
Nk-afms upon q writ OF habeas corpus. The
FstaWyer members of the senate have always
80 at At, this time and that the courts will
80 decide when the question is brought be-
- witnesses win carry the case into court
ssADd stop proceedinGs. This would clear the
g-oBnate q at the same time furnish the
s. fopS some ammunition to fire Al the courts
asxteen Witnesses refused to come and at
ss sesesneon N ne aeco md eu With TOR ,h mem reso on,.
'ssS5ss adopted. They are Frank McKennan.
=, y. Quick, Charles Mcconnell, Dan Har-
{. Leslie. {. Ray Arries. zeb Newton.
cl4aam Woodsworth, Frank Castle, Marsh
ke!Iey, Lewis Girard. Henry Hughes and
WInAm Baldwin was recalled to the wilt
80 stand to-day and. In response to ques-
3tb1a, testified that he asked Stuart on cleo
1ssnk. Stuart said he had not. as it was
s0Enlnst the election law: but that he thought
a SnR1~ MCCONNELL had some liOuOr- the
Coavereation was held I'm Cy Leland's
The witness went on: II went back
80 the rear OF Leland's store and got 4
q 6fink OF whisky. There was u big crowd
the store. and probably = dozen men
- where the bottle came from or whose
-Neiiher Stuart. Leland nor any of Lee
And's clerks were around where We were
y olive the names Of all those who were
- ss,s dsm n nS;S c suaSs F Wass1a.
I'VE want to show that these men de-
nasched % there were voters Of that
ihis little bit OF humor made everybody
3 1Augh, including Falcon himself. who has
T. Zen 'sdebauched'' in q similar manner on
~ Gituess was allowed to name all he
knew. Upon cross-examination he could
p IS ses s.naser c csms sSes NV s"e 4, 0o apple
No. SIR" replied the witness: 'ft was a
~ n00k RT80G Oh ~ulBAy
81 Captain Waters..Do you speak as
N expert. Mr.. Baldwin,"
The senators laughed and the witness
Jawce Trant. u Democratic challenger
a the Troy precinct on election day. was
the next NV wit neiis when Hs 1es shes v snS. s s,uaai
on the election morning and I'm a casual
Uay handed several ballots to the voters
4 cs,ved the ballots either from the Judge or
pScAed them from the pile on the table.
fkree OF the ballots did not have the
~ iNitIal ON them when ne handed them to
ne voters, and four were not numbered.
Tnis was done after the voters came out
n the booths. The witness said Stuart
0salt handling the ballots AS soon as he OBJ
liant. IN reriy 10 questions. said he saw
voters going 10 and from the register OF
II iSeds' once m the court house all day:
nm about II o'clock In the morning he
nv the curtains drawn At the office and
shere drunk and came out the same way.
SDid they get anything 10 drink in
there!" he was asked.
whats your best Judgment"
How could ! know without them telling
Dscouidn't You smell 'em?" asked SEN
ator Campbell.
.ssmeiiing don't count In Troy on cleo
s'9 Tran. Ssy then told sbon, 4 young man nam
a Anderson coming 20 the polls with cy
- eMbarrassed. Trant challenged him be.
ssu3 al age. Trant said II WAS his judg-
1GeTf that the boy was but IL years old.
ma the boys father said that was his age.
fhe boy declared he was II Leland told
I'm he would have To make oath. that
~ ver ii. The hoy then took the oath.
4Se. Anderson boy then asked to he as
49, 10Th with him. The witness did not
SuW which judge marked the ballot. This
- -fhe first howsn made OF an alleged
he9nl vote and the witness did not know
Il SIhIch way the young. man voted. .Trant
0M there was considerable confusion In
\ ~ NOM where the election was being
SSnducted two OF three times during the
1ov- and Ike HarSts did some electoneer-
M in there. Some electioneering was also
done in the hallway.
The witness was present during a part o!
ehe fine white the count was being made.
Gtuart was there once. but did nothing.
Forres,. the Democratic clerk. took sick
and the count was delayed for about five
hourx, W. X. Sweeney Was called in 10
aucceed Forrest. The tally sheets were NOT
touched by anybody until Sweeney arriv-
4 "a. Then Il was discovered that Forests
tahe<t was muddled up and the election
\ board had II fixed up. II took some era>-
. uvrs. Forests tallies did not correspond
lorty. The sheet was made to balance with
= Republican clerks sheet. This, he said,
nscfiminafed against Falloon.
yfpOn croeo-exAmiration Trant said thai
member OF the board. regardless OF
NDttcS, claimed that Forests count was
bleeefly In error. and all OF them agreed
b changes were necessary and
rFe vas considerable drinking there