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instituted and put into motion what proved
to be the most disgraceful. dishonest, and
Indecent sO-called election that ever took
place in the memory CT man, and | may
be permitted to note as q most significant
feet that the nine precincts that had one
eieotiOn judge in favor Of the Reyburn
Lee ticket went with a good majority in
favor Of the last-named gentlemen.
1t must net be forgotten that the regis
tration Of voters provided icr in the "a
nal call was not made, although l W
gently insisted upon the same being done;
yet by the refusal of the said Cotton and
Chase 10 incorporate the much-needed reg
ulatiCns in the rules made by himself ard
Chase the frauds Of the so-calIed election
were much more easily perpetTated.
II submit the foregoing as ample reasons
for Withholding my signature from the
Jones and Chase certificates OF election as
delegates to the National Convention and
would recommend. however, the seating OF
DR. Robert Reyburn and the Rev. George
W. Lee and their respective alternates as
the fairly elected delegates TO the next
Republican National Convention and ! con-
fidentiy hope that they may be seated
therein as the only accredited delegates
from the District Of Columbia.
Il have, upon request CT Dr. Robert Rey-
burn and the Rev. George ". Lee, per
rnitted the use OF this report in their con-
tests lot seats IN IQe SAID NOLFcuuODs
Respectfully submitted
Messrs Reyburn and Lee. IN their pro-
test allege that the first irregularity was
that OF Mr.. Chase acting as a member OF
the Election Board when he himself was
candidate. and his attaching his signature
to his own credentials. Continuing, the
Temonstrants say:
- meeting OF the committee was held
February -, 1900 and e series Of rules
all al he INF Of hn
preaching election for delegates, which
were formulated by Mr.. Cotton. At this
meeting Mr. Chase and Mt. Cotton voted
together, and IN fact 5his was found TO be
invariably the case at all subsequent
meetings Of the board. No matter what
10 adopt be was invariably thwarted by the
combined vote OF Mr.. Cotton and Mr.
Chase.
-Four days before the election an as
sessmsnt was made by the board Of $50
upon the candidates OF the two opposing
tickets. The nominees on the Jones and
Chase ticket paid theirs (Col. L. NJ. Saun-
ders states) by check drawn by Col. Ny
ron NJ. Parker.
Chase Allowed Entire Control.
When the day Of election came Mr.
Chase was allowed by Mr.. Cotton 10 have
entire control Of the voting places in
which the election was TO be held. and also
of the ballot boxes. and he distributed
them TO the voting places. and removed
them after the close Of the election.
Instead Of returning the ballot boxes
promptly to the sun building 1917
Street, as required by the Election Com
mittee, Mr.. Chase had them taken to the
Atlantic building. 92s F Street, on
the night Of election. March g. 1900
There the Reyburn and Lee ballots were
taken out and Chase and Jones ballots
we're substituted for them. False lists Of
the names of voters were also made
and false names added TO the lists of
voters"
In support of the assertion that the ballot
boxes were tampered with, as alleged. the
protest includes the afidsvits of several
persons Appended to the protest are cop
les Of the records Of criminal proceedings
agaist Mr. Chase in the Police Court In
these il is set forth that Mr.. Chase on
August %, 1879. was arraigned on an in
formation charging larceny. and that the
prosecuting witness was William Twombly
The sentence was guilty, and the accused
was ordered to make restitution Of the sto-
len property and TO pay fine Of SO and
costs and in default to serve thirty days in
jail. Restitution was made in open court
and the fine was paid. Then follow three in
formations for libel filed against Mr.. Chase
in 1888 1855 and 1895