The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-26
TESTIMONY OF THE DAY.


FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 25.-Tfssue Dal-
lots and intimidation continue to be the
burden of the evidence offered by the con-
testees before the State Boards hearing in
the gubernatorial contests. To-day the
State Contest Boards announced the re-
suit of their consideration Of the con-
testees' counter-notices. Two paragraphs
were stricken out entirely, demurrers TO
twenty-five paragraphs were sustained, ana
demurrers to nine paragraphs were over
ruled. Attorneys for the contestees asked
for and were granted time to amend the
paragraphs. Ex-Governor Bradley asked
at the beginning of the days session tnat
a warrant be issued for the arrest OF
Judge Sterling B. Toney. of the Louisville
Law and Equity Court, wanted on the
ground that the judge refused to come 10
Frankfort to testify The warrant was sent
to Louisville for service tonight, accord
ing to Ex-Governor Bradley's request
A dozen Wolf county election officers
were on the witness stand to-day, testify
ing concerning the use of alleged tissue
ballots Albert Brandeis, Louisville at
torney, testified that he examined the poll
books of Louisville, and found that 27,165
they registered. He produced tabulated
statement showing that 1873 per cent. or
the Democratic voters registered failed to
vote at the last election and that 1913 per
cent. of the Republicans registered failed
to vote The witness testified tnat he
served on election day as an inspector for
the Brown ticket and that he did not sue
ceed in gaining admission to the voting
place until three hours after the polls
closed.
Mai. Morris Clifford, of Louisville, was
the first witness of Importance at the night
session. He said he had been member OF
the Louisville Legion, the First Kentucky
Regiment, for ten years and was at the
head of a company that visited the polling
places at z o'clock on the last election day.
He gave it as his opinion that Governor
Bradley would have been guilty Of mall
feasance in office had he not called out the
troops. He testified that he was familiar
with the conduct of troops at former cleo
tions and he said that more men were at
the armory in Louisville on election day
in 1897 than on the last election day.
Col. Andrew Cowan, a wealthy business
man and member of the Louisville Hon
est Election League" testified that the
changing of election officers the night be-
fore the election caused the greater part of
the apprehension that there would be
trouble election day. 1t was ELECTED,
during the examination of Colonel Cowan,
by Col Bennett Young, attorney for the
contestants, that both had risen from pri-
vate to colonel on opposing sides of the
civil war, Colonel Cowan being Federal
and Colonel Young a Confederate. Both
stated that they had not carried weapons
of any kind since the war. Colonel Cowan
testified that there has not been an honest
election in Louisville in the last twenty-five
years He said that he attended meeting
of the Honest Election League" the day
before the election, to urge the members
not to arm themselves on election day.
Maj. Thomas Lawson, of Louisville, tes--
titled that negro voters were required to
furnish identification by two white voters
of their precinct. He thought it unjust to
require white men for Identification when
one-fourth of the voters of the entire city
are negroes and many have but few white
acquaintances.
Milton Bronner, Louisville newspaper
man. testified as to the events Of election.