The sun., 1900-11-10
CANDIDATE ROSS TALKS.
Thinks he Has Clear RICH. and
Title TO the Senator

Howard u. Ross. Republican can1i-
date for Senator in the Second SENATOR
ial dirtrict, makes the following state
ment: The contest before the Judges
Of the Superior Court was discontinued
after Il conference III open court by both
Republican and Democratic counsel.
The result of the conference was that
II Joint agreement was entered into by
the representatives of both parties to
The effect that all contests of the dis
tricts in the city should he discontinued,
and the court permitted without further
contest to complete the canvass of the
city. | ;tSSented To the agreement so far
us it concerned me The intention Of the
contest was to ascertain whether there
was any scheme on the part of the Dem
ocratic party to count me out and count
in my opponent.
The first three districts contested
showed roncluSively that there was such
scheme and il prcconcertcd plan which
| was applied throughout my Senatorial
district. In the three districts recounted
! made Il gain of fifteen votes, even
! ligher average than would he Necessary
to reverse the result i'll any district. 1
have evidence in my possession that en-
ables me to state positively that of the
districts intend to contest there are
several where my gains would exceed
those made i'll the three districts re-
counted. BY continuing the contest and
opening all Of the ballot boxes and re-
counting the ballots therein it would
have required week or ten days of the
courts time on my case alone.
I'm the event that my contest had
been continued and my gains were in
I sufficient a hn tfnstilt II
thcn be necessary for Mc to 80 before
the Senate in my contest with the real
ground upon which | claim to have been
deprived Of II majority Of the votes III my
district which is the fraudulent election
held in the Third election district of the
Second Senatorial district. over Third
street bridge where l73 Rspahlicans were
drlraudcd and deprived OF the right and
privilege of voting nj the election on
Tuesday, These 11S Republican voters
were III line fromN7 O'Clock in the morn
ing, remained there during the several
hours the polls were closed in that dis
trict. and We're still there when the polls
closed 1T O'Clock.
''rhe fraudulent election held in the
Third district is II matter not within
thu jurisdiction oi the Superior Court
and can only be reviewed Cr considered
in Il contest before the .s'..Gltr.
Under all of these circumstances. in
cluding the proof establish ii in and by
the court. the fraud an intimidation COM
mitted by my opponent the neglect of
duty and brutal misuse of power by the
Democratic members Of the Board of
Elections and the Democratic election
officers. the admitted effort and purpose
Of the Democrats to prevent the duly
registered and qualified Rrpubiican vo-
triS of one district in the Second Sena-
toral district from voting. the number
OF men thus dsfrnnchisrd being nearly
double the majority claimed by my OPP
poncnt, | feel that | have il clrnr right
and title 10 tho office for which | was II
candidate.
without the assurance Of such right
under no circumstances could | he in
duccd to make Il contest. but | feel that
! owe it to my party and to my personal
friends who SO Loyalty supported me,
to make every effort to obtain the seat
to which they, and believe was hon
testify elected.