The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18

The legislative gubernatorial committee s
assembled in the council chamber In the
city hall at o'clock this afternoon. o
begin the hearing of testimony. Judg
fcst, for the republicans objectsl to til >
nearing in such small room. Gaining
II amounted to- secret sessions. Chairman
Hickman announced that the meetiu s
would have TO be held In this place until
better quarters could be secured. BE q a
the committee adjourned at o'clo TX o.
two hours recess, sixteen witnesse, had
been examined, all OF them with one ex.
cepton, giving evidence In relation to the
use OF alleged tissue ballots
Inc hrst witness, K P, Bradley of Hon
klns county, testified that in yelling an
precinct of that county he had known 176
votes to be cast which were not legal
votes. He named three men who voted
Illegally, but on cross examination admit
TED that ne did not know what tickets any
OF the men had voted. He refused 10 fuy-
nlsh the republican attorneys with the
names OF the 176 alleged voters.
jackson Arnett, election Judge in Ma
sunni county. testified that the ballot 5
USED in the election in that COUNT werc
SO thin that marks upon Them cou,9 hs
read by looking at the backs tho ha.l1,
having been folded but once. we
watched several voters" he said INV
looking at them that way. until the clerks
sala tnat In order to avoid errors We had
of them" '"s ~
- Milton tlager Mack printer. ami
n. e Minnicks, county clerk Of Mssuf.
nm county all testified 10 the US. of nj,
paper for ballots In that county,
~ Preston. county clerk OF John s,,
t ,ty George Vaughan, a Judge Of elec
, uon' ana D. J Chandler gave evidence
co,,r n"i" psilois we're used in Johnson
! county. W. T. Philips county cIerk -,
rlke county; Jerome Damron ceorn,
.pimpson, James Young and stenhen re,
Pike county. "'e resdruln'
Regarding the use OF thin ballots ir
hnoN county, $. f. Dohman. John parl,a,
ang A. D. Steele gave evidence. The ro.
pun'leans showed Cd cross inmate,
ma IN all OF the precincts covered in ~,
. .,a given, the votes of the two par,
~ smomeu no material loss or gain from
tne average vote IN those preclncts
Arsument was made in the evenins ov.
tne evidence brought out nv Faihne 80
Tlectlon commissioner OF Knox comfy
ne democrats desired to show that he ha,
oeon led to sign the election certiecat,
pHF'S because Of threats of han1ino n,sd,
~ republican sympathizers. The yilnss
said he had been told OF such threats
out mad never heard them. His eyidenc
vas objected to as was similar testinnn,
onered by A. d. Spear a democrats oh al
Sssnesr from the same county. 7
aSsie OF Knox county was recalled an,
.ola 81 threats made against t-le elect,n,
commissioner on the day the county car
uneate was filed. He heard men saw ~,
hau ropes, but he could not saw whom tha,
'u,enaed 10 hang with them.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
frankfort. KY, January 17.--Wil,ia,, ,
prsant addressed the members Of tho lao
stature today before the election Of Mr.
nisckourn The chamber of the hou.s .
representatives was never more crowas
man when Mr.. Bryan was Introduces
MI sryau was accompanied BY !. q :
.sN ekhurn and Senator Goebel NJ,
nrysn proposed two laws that he ,.ons
would be enacted in Kentucky. On W.
g make Y felony for CORPORATION :
contribute to campaign funds and m. ashe
no prohibit the hetting on elections. N n