Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-28
They Win in Kentucky in the Con.
test for State officers.
MORE SUITS FILED.
The Election Commission Throws Out
the Vote Of Louisville aud Of
the Counties Of johnson,
Martin aud MagoIiin.

VI tiNNtlhu W blA Ah' ifNtuh'ihtAC thuttnl
ants for all minor state offices. Inme.
diately afterward tho contestants werC
sworn in and repaired 10 the statehouse
In body where they made formal de.
mand npon the Republican incumbents
for possession Of the offices. but the de.
mands were not aoccded IN. The Demo.
cratic contestants sworn in are A. fol.
lows.
Secretary of stato--C. B. Hill OF Clark
county.
Attorney gcneral-Robcrt ]. Breckin.
ridge Of Boyle.
Auditor-Gus G.. Coulter Of Graves.
Trrasurer-Wilbur Ilagcr of Boyd.
Superintendent Of public Instruction
II. V McChesney Of Livingston.
Judge Shackclfnrd administered the
oath Of Office TO all the contestants.
The principal grounds set out in the
report for the finding In favor of the
Democratic contestants are:
Because Of military interference In
Louisville, on account Of which the
election there should bo thrown out en-.
tirely. the alleged Illegal action II Judge
Toncy IN granting an injunction allow.
ing Brown inspectors inside the poll,
and also that Judge Evans OF the Federal
court contributed To the result by q
threatening charge 10 the United States
grand jury. IL is said that Judge Evan,
charge to the grand jury was mrt Of 6
conspiracy and on this point the report
Of the commissioner says.
"'rhis conspiracy 10 create what might
b. truthfully denominatcd reign Of
terror. to intimidatc voters. was mate.
rally aided by the action Of the Federal
Judge for the district Of Kentucky.
In the early part Of October, 1899
this Judge delivered 10 the jury Of hi,
court charge Of such character a,
was perhaps never before heard in @
Federal court. The substance of thi,
charge was that the judge anticipated
that there were going 10 be grave inirac
tions II the law Mt the coming election
and while not stated in express terms
the implication was clear from his Ian
guagc that these infractiuns were 30 be-
committed by the Democrats. IL wa
clearly intimated IN this address 10 the
voters Of the state under cover Of .
charge 10 the grand jury that these an
ticipatcd violations Of the law would be
severely and summnrily punished m th,
Federal courts and the grand jury wa,
adjourned "a rcconvene after the cleo
ton Tor the express purpose u indictinf
persons for crimes not yet committed
Then the board cites similar case
where the United States courts decided
It had no authority 10 take n hand In
state elections. The report proceeds:
"The vernble aud respected Iudg,
Parr. who has adorned the Federal bcncl
70 Louisville for 10 years, stated under
oath before the Legislative committo,
that IN all his experience As judge thai
he had never heard Of such charge {,
a Federal grand jury as the one now
under consideration. n certainly avor
Of the DAYS of reconstruction when ciyi
liberty was under the heel Of the carpet
baggcr aud was the sport Of the bayonct
1T is the judgment Of this board tina
all these factors, executive and judicial
in the city of Louisville. were cooperat
ing IN understood harmony % promot
the success Of the Republican ticket an,
that the methods used werc illegal an,
In subycrsion Of popular rights, aud 70
these reasons the vote east In the city q
Louisville on Nov. :, 1880, is held nul
and void and should not be counted 10
elthcr contestant or contcstce.
1T Is the deliberate judgment Of tn
board that the ballots employed in IN
counties of Johnson, Martin aud Magui
FIN are Illegal ballots. In these countio
not only h the character Of paper EN-
ployed of the thinnest variety but III
arrangement Of tho devices and III
squares inclosing same IL qucstionabl
and clearly imports the intention T.
suhvert the secrecy Of the ballot.
ut is declared by this board that IN
vote cast in the city Of Louisville and Il
the counties n Martin, johnson and Ma
coffin should be and are hereby deduct
cd from the total vote cast for each con
testant and contcstoo respectively, a
certified 10 tho secretary Of state by tn
various county convassing boards an
when so deducted the result stands thus
! "For attorney gencml-R r. Breobin
ridge, Dem, l66,3iO, Clifton j. Pratt
Rep. 1888
| "For auditor-Gus G.. Coulter, Dem.
| 1875, go; John S. Sweeney, Rep, l03, 26l
! For treasurer-S. W. Hager, Dem.
| 1875, 094; Walter X. Day, Rep, l69, O94.
| "For secretary Of state-C. b. Hill
Dem. 5,757; Caleb Powers, Rep, 1862
90s.
| "For superintendent Of public instruC
tion--H. H. McChesney, Dem, 1866, Dos
l.Iohn Burk. Rem. iB3.4fS.