Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-12
Law and Facts oftheContestforG Governof

bo found the evidence OF r. O. Minnix,
county court clerk of Magoffln county.
He had his ballots printed at the same
Office and on the same paper that Pres
ton and Kirk did. All three of these
clerks were Republicans.
The evidence Is conclusive that the
printing and stencil marks could be
observed from the back OF these bal
lots refer to the statements of some
Oh the witnesses.
The Testimony.
]. @. Arnett, who resides at Meddis
precinct, in Magofin county, was an
officer of the election at Precinct No.
8, and was asked as to the quality of
the ballots (vol H., page 63)
Odd you in fact see how the
votes were cast from the back Of the
ballots?
A great many of them; yes sir.
Q-Do you know whether the other
officials, or any Of them, saw how
these votes were cast, from the back
OF the ballots?
A-They could whenever they had
mind to do so.
DIN counting them how did you
count; look at the face or at the back
of the ballots?
Awe counted great many bal
lots just In this way, didn't undouble
them any more than that (Indicat-
ing)
Q-You didn't look at the faces at
allY
A-Didnt open them and look at
the faces; no sir.
d. Milt Hodger, who resides at Sal
yersville, Magofin county (Vol. IL,
page so, was interrogated about the
ballots:
Q-Mr. Hodger, state whether or
not, as an election officer, you could
see how the votes were cast when the
ballots were handed to the officer by
the voter.
Al could readily and easily see
how each of the voters voted.
Q-Was there and conversation ct
the time between he officers as to
your being able to distinguish how the
votes were cast?
A-There was.
Odd the other officers observe
from the back of these ballots the
stencil marks upon them?
A-They did when they so desired.
Mr.. Senot p. Adams, who was the chal-
lenger, examined them quite often, fire.
quently for the purpose of ascertain
ing how the voter gave his vote.
Q-Was there any discussion as to
how certain individuals voted, be-
tween you and any Of the election off,
GERS?
A-There was.
Odd you and these officers ascer-
tain the fact as to how the votes in
question were cast?
Ave did.
Q-How did you ascertain the fact?
A-By looking at the back Of the
ballots.
In johnson County.
George Vaughn was a Judge of the
election at Precinct No. 1, Paintsville,
Johnson county, and testified (Vol. H.,
page 74) concerning the ballots:
Q-What sort of ballots were used
in your precinct?
A-They were pretty thin.
Q-How do you know they were
thin?
Al knew it by looking at them.
Q-Looking at the back or the face
of the ballot?
A-Looking at the back OF it.
Q-In looking at the back of the bal
lot what could you discern, If any
thing?
Al could discover how a man vot-
ed.
GAS a matter of fact, did you dis
cover during the election how persons
voted whose votes were deposited with
you?
Ayes, sir; could have seen how
any man voted If was so minded.
d. ]. Chandler was an inspector and
challenger in Little Gap, Precinct No. |
8, in Johnson county. He testified |
(Vol. H., page 76) in reference to the |
ballots used at the election In his |
county as follows:
Q-What sort of ballots were used |
in your county, Mr.. Chandler, with ref.
erence to seeing through them?
A-The ballots could be seen
through.
Q-Every time you looked could you
ascertain how a certain person voted; |
were you enabled to do so?
Ayes, sir; any time tried could |
see how a person voted by going |
around there when the Judge went to |
deposit In the ballot box.
Q-Do you know whether the Judge |
and the other officers of the election |
who were in the voting place saw and
knew from the back of these ballots
how the votes were being cast?
Al know they said they did.
In Knox County
In Knox county the ballots were
printed in Barbourville, Mr. Parker,
the county clerk so testified. This
county was also objected 70 on ac-
count OF the use OF thin ballots.
Mr.. s. B, Dickman, a prominent at
torney residing at Barbourville. tes-
tined (Vol H., page S5) concerning
these ballots.
A-The first vote that was cast our
attention was called to the cross being
observed through the ballot, so that
we could distinguish for whom the
voter had voted, and we noticed
through the day many votes that we're
cast-we could tell who the party vot-
ed for. The ballots were folded by the