The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26

then our expressed will, not their present
I political preferences We imploFe tnem
4 that they do not on slight or technical pre-
( text nor ntmsy or trivial causes permit
q subvcrsion OF that supreme law OF the
land, the Will OF the people. We bes OF
them that they receive this from the
hands OF our messengers and consi -er 1t,
ard do not spurn nor despise tnis, our
earnest address, petition and reinon-
STRANGE, ard that they by their coEsideraie
action protect. preserve and pro note t4e
safety and the Welfare ana above all he
honor OF Kentucky, committed to Their
keeping.
lsigned) Charles Finlay, Dr. Thomas
W. Berry, a. w, Kazor ard Claude Cam"
Tho resolutions will be presented 10
both houses tomorrow.
After the public meeting the strangers
gathered in small squads In the yard,
where stranger set up a camera for the
purpose Of taking snapshots at the
crowd. The mountain men hastily gain
tred about him aud demanded that no take
the instrument away
Take 1t right now, ;" said one Of them.
or wen get blanket and throw you up
In the air a few times"
During the Afternoon tents were being
put M in the rear OF the State capitol
Tor the housing of the strangers but, con
republican authorities, they left Frank.
fort at 9 tonight
The consensus OF opinion here IL that
The visitors mistook this for the day on
which the contest boards were to make
their report The men were an hour get
ting aboard their train and amused them
selves during the delay In dschargln ing
their guns. The people of the city gave
them wide berth. They are expsctci to
return when the contest ends
hhn arrival of thousand men armed
with 4 Hes might have terrorized a com
munity less Injured to unusual and sensa-
tional happenings than Frankfort. but By
nighfall the excitement caused by the
appearance Of the warllse visitors had
subsidized and the people were prepared for
another turn In the events now making
history at the State capitol
Frankfort, KY, January 25.---Tissue bal
lots aud intimidation continue to be the
burden OF the evidence offered by the re-
puhlicans before the State beards here
hearing the gubernatorlal contests Elk
Governor Bradley anrouncel at The lie
ginning OF the days session thataa war
rant was issued for the arrest OF Judge
Sterling b. Toney OF the Louisville law
and equity court. wanted on the ground
hat the judge refused to come to Frank
tort to testify.
4 dozen Wolf county electioa otacer4
testified concerning the use of alleged
Issue ballots.
Albert Drandeis Louisville attorney
produced tabulated sta ement sh7w ~
that 1853 per cent OF the democratic vote S
registered failed 70 vote at the lat ei.
ion and that 10 S per cent OF the repuo-
leans registered failed to vote. Dran3es
said that he served on electoo day as al
inspector for the Brown ticket and thai
he did not succeed In gaining aimi sion
to the voting place until three hours after
the polls closed. He said that he was a
mamher OF the Honest Election league"
and was captain 3el the squad of seven
mep stationed at his precinct.
Major Morris Clifford OF Louisville sa d
he had been member OF the Lou sNille
Legion, the First Kentucky regiment, for
ten years and was at the head of com
pany that visited the polling places at 7
o'clock on the last election day, He gave
It as his opinion thar Governor Brad O.
would have heen guilty OF malfeasanoe
OF ot0ce had he not called out the OOPS
Major Thomas LEw'sor OF Louisville tes-
t!fet that regro voters We're re1u're1 10
furnish Identification by two white Votes
OF their precinct He thought It TIM st
10 require white men for idrnt fcatien
when one-fourth OF the vo'ors OF the en-
tire citv are negroes and many have but
few white acquantauces,