The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-15
Election Judges Testify in
Parker-Hughes Contest.
Double Marked Ballots in First
Ward We're Voted.
REPORT TO BE MADE.
Will Be Submitted to Supreme
Court Next Week.
Decision Expected Some Time
in July.

The hearing Of witnesses in the
Parker Hughes recount was commenced
this morning. The report win go to the
supreme court next week and a decision
is expected in July.
The testimony Of the witnesses bore
out the contention of the Parker attor-
neys that the double ballots in the re-
jected bundle from the First ward had
been placed in the ballot box but never
tailed. The Hughes attorneys claimed
that several Hughes ballots marked
spoiled" should have been counted but
the witnesses testified that other ballots
were voted in place of those marked
spoiled"
City Clerk Squires and Election Com
missioner Williams testified as to the
sending out OF the ballots and the re-
ceiving of the returns.
The first witness called was from the
First ward.
DO you think this ballot was put in
the ballot box at alp" asked Judge Gar
yer Of Fred Voeth judge of the second
precinct Of the First ward. referring to
a Parker ballot marked defective.
1t was" replied Voeth.
You may look at this ballot that
now hand you" said Judge Carver
Have you any recollections Of seeing
that ballot before2"
mo, don't remember it."
DO you know any reason why that
ballot should not have been counted If 1t
came out of the ballot box2"
Does this ballot appear to be goodg''
asked Judge Carver, referring to an
other.
Yes"
IF this came out OF the ballot box
do you think it would be rejected2"
I don't know"
q. c. Clemens handed voeth a slip
4 object to such proceedings" said
Judge Carver.
Judge Carver handed you some bal
lots and you said you did not know why
they were not counted" said Judge
/ Ferry. Might it have been thrown out
because it was marked twice for school
board?"
Yes" replied voeth.
Here is q ballot marked defective
Do you know whether twas IN the
ballot box or not2"
Yes, sir. It was in the ballot box,
replied NOeth.
= Here's one that is blank Was this
in the ballot box to your knowledge"
Yes, remember it being talked Of"
1.-THE scratches on ballots which caus-
ed them to be thrown out may have
caused the voter to have asked for an
other ballot and to have voted another
one said Judge Carver.
mo, think not. They We're not Civ
en- other ballots. replied Voeth.
NJ. F. Gamlowski a judge from the
second precinct, of the First ward was
the next witness called.
did you find any double ballots?"
asked Judge Ferry
Yes" replied Gamlowski.
what did you do2"
sI said they should be counted as one
vote for Parker. Eastman, another
Judge said the voter was trying to vote
twice and that they should not be
counted.
II referred it to the third judge and
he said he didn't know what to so we
laid them out and at the end Of the
count sealed them up together"
Did the double ballots come out Of
the ..Yes" eeH'
How many votes were challenged
| and did not go into the bOx2"
Il think three or four"
"All the rest sealed up in the rejected
bundle were taken from the ballot
| box?"
Yes
can you identity those banots2"
asked Judge Ferry, handing the witness
yes. my initials are on the back OF
themP
was this blank ballot taken from
| the ballot box2"
Il remember taking a blank ballot
from the box"
on cross-examination Judge Carver
said: why do you think the ballot
marked defective was not placed In
because Eastman marked it defec-
/ tive and it was never placed in the
1 box said Gam lowski-
Why was that dOne2"
Il don't know; Eastman was run
ming things"
The ballot in question was voted for
| Parker.
when was defective written on itg''
During the day while the voting was
going on"
did any voter during the day get
a second ballot2"
| None"
Are you sure?s
4 am positive"
What did you do with the ballots
| during the day that did not go in the
placed them under the ink we'll for
q weight"
Is this your writing on this ballot
marked defective2"
mo-
Whose writing is it2'
''Eastmans writing"
You saw him write it2"
Il saw him have a ballot in his hand
and a pencil and saw him write on it."
The Parker attorneys announced they
wished to offer no more testimony. and
( Judge Carver called " S. Eastman,
the third judge.
How many ballots were not voted 2''
/ asked Judge Carver.
There was one" replied Eastman.
There was one marked defective
wrote defective
Il don't know"
Did you write it2'
No"
did that ballot come out OF the bal
lot box2"
Il am under the impression it did,
Ccontinued on Sixth Paral