The daily Republican., 1902-10-09
CANVASS BOARD
AT LOGGESHEADS.
Continued from First Page.


following statement:
AS counsel for CharlesA Rudolph
and George w. Sparks. l appeared
before the joint committee to asl
for an honest, fair and impartia
hearing of the complaint or pro tes1
they made to the returns of the
Eleventh primary election district
No honest or fair-minded man car
contend for mo oment that they
We're not entitled to have their case
heard. In fact, the main object OF
the committee meeting was to de-
eide matters Of this kind, to hear
contests and determine who, in
their opinion, sitting in quasi judi
cial capacity, are entitled to he the
candidates of the party holding the
nomination.
THE law gives to the committee
the express power to hear and de-
termlne such contests and as all the
members of the committee took {;
solemn oath to carry out the provis-
ions of the primary election law and
section IS in particular, | was sho-
cked when the five Union Republi-
cans, Notwithstanding the oath they
had just taken, refused to hear any
evidence in the cases. Wo were
there wi tn evidence acceptable in
any tribunal Of justice to prove that
the ballot t-bOX of the Eleventh elect
Il, mi, n at t1,n ,ln.,n Of thn ,,f,1l.
on Saturday contained Il great many
moro ballots than were necessary to
elect George W. Sparks as the can
dldate for senator from the First
Senatorial district, We had in our
possession and ready to submit to
the committee about eighty attida-
Wits Of qualified voters of that dis
trict, to the effect that they had
voted at the primary election last
Saturday, for George W.Sparks and
Charles a. Rudolph.
1--WE were there with evidence TO
show that the election was conduct.
ed In an improper anl illegal man
ncr; that fraudulent UallCt-b box
containing nearly 800 lraulucnt
ballots was SuOittutel for tn scu.
utnc or legal baIIOt.Dox and the gen
uIne tickets voted that dav. We
were prepared to show that when
the polls closed. the door was locked
for five or ten minutes, the people
denied entrance to the voting place
and the window shades Of tht room
drawn down 50 that the public could
not see what was goin. ol ia tHa
room.
1--WE were there TO show that in a
number Of ways The election officers
violated the law, and that George
W. Sparks AMI Cnaries A. Rudolph
were fairly, Justly and honestly nom
mated senator and representative
for their respective districts. All Of
this evidence we had ready, but the
tnlOn Republican members Of the
committee refused 70 hear or permit
it ~ be offered 10 the committee. 1t
was necessary to produce the aft.
davl;a ol onIg eighty qualified voters
of the district who had voted for
George W. Sparks TO prove that ho
received d majority OF the votes in
his senatorial district The returns
Of the district show that Sparks
and HudoIph received each only So
and 81 votes respectively, very
suspicious count IN total OI l1G
votes.
"From the evidence we had in
hand, we were prepared to chow
that Sparks and Rudolph received
not less thAn l3j 10 l4i votes in
that district How the Union Re-
publican members Of the joint com
MIttec can explain their refusal to
admit all Of this damaging evidence
| 10 not know, and that they should
Deliberately and unhestAtlngiy
stItlt and choke of such Ovcrwhelm-
ing evidence Of fraud was something
We did not expect. We can account
for the action Of Mr. AddlchS and
his four fellOw-members only on the
ground that they knew what evidence
we could produce aud they did not
want 1t 10 te mauen part Of the pro.
cecGings o! the meeting, having
probably determined beforehand
that. regardless Of any evidence and
all facts MAT might be Submitted in
the case tGey would insist uDon
depriving the honestly elected can
didatcs from being placed upon their
ticket.
Il vas before the committee de-
tcndIng the sacrcdn2ss OF tire ballot,
something that concerns every
voter be h1 Republican or other uarty
mal in our city or state. If the Re.
publican candidates can10t have the
ballots cast IN their favor, honestly
and fairly counted, the ertirc cleo
tion ana voting system is farce and
might as we'll he abolished. 1t one
man in district can be permitted
to stuff a bal.Ot.boX with fraudulent
Ja!lJtS cas-! by the voters, what IS to
become Of our election system?
81 was CAD TO he in position to
stand up for The rights of the honest
and fearless voters. and | regret
that their rights were not respected
and given the consideration they
deserved by the five Union Rcpub.
Ijcan members Of the committee who
refused to hear any evidence touch.
ing the complaint and protest filed
by Sparks and Rudolph -
Mr.. Rudolph and Mr.. Splrks say
an impression has gone forth that
the polls in the Eleventh district
were closed on saturday evening.
They say this is erroneous as the polls
closed exactly at : o'ciO3li, LUt The
room was closed for from live to ten
miEulca before they were admitted
into the room.