Evening journal., 1902-10-08
CANVASS|NG THE
COUNTY VOTE
Republican Joint Committee
Meeting in East Side
Republican Club
SPARKS PRESENTS AFFIDAVITS

An Effort Was Made to Have Ballot
Boxes Opened for Recount But
the Motion Was Lost by Tie
Vote
In all probability there will be no
recount Of the votes in the Eleventh
primary districts. comprising the
Forty-seventh and Fcrty-eighth cleo
ton districts. Addicks and his lieu
tenants on the Campaign Committee
opposed IL this afternoon and won
because Of tie vote.
When the meeting was called to or
der all members were present except
Mr. Jolls and II. G. Rettew T he lat
ter was represented by Frank iPerson
as proxy and Mr.. Jolls by J. II. Clark.
Letters were read from George
Sparks and G. A. Rudolph protesting
against the returns as shown by the
count. and asking for recount Mr..
Billany moved that the recount be
granted
Before the motion was put Walter
II. Hayes objected because no grounds
for a recount were alleged in the let
ten. A recount could not be made out
of idle curiosity. Mr. Billany, In reply.
uaid the committee could not stand for
fraud.
Francis Brandley said the contests
were not made in sinceg1t.
At this point H. G. Knowles. repre-
senting the two men, got up to speak
j. Edward Addicks and +. III. Bradley.
in chorus, cried out: What right has
he to speak?"
Chairman Henry claimed that Mr..
dates, had a right to the floor. Mr..
Knowles, representing the two candi-
Hayes called for yea and nay vote as
to whether the recount could be made
There was a strict party vote OF five TO
FIVE, and the motion was declared lost
The Regular Republicans members say
they still have a card to play. The re-
turns will now be canyassed.
Shortly after the work Of canvass
ing the votes was started. Sparks and
Rudolph produced the affidavits Of
fifty men who voted for them. The
returns gave them but tbirty-five
NoutS IN the elllIt ulhulCl-
The COMMITTEES started its work
at 1 o'clock, and will probably be in
session the greater part of the after
noon, as there are several contests.
The members are ais follows: Regu-
lars. DR. Columbus Henry, Harry Bill
lany, Horace Rettew. Horace Dilwortih
and Thomas s. Lewis Unions, Wal
ter H. Hayes, j. Edward Addicks, S.
Frank Ewart, Francis S. Bradley and
ex-Sherif John E. Taylor. oseph "a.
Jolls, of Middletown, was member
OF the committee, but resigned Satur-
day and ]. H. Clark was appointed to
fll the vacancy
Two OF the most important contests
are the one filed by G. w. Sparks,
candidate for senator in the First
senatorial district, against the nomi-
nation Of James W. Robertson, and
Charles A. Rudolph's contest filed
= against the nomination of Erwin f.
Phillips, in the Second representative
: district.
Workers in the two above-contest-
Rudolph we're running ahead of their
Rudolph we're running ahead OF their
I opponents by a large majority up I'M
T til short time before the hour for
closing the polls.
Sparks and Rudolph went to the
j. polling place, beyond Eleventh street
bridge, about $40 o'clock for the pur-
! pose Of watching the count They
p found the polls already closed and tn.
doors and windows locked. The two
: candidates waited on the outside fol
! ! about ten minutes before those inside
. would let them in.