The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-19
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
MASSEY WILSON CARRIES THE
 COUNTY.
Three Beats Thrown Out by the s Executive Committee, Owing to
 Suspicion of Fraud in the Election.

Advertiser Bureau, Selma, Sept IS. of Dallas County, met in the Register in Chancery's office in the new court house today and tabulated the vote between Massey Wilson and Alex. Garber, cast
 in last Mondays primary election. Sev- eral beats did not hold elections and the returns from several more had not been received by Secretary Neil. Upon cast ing up the vote it was found that MT. Wilson had received 3S9 votes and MT. Garber 3F votes. giving Mir Wilson a ma jority of forty-two in the County. The returns from Plantersville, Mitch- elis and Martins had not been sworn to by the inspectors and they were thrown out. This was done tn order to prevent
 contest from Martins beat. where eigh- teen votes had been returned as being cast for MT. Wilson when it was evident by the returns that about twelve of these
 names had been entered on the poll list
 in the same handwriting, and one of the men whose name was thus entered, de- clared that he was in Selma on the day of the election and did not vote. The Democratic Executive Committee of Dallas did not desire a scandal and q l contest being in favor of fair elections. | and hence these three beats that were | not certified to under oath by the inspec- tors were thrown out. One of them, Plantersville had gone for Garber by a vote of 6 to 3. while Mitchelrs and Mar
 
 Wilson. It will thus be seen that MT. Wilson only carried the County by i2 majority. which was considerably less
 than his friends claimed for him, the have from eighty to hundred. He lost about twenty-five majority by Mitchell s and Martins being thrown out. but the Wilson men here in Selma were unani-
 the ballot box should be preserved 1t
 matters not who 1t hurt. The throwing
 out of the three boxes by the Committee
 on account of these irregularities, was generally approved.
 Felix M. Wood made the motion to
 throw out the three boxes and there was not dissenting voice. Thus the Democ-
 racy of old Dailas has put itself on rec ord and has shown to the world that nothing savoring of fraud or sharp prac-
 tices will be cOunt-nanced In a Demo- cratic primary In the future.
 Chairman Ellis then announced that he had selected the following as the Cam paign Committee of the Democratic par ty to conduct the campaign in the ap. preaching November election on behalf of the State and Congressional nominees: W. w. Burns. A. L. Mcleod. H. r.
 Wood. I. H. Lumpkin, W. L. Kirkpat-
 rick J 1T. Rogers. W. J. Rountree. H. A. Hardie. J. Matt Meyer and J. A. Full
 ford
 On motion of W. w. Burns, Chairman fslilS udIlle WdB duucu tO tiS with the proviso that he was to he the Chairman.
 W. w. Burns then arose and introduced a resolution the substance of which was that hereafter. in all primary elections, where fraud was proven. such beat shall not have its returns considered when the Committee met to tabulate the returns and declare the result. John F. Burns moved to lay the resolution on the table. and was seconded by Felix M. Wood. These two men took the ground that a provision for a contest was always pro- vided in fixing the rules to govern pri- mary elections, and that if this rule | should be adopted one man could change | the returns and fraud being this proven | the voice of an entire beat would have to | be thrown out if the provisions of the | resolution proposed were adhered to | strictly. After the matter had been dis | cussed for a few minutes w. w. Burns withdrew his resolution.
 MT. Day of King beat then arose ana stated that the vote in his beat was a | tie between him and Calvin Young Sr.. l for Executive Committeeman; that they had agreed yesterday to leave the matter l to the County Committee to decide be l tween them, but ne had thought the mat | ter over and he would withdraw in MT. Young's favor He asked the committee | to elect that gentleman. MT. Days gener- ous conduct made a most favorable im- pression on all and on motion of Len Mullen MT. Young was duly declared Executive Committeeman from King s beat.
 The committee then adjourned