The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-07
THE BALLOTS
WERE BURNED
Evidence Destroyed by New York
Republicans.
DIRECT VIOLATION OF LAW
CLOSELY WATCH
ING OFFICIAL RETURNS.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-John A,
~ Mason. secretary of the Demo
cratic state committee, said to-
day:
There is nothing new to add to our
position. We neither concede nor claim
anything. We are receiving the official
returns gradually. Until we know
something of the official figures we
cannot say word. There are circum-
stances connected with the election
that we are now looking into, that
we may not be through with, until we
have the full returns in.''
What are the circumstances? Mr..
Mason was asked.
well, the matter of defective bal
lots and protests. and some others I'm
not ready to mention"
IF the official returns justified our
suspicious, said Mr.. Mason, I'VE would
go before the county commissioners in
counties up the state when they meet
on Tuesday next. The next step would
be to appeal TO the state board of
canvassers, if We considered that JUS
tice was not being done US, and after
course, I'm not saying that we will do
this. That is only the mOdus OpeTandi
if we are justified in making a con-
test
Cuneen Elected.
Democratic headquarters claimed to-
day that the election of Cuueen, Dem
ocrat, for attorney general, was as
sured
Chairman Dunn of the Republican
state committee said today that he was
paying no attention TO the charges of
the Democrats. He said there was no
doubt Of OdelI's victory by a plurality
of 12.50S.
Chairman Frank Campbell of the
Democratic state committee, Secretary
John A. Mason and Eliot Danforth
were in a conference today. Mr.. Camp
bell afterWard issued the following
statement of the position of the state
committee upon the results of the cleo
ion:
After having carefully examined the
returns gathered by John A. Mason,
secretary of the Democratic state COM
nlittee, as filed in the several county
clerks offices IL the different counties
of the state, it appears on the face
OF the returns that Mr. Odeil has a
plurality of 9,122. These figures 90 not
vote cast for the Greater New York
Democratic ticket, which had on it
the name of Bird S. COler for GOV
ernor. This viii materially reduce the
apparent plurality.
1--WE claim the election by a safe
majority of John Cuneen as attorney
general and the reelection of John
Clayton Gray of the court Of ap-
peaIs.
Ballots Burned.
I'VE have reliable information of
thousands of defective ballots having
been cast, and in certain districts.
where the returns were strongly Re
publican, the ballots were burned by
the inspectors Immediately after they
were countd, which is a direct viola
ton of the law, as they should be kept
six months by the proper officials be
fore being destroyed. These facts and
all others will be thoroughly investi-
gated by representatives of the party,
who will appear before the canvass
ing boards in all the counties of the
state on next Tuesday to see that an
honest count is had, and until that
time the actual results cannot be
stated"
Mr.. Campbell would add nothing to
the above statement The dismantling
of the state headquarters followed soon
after the issuance of the statement