The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
EyersoIe- Declue Contest Furnishes
House an Opportunity for
Mucl Speechmaking.
POLITICS, POETRY AND LAW.
Twenty Democrats Join With Re.
publicans in Demanding COnsid-
GRAFTON of Three Ballots Re-
jected at Election.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. GI.-There will be
a recount of the votes cast for Representa-
tive in Washington County, enough Demo-
Gratis joining with the Republicans this at.
| ternoon in the Eversole-D eel contest to
issue the order. On the final test, the re-
| count was ordered by a vote of 81 to 45,
showing that party lines were pretty gen.
! orally broken.
Politics. poetry and legal lore entered
largely into the second discussion Of the
contest. AS matters stand. the Republicans
p, won their point. The Democrats divided.
about twenty Of them joining with the Re
publicans in asking for a recount.
John ]. Declue tRep) was elected
over E. +. Eversole Dem.) on the face
of the returns. by six majority, and received
a certificate OF election. 1t Is claimed that
three legal votes In one precinct were not
counted. A majority of the Committee on
Elections recommended that the County
Clerk of Washington County either bring or
send these ballots to the committee to be
counted.
LENGTHY WRANGLE
This was the status Of affairs when the
committee reported last week. There was
a long wrangle. pending which Mr.. Golden
Of Nodaway offered an amendment recurring
the county Clerk to count the entire vote
OF the county and certify thVresult to the
House. The Republicans supported this
amendment. which was opposed by the ma
jority of the committee. The matter was
postponed until this afternoon.
When the matter was again taken up Mr..
Mckee of Clinton. chairman OF the commit
tee. offered a substitute requiring the Coun-
ty Clerk to count the three ballots and GER
ly defeated and the Golden amendment
adopted by q solid Republican vote, aug
mented by about twenty. Democrats!
The Republicans now feel that Mr.. De-
he asked for. and II he loses in the end he
will have no cause Of complaint. although 1t
is suspected that the three ballots rejected
were cast for Mr.. Eversole.
O'FALLON OPENS DEBATE.
Mr.. O'Fal1on of Holt opened the debate.
He said that there were other ballots re-
5eeted beside the three in question. Why
could be raised? Why shses Should three e' Ballots
rejected in one precinct be singled out when
It appeared that ballots had been rejected
b no rse p to mot allow he ea aREReaie Views 10 the se
govern their votes. He said the Democrats
had a large majority. in the Senate and
House. had elected their United States
Senator and there was no party need for
adding another vote in the House,
Mr.. Williams Of Scott declared there was
f,or evi to sSoU Sef fbst tine anx C ofher bsilo On E saSe
the three in question. had been improperly
rejected. There was no question. he said,
aS %r' M she rssa Of se Sf u ,hese ss sS1e t was clear
that the three ballots referred to were Of
fered by citizens qualified to vote. Theft
nan names were M tbav we Hp mot n Counted ai' rbe
Supreme Court had held. he said. that such
votes were legal and should be counted.
was a plain one-the counting of
three legal votes that had been rejected
and Democrats who did not feel strong
enough to stand with the majority OF the