The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-16
Mr.. NJ. w. Johnson Will Allege
Technical Errors.
Colonel John J. Dorian Is Not Afraid
of the Contemplated Action-May
Be Other Contests Also.
ERRORS IN EVERY PRECINCT

Mi' IN W. JOnnsOn, Dem0cratlc
nominee for city treasurer, has an
nounced his intention to contest the
election of Mr.. John ]. Dorian, the
Republican nominee, but declined this
morning TO make any statement in re-
gard to it. He has thirty days in
which to file suit in circuit court. The
certificate Of election has been issued
to Mr.. Dorian, who won by plurali-
ty of over go votes.
The reported decision Of Mr.. John
son to contest will come rs surprise.
II was understood that Mr.. johnson
was willing to abide by the returns.
and he so stated after the first an.
nouncement of the result Of the cleo
ton. The returns show that he was
defeated. and tits generally accepted
by the people that Mr.. johnson was
defeated and defeated fairly. He can
hope to win only on some TECHNICAL
ty. Elections in Paducah have al
ways been considered free from fraud
or unfairness, and so far as is known
the last ore was conducted fairly, and
the vote cast was free and fair ex.
preston of the people.
In the absence of any official pa.
nara IL ;e mot Lnoxvo xrhst A. T1l,
sons grounds will be, but it is report
ed he will rely on the possibility of
throwing out Gallman's precinct on a
technicality. The sun does not know
anything about any irregularities at
this precinct, but even if it were pos
sible to throw out this precinct for the
reasons alleged, and give the office to
Mr.. johnson, it is not plain how q
gentleman of Mr.. johnson sense Of
justice and intelligence could accept
an Office secured by such means.
The vote at Gallman's was 1874 Re-
publican and 104 Democratic. The
registration was 20l Republicans and
l40 Democrats.
Mr.. Dorian received 1874 votes, while
the Republican registration was 201,
and Mr.. johnson received as and Mr..
Smith aS votes IN that precinct, or
both together l04 votes out of the 14O
registered. a comparison of the reg
istrstion and the vote cast at Gall
mans should be sufficient to convince
any one that no matter what technical
irregularity there may have been, the
result was not affected by it, and con-
sequently the rights of no candidate
should be jeopardized by some unim-
portant breach of regulation over
which the candidate had no control
whatever. Whatever irregulnrity
there may have been, everybody
voted his choice and the vote was
fairly counted. This precipct has
always been strongly Republican,
and the vote this year does not
materially differ from that of 9th
er years. II there 10 no indication
that the vote was counted wrong it
must be accepted as being the will of
the voters, and if it is q fair expression
of those who voted. there are no NOR
al or legal grounds why the will Of
the voters should be overthrown, and
an office given to a man who was not
elected to hold it. Those who know
Mr.. johnson do not believe he wants
an office he is not entitled to, and no
one familiar with the vote cast at ev-
cry election in the precinct referred
to believes that Mr.. johnson did not
receive in the returns every vote cast
for him, or that Mr.. Dorian received
one vote he did not get. The only So
luton seems to be that Mr.. johnson
has been given some bad advice and
been urged into contest he does not
desire to make. But whatever tbs
facts in that respect, it is not believed
that Mr. johnson can gain anything
by such contest. II is not plain how
Mr.. johnson has any legal title to the
office. or how he can hope to obtain
one.
At the Gallman precinct there were
three Democratic and one Republican
election officer ct the recent election.
and IL there were any irregularities
they were made by Democrats and