The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-07-15

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Hon. James =. Alexander Of De
Land, whO va a candidate for tn
Congressional nomination IN the pTI
mary election Of May loan last, va
Ia the city YESTERDAY
When questioned a. To the result -
the manda mus proceedings he had in
-tituied before JJdgr Jones, Of th'
seventh Circuit. To compel cary u
Lands. a. secretary at the Demo
ICratic Executive Committee Of VIOLA
sia county, To furnish him a ceTtideS
SOB, " the pol list OF the rlectiOI
held IN orange city pTsCinst, ana
which certified copy had beer refuse,
hin, Nr. Alexander sid
To give even moderately cleli
insight into the pUiitISa. sItuatioI
about which you have inquired, 10 all
0e necessary % a.lude to certain
Transaction. antedailng the mania
musprcceed!ngs."
The scrit.e Indicated biz desire to be
informed and theTeupOn Mr.. AleNan.
der resumed
AT the hr-t primary In orange
ICIiN precinct there acre eighteen
votes Cast for myself. = hereas the in.
| sprcturs. ". I CannOn-. Mile Moore,
ID. Freeman and the Cierk, A NJ.
Baily. returned Oniy Eve.
This Was suc agrO>s fraud upOnthe
ia lot that eIghteen electors OF said
precinct voluntarily made affidavit
that they voted for me, aud insisted
that ! take the necessary steps look
ing 20 the proper punishment of the
offenders, a. a guarantee that their
votes stall in future he counted a.
east.
II thereupOB applied to Hon J. L.
MCC rory, county judge of NOlusia
county. for a warrant charging the
inspec tors ana clerk I have named
with having falsi6ed the returns, the
penalty therefor az prescribed by the
primary election Las being same as
per jury, and the warrant was duly
issued
The case finally came on for a pre-.
liminaTy hearing az DrI.aRd On the
ID al | Nas represented By Hon
Chas. l. Fildes, of jacksonville. Who
secured the issuance of subrna
duces tecum directed 10 Mr.. Lands,
a. secretary, requiring him TO pro-
duCe IN court the ballot hoN and IL
contents, used az the Orange city pre-
CiDCt, which consisted Of the ballots,
the poll let, and the Oaths subscribed
10 by the inspectors and clerk
The subprna vas duly served and
lands Wa- sworn a. a witness for the
state. To the question a. Ia ShetheT
the papers named we're IN his possess
zion, he replied ia the Affirmative, but
refused 20 produce them unlr-s 20
ordered to jO by the Judge.
Mr.. Fiidcs rrmindtd him that the
writ itself was a command L. the ef.
feet from the court, but stiil be per.
sisted ia his refusal. sly counsel
thcTeupOn mace formal request of the
Judge that the court enforce IL writ.
and although SIR. Filaes reminded
him that he had not nor cOuld be OiirT
IN evidence the documents in question
until they had been produced. the
Judge Professionally refused 20 infoTce
bic own writ and said that be would
not require the witness Ia produce
the papers.
We then offered To prove ~ sit
nesses that they we're qualified Demo
cratic electors of orange City pre-
Cinct, and that al the primary cleo
ton they had cast their votes for me.
| The jndge also refused to allOw elect
ore 10 testify a. 10 whom thew voted
for, and thereuPOn discharged the de-
PENDANTS.
These are the substantial facts in
the proceeding, which, az far a.
have been able 20 learn, l. among the
gTOssest abuse of Judicial function.
AT the conc fusion OF this judicial
farce | made formal demand upon the
secretary tor a certified copy Of the
poll let Of said Orange Cts election,
and be, az ! have Indicated, refused.
when ! brought ma ndz mus proceeding
10 compel hin 10 comply With my DE-
mand.
This last proceeding" continued
Mr. Alcxa ndeT, came up before Judge
Jones AZ Titusyille. on last Wednes-
day, and the judge gave ~ a 'dog.fall.'
That u TO say, he denied the peremp-
tory WTit, but Indicated that on
Of plcadings, which he /,
allOWed, he will make al order requiT-
ing the secretary To allOw NE an In
speC ton Of the poll list
n am here nov, " pursued the genial
e1-candidzte, TO cOn-ait vIth Mr.. |
fildes conceTnidg tue matter. ubo
viii sd wise me further In the premises.
Bot uili add that intend To exhaust
rVeFy resource Of the las. ss far az I
AN able, TO break up such fraudulent
practices upon the ballot In ny eOan-
y.
''One Of the amusing Incidents Of
ne episode, 4" smilingiy observed Mr.
alexander. els that the executive
committee. by solemn resolution, has
ERECTED its secretary 60 apply the
1nds In his hands, amounting 10 some
hing over ESQ % a. far a. night BE-
10 employing counsel 10
,preacBt him 10 the proceeding.
hess funds, yO1 gill bear IN mind.
e the amounts left from assessments
on county candidates In the last
imaEy. To pervert them 90 such I
&c uses Il the greatest fraud apoa 4
one 20 whom The money bel01R and A !