The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-21

statements In the FIRST Ward. Mr. Jones
asserted that eiShty-fOur BALLOTS cast bore
forged initials of judges and that thirty
three Folk men were forcibiy deferred from
voting. The returns. +0j to l5S. Mr.. Hall
urged In support of his motion, do not
show. deducting the eighty-four and the
tnirty-eight that Folk had a ma jority
Proceeding by wards, the Second was
taken ur. that the returns do not tally
with the number of names marked voted
in the primary books, was the first point
urged. The returns from the Second are
1Il for Hawes and 81 for Folk. Mr.. Jones
declared that he could prove that leg
frduuulent votes We're cast.
Now do you take the position" asked
Mr.. Hail. "ttat If 100 honest men vote one
ticket. and that If the ten thieves vote the
vltiates the votes Of the 1o honest men"
Not directly, but indirectly. Mr. Jones
ADMITTED that this was his contention;
gle, in my opinion the merits of these
contests rest on two things. First. fraud
must be proven. and then it must be shown
that fraud affected the result.
DEMANDS FRAUD PROOF.
Mr.. Hawes and Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Null
vihill, in turn. became involved in arsu-
mentative clashes, chiefly political in their
nature.
Il want you to go ahead" put in Chair
man Fogle, impatient y. to Mr.. Jones. Go
ahead and prove your fraud. Get at It,"
Jones' esda rraa atfidavits Of vi j. Burmeis-
L,
Haas. George Buchwinkle and others.
They tended to show that repeating had
taken place. that intimidation had been
practiced and that Republicans had been
voted for Hawes in the Second Ward.
Sterling =. Bond testified to Incidents
designing to show that intimidations had
prevailed.
Were you challenged as not being a
Democrat when you went to vote at the
st. Louis primary asked Hawes.
oh ar tat.f 1 Il
have been Democrat.
Anent the charge of police cooperation
with Hawes. the latter asked Bono wheth-
cr or not he knew that the head of every
department in St Louis had been for him
and against Mr., Folk.
Yes: | understand that. and think YOU
banquet was held, at which the city EN-
ployes were pledged to you.
Il brand that" shouted Hawes. las an
Infamous lie"
Mr. Hall again rose and emphasized the
fact that in no sense could it be believed
from the evidence that the result would
have been changed ii as many fraudulent
votes as had been cited We're counted for
Hawes, and moved the seating of the
Hawes delegation. The motion prevailed.
twelve ayes and one no. three not vot-
Ing. The latter were Hawes, Butler and
McCatfcry.
The committee was impatient with
First and Second wards. Chairman Fogle
asked them that instead of advancing
numerically by wards, Mulvihill and Jones
present their strongest case. The Twen-
ty-eighth Ward was called.
Many affidavits were read. A. A. Pax
ton and Harry Paxton described riotous
transactions at Dclmar and Taylor ave-
nues. The elder Paxton. on going TO the
polls. found the entrance crowded. and.
meeting IL Mr.. Duffy. was escorted in
through a side door.
Coming out he met his son. who de-
ciared he also could not get in. The son
was introduced to Duffy. who took nlrn
in. Soon Duffy came out and said:
PAXTON'S SON ELECTED.
why, your son wants to vote for
Folk"
The son was elected from the polling
place He was not allowed to vote at all.
The sons affidavit substantiated the
father s statement.
Chauncey +. Shultz had given similar
affidavit concerning conditions a the Ar
cade polling place in Cabanne. He could
not get entrance. He saw many Indians
-''tough-lookiag individuals, he called
them-in line. and more than once he saw
several go into the polling place. He said
that he could get no assistance from Ser
Seant Dorsey or other of the policemen
present Timothy LAWN, a saloonkeeper,
he declared. was leading the Hawes forces,
sesame, 10 the poilng olEce. These. ii
was asserted. We're Hawes cards.
RAPID CHANGE ARTIST.
E. F. Jamison, an attorney, also had
made affidavit concerning the Cabanne
case. He told practically the same story
as Shultz. He SAW one. tough go in first,
wearing 4 check overcoat and a Derby
hat, then in a light overcOat and a sloucn
hat then again in a green overcoat and
another hat. Violence and fraudulent
actions characterized the primary gener-
ally, Mr.. Jamison swore.
Thomas w. Harding, H. l.. Christie,
William F; Hervie, Bronson Bayliss, Rob
fifth, Edward Cunningham, Jr.. and Neil
c. Harwood had furnished affidavits
which were read.
They detailed elaborately the scenes of
primary day in the principal residence
ward of 81. Louis. The ueDictions were
as vivid as painted by ministers and vic
tins the day after that primary.
Il Is sworn that old men. who We're in
line at the various polling places, when
they CHANGED to mention that they were
for Folk. were thrown out of their places