The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06
Board of Election Commissioners
Disqualifies j. P. Garrigan
From Serving
OTHER COMPLAINTS HEARD.
Republicans and Butler Element
Join Forces in Fight Made by
James L. Miles, Former
City Committeeman.

Republicans and the Butler element
Joined forces at the Board OF Election
Commissioner yesterday in the fight
which is being made by former Demo
cratic City Central Committeeman James
p. Miles 70 keep his Judges and clerks in
the ~poIiing-p.aces next Tuesday. Not a
move was made before the board that
did not make apparent to the casual OBJ
server the joint interests CT the men
which the regularly organized Democracy
Of St. Louis are fighting.
After Miles was beaten for City Com
mitteemau. charges were openly made
that his judges and clerks would not be
Of material assistance to the Democrats
party in the general election.
So general did this talk become that ths
rev City Committeeman. Joseph T Dom
ovan, looked up the records Of Miless
judges and clerks and preferred charges
against them, which were heard by the
Election Commissioners yesterday.
Both sides we're represented By attor-
neys- Miles had as his representatives
James c. Jones, whom the Republican
State hired at the beginning Of
the trouble: and Harry. Walsh, the law
Donovan was ]. W. Jamison.
Every effort was made by the attorneys
for Miles TO continue the hearing before
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~tectionS were raised and argued until ev-
eryOne was tired. Frequently Election
Commissioner Louis P. Aloe. the Repub-
lican member of the board conferred with
the attorneys for Miles. and on every con-
tention took the Miles side Of the case.
The hearing began at IL a. m. with the
first precinct in the ward Attorneys for
Miles made many objections to the juris-
diction OF the board, but finally waived
them by cross-questioning the witnesses
| The first case heard was that Of John
King. a judge Of election. who was
charged with being Incapable and v1olat-
ing election laws.
street. VINO was sworn in to take the place
OF an absentee judge. testified thar King
had been absent from the polling place ON
registration and revision days fo- more
than an hour at a time. that he refused
to permit qualified voters to reg ster FOR
the primaries. and that he could not write
q good hand Committeeman Donovan
gave the official record OF his having
served two terms in the WoTkhouse- BY
a majority vote of the board King was
James Dalton. clerk of election. was tie
next case heard. Do'son testified against
him and was c-ross-examined at length By
Jones and Walsh. AT p:S0 a recess was
taken until 2 o'clock.
The case OF ]. P. GarrIgan. judge OF cleo
Ward. vas dismissed on account OF his ex-
tended absence. 1t was shown that he was
not qualified to act as a judge OF election
and that he had been absent from the
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commission for more than a month
At this point Attorney Jones suggested
hat the commission take action on each
case as it was presented and not to pro-
coed to new cases until those already be-
fore the board had been disposed of. The
board refused TO take this measure. stat
ing that the cases would be reviewed and
decisions rendered as a whole.
1t was developed that a vacancy had
of Garrigan and Republican Commissioner
Aloe stated that in his opinion the board
could not fill the yacancy so created. but
that 1t should be filled by other judges
James O'Donnell. judge of election. was
next called. He was absent and investi-
gauonLsnoWed that ne had not been served
10 person with a summon to appear be-
fore the board. His case will be called to-
morrow. Bartholomew Nolan stated that
O'Donnell had been drinking in the poll
, ing place and was intoxicated on registra-
ton days and lad quarreied with other
judges in the booth
The cases against John whalen. Judge
of election. and james Gillon. also a judge
Of election. were called. but the defend
ants were absent. 1t was shown that these
men had been in the Election Commits
sioners' Office and for some reason had lief;
lust as their names were called. The cases
will be taken up Tomorrow
VI. c. Malley. clerk In the Comptroller's
office, was called to testify in the case
against James Gillon, judge of election.
and said that he had seen Gillon in tho
office a moment before he was called.
Mailey testified to having overheard Il
conversation between GiIlon and a Repuh-
lican judge OF election. in which Ghlon
stated that II 1t were In his power he
would scratch the name OF every Demo-
crat in the precinct.
Joseph Henry. a judge. was called and
testimony showed that notice had not
been served on him in person to appear.
This case was also laid over till to-mor-
row.
these cases. was sworn as a witness in the
case of Joseph Wislar. ~e'ection fudge who
was charged with intimidating voters and
absenting himself from the rolling place
for periods OF time exceeding those allowed
by the law.
Donovan stated that he had gone to the
polling place with one Charley Dimond.
whose name had been stricken from the
registration books. between the hours OF .
and 10 ., m. as prescribed by law. to show
cause why this mans name should not be
scratched. He said that Wislar was not
present during the time that he DonovanI
4h 2 Dinend were IN the noilng place
Frank S. Knowalski stated that he. in
company with Dimond and Donovan. had
entered the polling place and attempted to
show cause why DimoEd's name should
not be erased. and that during their stay
In the booth W,slar did not appear.
The examination took another trend at
this point, when Attorney Walsh attempts
ed to bring out evidence to show why
Dimond was not q~ualifed to vote.
Frederick D. Leidig a Republican judge,
Edward J. Meyer. Republican election
clerk. and George Depke. Republican
Judge al Inc "aNS uOIllng-place with Wis
lar. testified that Wislar had not absented
for the periods Of time stated in the ale
cation. and that the scratching OF Di-
mond's name from the ~registra ton books
was bv the Joint direction of all of the
Judges based on their opinion that he was
ineligible.
Gases against Thomas Jordan. clerk in
the Sixth Precinct: William 2. Barry,
clerk Second Precinct. Lawrence Ossen-
dorf. Judge Second Precinct; Thomas J.
Moore. Judge Seventh Precinct; Elward
Maher. clerk Ninth Precinct. John Fah4y.
clerk Seventh Precinct: Thomas J. Brod-
erick. judge Seventh Precinct; Charles Ly-
man. clerk Eleventh Precinct. James T.
Cullen. judge Eleventh Precinct: Peter Fo-
garty. Judge Eleventh Precinct. and Al
bert Storig. Judge Twelfth Precinct, will
be heard tomorrow morning.
h evening session opened shortly aft
er 3 O'Clock. and the case of James VIM
dack was called. He had been personally
summoned to anpear before the board and
testimony was heard.
On motion Of Commissioner Aloe the
cases against the Judges and clerks OF
election in the Fourth Ward were held
over until tomorrow. the following per-
sons having been summoned to appear:
james Wood and John Meyers. iudges
In the First Precinct: Cornelius Hester and
Louis ]. Zotlizzie. Judges, and Thomas
Taafe. clerk. in the Third Precinct; James
Barry and F., ]. Lawler. JUDGES. and j. F.
Cummings. clerk. in the Fifth Precinct:
John j. Keefe and Charles NJ. Reardon'
Judges, and Thomas Mccormick clerk. in
the Sixth Precinct: and Thomas Crawford.
a Judge. and Edward Sweeny. clerk. in the
Eight Precinct
OF the four cases set for last night oniy
one was heard; and at 1880 o'clock the
fug.