The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-24

! that the papers must be read Afte
this ruling ON the part of the chair
Mr.. Wolfe moved to table the frs
contest. Major Abrams claimeC
that this was applying the gag law
and Mr.. Wolfe withdrew the motion
ALL CONTESTS ARE READ.
The notices of contests were thCr
read. These notices of contests
We're prepared in accordance witt
the law which Major Abrams con
tended states plainly that the. con
test on the part of state or congress
sional candidate must originate with
the state committee and be referred
back to the county committee
Mr. Davis gave notice OF contest
on the following grounds:
First-That there were more votes
polled for the office of Governor in
counties named in the notice of con
test at the primary On June : than
there We're registered and qualified
Democratic electors.
Second--That in sOme COUNTIES
there were more votes pollcd than
there were poll taxes paid.
Third-That Republicans and Pop
ulists were permitted to vote in di-
rect opposition to the primary law.
Fourth-That minors of the age
of sixteen years We're permitted tn
vote.
Fifth-That the Democratic eXecu-
tive committee gave notice previous
to the election that the electors could
prepare their ballots outside the
polling places, and that in som"
counties this was done, and that in II
number of cases the ballots were
prepared by others than the electors.
That in some cases the electors
We're importuned by the inspectors
to vote for candidates Of their choice
in violation Of the primary law.
SiXth-That persons were per
mitttd to vote repeatedly i'll viola
tiOn of the 'aw.
Seventh-rhat no poll lists were
furnished by some of the committees
to the various districts.
Eighth-l hat in some cases the
supervisors of registration there
were blank certificates of regiStra-
tion sent out which were filled in at
the last moment to permit those who
had not registered according to law
to vote.
Ninth-That in some cases there
were ballots prepared without stubs
and in other ways not according to
the law.
Tenth-That in one county there
were more votes counted than there
were registered Democratic, Repub-
lican and negro voters, and that the
votes counted exceeded the number
of poll taxes paid.
70 support these charges Major
Abrams had in his possession, and
which he desired to turn over to the
committee, atlidavits of responsible
citizens.
ANOTHER POINT OF ORDER.
After the reading of the notices of
contests, Mr. Wolfe again renewed
his point of order. He claimed that
this committee was court of re-
view, and that the contests ought to
have been filed before the county
committees, and not the state COM
mittee. He contended that the no.
tices of contest in the various coun-
ties We're not supported by single
affidavit or by any evidence, and
that the committee was asked to be-
lieve everything, without proof
ABRAMS MADE REPLY.
70 this Major Abrams made Il
strong reply. He claimed that he
had affidavits in bis possession to
file, and that Mr.. Davis had tracked
the law to the letter. He read the
law again, and claimed that it pro-
vided that the contests should origi-
nate with the state committee and
be referred back to the county com.
mittee for their action, the state
committee taking the case up fol
final disposition. His argument was
IL strong one, and he was continuing
to touch upon the character of the
charges and to plead for II clean
vote and an honest count, in the in,
terest of Democracy, when he was
interrupted by Mr.. West Of Santa
Rosa county, who arose to another
point or order Mr.. West contendeC
that IA point Of order was not debata,
bic and that if it was permitted tC
be, the committee would be in ses
sion for several days. J. NJ. Bars
wanted Mr.. Abrams choked off. He
wanted only parliamentary discus
sion of all questions.
Mr.. West insisted upon the chair
man ruling on the point of ordel
raised by Mr.. Wolf. Upon this rul
ing hinged final result of the con
tests and the chairman ruled tina
the contests We're not properly fileC
and that the matter was out of order
The vote upon the resolution fol
lowed, and it was adopted by a de
cisive vote.
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