The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Politicians Think They Hear Sell
alorial Echo in Third Lcgisla
tive District Contests.
SEEK TO UNsEAT DEMOCRATS.
Film. of Suit Five DAYS After
Expiration of Time Limit
Shows IlaSty Action hv Re
publican Candidates.

puitti,iurs :, w.. have hc"u following the
contest proceeding "f rb" tnr"" i;"pub-
iican candidates in IL" Third 'Hei>iaiiE"
District bcli.v.. they 800 another uhas. "i
tho senatorial Gsil'.
Conditions ri1ouuiiua tn" bringing 81
tho suit Gv" Iays after the expiration "f
tn" tim" limit lad politicians 10 believe
that ;h' step lad Other political sisniit-
raucc tHan thn -. .titiou would show by its
wording Tie taking of deposi,i"n<. IT is
said. in tho :irst placo. is Illegal. for the
law yvas not observed III either filing tn"
suit or serving tn" notices. Other pc
cuIluriti"s ar.. evident and the Democratic
cont.stens Micha"l kc"noy, John op"n-
nell aud John NJ Hcnn"ssey. and their at
torn"ys, Crawloy * Jania"n. ar" paying
, no attention in ~. proceedings,
Th. dcpusItirus ar. being taken for ih"
cnute;tants + II Krcitcmcy"r. August
Gi-!cr aud Howard Sid"n"r. befor" Justi""
Of the Peace Robertson. for ;hc purpose of
submitting; "yi'..rc" b'for" H." House OF
Rc.rcscut..tiycs whom that body meets in
jefferson city. With - Republican ma
j"ri,y in the House. it j. said, tii. task Of
ilu>satirg IT," thr"c members elected in
tho Third District wu..ld not y" 20 hard
providing there Wa II" legal Intervention.
In regard To- tn" filing of contests. il!c
Revised Statutes say:
Section 7'5S. n any candidate of the proper
county rr district contest .tuv election ~ any
person proclaimed dI!. elected to the Senate or
lIcUs" x Representatives,. such person shal!
give motto" thereof. in writing. 70 III" person
wfoS" election h" contests OF leave written
notice thereof th. house vier" such person
last resided within forty days after II" returns
"r m. election 10 the clerks office IT" notice
snail specify tn" names II tho voters Whose
such votes arc Illegal. and full statement %;
any other rrrurl upon which such election IS
pca,, Who Iii u.tsud To- tn" taking Il rhc
... tip.s wn-n ana whcre IL viii attend
S~rti5n 7oi1 IN taking or such dcpositioms
shall h.. oumT.nc"! within forty tdHs from ~.
them. snail issue suhpoenas :" al persons r.
| qnir"I by either party. comInsndns snGh Per,
snns to appear and give testimony at the '!h'
and place therein mentioned
FACTcE; IN SENATORIAL. FIGHT.
The notices were s"rL late last Friday,
! and although they contained nearly half
a hundred t!Tewrittcu pages. the con-
! tcstecs were told To- appear before John G.
f.oh'rts"n Justice Of the ncac" al 5
O'clock IN" next morning. The vEyle at
quick action. 70. thc PETITION We IIaa-
ticallv a copy uf the LachI!t2 I2pcr
against Judge Moses \. Sale.
Tho nutiC. was dated December -. For
rh" notice was also Il Joint petition
signed by all thre" "i the contestants,
making tho Coute-tcr= Joint defendants.
This il also It point which attorneys see
may "itgac trouble.
Thro" votes in the senatorial contest
loom up big to some of n" "audi la'cs at
present and the cout"Stauts' support, If
| they were seated. wouid h. helpful. No
) move was made to bring contest proceed
ings until the senatorial tiEht was g+t;ir z
down u. a fine point. y significant fcaturc
= Ia elected
ticdlly III" game district, is not being
/ troubled about contests