The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-30
MACHINE SHOWED
MORE ENTHUSIASM
THAN DISCRETION
1t Will Cost Lots of Money
Serving Notices On Voters
Who Had Right.to.Register
& and Against tWhoms There
Was No Evidence
HEARING by COUNTY JUDGE

II the good citizens of Paducah
could have looked into he ONCE of
the county Judge hi, morning and
witnessed the farce which was being
played there by Democratic machine
workers. under the ruse OF purging
the registration books. they would
have been enlightened Out OF zoe
returns made by officers, but -
showed that they had been served,
while many appeared who had not
been served with summons. or the
whole lot OF eases disposed OF seven
were stricken from The registration
books. One OF these had removed
from his precinct since registering,
one had since died and FIVE failed 20
appear.
Judge Lightfoot was fair in his
rulings, and told the attorneys they
were attending a lega' proceeding and
not making stump speeches. One i'm
portant point was brought out in
the hearing. judge Lightfoot said
{; voter proves he resides in the
precinct In which De- is registered,
and has a right 10 vote. IL does not
dlsqualify him. tha, he mistook Che
number OF his residence.
The whole scheme Of the machine.
under the tutorago OF Glen White
more was made apparent today. BY
marking returns, mot found" they
get the voter challenged marked
doubtful" so he viii have to be
sworn election day That may
frighten tlmid voters and create
through the party organ the impress
sion OF fraud Nearly every voter In
the city could be made doubtful in
this manner.
Instead OF making their returns
each day IN the registration cases the
special deputies. serving them. chung
TO Tie summonses until the name of
each challenged voter was called out,
SO that the Republicans would not
know what TO expect. However. sew
eral on whose summons the return
mot found" was made. got wind Of
the fact and appeared to prove their
right to vote Judge Hghtfoot act
ed Justly and permitted the Repub-
Leans an hour 10 get the mon in
court
George Walters, Luther Graham,
and Senser are
the chalsenecrs, and W 4. Berry.
Eugene Graves. W. r. Bradshaw. Jr.,
and Campbell EloUruoy are attorneys
for the challengers. Bagby and Mar
tin represent The Republican commit
tee.
There will be another hearing No
vember {. So far the Republicans
have made no challenges. There may
be challenge every day. and voters
are warned to appear on the date for
which the summons calls to prove
their right to vote.
This promiscu0us summoning OF
voters with the poor service. is cost
ing somebody 80 cents apiece for
service. and It may be the taxpayers
OF McCraeken county. The costs
probably will exceed 500.
The Democratic machine workers
picked out the names Of 200 Repub-
Iicans and challenged them. The list
was not left with Judge Lightfoot
and no returns were made before the
hearing came up this morning Con
sequentiy. the. Republicans We're UNI
able TO learn who were on the list.
Returns were made mot found in
cases. In which the Republican work
ers absolutely know'th residence and
identity Of the challenged. No serv-
ice being had on the voter challenged,
he had no notice of the hearing
and was not present. lie was there
fore marked doubtful.
A list OF some 20 or so OF those
summoned for November 4, was left
with Judge Lightfoot. They were
marked mot found" Those voters,
although mot found by the depu-
ties. will be at the hearing November
showing that they are to be found
n wanted. Those who were sum-
moned and appeared at the court
house today were not questioned, in
dicating that the machine challenr
gers did not think the men were IL
legally registered. but only desired
to take chance on their not being
present.