Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-02
Election Contest


Hamilton, w. +. Stolle, J. b.
Cornwell. ID. T. Shepherd. S. L.
Palmbaum, Louis Scheuer. p. Nc
Cormick, Chas. NJ. Broun, Powell
Annette, G.. X. Sewers. X. =. Page,
NJ. D., Jos. r. Hardesiy. A. Felt
ner. Jno. NJ. Pyne, J.W. Bell, III.
ID. Reynolds, e. T. Wynkoop. n.
B. Wynkoop, ID. ID. Brown, &. w.
Marks. j. NJ. Russell. r. e..
Brown. &. l.. Stolle. n. +. Smith
Joseph f. Bell. BurweIl Mcclure,
j.. IL. Huyett, Jno. Y. Page and
G. r. Taylor.
The complainants state tho fol-
lowing grounds for their contest:
That, said election was not held
and conducted in accordance with
law. but the law was openly.
notoriously and grossly violated.
That the ballot used was not the
ballot prescribed by law; that the
law provides the following ballot
shall be used, For licensing the
sale of intoxicating liquors" and
Against licensing the sale of in
toxicating liquors. but the follow
ing ballot was. without authority
of law, substituted therefor, Local
Option Election. September II,
1907. For license. Againstlicense:"
That the judges of election false
ly certified the number of votes
cast for and againset licensing the
sale of liquor, and that said certifi-
Gates were neither in accordance
with the law nor the facts. but
were wholly false and untrue, and
the court is asked to inspect said
ballot;
That a majority of votes were not
against license for sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, but a majority we're
simply against License" without
saying what;
That the provisions of the law
as To the canvass of the returns
was not complied with; that the
proper Official canvassers of gener-
al elections returns did not canvass
the same as the law provides; that
said canvassers have never met;
that one member thereof, j. +.
Payne, on the 18th day of Septem-
ber, 1907, and not on the 10th day
of September, 1907, which is the
day prescribed by law for said
canvass to be made, came TO Ber-
ryville, Va, and of his own motion
and without authority of law, in
the absence of all other members,
appointed ID. b. Morrison and j.
X. Hardesty to act as commits
sioners; that neither said Morrison
nor Hsrdesty, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties
took the oath prescribed by lav to
faithfully discharge their duties as
commissioners, and therefore had
no authority to act as such;
That number of illegal voters
were allowed by the judges of
election to vote; that non-residents
of the State and non-residents
of the district were allowed to vote /;
that complainants are unable to
give the names of such illegal
voters as they were refused access
= to the lists of voters kept by the
Clerks at said election; that the
same are in the possession and un-
der the control of Saml McCor-
mick, Clerk of the County of
Clarke, and that he, deeming it
improper to allow such inspection,
has refused to allow complainants's s
attorney to inspect same;
That David McDonough, Paul
Williams. David Doleman, Arthur
Jackson and Horace Dixon. who
were all duly qualified and regis
tired voters, were rejected at said
clection;-
That the Judges of election inn
properly and unlawfulIy assisted
voters in the preparation of their
tickets;
That open and notorious efforts
were made to influence voters to
vote against license; that within a
short distance Of the polls advocates
and those working against license
erected stand and openly gave
free lunches to the voters for the
purpose of bribing same; that free
lunch was served throughout the
entire day and the whole object
was to corruptly influence said
voters; that the agents and persons