Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
LEGAL FIGHT FOR BALLOTS
CONTEST BETWEEN PEARRE AND
LoWNDEs AT CUMBERLAND.
Writ of Mandamus Was Granted
Against the Pearre Committeeman
by Judge Boyd.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND. Md, September IA
petition for writ OF mandamus to compel
the Pearre committeeman to turn over the
returns now in their possession was filed
this afternoon. Judge Boyd signed the
order. giving the defendants until Septem-
Der 10 to file their answer.
The petition was signed by ex-senator
David E. Dick. who states that at the
primary he received 2. 100 votes. sufficient
to nominate for the house of delegates -
William J. Feaga. former member of the
Maryland legislature and private secretary
to Senator wellington. says that the Pearre
committeeman propose TO hold the fort
indefinitely in the matter. OF canyassing the
returns of the primary held last Saturday.
For two nights the canvassing board Of
the committee has been going over the re-
turns In their possession at the court house
is being maintained. Mr. Feaga has been
elected chairman of the committee and he
personally looks after matters. Mr.. Irvine
Z. Dickey, law partner of Representative
Pearre. is also very active In the latter 8
behalf.
Mr.. Feaga says that a recess will be TAX
en- at midnight tonight and will continue
till II O'Clock Sunday night, when the c.n-
In the meantime the court has been asked
by the Lowndes people to Issue man
damus to force the Pearre people to turn
over into their hands the ballots they now
have in their possession. the LoWndes
committee claiming to be regularly or
ganized having twenty-five precincts or
one more than a majority. while the Pearre
committee. it is claimed. is made up Of
only twenty precincts. The Lowndes peo-
pie contend that the Pearfe people finished
| canvassing the returns in their possession
long ago and that now they are simply
pretending making a canvass in order to
kill time
Who Are the Regularsp
Chairman Feaga of the Pearre commit
tee stated that the canvassing board would
adjourn to a hotel for over Sunday If the
court would permit, that the room occupied
by the committee at the court house DID
| not admit Of the proper comforts, especial
ly during long session.
The Pearre board has been In absolute
charge of the grand jury room since
Thursday evening. and it is declared that
no one has entered, not even the janitor
of the courthouse However. members Of
the committee. Chairman Feaga and Mr..
Dickey. the legal adviser Of the Pearre
committee. have had access The Lowndes
people declare that men who have no place
on the committee have no right to be
locked up with the returns which have not
yet been officially canvassed
The officers elected by the Lowndes end
OF the committee which asks the recog-
milton Of the court and which claims to
be the regularly constituted committee. are
as follows: Chairman. Horace P. Whit
| worth, mayor of Westernport; vice chair
man, William Griffith. Frostburg: execu-
tive committee, James PEBBLES, Lonacon,
ing; G. W. Armbruster. Cumberland; J. A.
Hendrickson, Gross; William Walters. Mid
land, and Porter Elosser, Cumberland;
clerks of the canvassing board. Paul
Rompf and George f. Jordan. Cumber-
land.