The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-30
CR|T|C|SES THE
 COMMISSIONERS REYNOLDS HINTS AT FRAUD
Insinuates that Ballots were not
 Fairly Counted.
Defeated Candidate for County Judge Claims Commissioners Did Not
 Comply With Law.

ln communication lO ne Log Cabin Democl at, l. R. Reynolds, the Republican nominee for coun- ty Judge, who was defeated by judge J. A. Lea at the election of Sept. IA, complains of the alleged fact that he is unable to secure the official returns of the election, stating that he had a handsome maj ajority" in eight townships and could not hear from any others. He insinuates that Judge Lea de- pended on the commissi oners to take care of him" and that the commissioners have not complied with the law in filing tfe returns in the clerk office. MT Reynolds, however, does not state that he in tends to make contest for the of fee. His communication follows: |: Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Will you give me space through the columns of your paper to ex press my deep sense of appreciation to the voters of Faulkner county for the honor that they did me at the recent election, thereby ex- pressing their confidence in me an6 at the same time giving a hint to the political manipulators of what they think of the way in which they have been running af fairs politically.
 For reasons to me unknown Mir. Lea refused to meet me aud discuss the issues before the peo- pie. Was it because he was not interested or did he think that the office belonged to him, or was it because he depended on the cleo ticn commissioners to take care of him, as every indication shows that they did? MT. Editor, 1 am not a pessimist and have not lost confidence in the people, but the way matters have turned out since the election has given me and the people reason to believe tha: there is something radically wrong.
 It has usually been the custom and Section 2S36 of Kirby's Digest requires the election commission CTS to file their certificate in the clerks office within IS days, showing the result of the election, but for some reaso Il un- known to me the election commits sioners have tailed, and 1 am re- liably informed, refuse to file this report, that the light be turned ons
 The only returns that l have ever been able to get was up to ? o'clock the next day after the election. Out of eight Democratic townships ill the north and north east corner of the county, had a handsome majority, where the voters are all white and the votes counted as cast. Now, at this iuncture the deadlock came, and everything is as mute as the seal of death. If the election commits sioners are doing the rigf t tn ng, why withhold the vote from the people?
 I have been told by reliable men that voted in Cadron township late in the afternoon that their vote numbered a little over 800, but the returns show over HOO as per report in paper of later date.
 So again thanking the people for the trust and confidence tha they reposed in me as expressed at the polls, will ever feel proud of your compliment.
 l. R. REYNOLDS,
 Enola, Ark, Sept. %.
 Commissioners Make Reply.
 MT. Reynolds letter to The Log Cabin Democrat was shown this morning to w. H. Duncan, chair man, and J. B. Higgins, secretary of the county board of election commissioners. They stated that they had no reply to make to the charges of MT. Reynolds. He had never applied to them for the tab ulated returns of the election, said the commissioners, and if he had done so his request would have been readily compiled with. The commissioners then copied and furnished this paper for publication the tabulated returns by townships on the office of county judge, show ing that Lea's majority was So9.
 As to Cadron township" re- marked one of the commissioners, you will notice that Lea's major ity in the county outside of Cadror