The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25

we venture to say. were never I'm the ware
ana never saw or spoke to a voter of tn,
ward
Continuing. the same paper, on the
same day, says editorially: z.
IT is entirely natural that Ball and
other candidates who were not so fortu-
nate as to be put on the slate which was
rairoaded through the Third, Sixteenth
ana probably other wards OF st. Louis
should feel eager desire to get back of the
extraordinary returns received from these
wards. When more than fifteen sixteenth
or the voters who vote the Democratic
lcket In q big city ward vote solldly
for the same slate. picking exactly the
same ten names from a list of more than
seventy. we face a political phenomenon
that calls imperatively for investigation.
NO wonder that the candidates who were
crushed beneath this marvellous ward roll
er should want to know a good deal more
about 1t. They are justified In making in
qufry about the man or men who man
aged the roller and the methods adopted
to guide 1t to so singularly perfect an ac-
complishment There are many pertinent
queries that may be asked. How was the
selection of the Third Ward slate infiu-
eneedI What inducements got the can
didate's name on the list Of favorltes?
How were Individual voters brought under
such disciplined control? When did, they
get the training that enabled them to vote
with such mechanical exactness? Per-
haps II Is well to remember that the Grim
inal provisions of the general election laws
appl to primary elections as well. Con-
tests are not provided for, but frauds are
punishable"
1t has. further been developed by the
police Investigation of the vote in st.
Louis, conducted under the direction of
Governor Folk, that votes were counted
for Mr.. Cowherd which were cast for Mr..
Ball. Mr.. Stapel n Mr.. Wallace, and see
ing that 1 had no opponent and did not
need them, they counted votes for Mr..
Cowherd that were cast for me. Votes
were counted for Mr.. Cowherd that were
even cast for Mr.. Carver. the Socialist
candidate. Many votes were counted twice
and three times for Mr.. Cowherd. Voters
were recorded as voting for him who were
out OF the State: who had moved to other
precincts; who had not voted at all. and
had been long since dead. Voters were
recorded as voting for Mr.. Cowherd In
alphabetical order, all the AS before all
the BIS, and so on throughout the alpha
the Third Ward nave been disclosed in the
case OF other wards. where the vote has
been investigated. And yet. in the face OF
these facts. developed by an investigation
conducted by Democratic officials under
the direction Of a Democratic Governor,
MIR. cowherd and the Democratic State
platform say that IF frauds were COM
mittei in the City OF st. Louis. (" etc.
In order that you may understand some
thing more as to the result OF Butler
NAAN hhS hoS VI NooFVVV III NAlC
primary election. let me read you the tes-
timony of one OF the Judges of election
as to the manner in which the voting was
lone:
Two days after the primary. NJ. M.
Reynolds. OF 917 North Ninth street. st.
Louis, who was acting as a Judge In the
Fourth Ward, Seventh Precinct. the poll
ing place for which is located at SIT North
Tenth street, said:
Shortly before seven o'clock Tuesday
morning, a crowd of about fifteen men
into the room and asked for ballots.
giving the name of a man 1 knew to be
dead, as well as my own name n those
of other persons I knew. I requested the
police to arrest them, charging that they
were repeaters; but they ignored my re-
quests. They left the place them. but re-
turned before four o'clock. when 1 gave
orders hat only four should be admitted
at q time. These orders ALSO were ignored
by the police. When 1 renewed my pro-
tests, the crowd. with concerted action,
jumped on me and beat and Q me.
knocking me on one of the tables, Ten
minutes later / left the place to telephone
for some more police protection. but when
about one hundred and twenty-five feet
away from the place. the same row
up behind me and renewed their at
tacks. After going home to apply rem
edies to my injuries. / came back, and
under additional police protection, served
throughout the remainder of the day."
1t should be said, in fairness to Governor
Folk and his Board OF Police Commission
ers, that the police who permitted this as
sault have been discharged from the de-
partment.
In this primary election, according to
the returns received from the judges and
clerks, David A. Ball carried eighty of
the ia counties OF the State and Mr.. Cow
herd carried 81. In that part OF Missouri
outside of Kansas City and st. Louis, Mr..
Ball had 12.00o more votes than Mr.. Cow
herd. but in Kansas City and st. Louis,
according IN the alQNftnn rafiarnc Mr.
Cowherd was credited with approximate
ly $4,000 more votes h was Mr.. Ball.
In the entire State Mr.. Cowherd was cred
tied with s6.091: David A. Ball with s4.-
31T; William II. Wallace with 1906 and
Henry +. Stapel with II, 214. IS, 345 more
votes were cast against Mr.. Cowherd than
were credited In his favor SO, even upon
the face OF the returns themselves. Mr..
Democratic party. Not only Ia Mr.. Cow
herd the minority candidate upon the face
OF the returns but Is there q man OF sense
In tho State OF Missouri who believes that
Mr.. Cowherd would be the nominee Of the
Democratic party today II only honest
votes had been counted in his favor7
Let me read you upon that question the
testimony OF William w. Wallace, JudgeN
OF the Criminal Court OF jackson County.
for whom over $4,000 Democrats got their
votes counted in the last primary cleo
ton. Judge Wallace says:
IT do not accept the election returns
OF the recent primary as n correct ver-
dict I do not accept il because there
cast for ne In Kansas City that were never
counted. There were votes counted that
were never cast. Because the returns
Indicated my defeat, IL does not mean that
was repudiated. Ia Kansas City there
have been vile elections. crooked elections.
wicked elections, thieving elections, and
monstrous elections. There Is a great deal
Qf talk ahNuf Pnrrnnf alaaff0na In O.