The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-24

unanimitV rs ~ 20 mary c~snlldatea f0r
- many ufhceq7 g a. NOT The work - the
We Yeuture 70 say. were never ln tie Har1
ward.
Continuing, the same pager. on the
same day. says editorialVs
1t q entirely natural thar BAH and
other candidates who were not - fortu-
nate a. TO BE- put or the slate which WA
ranro2ded through the Third. Sixteenth
ana probably other wards o. e. Louis
should feel eager desire % get back - the
extraordinary returns received from these
Harda When more thar ff-teen-slEteeurhs
o. the voters VINO vote the Democratic
ueHet IN q big city ward vote soloiy
for the same slate. picking exactly TIE
same ten names from a fist o. more than
seventy. we face q political phen0menCu
that calls lmperaureiV for Investigation.
No wonder that the candidates who were
crushed beneath this marvellous ward role
e should want % know a good deal more
about f. They are justified in making iu-
quiTy about the man or men who man
aged the roller and the methods adopted
70 guide e 70 50 ~siuEularly perfect an ac-
compiishment There are many pertinent
queries that may BE- asked How was the
selection 81 the Third ward slate iufu-
encedG What inducements got the can
didate's name on the list o. favoTftea7
nov we're individual voters brought under
such disciplined c~0utroiF When dld they
get the training that enabled them % vote
-rHA .4HA AAH#aHAHANAH AA4aAAEEIH
haps Il is well 20 remember that the erin
inal provisions % the general election laws
apply 10 primary elections as well Con-
tests are not provided Tor, but frauds are
II Eas further been developed BY the
police investigation Of the vote ia 81
Louis, conducted under the direction o.
Governor Folk. that votes were counted
for Mr.. Couherd which were cast for Mr..
BAN Mr.. Etapel and Mr.. Wallace ard see
ing that ! nad TO opponent and did not
need them. they counted votes for Er.
CoWherd that were east FOR me Votes
were counted for &r. C1wheTd that were
even cast FOR Mr.. Carver. the Socialist
candidate Many votes were counted twice
and three times for Mr. CuUherd Voters
were recorded gs voting for him who were
cur o. the state. WHO hsd moved to ot5sr
precincts; who had not voted az al. and
voters were counted fur Mr. Cgwhe-d who
had been long since dead Voters were
recorded a. voting Tor hIr. C0wherd d.
alphabetical order. an the AS before en-
the BIS. aad 90 on throughout the alpha
oeL The same Conditions as disclosed iu
the Third ward have been disclosed in the
case q other wards. where the vete has
been Investigated. And yet. I'm The face %
these facts. developed by an Investigation
conducted BY Democratic officials under
Ire direction o. a Democratic Governor.
M -oWheru and the Democratic State
platform Say "that IF frauds were COM
mittel in the City o. St louis. etc.
% order that you may understand some
thinE more as 20 the result % Butler
methods, and the use q s15.a0Q IA the
primary election. lct me read you tire tes-
Umouy Of enc % The Judges % election
8 20 the manner in which the voting WAS
done:
Two DAYS after the primary. NJ n
Reynolds ~ sl7 North Ninth street. s..
Louis. who was setting as a Judge IN tire
Fourth Ward Seventh Precinct The poll
ing place Tor which Is located 81 81 North
Tenth street. sad;
shortly before seven O'Clock Tuesday
morning. q crowd OF about Afteeu men
came into the room and asked Tor ballots.
giving the name % q man I knew % De
dead as Wel as my own name and those
20 other persons Z knew. ? requested TIE
police 20 arrest them. charging that they
were reporters, but they ignored my re-
quests Lhey left The plaes then, but re-
turned before four O'Clock. when Z gave
orders that only four shocid be admitted
az q time These orders also we're ignored
1y the police Whcn 7 renewed my pro-
testE the crowd. with concerted acton.
tumped on me and beat and kicked me.
knocking me on one 10 the tables Ten
minutes later / left the place 20 telephone
for some more police protection. but When
about one hundred ard twenty-five feet
away from the place. the same crowd
came up behind me and renewed their at
tacks. After gctnE home 90 apply REM
edies 20 my toiurlcs I came back. and
under additional police protection. served
throughout The remainder q the day"
10 should be said. ln fairness 10 Governor
FOLK and his Board q Police Commission
ers that the police who permitted this as
partmenL
In this primary election. according %
TIE returns received from the judges and
clerks David a Rsh carried eighty o.
the lie unit q the State and Mr. Cow
herd carried 81. IN that part o. Missouri
outade Of Kansas City ana 81. Louis Mr.
tAu had iAeao more votes thsn Mr. Cow
herd. but IN kansas City and 81 Louis
nEnmnHNnn 81 Hha AHHmHHma HHnmm a.
Cowheud was credited with approximate
y tAo@ mure votes thar was NJ Bau
Tn tire entire State Mr. Couherd was cred.
lied With s0tgis navld A han with So
si3; William on Wallace with g5.sOs and
Henry r. HUpef with ISia NEB more
votes were cast aEainst AR CoWherd than
we've credited Oh his favor SO even upc-
ne taes g ne ret1rns thsmrs ~
hsmocuatic party. Not only 81 Ar Cow
herd the minority candidate unan are face
of The returns out D. there e mun - sense
in the State az Missouri who Believes tfat
Mr Covhcrd would BE- tho nomines o. the
hrmnrrntir party today N oalF honest
votes bed been counted On hfs fsvorF
let me read you upon that question the
trsftwruN az William W. Wallace. Trtsv
af are Criminal Court "a Jacksan courts
Cor whom over fA0os Democrats rOt thslr
votes counted in the last primary elre
tot JUDGE Walacc SAYS
- DO r0t accrpt ne election returns
~ [. M
dict , g. not accept % because UhcHf
ucre bet ccn Eve and SIX Thousand votes
cast Ter me iu kansas city that ufre newer
counted There were votes counted that
were never c1et Because the returns
Indicated my defeat BE- does noI mean that
nay stand for tho endorsement ~ tha law
@as re~pudiated Dr. kansas City there
have been vie ciecUenH crookaf eIe-ticrs
wicked elections Wiffing ciectianz and
oecrurs There o. q great aeri
M Uk about cQrnuDt eiCCrtuns Gu 81
Louis. We have crooks in kanaa rttr
who can teach those in 81 Louis thinrs
about stealng eiectons that thcy nagrs
heard o.
Now Dc me resd Co ynu ghe tcstimrrr
~ Nasti A. Bad - pfke County f5-m.
state senator and Lieuteuart-GcVernor ~
Your state as 60 how De wac udbhed ~
thc nomination Tor the boucdt of AR
Cowhcud;
nR. BALL's EVIDENCE
two days aaoF the primary AIR nan