The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

precinct who desired TO vote or who
would have voted against prohibition
ana changed the result Of the cleo
ton In any wise.
Denies lnvalidlty of Votes.
Then briefly the answer denies
that the list Of votes which the plain
tlffs give as being fraudulent on ac-
count Of the voters having failed to
pay city or county poll tax, or hay-
Ing failed to get exemption certifi-
Gates from the sheriff, are sufficient
grounds for contest because tho al
legations are too general and do
not show that the voters named
were subject to the payment Of the
taxes named ana because voters are
not required 10 present In county
election evidences Of having paid city
poll taxes; and affirms that certain
other votes are legal because voters
we're not obliged, as the plaintiff al
legged 10 get exemption certificates
from the sheriff
Question 1871 Anti Votes.
In addition TO maintaining the
validity OF the election and the in
OF the plaintiffs grounds
for contest as indicated above the
answer sets up special reply apart
from the plaintiffs petition and al
leges, II the plaintiffs grounds for
contest be accepted, numerous irreg-
ularitles in the votes cast
against prohibition IN the election,
Accepting the basis from which the
plaintiffs argue that certain classes
OF votes cast for prohibition in the
election were Illegal and fraudulent,
the speclal answer gives list Of 3S1
votes in Amarillo which we're in the
election cast against prohibition, and
which under the same circumstances
are Illegal and fraudulent
Lists Given in Detail.
Taking up the lists separately and
In detail, the answer gives list Of
these anti voters who would be dis
qualified on the ground Of having
failed to pay their city poll taxes,
another list who would be similarly
disqualified for having failed to pay
their county and state poll taxes for
1906 as shown by the collectors
books in Potter county, other lists
OF voters whom the answer alleges
would be disqualified on like prem
Uses for not having resided in the
state for twelve months before the
election, In the county for six months
before the election, or who were over
age aud failed TO take out exemption
certificates from the sherff's office
before Feb. !, 1906, or who were
minors becoming OF age and who
failed to take out exemption certl-
flcates from the sherrlffs office
within the prescribed time. other
individual voters are alleged to have
cast illegal votes for not having
satisfied the naturalization Qualfl-
cations specified in the Terrell law,
or who were residents in precinct
and who voted in precinct / or
whose ballots were mistakenly
counted against prohibition, or who
alleged exemption, on account OF dis
ability, from payment OF poll taxes,
when legal exemption did not exist
or who failed TO pay city poll taxes
on the ground that membership in
the volunteer fire department gave
exemption.
To lie Tried In May.
The contest on both the Savage &
Hozeman case and the II. II. Wheat
ley case cannot be tried before May
The Wheatley case can be tried be-
fore Judge Browning here, but for
the Savage & BoZeman case on ac-
count OF the relationship existing be-
tween Bozeman and Judge Brown