The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-29
BUT ONE SEAT IN
LOWER HOUSE CONTESTED
FELTON,, Republican, Alleges EIeC.
ilOn Board Refused 10 Make
Legal Canvass

The house committee on elections {.
expected 10 set busy shortly and brnf
in report on the MocuHaln county
contest Under recent motion BY
Tiliolson th.s committee was given
'harge Of al conteais with Instructions
" aci as a00n az possible.
Only Ono Contest.
There Is only one contest in tho
house, that Of Geo T.. FELTON,. 8epub
llcan, against G. NJ Anderson. Demo
crat FELTON, lives at Garyin, He as
leges that the county election board
failed to meet and canvass the relurnf
3f the election aa provided by law, and
that they stlll refuse to do so Instead
% using The certificates made ont by
The official counters IN each precinct
Ae says ne board opened the ballot
boxes and without any legal anth1rl y
proceeded 20 count the Dall0ts. Ht
states that Ia three known precincts
wa n number OF others which he Il
Unable 70 designate, the ballots were
SO manipulated that hey cuud not b.
aonnted and he was thus deprived OF
over tirce hundred votes that @ere
Intended 10 be cast for him
carelesanass Alleged.
JtheF OF Felions allegations are that
I'm some OF the strongly Republican
precincts the county board failed e
supply the complete necessary election
supplies IN some places there wert
no Ink aud stamp pads. as provided hy
law. but TIE voters were compelled "a
lap ludelible pencils Then the ballots
D made OH were thrown ont a8 beins
Illegally caat When The ballet b3xe
@oye brought into idabei. he county
pai. 1e says che county clerk lett lhen
H CO public place for three days OF
moso with the keys hahgfng on thc
sail ln easy reach OF any one Who ear
ga 10 sci thrm During this time some
unknown porsnns destroyed and nmtil
atod largo number OF the ballots He
feels sure That be was elected by
majority 0l at least four hundred. nn
ihe county board in The faee Of an
taese Irregularities lssnad eurflfl
cate ~ election ID Mn Anderson ~
alleges elso that the county board were
tn & conspiracy 20 enrry 0Hl election
raNds against him
Case Reached Supreme Court
On November ia Judge Richardson
Of the dlstrlct court, iseued i neremp
Tory writ of mlndamus ordering tho
county clect,an board TO convene aud
saneass ihe result Of the eeeiion as
shown hy The ialiy sheets ard eerliii
faius Of The precinct eoHn e# Thi
lrler the hoard refused TO obey and
i0es Rn appeal tn iAe 81
nreme court FELTON, sayH lhe b0anl
enew his canvass woalt result ID bit
aleelion cne uncover gross TiaHds
aenre lnair refusal They inen appeal
ae Knowing thai the case eilHl6 not he
heard in Time 90 give hitu any ale
anate relief Before tbs ease could be
e2.l the legislature would likely be
yer and hls rival would have served
aui the term
aei Yoar'e Contests Recalled.
WIN * Chappell. Of Guthrie Is Fel
ioa's attorney last year he iaok g
part on the ll1nr ef the
apg5e 10 tho hilnr-NuFiey contest
This was Che ihmon Alfalfa county
eAse, ID which Allen Republican wac
ansaated by MntieY AFTER fllen had
aryod more slan noe Gays If the torn
LGst ycar there was q contest aealusg
Workman. Democrat of 0Auskee e0un
ii. BAT the con esianl never appeared
ard the case was dropped Evans. Re
publican. OF the Grant Aisalfa li0toflal
dlairloi. was contested hY OMealeY
Democrat, but this contest was also
dismissed by the commit ee