The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05
GMELiCr4 AND PAINTER REVIEW
FIGHT FOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR.
BOTH WERE FOR SETTLEMENT
While Both Claim Election, Neither
Would Resort TO Drastic Meas
urcs to Obtain the
Office.

opposing candidates for the ofnce OF
| lieutenant governor Of the state of
Missouri II is made plain they are
both tired of the contest.
In a statement as follows, Gmelich
maintains that his election was as
sured by the recount:
1.-THE time for making claims In ref
erence to who was elected Lieutenant
governor is past. The facts ought to
be fully understood by this time by
all the people Of the state. as well as
the members Of the legislature. The
original returns, filed In the office OF
the secretary Of state and with the
speaker of the house, gave me thirty
majority. on account OF amended re-
turns from various precincts, In cor
rcction OF mistakes alleged TO have
been made in the original returns,
BONE fifteen precincts have been re-
counted and all Of st. Louis. BY this
recount, my majority has been In
creased to 212 votes, unless some $500
votes in the city OF St Louis are not
counted on account OF technicalities
which do not affect either their legal
fly Of their honesty.
The only objection offered against
these ballots is that one Of the judges
did not sign his full initials. In view
of these facts, can have no doubts
but that my title to this office. II II is
awarded TO me by the legislature, viii
come free from any doubt or faint Of
illegality. But this question, as have
said. is not to be decided by newspa-
per statements Of my opponent or my.
self, but by the members Of the legis-
lature, and can only await their de.
oislon In full confidence that they will
award me the office for which have
received plurality of the votes,
Painter Reviews Contest.
In addressing the Democratic eau
Gus Painter reviews his case in part
as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Democratic confer.
ence:
In the first place | want to thank
you for your kindly courtesy to me
throughout this long-drawn.out fight.
There are friends before me, made
since last August, when ! was nomi.
mated, that shall always love. And
] want to say that, however partisan
they may be, have made many
friends among the Republicans. and
| believe have the respect Of every
Republican member of this assembly.
According to the original returns as
admitted, even by Mr.. Gmelichs at
torney had u majority of 70 votes.
According to the amended returns,
likewise admitted, was elected by q
votes. The joint assembly, In which
my party had n majority, thought
recount should be had. Against this !
entered no protest. A Democratic
caucus agreed that committee com.
posed OF Ave Democrats and Ave Re
publlcans should be authorized to do
this recounting The Democratic eau.
Gus selected five Democrats and Re.
publican caucus chose Ave Republicans
Rules Were Adopted.
The committee met and unanimously |
agreed to certain rules under which |
the count began, and under which |
rules the recount progressed until the |
city OF st. Louis was almost recount. |
ed, Under these rules 2201 votes |
were thrown out as not complying |
with the committees rules. am In. |
formed by members Of the committe |
that In these 2201 votes rejected was
the greater sufferer.
The Republican members of the
committee insisted on enforcing all of
their technicallties, and the Demo.
Gratis, living up to the committees
rules agreed that all of these ballots
which were only technically wrong
should be rejected. Finally precinct
which gave Mr. Gmelich large ma
5ority was reached.
Under the rules adopted and acted
upon by the whole committee until
this precinct was reached Mr.. Gmelich
lost In this precinct enopeh votes TO
give me q majority. Tehereupon the
Republican members Of the committee
refused to abide by the rules and In.
sisted upon counting these ballots for
Mr.. Cmelich. For the first time the
Republicans began to insist on count.
all honest ballots. whether technically
good or not. The Democrats stood on
the rule and the commute split.
Bill Strikes at Allen Labor.
Jefferson City.--A bill to curtail the
wholesale employment OF alien labor
to the detriment Of native-born toilers
will be introduced In the senate by
Senator ]. l.. Bradley. OF st. Francois
rounty. Senator Bradley's proposed
law limits the number OF foreign Ia
borers that may be employed by any
arm or corporation licensed to do bus
mess under the laws of Missouri to
10 per cent Of the total number OF EN-
ployes.
Naturalized citizens are placed in
he same category a. unnaturalised.