Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-28
LEGISLATURE MAY
PASS ON BALLOTS
COMMITTEE PROBABLY WILL NOT
ACT ON THOSE IN
DISPUTE.
OPINIONS OF THE LEADERS
Technical Objections Are Opposed
Failure OF Judges to Write Full
Initial 10 Cause OF Dis
agreement.

ST. Louis, Mo.-A canvass Of the
bipartisan committee rccOuDting the
vote for .ieutcnant.gOvcrnOr Sunday
night indicated that they were az far
az every from agreement concerning
the ballots In dispute because OF the
failure Of the election judges TO write
their full initials thereon. Ii IL prob
abl" that these ballots will not be
taken up until the recount Is ON.
plctod.
\ Democratic member Of the com.
mitter was Of the opinion thai, no de.
cision could be reached by the coU-
IDit'cc and that the matter would be
referred to the legislature for settle.
mcnt. The result Of the o out.
sid" OF the precincts In dispute, he
pointed out, could be certified to the
Legislature, together with "A statement
concerning the ballots lacking full in
itials. and then the legislature could
determine whether tho latter shall be
counted.
Republican members u the commit.
tee, however, declare that the absence
Of enc initial Ut the election Judges
should not prevent III" ~r"cOunting Of
ballots, that the ballots were legally
cast, and that the fact that but on"
initial Of each judge appears on the
back should not deprive "a voter Of his
franchise.
Senator J. ". peck, who il acting az
Republican watcher during the re-.
count, says that the legislature sent
the committee to st. Louis TO aSccr-
tain The legal vote each candidate for
lieutenant governor received. He de-
clarcs that II there Is no question o!
fraud the ballots should be counted
He says the bipartisan committee
could not legally cast out the ballu 4
which do not bear the full initials Of
IN" election judges, II such II pro.
C"durc Is In conflict with court dc.
CislOns.
If ia" T"rnty-A"ycnth and Twenty
eighth wards Of -. Louis are rccOunt
cd by g y. III Monday Chairman +, VI.
McDavid prntabiIy viii call Il meet.
Ing Of the coLnmiit"" al III" Southern
hotel to again consider a disposition
Of ia" ballots IN dispute.
Senator McDaNid spent Sunday visit.
Ing friends In East 81. Louis and Sc'..
arUr Duw"ll, Democrat, when asked
the direct question an TO whether the
CHr.initialcd ballots should be counted.
said: i think all honest ballots should
Dc counted
Senator Gardner'e Position.
Senator \. r.. h. Gardner, who heads
III" Republican delegation Of The Joint
committee, said that no further action
had been taken IN III" matter, but that
the question would BE- taken mp again
Monday. The Judges who placed but
ono initial on IL" ballots, according
TO their statements" hc said, acted In
good faith. / know personally that a
large number Of men are Of the i'm.
PRESTON that by initials is meant the
initial letter Of the first or given
names. But aside from This, the fact
that these men agreed TO p!aC" but one
initial as theirs, and thai thcr" is nc
question as TO the legality Of the
votes, makes II imperative TO count
these votes. To dcprir" these men OF
their votes would be a greater out
rage thar any ballot box stuffing Oh
record. | agrrc with Senate McIayiG
I'm his statement that the cOinmittc.
should be able TO decide this queH
ton without calling In outside lawyers
and | am further willing to leave II
II necessary, 10 the Joint session Of tn
legislature. There should be no parti
Banship In this recount II should b.
absolutely fair and square"
Souvenir For Gov. HadIey.
q Jefferson City, MO.-The brass cal
y ings from which the seventeen shell
% were fired at the ~gubernatorial salut
r on the occasion OF the Hadlcy mas
h gural have been made into IA pitche
and presented to Gov. Hadley AZ
souvenir. This was the conception q