The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-28
7HE LEGISLATURE
(Con.lnued from Page ono.l

InINNllAls IHt lNHNiOAAdAiN NNUMAh0AN
| for jaNer, the report says. went
home after the armed force under
Callahan had taken charge. and did
not get to vote. Various other irregu-
larities are reported. but in the pre-
lcinct above referred to the grossest
irregularities occurred. In the Spring
Bank precinct and the John b. Lewis
precinct the polls were open but five
hours, says the report, and the John
ID. Lewis precinct vote was not
ioOunted.
In the Oakdale precinct, II is said,
the election was fair.
Mr. Evans. who IS ousted by this
report. according to the original re
turns. defeated r. c. Hin by 81 ma
jority.
A Minority Report.
w. H. Shearer. of the contest COM
mittee, a Republican, filed a minor
ity report in which he showed that
the clerk in the John H. Lewis pre-
lcinct had testified that he was as
saulted and robbed OF the tally
sheets. etc. about 3 O'Clock in IN"
morning while on his way to the yot-
ing place.
Mr.. Shearer said that. In his opin-
ion. the irregularities on both sides
we're numerous. and that he does not
believe in recognizing irregularity IN
one case and falling to do 80 IN
lanother.
Representative Waggoner. or Henry
county, said that the report showed
corruption on both sides; that ne be
lieved the committee is an honest
one. but that the house should. II Il
do what is right. order another cleo
ton in Breathitt county.
Mr.. Southall. OF the contest COM
mittee. insisted that the members had
; acted conscientiously and faithfully
Mr. Southall spoke at length and said
that nowhere in Kentucky had such
lglaring election outrages ever befor,
occurred. He said that six OF the
a seven members of the committee had
g signed the report.
Y Mr.. Southall opposed the motor
{ Of Mr.. WaggOner that the matter b'
p referred back to Breathitt county FOL
4 another election.
Mr.. Owings. OF jefferson county
a said that he thought the house shoul'
= uphold the report OF the committee.
= Mr.. Shearer. who presented tn
2 minority report. made the charge tina
n not only DIR. Evans, the contestee
I but that r. c. Hill. the contestant
L. In, 70 nnuuh1fqau
Mr.. Shearer insisted that. iespit
n admitted Illegal voting, DR.. Evan
! still had a majority. He said III
. Democratic clerk OF the John r
n Lewis precinct had no doubt Dc
lstroyed these ballots at the instanc
T. OF men higher up. and that they wer
. not stolen from his as alleged. II
a said that this clerks story was no
4 substantiated
pl Col. Chinn In the Game.
5 Col Jack Shinn said that. In stand
5 ing BY the majority OF the COMMITTEES
e he was reminded OF the action Of IN
> Republicans in ousting Nose KauI
e man in the Hurter fight for the ser
d ate. He said ie admitted the actio
OF the Republicans and OF the DemC
d Gratis now.
Is Mr.. Holland spoke in favor OF th
k majority report
Mr.. WaggOner said that Breathit
y county has some Of the best citizen
n known 10 this country. and that IN
r. contests should go back to tina
q county,
Wants Another Election.
Mr.. Harris. O. Louisville. recallct
that In 1906. in the Slatery-Bern
helm contest. the majority rpor
was rejected aud the minority accept
ed He paid a tribute to man1 Of tn
people Of Breathitt He insisted tina
another election be ordered
+ On a motion TO adopt the minorit'
i report of Mr.. Shearer the vote result
n ed, yeas 81. nays Ga
: The written motion OF Mr. Wag
. goner TO the effect that the seat o
( the member from Lee. Magofin an,
v Breathitt is vacant, and that anothe
: election be held. was then vote,
r upon II was defeated By, a vote o
+ SO to "a.
= The majority report was thei
+ adopted by a viva voce vote.
Educational Bill.
A goOd-natured fight was precipi
tated in the house by the lntroduc
Q ton by Mr.. Bradley, OF Scott county
q lof the much-mOOted school sunrag,
Z bill for women. Mr.. Bradley asked
r that the bill gu to education No. .
r because there is an educational claus,
a in the bill. This was objected to. 4
. roll call was demanded and the hous,
s refused TO send the bill to education
No. 2, which Is said to be favorabl,
= to the measure. II was then referred
to the committee on suffrage ane
elections. which is said TO be hostil,
to the bill
r The lobby CT women who hav,
/, been here In the interest Of the bill
, headed by Miss Laura Clay and Mrs
9 Desha Breckenridge. of Lexington
will now direct their energies toward
getting a favorable report from a
committee said to be unfayorablc
to 10.
Mr. Pirtle-That all elective ON.