The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-08-04


that in none OF the boxes was tho
law fully observed, that while the Law
requires, In counting the ballo,s, TIA
the tickets shall be taken out of the
tox by one Of the counting judges
one by one, when he shall read anu
distinctly announce, while the ticket
lemains in his hand, the name o
each candidate voted for thereon
which shall be noted on the tally
sheets and shall then deliver rhe
Ballot to the other counting judg
IS no shall place the same In the box
provided for that purpose; that as a
matter of fact, your petitioner is In
formed and believes and here charg
es the fact TO be, that in each of the
voting boxes In the county there was
In fact but one counting Judge act |
Tally engaged in discharglng the dr.
ties the law requires two to perform |
and that the discrepancies and mis-
takes aforesaid were caused at least
O." pau ny t"c lhlure 10 nave the |
number required by law to do thu
work aforesaid, and that especial,
Is this true in the four boxes ~
Greenvlle
Your petitioner is further informed,
and charges the fact to be thar IN
each and all Of the boxes there wer,
mistakes, Irregularities and Illegal
ties in the method OF conducting SAID
election, in that in each of said boxes
there were legal votes cast for nett.
TONER that We're rejected and not
counted for him, that should have
neen counted for him and should have
peen so shown and estimated upon
The returns therefrom, and that there
was in at least some of the boxes
several votes counted and estimated
for Mr.. Nichols that were erroneouslv
20 counted and estimated not accord
ing to law, but that were entered
upon the returns and certified to b.
the officer holding said election. and
that If said mistakes, irregularities
and illegahues hereinbefore alleged
lad not existed the result would have
Jeen different and the same would
dave resulted in your petitioner being
shown to be the nominee for said OF
Ice, and he would have been so de
cared by said committee: petition
D ~ is unable to be more specific in
3 tls allegations with reference to salo
mistakes, Irregularities and Illegal
ties because he does not know an.
las no way OF ascertaining the Goa
, tents of the several ballot boxes, no.
j the contents OF the ballots contained
. therein. and that the same cannot be
known and the Identical facts with
reference to the exact number of said
mistakes, Irregularities and Illegal.
ties and the exact number of votes
cast for him, that should have been
counted that We're not counted and
ihe exact number of votes counted
Tor Mr. Nichols that should not have
heen counted, unless the ballot box
rs, now under control of the execu.
ave committee, are opened, the con-
tents examined and the ballots re.
counted.
Your petitioner says further that
he does not charge, but expressly dis.
Claims that the charges or even int.
mates fraud OF dishonesty of any kind
against any voter, election officer.
chairman, member of executive seon-
nittee or anyone else in regard to
The matters and things herein invoIy.
ed and nothing alleged herein is in
Tended to mean or to have such con.
sTuction, but he Is informed, believes
and alleges the facts to be that the
mistakes, Irregularities and Illegal
ties above specified were committed
end existed not because of fraud o,
dishonesty on the part OF anyone, but
because pf accident, mistakes ana
error OF fact and of law on the part
5 OF those charged with the duties Of
holding and making returns from SAID
election and in declaring the result
thereof, all of which your petitioner
is ready to verify.
Wherefore he prays the Democratic
executive committee of Hunt county
TO re-cOnyene, that a date be set fot
hearing, that petitioner and Mr. Men.
els be notified OF the time and place
OF hearing, that the committee ex.
anime these charges, hear all of the
evidence and in order that the yely
truth of the issues may be determined
mat they unlock and unseal the dir
Ierent ballot boxes used in the rec.
oht primary election. containing the
oallots as cast by the voters and eX.
anime and recount the same and that
therefrom to estimate and decla .
the result in accordance with the
facts ascertalned and the law govern.
ing the same. and If the result be in
favor of petitioner, as he verify be.
lieyes and alleges it will be. that the
rame be so declared and certified az
the law directs to the officer charged
with the duty of making up the offlc
'aI ballot for the general election en-.
suing and for general and special re
lief. n F. VAucuAN
Petitioner.