The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-26

CONDITIONS
ALLEGED
OKLAHOMA c o u N r Y
ELECTIONS SIM MPLY
ORGIES OF FRAUD
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT
THEIR NEWSPAPERS SAY
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Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. 2G The
news story of the chaotic political
conditions arising out Of alleged
frauds IN the counting of ballots IN
the recent primary elections is rather
interesting, as related by the Okla
homan, a newspaper of this city The
story reads.
Demands for honest elections IN
Oklahoma county have met with uni
yersal support, but there remains
some differences as to the best meth
cd OF turning the rascals OUT Az
the county attorneys Office no assist
ance Is asked at the present tiNe.
Mr. Reardon takes the position that
the election board be allowed to conf,
plete its work of recounting the bal.
lots before steps are taken to appre-
hend the perpetrators of the ballot
COX frauds. This course seems to
meet with approval.
"Dr. S. Levy, secretary of the
county election board. whose name
has been brought into the matter, con.
tinues to follow the even tenor Of his
way Mr.. Levy says ne Invites an in
vestigation as he has nothing TO fear.
He claims to have In his possession
facts which will easily place the
blame for existing conditions on 9th
er shoulders.
ut is evident that specific charges
must be made against precinct in
spectors in whose precincts most of
the vote stealing occurred before the
county election board can take cog
nizance of the situation. At least
this is the view expressed by Mr.. Levy
Thursday.
Laws Blamed
There are those who think the
election laws are chiefly to blame for
existing conditions. 1t is pointed out
tsat the election inspectors in the
various precincts are not required To
swear to the accuracy of the returns.
10 the contrary, their sole function
seems TO consist Of swearing the Of.
fcial counters. These counters, II is
said. are often the creatures OF the
precinct election officers, as they are
appointed by them, but in no other
way are the inspectors identified with
the work OF the counters.
Judge viii Linn, who Is acting sec
retary Of the state election board,
Thursday night refused to discuss the
situation other than to say that he
had been complaining of conditions
Ike those unearthed in Oklahoma
county for two years, and that action
would be taken at the proper time.
The following carefully prepared
statement was given out at the coun-
" attorneys Office late Thursday:
County Attorney Reardon today
stated that he would not at this time
request any special assistants to aid
in the prosecution OF the election
fraud matter. II is not special assist
ants that is needed In this matter, but
evidence. II would be much appre-
ciated by this Office Ii all good citi-
zens who know Of any facts bearing
ing upon this matter would commu-
nicate it to this office at their earliest
opportunity. There seems 10 be no
question but that fraud VI the gross
est kind has been committed, but the
great trouble is going 10 be TO fix the
responsibility upon the real culprits.
II Is the easiest thing in the world 70
see results. but It is entirely another
natter to ascertain how such results
eamc about.
Many rumors are afloat as to
lhow the frauds were perpetrated--
some of them doubtless we'll found ]
and others not. What this Office de-
s.res is the evidence from people,
who know and who are in a position
to- know. how thes, frauds came
about gss
For irsslaaee. ii Is rumofea t5at
many candidates Wsre approaca ed
ca.ing the recent primaries AMI
iribes solicited If this is true, the
parties approached. IN the interest 81
aoDd government. should have no hes.
titanef IN disHleing such information
Ito the county attorney. as rnmors
cant hc Introduced as evidence 10
lcourt In the meantime. however yon
may rest assured that the county az
Dtorney is keeping close tab on the
situation with a view or fixing the
respnnsibi'itf and prosecuting tas
IeaiItx parties II the fuIi extent of the
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