Evening journal., 1911-01-12

hots for him 1.-THE said contestee) at said
election by the payment of money OF
other things Of value. The contestee de-
MES that any money was contributed
and supplied by the friends and members
OF the political party whose candidate
he was Tor the purpose of inducing the
said large number of colored voters, OF
any colored voters whatsoever, at any
election districts in said Congressional
district, to cast their ballots for him
tthe said contesteel at said election. On
the other hand, the contestee declares
and AYERS, that, 10 the best Of his know
ledge, information and belief, neither
any of the friends and members of the
political party whose candidate he was,
nor any other person or persons whatso-
ever, contributed OF suplide- any money
whatsoever for the purpose of paying OF
inducing any colored voters at any cleo
tion districts in said Congressional dis
tricts to cast their ballots for him THE
said contesteel at said election. The
said contestee denies that any money
was paid to the said large number of col
ored voters or to any colored voters in
any election districts of said Congress-
ional district, by the political friends
eao otRkoi tCAr vi citiu CoulctAt OF any
person or persons whatsoever for the
purpose Of inducing such colored vot-
ers to cast their ballots for said contas-
tee at said election; hut on the other
hand, the said contestee declares and
ayers that, to the best of his knowledge
information and belief, no such money
was paid by any person or persons what
soever to any such oolored voters for the
purpose aforesaid.
The contestee denies that the said
three thousand and more votes of said
colored voters, OF than any other votes
of any colored voters, OF any colored
voters whatsoever, cast at said election
IN said Congressional district for said
contested, were Illegal under the pro
visions Of the Constitution and laws of
the State Of Delaware; but, on the other
hand, the said contestee AYERS and de-
clares that all votes of colored voters.
cast for him at said election, were IL
legal and valid and were properly and
lawfully counted, and that none of such
votes were influenced, induced or pro-
cured " the payment Of money or other
thing Of value.
Sec0nd-The contestee denies that,
at said election, at divers election dis
tricts In said Congressional District,
a large number Of qualified white vot-
ers, to wit, three thousand and more,
who were then and there members and
friends OF the political party whose
candidate the contestant was, we're in
duced and bribed to cast their ballots
for the contestee at said election by
the payment TO each of them OF money.
On the other hand, the contestee de-
clares and AYERS that. to the best OF
his knowledge, information and be-
lief. neither three thousand and more
nor any number OF qualified white vot-
ers. who werethen and there members
and friends Of the political party
whose candidate the contestant was,
were induced and bribed to cast their
ballots for the contestee at said cleo
ton by the payment Of money OF other
thing Of value. and the contestee is
shocked by any protests against the
wanton insult by the contestant, In the
second" paragraph OF his notice OF
contest. offered 10 the large number OF
uuHi i1se voters, 10 wit. upwards OF
three thousands, who are citizens OF
the State OF Delaware and who are al
legged IN said notice OF contest to have
been members and friends OF the po-
litical party whose candidate the con-
AN-NAAA y ~ 4 AD N1hANHtlt utlAAin AhaA
any money whatsoever was cOntribut-
ed and supplied by the members and
friends OF the political party whose
candidate he was for the purpose OF
inducing and bribing upwards of three
thousand, or any other number what
soever, of the white voters OF the po-
litical party whose candidate the said
contestant was, TO cast their ballots
for the cOntestee at said election; and
the said cOntestee denies that any
money whatsoever was paid by his po-
litical friends and supporters to the
said qualified white voters for the pur-
pose OF inducing and bribing them TO
cast their ballots for him at said cleo
tion. On the other hand, the cOntestee
AYERS and declares that, to the best OF
his knowledge, information and belief,
no money whatsoever was contributed
OF paid by any OF his political friends
and supporters or members and
friends of the political party whose
candidate he was for the purpose OF
inducing and bribing any such white
voters 10 cast their ballots for him at
said election.
The contestee denies that upwards
Of three thousand votes Of white vot-
ers, or any other number of such votes,
cast and counted for him at said cleo
tion. we're illegal under the provisions
OF the Constitution and laws OF the
State of Delaware; but, on the other
hand, the contestee declares and AYERS
that. to the best OF his knowledge, in
formation and belief, all votes cast for
him at a said election by white voters,
or by any other voters whatsoever,
were valid and lawful I'm all respects
and we're properly counted, and that
none OF said votes were procured, in
fuenced or induced by bribery or any
other corrupt practice whatsoever.
Third Answering the third para
graph Of the Contestants Notice OF
Contest, the contestee admits that
the whole number Of ballots officially
counted and returned for him at said
election in said Congressional district
was 22410 ballots; that the whole
number OF ballots officially counted
and returned for the contestant at
said election I'm said Congressional
dist let was 20.2S1; that the whole
number Of ballots officially counted
and returned for Lewis II. Brosius at
said election in said Congressional
district was 775 ballots; that the
whole number of ballots officially
counted and returned for Frank A.
Houck at said election in said Con-
'gressional district was 556 ballots,
but the said contestee denies all other
averments. matters and things con-