The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-08
BANNER Up IN AIR.
Wanted Recount of the Ballots
Which Defeated Him.
Beaten by Doyle in Labor Com
missioner Race.
.'sTHREE NOT COUNTED"
Said He, But Matter Was Later
Explained.
John Goar, Pittsburg, Elected
DOyle's Assistant.
THREE NOT COUNTED"

C. H. Banner of Fort Scott, defeated
| by two votes by Owen Doyle, former
! assistant commissioner of labor, in the
race for state labor commissioner, at
Tuesday afternoons session of the an
nual state labor convention at the K.
| & L. of S. hall this morning, protested
the election and called for recount
of ballots, but no action was taken.
Mr.. Danner said that one vote was not
called and that Mr.. Cash told him
three ballots had fallen on the floor
and were not counted.
| If such were the case, the vote
might have been in favor of the pro-
testor, as at the end of the sixth bal
lot the poll was 123 TO 125 in favor of
Mr. Doyle. However. Mr.. Cash re-
| piled that he had told Mr.. banner
three votes had fallen on the floor
| but were picked up and counted.
AS to the -uncalled vote the tellers
stated that in the last ballot some one
| by mistake, voted for Mr.. Bryan of
| Topeka, the low man who had drop
ped out of the race and the vote was
| not called or counted.
L. A. Hartley, of Parsons, the new
vice president, moved that the con-
vention vote on the recount, but the
! chair held that such action would be
out of order and should come before
| the house in form of resolution.
This morning no further action was
| taken in the matter. Ex-Labor Com
missioner johnson said that banners
protest would not appear in the rec
ords.
81 can't understand why Mr.. Danner
| should do this said Mr.. Doyle, after
Danner had opened fire. Il wouldn't
/ have done so if / had been defeated"
he continued with added emphasis.
81 am as good a friend of Mr.. Doyle
as any one and will do all in my power
to help him. responded banner, walk
ing up the aisle, All I want is fair
i shake. / would like to ask why was
not Mr.. Bryan's vote read? ?"
/ Hereupon Mr.. Johnson said:
/ Brother Banner. did you say that
one delegate voted without creden-
4 tials?''
i NO" was the reply.
i Then Mr.. Johnson, questioning tell
ers, brought out the fact that they did
not count or call the Bryan vote in the
last ballot, as he had dropped out of
the race, being the lowest man in the
preceding ballot. This was according
to the bylaws of the society. Mr..
Hartley jumped up and shouted:
| st fought Brother Boyle to a stand
! still yesterday, as / wanted to swing
la railroad man ins but since he's elect
ed, for Gods sake let's lay down the
Ratchet
| Nevertheless, Brother banner con-
tinued to feel the edge of the ak and
ispoke thusly:
! 81 would like to ask just one ques-
/ ton Brother Cash, didn't you tell me
that three ballots fell TO the floor and
were not counted ?''
Brother Cash replied: 81 said that
three had fallen, but picked them up
land handed them to the tellers.''
/ Again the spirit moved Brother
Hartley to speak and he said:
THAT this convention may not be
accused of any unfairness move that
we vote upon the recount
/ The chairman stated to this that
such action would be out of order and
that any action should take the form
of a resolution to be voted upon. But
here Mr.. Danner said that he would
bow to the will of the convention and
the dove of peace appeared to hover
| Later Mr.. Banner stated to a State
Journal reporter that he didn't know
what further action he would take. He
said that he believed Mr. G.. A. Pringle,
one of the tellers, had spoken to him
about the fallen ballots, but couldn't
remember who else had spoken about
the matter.
Ex-Labor Commissioner Johnson
said: ''Danner is just sore because he
wasn't elected and is making holler.' =
The other tellers were Joe Clark and
Perry mellow.
The remainder of the morning was
occupied with the election of assistant
labor commissioner which resulted in
John Goar, a miner of Pittsburg, get
ting the place. He defeated A. Il. NC
Allister, of Harrington, an engineer, ex-
president of the society, by 73 votes.
Four ballots were taken. At the last
ballot 100 votes were cast in favor Of
Goar and 81 in favor of MeAllister.
Now two miners are on the labor
commission. Goar gathered double
strength before the last ballot. This
may have been due to the lightning
campaign he made as the last ballots
were being passed. Meanwhile the
room was filled with the cries of 'Goar,
Goar." and t'McAlIister, McAllister."
The following table gives the election
by ballot:
| Candidate and citv Ballot