Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-06
CRY OF FRAUD RAISED
IN AUGUSTA ELECTION
LittIeton Faction Claims That
Ballots Were Destroyed
and Money Received


AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec. 5.-Through theiI
/ legal council. the Littleton campaign
committee will file either today or to-
morrow a formal notice contesting the
results OF Wednesdays mayoralty cleo
I ton.
r. ]. Edenheld. Henry H. Cumming
and Philip North. leaders Of that fac
ton. confirmed this report Thursday
morning and the matter is in the hands
of attorneys
ALLEGE IRREGULARITIES.
The specific charges of the LittIe,On
faction will be that the election was not
conducted properly in that they rad lit
tie representation in the number OF
managers and clerks at the different
wards. Irregularities will be shown, they
declare, and also they have alleged wit
nesses to show that their ballots were
torn up and others substituted ana
placed In the box. 1t is claimed also,
that they viii present voters who re-
ceived money for their votes from the
Hayne contingent.
I'VE will be able to snow by sworn
affidavits from every Littleton man that
his ballot was cast for US and the count
win prove that we had a majority, .
said Dir. Edenfield. Detective Reed, he
said. had good evidence that would be
used at the proper time. A recount OF
the votes will also be asked.
Mr.. North stated that It was imp6s-
sible Wednesday to get a judge to sign
warrants for the arrest of parties who
were charged with fraud. There will
be some arrests today" he continued.
IF we can get any recognition, from the
courts"
SCoFF AT RECOUNT.
On the other hand the Hayne support
ers soon at the idea OF the result Of
the election being reversed by the courts.
City Attorney c. Henry Cohen de-
clined point blank to admit whether or
not a recount would be allowed. Il
have nothing to say" he said.
The hottest factional municipal
fight ever held in Augusta was
that Wednesday. in which L. c.
Hayne. anti-American Protective as
ISOLATION candidate for mayor, de-
feated DR.. ]. r. Ldttleton by seventy
eight votes. For two hours the situa-
ton hinged on the count in the Fourth
ward, with everything indicating that
Littleton would be the winner. In the
First ward the Littleton councilmanic
candidate defeated the Hayne candi-
date, while in the Fifth ward the Hayne
forces, had no candidate.
A feature of the election was the
fact fhat Littleton carried the Sixth
ward by eighteen votes and the council
manic candidate Of his opposition won
by the same number. 1t is the first time
the A. p. A. faction has ever been able
TO invade the sacred precincts OF aris-
tocratic Summerville-
WAS BITTER FIGHT.
Feeling has been bitter between the
LittletOn and Hayne factions, BECAUSE.
IL is claimed, two-thirds of the man
ayers and all OF the clerks are Hayne
men.
The Littleton people induced Sheriff
Clark to swear in special deputies, who
were ordered to go into the election
booths and see that there was a fair
count. An attempt was made by the
special deputies to go into the booths,
but they were ordered back by the city
police officers, and, in some instances,
where the deputies were in the booths
before the polls opened. they were
elected
Detective Reed. of Atlanta, with two
OF his men. were here, and they went
from one polling place to another in
an automobile. but there has been no
arrest for vote buying. The. detectives
were employed to come here ands make
cases against all those caught traffck-
ing in votes. They had two cameras and
ma attempts to take pictures at the
polls.