Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-24
COMMITTEE DECLINES TO
THROW OUT MORGAN VOTE
By Vote of Nine to Seyenp
Thew Refuse to Consider
fraud Charges
Especial Dispatch to The JOurnal)

Especial Dispatch 20 The Journall
MADISON. Ca. Sept. sl.-The meeting
this afternoon in the superior court
room OF the Morgan county court house.
called by the chairman OF the county
Democratic executive committee for the
purpose OF investigating charges OF fraud
in the state primary OF May l. was fun
Of interest Not as large crowd gath
cred as was anticipated. Sentiment ran
high in favor Of allowing the results of
the primary 10 stand as declared by the
committee on the day after the primary
Col Perry AIiddlebroOks called the
meeting to order and Secretary +. r.
Lambert called the roll. Sixteen men,
bers answered the roll call. After the
roll call. the committee returned IN a
body 10 a jury room for consultation
While out Hon. John Bostwick addressed
the citizens present.
He deplored the fact that charges had
been made that votes were bought and
sold in Morgan county for forty years.
but urged the committee and citizens
present 10 stand by the nominees OF
the May primary. His remarks were
greeted with loud applause.
CHEERS FOR SPEAKER.
While Mr.. Bostwick was speaking
Colonel Rucker remarked to him, You
are wasting valuable time; we have lots
OF business 10 attend to-" Mr.. Bost-
wick. in reply, said that no citizen of
Morgan county had asked him to stop
speaking This was greeted by cheers.
The chairman stated that the COM
mittee would CONSIDER the petition be-
fore it. Judge F. c. Foster arose and
made the point that the committee had
met and declared the result, that the
Law prescribed that notice OF contest
by any defeated candidate should have
been filed with the committee al or
before IL o'clock noon the day after
the primary, that no such notice had
been served upon the COMMITTEES and
any action the committee would take
at this late day woeld not AFFECT the
result as already declared.
After an interesting discussion by
Judge Foster and Colonel Rucker, Col.
]. d. Fitzpatrick arose and said that
he represented three OF the nominees
OF said primary, viz. A @. Foster, so
licitor OF the city court; l. l.. Walker,
treasurer and c. s. Baldwin, sheriff. he
then called on Mr.. Rucker to name his
client or clients as the code OF Geor-
gia prescribes.
Colonel Rucker at first declined to
name his client The committee then
declined 10 consider the case unless
Law. He finally said that he represent
8 ed W. d. Anderson and others. he knew
not who: that Mr.. Anderson had en-
gagged his services and paid him his
fee Mr.. Anderson ran for solicitor OF
the city court OF Madison in the May
primary and was defeated.
PETITIONERS NOT NAMED.
Mr.. Anderson was called and asked
By the chairman TO name others who
were associated with MIN in the move
ment He declined to name them.
Much confusion followed.
Speeches were made BY G. d. Perry.
state senator-elect. and again by Hon.
John Bostwick.
The committee finally, by vote of 9 to
Z. declined to go into the matter at all.
During Mr.. Bostwick's speech he said
that all the candidates bought votes.
Tie was called down by the defeated
candidates present o. ]. Richardson.
who ran for tax collector: J. S. Reid.
who was a candidate for sheriff. and
Col. J. II. HOLLAND. candidate for the
>ity court judgeship- Mr.. Reid said
ne bought no votes and received none"
Col A G. Foster. successful caRdi-
date for solicitor OF the city court,
proposed that W. d. Anderson and him
self be subjected TO a rigid cross-ex-
animation by the committee This pro-
5osal was greeted by cheers.
The assembly was more OF a mass
meeting than a court OF inquiry. Upon
notion 81 Mr.. Bostwick. the meeting
adjourned to reassemble the day after
he October election for the purpose OF
sIecting new executive committee.
The terms Of Office OF the present COM
ill Har vrraf~p