The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-07-30
PURveAR WANTS ELECTION
OFFICERS MERE CHANGED
esrch Agrees to Any Changes De-
SIRED but Asks Him 10 State
Who Is Objectionable

Danville, candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for Common
wealth's attorney, was here yester-
day and conferred With w. =.
Burch, also a candidate for the
office, and with sheriff w. l..
McCarty. chairman of the County
Board of Election Commissioners.
with reference 10 having certain
rirciioii Uiiiicvr~ in Inc four Stanford
precincts and the two Crab Orchard
pecinets changed, on the ground
that he was without representation
among the officers in those precincts.
Mr.. Burch ,igniaed his willingness
90 hs.e the commission make any
changes II desired. aud said that he
would recommend that il he done.
Congressman Harvey Helm, whJ is
vitality concerned in the primary on
Saturday, also recommended that
the commission make any changes
Mr.. Puryear desired.
'"'ih "''"f'f' h"NeNtr, s"u
that he could not speak for the
Lizard. a he was but On . member.
out of three, but said he would call
the board together to take action, il
the matter was brought before him
IN n legal way. lie pointed out that
the election officers Had already been
ramed, AID that they could only BE-
removed for canse. lie asked Mr..
ruryesr TO specify which officers do
not suit him in the precincts men,
toned, but he did not desire 10 do
that he said. The Sheriff also re-
minded him that where he had Sc
cured the cooperation OF one fourth
at the candidates. ~ he had done
IL th. other seven precincts Of the
county. he had been given an officer.
hut that under the law he did not
have the right to demand an officer
10 represent him alone in the four
Stanford precincts ar the two Mt
Crab Orchard. II was also pointed
cat that the officers had been named
IN Boyle several weeks ago. without
al list having been submitted by Mr..
Burch. and the latter does no, know
whether he has a single officer in
that county for HIM. On the other
hand, the local election officers were
not named until list had been re-
ccived from Mr.. Puryear, and he
was gwen the representation reqmr.
ed by law ia the precincts where a
sutlicicnt number Of candidates had
..,ined wi,h him To- constitute the re-
"uircd one- fourth. which the law
says. may have the right IT, name an
election officer
Judge puryear and his friends
talked of bringing y mandamus suit
seeking To compel the election com
mission 10 give him the election Of
hcers he wished. but finally decided
Ird Ia do so.
Mr.. Burch made the following
statement about the matter:
Statement from Mr.. BMch
"A few days since. ! received in
formation that objection was being
made To n few officers who had been
chosen in Linecln county To conduct
the primary election on August Sd.
Ny opponent, Hon +. V. Pureyar,
Iaboring under, the mistaken idea
that he would not he fairly dealt
with, made objection Ia n number ot
these officers without being able l.,
give the reasons why they were not
satisfactory 10 him. lie appeared
before Sheriff MeCarty and de-
that the election commits
sioners he called together for the
purpose of revising the. list. Not !
receiving any satisfaction, he init
mated that n mondomus would he
sought H. force matters To n conclu-
zion favorable to himself, but evil
IDENTIFY abandoned il after seeing his
,ult could not be successfully. main
Inined.
Having every reason Ia believe
that the election commissioners of
l,oyle county are eminently fair,
lid not, nor do | intend filing list ,
If election officers there, being con ,
lent to accept whatever representa-
lion, il any. that should be accord [
Il me.
I'm Lincoln county, there are
hree candidates for Circuit Clerk,
md nine for Magistrate. Can il be
expected that all Of
heir interests and many Of the Of
,cers whom they have designated, :
,e set aside in order that MIR. Pur- ;
ears unfounded fear of unfair !
reatmeni be relieved! IL
"While did not propose to be I
'oerced into recommending a change
i MIR. Puryear did not comply with
he law in his recommendations TO .
he election commissioners in those
precincts where he alleges be has no' ,