Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-05
ELECTION BOARD FINDS MANY
EVIDENCES or FALSE
REGISTRATION.
CLOSED With Street PARADE
Campaign in Tulsa County Brought
to u Climax Last Night with
Big Rally.

With charges Of fraud, some Of
which were admitted by Democratic
election officials, the eve Of one of the
greatest elections in the history OF
Tulsa county was marked by exciting
moments.
That the entire vote in todays ell
ection may be ultimately thrown ou.
was indicated yesterday afternoon
when ii became known that the regis
tration books in precincts numbers
and 5. City Of Tulsa, had been stolen
and that many Illegal registrations
had been made.
When the county election ooara
discovered that the voters IN preclhcls
and 5 might lose their light to vote
I'm Tuesdays election because the
registration books in those precincts
were missing, It began rigid inVesu-
cation that lasted all day. Late las'
night members Of the board admlttei
that they had arrived at no conclus-
;on as to what had become or the
books. Therefore the entire vote VI
the two precincts may be thrown "u'
today. It developed during the lnVesu-
rotion that w. o. Sharp. FORMER
municipal probation officer, had very
recently collected all of the regis
tration books In the various precihc's'
for the Democratic campaign COM
mittee in order that a list or thi
voters could be made. Sharp. VINO
admits having done this. Is charseu
with having done so In Viola'ioh Vi
the law.
On ton of the missing registrauou
Looks comes the discovery that voters
having no legal right to vote touaS'
had secured false registration GER
tificates. in violation OF the law
r,volva such cases we're found by John
y. Porter, chairman OF the eiectio"
board yesterday, and there Is no te"
ing how many more Illegal regisra-
tions have passed undiscovered.
II was further charged yesterday
that the election board itself hau per
mitted people to register at the cou''
house. the day before election, when
the legal registration period closed q
week ago.
County Attorney Pat Malloy was
asked last night what action ne Wouiu
take on the many startling disclos-
ures made on the eve Of election ho
said:
when the proper charges are maoe
persons In Tulsa county VINO are
guilty Of committing election trauus
will be prosecuted with every means
at the command of the county attor'
ney's office"
That any attempt to enforce the
provisions of the Grand fath'i
Clause" in today's election will be met
with arrest and opposition on the part
of the election officials. was SHOWN
hy a signed statement issued yester
day by the election board, composer
of two Democrats and one Repuo,
can. The board declares that 'n'
only qualification necessary TO e"
title man to vote today VIII ne
registration certificate. Any negro
who holds such certificate may cas'
his vote without further questiohlhs'
The order of the election board lo'-
lows:
Tulsa. Okla, Nov. A.; The inspect
ors in each precinct are directed t'''
any person not otherwise qualitieu W
vote. who shall present registration
cortificate: that shall be considere'
sufficient to enttle the holder to vote
without further examination
]. NJ. CRUTCHFIELD. Chm
JOHN ID. PORTER, Sec
JOHN A. OLIPHANT.
The campaign in this county was
carried up to election day, meetings
having been held in the city ias'
night by both parties.
II. r. Daniel. Republican candidate
for congress in the Third District, ana
Bert Parmenter addressed crowd CT
people that filled the main lobby OF
the Hotel Tulsa. following a torch