The Detroit times., 1912-09-12
'EFFR|ES ALLEGES
FRAUD IN PRIMARY
ASKS FOR RECOUNT
ustice Complains, Too, of mis-
takes and Irregularities" in
Every Voting Precinct
:HALLENGERS WERE
ELECTED FROM BOOTHS
'etitioner Says He's Sure That
Fair Count Will Give Him
Mayoral Nomination

Alleging that many mistakes, ir-
egularities and frauds were commit.
I'd and made in the count OF the
layoralty vote in each and every zone
4 the III precincts in Detroit that
many votes were counted for vii.
am b. Thompson that should have
cen counted for Justice Edward j.
effries," and that recount would
how Justice Jeffries TO be the winner
the Democratic mayoralty nomina.
ION, the latter has filed a petition for
recount, with the board of can.
assers.
The petition sets forth that in the
rimary election held Tuesday. Aug
h Justice Jeffries received credit for
741 votes, while Mayor Thompson
yas credited with 4,400 votes, me
ority OF 500.
Continuing. the petition states.
Your petitioner had rspreser. ativcs
nown as witnesses or challengers
tho appeared at many of the booths,
nth properly certified credentials.
ntitling them 70 the privilege OF
taying in the booths, watching the
ote. and scrutinizing the count
lany OF these men. with proper Gre
entlals. were violently ejected fror:
ne booths, and in some cases KEEP,
ut during the entire time that the
,olls were open, from z o'clock. a. m.
|tntil 10 o'clock. p. m, and others
we're elected and kept out during al.
. he time the count was made OF the
BALLOTS"
More specifically. the petition states
hat In every precinct OF the Ninth
ward. Jeffries' representatives were
| but out OF the booths, and in the fifth
| recinct, Ninth ward. Justice Jeffr1es
/ himself was threatened with election
| rom the booth In many cases, the
police were called.
In the secoad precinct, Fourth
Ward. the Jeffries man was elected
rom the booth during the counting
|lf ballots. and when the police were
|ippealed 10 they refused TO act, the
|1etition states. The same charge is
| made relative TO the first and second
precincts OF the Fifteenth ward: firs.
|Ind second precincts. Thirteenth
Ward: first and second precincts,
| Fifth ward; the first precinct OF the
H'hird ward: the seventh precinct
Seventh ward; second precinct,
Eighth ward, and ninth precinct
Fourth ward.
The number of votes To be counted,
The long hours OF the primary, arc
he condition of the men in the booths
|ifter the long and tiresome day made
/ { impossible to get an intelligent and
|correct count of the vote, the petition
states, and many mistakes. irreGu-
|iarties and frauds were committed
land made, that Injured to the benefit
of William b. Thompson in each or
the voting precincts
Thomas L. Dalton. campaign man.
lager for Justice Jeffries, says thGs
while he, Jeffries. and Samuel Tobin
were cruising" through the Ninth
ward on election day. installing chal-
|lengers In the various booths. only
Ito have them thrown out as soon IS
Iihe chiefs left the booths, he was
Mold by several chairmen that Demo
cratic Committeeman John Nagel had
given orders TO put the Jeffries men,
cut OF the booths. He was also told,
by some OF the chairmen, he says
that there was an agreement between
Democratic Committeeman Nagel and
Republican Committeeman Rondeau
Bunnell. by which neither party would
put challengers or witnesses in the
booths.
Several OF the chairmen had per
sonal letters from Mayor Thompson,
telling them to guard his interests at
the booths" said Mr.. Dalton.
The chslrmen were also sent 'poh
lists BY the mayor, practically en-
listing them as Thompson workers, IL
Is alleged.
1--WE have also received many conl-
paints OF qualified voters who were
refused permission 10 vote, and We're
bluffed out by threats 1T being ar
rested IL they tried TO vote" said Mr..
Dalton These complainants had just
as much right TO vote as anyone. They
were enrolled by affidavit, and were
duly qualified electors, but when they
tried to vote, they were told that their
names were not on the poll books.
IL they demanded to be shown they
were told that II they tried to vote,
they would be arrested, and locket:
UP for the day. as fraudulent voters
These men, most OF them, were
union men. all staunch Jeffries sup
porters. The chairmen of the election
49,
dreds OF votes by that process of in
-timidatfen- of -tAe-eters,- backed I'm
by scare stories in the mayors per-
sonal newspapers. that men enrolleG
by affidavit would be arrested and
jailed without being given a chance
TO prove whether they were entitled
to vote.
Forbes Robertson. defeated for re-
nomination as county auditor oh. the
Republican ticket, says he will ask
for a recount, declaring that he has
affidavits to the effect that fraud was
practiced by the Republican ma
chine" against him.
1T is enough to make a man turn
Progressive, the way the machine
operates" said Robertson, angrily.
Wednesday.
The canvassing board finished the
work OF going over the returns on
the authorship vote, Wednesday, and
1t was revealed that Aid Gutman's
maforit,, nvar RobarfSou was an even