The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-12-22

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appeared to vote and through the ef-
forts Of the Democratic state commit
tee some thousands Of these illegally
registered persons we're prevented
from casting their fraudulent votes.
With further regard to the city Of
st. Louis that same police report
shows that there was a general and
wholesale attempt made to register
negroes and to have them vote from
houses where they did not live. Ex.
tracts from that report are hereto
appended in order to glye substantial
and particular testimony to the truth
Of the above charge:
Ward II, Precinct 5-Front Moore. 274l
Clark avenue. Not known at this adj
dress. Information given by William
Wright, anne number. There Is a Thont
Moore residing at 2747 Clark avenue.
q W. Campbell, 264O Market place, Not
known. at this address. Information given
by Mrs. Mitchell, same number, and Net
tie Davis, 2G40a Market place.
Ward II, Precinct George Jennings.
1902 Pine street. No one Of that name
living there. Information given by Mrs.
Mary Lewis, same address.
Ward II, Precinct IN. Zerzer, 8022
Lucas avenue, No one Of that name liv-
Ing there. Information given by Mrs.
Laura Oaks, same address.
Ward II, Precinct I'm. ]. Boss, 3415
Pine street. Does not live there. Informa-
address.
Ward II, Precinct 15-Charles Williams,
5000 Lawton avenue. Does not live
there. Information given by Florence
Barbee, same address.
Ward l8. Precinct George Clark,
265O Bernard street. Does not live there.
Information given by Mrs. spotser, same
Ward 16, Precinct 81. MoClary. 1853
Clarke venue. No such address.
And hundreds more similar instances.
Besides these attempts, there were
imported into Missouri, on election
day, across the Mississippi river from
the state Of Illinois into almost every
country from 20 to IT'S negroes, who
were taken to the polls to vote. The
same thing "a done across the Ar
kansas border into the counties in
the southern tier of this state.
In various counties of the state Of
Missouri, which it is not now deemed
advisable to specifically name, there
were made, and have been discovered.
attempts to miscount the ballots lie.
gally cast and to give to the Repub-
lican nominees the advantage Of the
willful miscounts so made.
In various registration booths in
the city Of St. Louis there was an
attempt made, on the part Of the
members Of the Republican organiza-
ton, to register, so as to permit them
to vote, a great number Of residents
Of foreign birth whose citizenship
papers had not been properly per
fected. AS an instance Of the wide
spread nature of this attempt, this
committee knows of one precinct in
ST. Louis city where 81 persons were
brought in a body by a member of the
Republican organization, each one Of
whom had initial naturalization pa.
pers more than five years old. but
which papers had never been per
tected. Under the United States laws
such persons are not entitled to regis
ter or to vote and in this particular
precinct these men were not allowed
TO register. In many other precincts
persons In similar circumstances were
registered at the instigation Of mem
bers of the Republican organization
contrary to law and did vote.
Thnra Uaen r.-f~..-
by Republican officials to drag the
courts Of the state of Missouri into
politics and to prostitute their au-
thority, functions and powers to serve
the ends OF partisan purposes which
are ~disgraceful in themselves. and
which tend to bring disgrace and
upon the whole state Of Mis-
souri,. In one instance, in the city OF
st. Louis, the Judge Of a high court
freed SO negroes who had been ar
rested because Of alleged fraudulent
attempts to vote and freed them with
out even requiring them to appear in
court without ascertaining whether
or not the men charged with the
crime, and out on bond, were present,
and did so owe the protest Of the
assistant circuit attorney Of the city
Of st. Louis. and after he had asked
that the cases be continued a suffi-
cient length Of time to permit the
facts to be investigated and the per.
sons. II guilty. to be prosecuted. The
act Of the court, In this instance, not
only freed many persons undoubtedly
guilty, but It is our understandings
that It was so carelessly done that
there was freed at the same time an
individual arrested on an entirely dif.
ierent charge.
There are several other instances
which have come to our attention Of
official misconduct in office and which
are Of a grave nature.
We believe a thorough, rigid anC
impartial Investigation will confirm
the truth OF the charges above re
cited, warrant the impeachment O
those who have for partisan purpose.
prostituted the functions Of the court
and result in the conviction and pun
ishment Of those "higherups" VIII,
~conspired to induce the ignorant I,
colonize, and the vicious in othe
ways to violate our election laws an,
to try to thwart the will Of the people
The purity Of the ballot boxes /