The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-28
KNOTT AND Cats
BOTH GAIN VOTES
On the Recount--Latest
Statement Of Hon. W.
Y. Knott.

who is cOntesting the nomination Oh
Rev. Sidney j. Cats for governor,
gave out the following signed state
ment:
"In previous statements | have said
that there were mistakes and errors
made in tabulation of the votes cast
at the late primary election in many
counties of the state, and that cor
rection of those mistakes and errors
by a fair and accurate count would
show that | was duly nominated.
Putnam County.
Il have just had a report from the
recount Of the vote cast in Putnam
county, and the same shows changes
for the various candidates in many
precincts. The recount Of twenty
seven precincts however, shows a net
gain in my favor of twelve votes. |
am advised that the attorneys for
Mr.. Cats have prevailed upon the in
spectors in Precinct No. of that
county to file demurrer to the al
! tentative writ issued by the supreme
court, which will be brought up for
hearing before the supreme court as
soon as possible.
"The original tally sheet sent in
ny IlIe Il9peCIoto lloiii ma pl loC,l,tC ato
SHOWS ViI"C Ine II:I SeIoIT C,TiGe II, VIZ ~
""S ny Pi iopel!S .illiei ii ''ll" tt,"t Wv
county can 'o' iIlS oos'Iu' VI, i;4 eIi;tV a..
COUNT coulu iGJ plopttlS ~, .leuny Sl1r
Ic9PeUIlNg CHItuiuF'1e WIN viS ,;ais 4LoI,
ol SecollG UllotIG yo'e2 ~ 1;4,,ittS, T,Il1i tlS
WeIT e%cl eIiCl:ieU nc "losi - va.'or
Vi I"e III. lL9V lt J,,oito sL.C" 49, tbot viii
S"!u r"Iy eiieeto 70 aiio" ;oo a,,d oll,, aho;no
gam rom ilVe " iltliJ scIo'''t liloieS
voVeS "llGm pLGpeit ~ ,"I,e"c a ooro1o+od I 0
40 I'V f,;@i, 1,,Gli,' ~ +bo ,,,,,1io +ob1Ia
Sh3Il fufhi?h 10 tne pupIlc d "a oaOGna G,1+
Ieu CON i9o'; VI 'li9 ~ thot % oo,lr
sent III ny tl!G l'SpecIoIS VI 'naC aodo Lo'i,, ~,
~ anu 4L o. Vne oi,nt Uvt'l 40 90 '''''''0
them on the recount
from Suwannee County.
81 have a complete tabulation of
the first and second returns sent in
by the inspectors of Suwannee couD-
tv. A careful study of these tabula-
/ tions will. I think, convince any fair
minded citizen of this state that the
only way to ascertain Cfe IIu9 NcIe
cast for the respective candldateS lor
. governor Is to nave the oailoV3 re-
counted. Below IS SHOWN the tGCal
votes cast for each canaldate ana
comparison OF the TWO Will snow Cn'C
The vcte cast for no GaAalo&te was
correctly tabulateq by all PrecihcVS , on
the FIRST count l can siI!i. aTlehlIoll "iSG
TO comparison .! ,,. Cne ."00ti!L,o'to NJ 10 b,,
iS+;nn %tIl p sbows IN, there WAS onIv one pre-
,;Sa+ j., c,,,,,onnna coun+v where the
snn+ ANY, ro+,,rns ,ynre ahgoln+eIv correct
,'l't - oii card:datos Thof nrecin2s
,r,. n ~ No Gu ~ ,''''' 'N'''
"'tS a. Nv. r,.oc;nc+ No tho onIv change
j., e,.,t p-T.'s,1 ~. eocond choice votes was a
;arr u, r'- or orn &rs+ choice vote bv NJ.
Co++,
',tT"' a." ,,uoo.ra+ No > thora were
.,,o,,aos -, w 't1 +bo +abnIotion Of +hc vote
ro,, o,o,.,, oondidS+o On +he recount
T,. No. IEoS CS+t. o.a;noJ 10th on frs+ choice
nli ou'i Nooand l,,(|S, oho;co yotas also ~lin-
ca" GA -, Gre+ cbo;co voto, and second
eh ehoioo o,, uo+cs ,,cfo For,is lost ono first
otoio ohoioo ,,oto br+ neinad on second
oI,o ,I,oioo ,,o+os uLiJson ooinad ono
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