Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

from casting their ffaudulent votes.
With further regard to the city of
st. Louis that same police report
shows that there was 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 give substantial
and particular testimony to the truth
of the above charge:
Ward II, Precinct 5-Front Moore, 2741
Clark avenue Not known at this ad-
dress: Information given by William
Wright, same number. There is Thont
Moore residing at 2747 Clark avenue.
known at this address Information given
by Mrs, Mitchell. same number, and Net
tie DAVIS, 264Oa Market place
Ward II. Precinct George Jennings,
290(2 Pine street. No one Of that name
living there Information given by Mrs.
Mary Lewis, same address.
Ward II, Precinct 9--M. Zerzer, 1922
ing there. Information given by Mrs.
Laura Oaks same address.
Ward'17, Precinct 1S-M. ]. Boss, 3415
Pine street. Does not live there. Informa
tl9n i5 n, given by Mrs Anna Parker, same
Ward17, Precinct 15-Charles Williams.
$500 Eawton avenue. Does not live
there Information given by Florence
Ward 16 Precinct George Clark,
$3.50 Bernard street Does not live there.
Information given by Mrs. Spotser, same
Ward 16, Precinct 6-J MoClary, 315S
Clarke avenue. 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 175 negroes, who
were taken to the polls to vote. The
same thing was done across the Az
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
We're made, and have been discovered,
attempts to miscount the ballots le-
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, 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 whada 27 persons were
brought in a hoGA by a member of the
Republican organization, each one Of
sswhom aadS initial naturalization pa
pers more than five years old, but
which papers had never been per-
fected. 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.
There were various attempts made
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
shame upon the whole state of Mis-
souri,. In one instance, in the city OF
St. Louis, the judge of a high court
rested because Of alleged fraudulent
attempts to vote and freed them with
out even requiring them to appear i'll
court; without ascertaining whether
E or not the men charged with the
crime, and out on bond, were present; /;
and did so over the protest of the
assistant circuit attorney of the city
of ST. Louis, and after he had asked
that the cases be continued suffi-
cient length of time to permit the
: facts to be investigated and the per
sons, if guilty, to be prosecuted. The
: act of the court, in this instance, not
only freed many persons undoubtedly
= guilty, but it is our understanding
that it was so carelessly done that
: there was freed at the same time an
u individual arrested on an entirely diff
ferent charge.
There are several other instance!
: which have come to our attention o
, official misconduct in office and which
are of a grave nature.
We believe a thorough, rigid ar,
impartial investigation will confirm
u the truth of the charges above re
cited, warrant the Impeachment o
those who have for partisan purpose
prostituted the functions of the court
u and result In the conviction and pun
y ishment of those "higherups" VIII
conspired to induce the ignorant t,
% colonize, and the vicious in othe
10 ways to violate our election laws an
y to try to thwart the will Of the people
y The purity of the ballot boxes !
the foundation of the exercise O
* rights and the handspring of the e,
ID preston Of the will of the people 1
q this commonwealth. We hope tina
r, all those citizens, irrespective 9
ID ID party, who desire full and complet
"a investigation of the recent frauds
ty who desire the establishment Of sue
40 condition as to render impossibl
ey their perpetration in the future, an
ed who desire the punishment of a
m guilty persons, will join with us !
e this attempt which we believe to b
OF crusade to maintain the right
At which were established by our for
50 bears and handed to our keeping 9
in trust that we might maintain an
IS, improve upon them and hand thel
re down to nosteritY IN an undamage