The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-22

appeared to vote and through the Of
forts Of the Democratic state commit
tee some thousands of these illegally
registered persons were 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 give substantial
and particular testimony to. the truth
Of the above charge:
Ward IL Precinct b--Front Moore. 2F41
Clark avenue. Not known at this ah-
dress. Information given by William
Wright same number. There is ThoDt
Moore residing at 2741 Clark avenue.
known at this address. Information given
by Mrs. Mitchell same number, and Nef-
tie Davis, 2640a Market place.
~ Ward II, Precinct, 7-George jennings
living there. Information given by Mrb.
Mary Lewis, same address.
Ward II, Precinct 9--M. Zerzer. 1922
Lucas avenue No one of that name N
Laura Oaks, same address.
Ward II, Precinct 13-M, ], Boss, S4a6
Pine street. Does rot live there. Informa-
address.
Ward II, Precinct 15--Charles williams,
5000 Lawton avenue. Does not lfto
there Information given by Florence
Ward 16, Precinct George CLARK.
2S3O Bernard street Does not live thefb.
Information given by Mrs. spotser, same
Ward 10, Precinct 6-J. MoClary, 3163
Clarke avenue. No such address
And hundreds more similar instances
Besides these attempts, there werC
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 Ar
kansas border into the counties n
the southern tier of this state.
In various counties of the state of
Missouri, which 1t is not now deemed
advisable to specifically name, thege
were made, and have been discovered,
attempts to miscount the ballots -
gally cast and to give to the Rep1b-
hcan nominees the advantage Of tho
willful miscounts so made.
In various registration booths in
the city of St. Louis there was am
attempt made, on the part of the
members of the Republican organize
ton, to register, 80 as to permit them
to vote, q 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 q persons were
brought in body by 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
fected, Under the United States lava
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 men,
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 Mia
souri,. In one instance, in the city OF
st. Louis, the Judge of a high court
freed SO negroes who had been az
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 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
individual arrested on an entirely diff
ferent charge.
There are several other instances
which have come to our attention OF
official misconduct in office and which
are Of grave nature.
We believe a thorough, rigid and
impartial investigation will confirm
the truth of the charges above re-
cited, warrant the Impeachment OF
those who have for partisan purposes
prostituted the functions of the court,
and result In the conviction and pun
lshment Of those "higherups" who
conspired to induce the ignorant to
colonize, and the vicious in other
ways to violate our election laws and
to try TO thwart the will of the people.
The purity Of the ballot boxes is
the foundation Of the exercise of !.
rights and the mainspring OF the ex-