Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-07
jim DAVENPORT
FILES CONTEST
Defeated ongres m a n
Charges Own Party Off
cials With Fraud.
CHANDLER IS NOT SURPRISED
Republican Representatives
Elect Says He Expected
Beaten Man to Kick.

Attempting to thwart the will OF
thousands of members of his own
party, and accusing Democratic elec>
tion officers of crimes that would
send them to the pcnltentary, James
;. Davenport has filed with the house
OF representatives. contest against
seating Hon. r. \. Chandler. Repub-
lcan, who was elected to congress
from this district, it was learned here
yesterday
In all there are some twenty
charges, but not one of them contains
Il specific allegation of wrong-doing
ON the part of Mr.. Chandler II is
true he claims fraud among members
of the county election boards, but tho
majority Of all boards in this state are
Democratic. and vigorous protest
! went up from Democrats in Tulsa
when the action of Davenport became
known. Thousands of them voted
against him in order to remove from
politics man of his character and
they recent not only his efforts to
thwart the will of the better element
of the Democratic party, but they are
outspoken in condemnation of Daven-
ports accusation against members of
their party who are sworn election
officers and who have always born
good regulations.
Charges in Contest.
Tn the first charge. Davenport's ac-
cusation reads: but that contestee
(Chandler) is not now and was not at
tho time of said election possessed of
all qualifications by law for said Of
flee. But what qualifications are
necessary, Davenport fails to state.
secondly he says Because one
thousand or more votes alleged to
nave been cast and counted for said
contestce were Illegal and unlawfully
counted" There is where he takes n
rap at the Democratic members of the
election board, in charges that. II
proven would send them to the peni-
tontiary.
Counted Wrong, Claim.
The third charge because some OF
the judges and clerks failed to count
five hundred or more votes legally
cast for contestant" lie apparently
wants to have his counted in any old
way. but not Chandler's at all.
Fourth. Because in precincts to
G in the city Of Tulsa. and .. IA. Is
ana II In the city of Tulsa and pre-
clncts and in Linn Lane and / in
Wel'iwa and 2l in the county Of Tulsa
ana other precincts in said county
three hundred or more fraudulent and
unlawful votes were cast and counted
for the contestee. (Another rap at
w ''Ib'Ihllc blIlClHlS.D
Fifth charge Is a repetition Of the
fourth.
In the sixth he charges the Judges
and clerks conducting the election of
not being duly qualified and sworn
to I'm twenty-one Of the county and
ten of the city.
Intimidation Charged.
Charge seven claims that some OF
the city police We're stationed and the
precincts and "interfered with. spoke
to, solicited and attempted to intm-
date voters" (Gct that. will your
Eighth, "Because the rolls were
closed at the precinct at the city hall
In the city Of Tulsa contrary to law
and before o'clock, thereby prevent
ing voters who desired to cast their
ballots from so doing" Good thing
for Davenport the polls did close. as
he says or Chandler's majority would
have been double what it was In that
precinct
Nine accuses men OF voting who
were not legally entitled to vote in
the city Of Tulsa and were unlawfully
permitted to register. Again he ac-
cuses Democrats Of violation of law
the registrars.
In charge ten he accuses Chandler
of using money and promises of Of
Eleven, same as ten.
Recalls World Articles.
The twelfth charge is the longest
and perhaps the most interesting "In
less than IS hours prior to election"
II goes. there was published by and
with your consent and advice articles
I'm The Tulsa Daily World. willful. ma
licious and base falsehoOds which
were known to you to he false. will
ful and malicious, and were published
] 1.tr col 1a1 for h.
pose OF fraudulently and maliciously
misleading the voters and causing
them not to vote for contestant, sole
ly and only for the purpose OF secur-
ling contestee's election, all known to
you at the time TO be false"
Thirteen pertains to Rogers county
and ward I, Claremore, and is tho
same as those made against Tulsa
county election officials.
Fourteen. the same as thirteen.
Fifteen claims there were 200 IL
legal votes in Rogers county which
should have been counted for con-
tcstant. but were counted for con-
testee.
Sixteen appertains to frauds In tho
vote and count in Nowata county, in
which Hickory township is specific
lally mentioned. and the report con-
trnues "and the same occurred I'm sew
eral other precincts in said county"
Claims II Majority.
Seventeen claims Chandler did not
receive the highest number of legal
votes In the election and that the CON
tcstant did, and because certain
Judges and clerks in the several pre-
cincts In Tulsa city and the First con-
gressional district were not legally
qualified, and especially is this true
In precincts 10 and II in city of Tulsa
and other precincts in the county
were not properly certified 90 nor
were the judges and clerks properly
qualified to act as SUCH
Eighteen makes the same claims
about Pawnec county and the town
of Cleveland as charge II.
Nineteen is a rcitoration of Is and
pertains TO ward 1 of Claremore.
Recount Sought.
Davenport asks for recount of all