Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Election Boards Confidential Report

Ihe confidential report of the election
board-Charles Linkins Charles H.
Rauman and Jesse H. FoSter-which
was addressed to the republican ma
tional committee, certifies the election
lumbia of Robert l. Miller and w. Call
vim Chase as alternates. and of Arthur
Is. Hayes and Albert r. Collins as al
ternates to the national convention.
A long statement by the board is
contained in the report, summarizing
charges made in a group of affidavits
which are also printed in the report. to
the effect that the Hogan Williston
tickets which We're found in the ballot
boxes We're lin punches which APP
parently had not been separated into
individual ballots" mob violence in
connection with alleged stuffng of the
ballot boxes With Hogan Wiliston
tickets, etc.
Declaring that mob violence pre-
vented the returning board from car
rying out the directions of your cleo
ton board. and prevented by main
force representatives of one of the
other two tickets from even entering
the building" the confidential report. in
the statement of the election board,
goes on to say: Their actions became
so violent that the three members of
your election board were required to
go to the place of meeting of the re-
turning board. with the desire and
effort of having their instructions car
ried out; but they were attacked by
the mob that had gathered there ex-
clusively in the interest of the Hogan
Williston ticket. and the chairman of
the election board was assaulted and
bruised and beaten in such manner
that it took several days for him to
recover therefrom, this beng done
without any effort of resistance on ms
part, exccpt to try to quell the mob
violence. The aftidav of several of
those who took part in this mob VIC,
lence and of the persons who attacked
the chairman of your election board are
attached hereto
Alleges Presence of Hogan "Mob."
In another part of the statement in
the confidential report, reciting what is
alleged to be the experiences OF Edgar
Snyder chairman of the returning
board, st is stated:
when he arrived, notwithsta nding
the agreement with Mr.. Frank j. Ho-
gan that only the representative OF
the tickets should he present. Mr. Sny-
der found large mob congregated IN
the interest of Mr.. Frank !. Hogan,
and that the mob--after repeated re-
fusals on the part of Mr. Snyder to act
until the third member of the returning
board was appointed, with threats OF
II
they count the ballots in the boxes as
they had been brought to the returning
board by the agents of Mr.. Frank j.
Hogan in violation of the positive di-
rections of the call Of election. After
over TWO hours of resistance, and after
positive word had been sent by Mr..
SNYDER to the other candidates that II"
count would be made. in order to pre-
serve peace and even life count was
made.
The report declares that the so-called
Convention which selected as delegates
Aaron Bradshaw and DR.. Charles n.
Marshall and as alternates Angus A.
Erly and l.. MelcndeZ King. was unau-
thorized, and that mo election of dele
gates to local convention was had or
could be had. and that the matter was
simply a sham.
An opinion by Attorney A. s. Worth
nGton is filed in the report. in which he
saws that the election certificate signed
by Gertman aud Snyder as members Of
the returning board is void. and that the
election board lis empowered to take
such action on this state of facts as it
may deem right and proper to do Justice
to all the candidates.