The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

stated, which was published, that
this was done after recount had
been ordered. 1t was done before
any recount was ordered. What
is the differenceY The principle
is the same. No errors could be
corrected. Who stole the only
! ballot box stolen?
| have seen a cut from a news
paper, and posted up,-a picture
showing Cats shaking hands
| with delighted to meet you"
expression with man marked
"the peoples choice. Knott is
shown as running off to the capi-
tai behind them with valise
| marked "ballot boxes" and with
a bundle under his arm. The nat
ural inference is that he is run
ming off with stolen ballots and
stolen ballot boxes. | have also
seen picture of Knott marked
"The Court s Nominee for Cover
nor.-Vote for Cats, the people S
choice.
In Glen st. Mary precinct, af-
ter Kpott had secured an order
for recount to correct errors,
when the inspectors assembled to
recount, all the ballots had been
stolen, Who stole themY - the
followers of the candidate who
went to the expense of securing
recount, expecting to gain votes
thereby or those, who, by stealing
them, prevented such possible
gain?
Suwannee, Hamilton and Madison
Counties.
In the recount of precinct No.
IL Of Suwannee county, Knott
gained from As first choice votes
of the first count to 81. Fifty
seven voters swore they voted first
choice for Knott. Their names
are checked off as having voted.
The contest was dropped by Cats,
The inspectors admitted they got
puzzled and mixed up as to the
correct method of tallying the
second choice vote.
AS to Hamilton county, a man
swore he passed through the
court house square a certain night
and saw two men in the court
house with ballot box between
them etc. Another man was with
him. At the time nothing was
said of the matter. This other
man swore he could not swear as
to such ballot box or as to the
counting of ballots. The two men
in the court house, one the clerk
of the court and the other an au-
ditor swore they were checking
up stubs, auditing the books,
there being an adding machine.
The lights were on in the room,
shades up, nothing private. The
court declared the evidence did
not justify fraud.
In the Greenvilfe, precinct of
Madison county, although more
swore they voted for Knott first
choice than were credited to
Knott, Knott asked that the re-
count of Madison county be
thrown out, as he did not want |
any ballots shadowed with taint |
of fraud.
The SO Votes of Alachua County
Cats, the First to Ask the
Court for a Mandamus to prop
erly have Votes Countel.
Much meowing is done by the
Cats contingent over the failure
to count the sixty-nine votes Of /
Alachua precinct, in Alachua
county. The first tally sheets
showed that the inspectors had
failed to sign their names to the
tally sheets. They were required
to swear to the correctness of the
returns They were omitted By
county canvassing board of a.
lachua county. Cats attorneys on i
two occasions proceeded to secure
a mandaums to have them recount
cd. In each instance, they them
selves withdrew their request for
an order Of the court to have them
counted. Cats was the first candi-
date to wish the aid Of the courts.
When the case was up for consid- I
Grafton before the supreme court, |