The Detroit times., 1916-10-06
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warrants for the arrest OF precinct
board members guilty OF vote jug
Cling, but as a preliminary move he
has decided that the purity Of cleo
tons should be guarded first, and
that prosecutions. II there Is ground
for them. can follow al any time.
DIFFICULTIES surrounding the task
OF obtaining evidence against indi
yduals who have tempered with
ballots have been 80 great that the
prosecutor has come 10 the conclu-
sion that n Is better 20 remove the
evil first, without abandoning the in
quIry 20 bring guilty board members
IA justice
This IS how Nr. Jasnowsk out
lined bis stand 10 The Times, Fri
day morning lie Indicated that hi'
plan OF action might bring clash
with tho newly-"reatcd election com
mission. and added that he could
appeal 20 the governor II the com
mission members did not do what
he thought was right IN protecting
The voters this fall
The list Of precinct officials who
have resigned thore are about 40
IN all VIII be forwarded 70 City
Clerk Richard Lindsay some time
Friday afternoon or evening Mr..
JasuowsH said The reason for the
delay is said 10 be tho stubhornness
of some mombcrs OF the precinct
boards who have refused 20 follow
the prosecutor advice and resign
Some Registrars Must Go.
81 shall simply submit to the city
clerk the list OF designations" said
Mr. .Tasnowski when the election
commission meets next Wednesday.
will have something 10 say TO the
members I have heard statements
limiting that thcv viii require me TO
separate the sheep and the goats D.
I won't comment on that any more
than 20 say THAI as a citizen know
that certain members Of the election
boards must be removed They
may not resign az my behest The
election commission NAV see fl not
20 remove them. In that case,
can appeal 10 the governor, IL uecos.
sary."
"If you are convinced that certain
election officials have been guilty or
tamporing with ballots. # you IN
sist that they should be removed
from Office. isn't that equivalent to
saying that you have evidence that
they have been guilty Of fraud2' The
prosecutor was asked
He said II might ho satisfied
IN my own mind that they have
been guilty OF fraud, but have not
got thc evidence which viii enable
me 10 20 into court and ask jury
10 convict them TN have 10 get
moro facts about individual miscon.
duet before / can start n prosecu-
ton.
AS ! have said before. there are
some men who should be removed
on the face OF thcir work in the
primaries. who cannot be accused
Of any criminal intent They arc
merely incompetent
"If | had ave men working for
me and knew there was miscon.
Duct in my office, n ] knew one
man was guilty and could not find
ont which man that was I'd simply
clean ont the whole force That 's
the stand I am taking IN regard TO
this election proposition. want
these boards cleaned out"
That Mr. Jasnowski's work IN
bringing pressure TO bear upon pre-
clnct officials In Inducing them 90
resign might not he accepted with
ont opposition, was uraInly iudicat
Cd by city Clerk Lindsay, a mem
Der OF the election commission
~ 10 Friday noon. the special re-
port OF the Wayne county board OF
election canvassers. detailing the ir
rcRularities in various precincts. had
not been forwarded to the prosecu
tor Judge Henry 8. Hulhort who
acted as chairman OF tho board, said
Thursday that the report would be
given 10 the prosecutor on that day
Mr JasnowsE said he was wait
ing for the report. I'm the hope that
Il would furnish him with new
facts which would aid him in his In.
vcstiFatiOu.