The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-08-25

were Non1f0itttu ~ fnlNtnN &tlt
election and IN making the RETURNS
on said election, and ~ permitting
many votes 90 be cast by Mexican
citizens and others Who were not
qualified voters under the law. and.
Whereas. among the many other
such Irregularities and violations
Of the iaw IN holding said election
and permitting illegal votes 10 be
cast tkoreat. at each and all Of the
polls in said County there would
be an election JUDGE. some OF
whom could not speak. read or
write the English Language. who
would mark all Of the tickets for
the many llitcrate voters and vut
ors who could not read and write
the English language and who
weuld mark al OF such tickets &C
cording 20 ticket heretofore
marked and aiven him by one L..
braao De Ia Cara. acting for
Archie Parr. or by . ticket there
tuforc made BY him as instructed
by the said Archie Parr, and At one
box BY q ticket clipped from the
ferguson Forum, md which the
said Judge had been informed BY
the said parr was the ticket &c be
marked and.
Whereas. Of the 316 votes alleged
~ tho returns 10 have been caot
at the BcnaVidcs box. not more
than dozen were actually prcpar-
ed by the voter. ard the balance
by tho election Judge in the man
Nor above stated. and a, said boz
not more than 76 qualified Votes
were cast the balance o. the rc
ported $40 being Mcscan citizens.
parsiea without poll tax receipts or
legal exemptions and the names
81 females who, ,n fact, do not
exist, but are purely fictitious, and.
Whereas, az al other boxes in said
County the conditions we're prac
t'eally the same as that at Bcna.
vidcs, and,
Whereas. all o. such lrregulari.
ties and violations on the law in so
holding SAID election and 10 cert.
fyine the returns thereof, have been
fully proven after q fair and I'M
partial Investigation held 10 the
said Duval County. since said cleo
ton was so hold. and as shown BY
Eshibt a" attached hereto. and.
Whereas, in addition 10 such ir.
rcqularitics in so holding said
election and making the returns
thereon there were no precinct
conventions held in said County
on said election day and there has
beer no County Convention held in
said County az any time since. and
no convention held 40 required by
law. and
Whereas, there orc certain par
ties preseut at this District Con.
vcntion pretending &c be delegates
from said Duval County, and pre-
tending 70 have been elected as
such delegates az q county convcn-
ton held ~ said county, but who
m truth and in fact were not SO
elected:
Now. therefore. be il resolved.
that the said Duval County is not
entitled TO representation in this
convention. and that the said pre-
tended delegates be not seated and
be not permitted 10 in any manner
participate IN this convention, and
that the votes claimed TO have
been cast In said Duval County be
not counted for either candidate
by this convention.
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