The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-09-19

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testant fails to allege that the right
Of Mr.. Cook to vote was challenged
and fails to allege that Mr.. Cook hac
failed to pay his road and poll taxes
in any County in Mississippi, but
merely alleges that he had failed to
pay said taxes in Grenada County
and ~contcstee says that as a matter
of fact Mr.. Cook had paid his taxes
for the two years preceding said pri-
mary. But cOntestee further says
that however that may be, that tn
contestant having failed to challenge
the right MI. Cook to vote in said
primary, there is nothing for this
Committee to pass upOn--that TIE
challenging of a voter is a condition
precedent to having the right Of said
voter to cast his ballot reviewed.
And c~ontestee further says that the
officers who held said election were
the proper persons to pass upon the
qualifications of Mr.. Cook in this re-
gard, and it is respectfully submit
ted that your Committee has no con
cern with this matter.
4. AS to the use of a ballot with
out the names Of the candidates for
supervisor being printed thereon !:
Contestant fails to allege thSt the
person using said ballot desired to
vote for either contestant or confess
tee for said office, and also fails to
allege that the person using said bal
Tot would have voted for contestant
if his name had been printed there
on. Furthermore, cOntestee respect
fully submits that the person who
used said ballot could have demanded
another ballot in place of said bal
lot, if he had SO desired, or in the abb
sence of the printed names of the
two candidates on such ballot, he
could have written thereon the name
OF his choice for said office.
D. AS to the charge that the bal
lot box was taken from the room
where the election was held, and OPP
ened, etc, Contestant fails to allege
that any fraud was practiced upon
him or that the returns or tally
sheets were tempered with or chang
in any way, or that he suffered in
any way by any alleged irregularity
in regard to the handling of and car
ing for said ballot box.
Contestee further shows unto your
Committee that the exhibits to on
testant's petition, and upon which
he relies, are the affidavits of Mr..
S. H. Marter and Mr.. J. l.. KOonce,
both of whom were officers of the
election at which the alleged fraud
was practiced upon contestant, and
it is respectfully submitted that the
does not permit an officer of a.
election to impeach his certificate of
as to said election.
And cOntestee further shows that
the grounds of contest relied upon
in sections 1, 3, A., and 5 of contest
petition should have been in
terposed at the meeting of your Com
held on the 9th, day Of Aug
contestant was represented by coun-
sci and had every opportunity to be
heard, and contestee says that it is
too late to interpOse said grounds
now res adiudicata as to all the
IF contest, and that said matter is
grounds of contest sought to be inter-
posed by contestant.
For the above reasons, c~Ontestee
respectfully submits that contestants
petition should be dismissed.
FRANK ANDERSON, Contestee
MCLEAN & CAROTHERS Attor-
neyS for COntestee.
Executive Committee Stands BY Its
Former Action.
The Democratic Executive Com
of Grenada County met in
Grenada Mississippi Saturday morn
ne, September IS, 1919 at II o'clock
lpon the following call:
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the democratic
executive committee of said
is hereby called to be held
It the Court House in said County
It II o'clock, A. M. on Saturday Sep
ember 10, 1919, to consider the con-
est of w. V. Horton of the nominal
ion of Frank Anderson as Supervi-
or of Beat Three of said county and
'ou are notifid to be present at said
Meeting to do and perform such acts
nd things as r provided by law
herein and as yau r required to
O..
Witness our hands, this 3rd day
f September, 1919.
Members of Democratic County,
Executive Committee Of said coun-
Y.
l. L. SINGLETON,
j. H. WOODS,
s. C. MINIS. Sr.