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


son of Mr. Koonce, and Mr.. Frank
| Anderson, the other candidate for
| Supervisor in District 3, were invited
before the Committee. Mr.. w. M.
Mitchell. an attorney Of the City OF
Grenada also appeared before the
Committee in behalf Of Mr.. w. V.
Horton who was insisting that the
envelope be opened and the ballot
| counted. Mr. Koonce and his son
were questioned at some length by
the Committee, so also were Mr.. w.
V. Horton and Mr.. Anderson. Mr..
w. M. Mitchell spoke briefly to the
Committee urging that the envelope
be opened and the ballot counted.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Mitchell's
speech he was asked is there anything
else you want to bring before the
Committee and he answered no. Fin
ally in order it was stated, that anoth-
ersballot be taken by the Committee
directly on the proposition OF opening
the envelope and counting the
Koonce ballot, motion was made
to reconsider the vote whereby it was
ordered that the envelope be not OPP
ened. Those favoring a recOnsdera-
ton, were, J. A. Blount, S c. Minis,
! J. F. Smith, A. T. McElwrath and
/ Idus L. Singleton; those opposing a
+; reconsideration, were, V. A. Brldg-
ers, J. w. Wood, T. G. Bowles, }. N.
Roberts and j. N. Provine. whereup-
on O. r. Lawrence cast the proxy
of j. H Woods which he held against
/ reconsideration and also voted
against reconsideration himself
whereupon it was declared that the
motion TO reconsider was lost. Mr.
H. M. Anderson, member from Dis
tlict 2. took no part whatever in con-
= ,ering the Koonce ballot.
There being no further business
before the Committee a motion was
made and carried to adjourn.
:. A. BRIDGERS Secretary.
s7 LAWRENCE Chairman.
/ District z, Citizens
Graysport, Miss, Sep. /, 1919.
We the undersigned citizens of
+ district Two, Grenada County, here
! by certify that we have known Mr.
I r. Koonce for number of years and
that we have regarded him for several
! years as a resident of District Two
ard not of District and that our rea-
sons for believing or thinking him a
resident of District Two grow out OF
that fact that he and his wife have
been making their home with their
/ daughter, Mrs. j. NJ. Rose, in this
Beat and further, Mr.. koonce opera
! ted a saw mill in District for quite
a while. To our minds all outward
appearances and circumstances place
. him in District 2, and course he could
not be resident of two different
! Districts at one and the same time.
! Furthermore, we are positive that
during the past few years he purchas-
ed small tract of land, about 40
acres, in District 2, and that he Ia
ter sold the said land reserving as
we understand a residence and sew
eral acres, to negro, one Alonzo
Perry. This, to our minds. is an
other fact or circumstances fixing
his residence in District 2.
H. M. Parker, P. H. Willis, j. r.
Parker, w E. Tillman M. D., w. B.
Parker, F. B. Cannon, j. D. Smith,
w. S. Willis.
District 3, Citizens
We the undersigned resident cit
izens of District 8, Grenada County,
Mississippi, hereby certify that we are
acquainted with Mr.. R. Koonce and
that he is now staying or making his
home with a daughter and son-in-law
in another District in Grenada COun-
ty and theS it has been our under
standing that he has been living in
another District for two years or
there about. With the knowledge
as we understand it, it is our judg-
ment that Mr. Koonce was not en-
titled to vote at the recent primaries
held at Spears precinct, Grenada
County. This Sep. l, 1919.
w. R. Merritt, A. A. Henson, L.
w. Anderson, H. A. Clark, j. c..
Cook, C. M. Anderson, E. L. Gray,
A. w. Clark, H. T. Brannon, w. ii.
Clark, C. L. Clark, J. w. Gray, W. II.
w. H. Usry, A. F. Clark, M. O. Gray,
R. A. Gray, P. C. Mcclure, w. M.
Criss. J. N Provine.
Affidavit of J. H. Clark.
State of Mississippi,
GfenaQd COunty.
This day personally appeared be-
fore me the undersigned j. H. Brown
Mayor and Elk. Offieio ]. P. in and
for said County and said State, Her
man Clark, a resident of District g.,
Spears Precinct, in said County and
State, who, after being duly sworn,
deposeth as follows: That he has
Evod in District 2 and been a voter
at what is now Spears Precinct all
his life and that he is we'll acquainted
with the citizenship of said District
8 that he knows Of his own personal
knowledge that Mr.. R. Koonce has
been making what the public regard
ed as his home in District one or two
(the dividing line between Districts l
and 2 are right near where he is now
staying) of said County for about two