Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-22
TEATER ASKS FOR
COUNT OF BALLOTS
AS Stub Books Show Discrepan-
cies In Votes Counted In His
Race and Total Voted


Race and Total Voted
The only contest resulting from
the recent county election III Mad
ison county was filed in circuit
court this week BY Otis Tcater
democratic candidate for magiS
trate in the 9Th district. On the
tacc of the returns, James Jones
republican candidate. received
three more votes han : i-atc- N
the hive precincts IN the district
However. an inspection ,. the
ballot book stubs shows tl::.l i:
hiSgcr>tatf prccidc' there w"r,
rlSht more votes ceft:iIcd bv INC
election officers as having been
cast Tor both Tca:c. lut: ones
Jointly than the stID BOOK and
certificate OF t!lc Election ;!fiicers
show TO have bcer voted in he
election =: ihlt Drc >in'i. This
ana other grounds are cited BY
Ieater III his petition asking that
the court order the ballot boNc
opened III the FIVE precincts 81
BiSScrstatf. Jones, Puoscy. New
by and Valley View. and Il correct
count made TO determine who
was elected. The petit on as filed
i"r Mr.. Teater by his attorneys.
!. !. IA ecnlcaf. John holland.
[ hcnault and Chcnault, j. of in
tcrcSt because OF the closencSS OF
the vote in that magiSterial dis
trlct and the interest aroused III
the cNcitIn" race between Tcater
and Jones. The petition reads
a. follows:
Madison Circuit Court.
pt'> Tcatcr. Plaintiff.
~. Petition in Equity.
James Jones, Defendant.
Plaintiff states that at the reg
ular election held OH November
=. 1921. he was the regular can
cl,l1tC and nominee ui the Demo
cratic party for the office OF Mag
iStratc III the Eighth Alagisteriai
District. composed OF Tones. New
By. POcScy. Valley View AMI
l;i%%crstaif precincts in Madison
county. Ky. and that. a such
nominee. his name appeared rs a
candidate for said office under the
cmhlcrl of the Democrats party.
the rooster. Plaintiff states that
Hc WAS II saiG time over the age
80 twcnty-onc years and in all
othcr respects duly qualified can
Gidatc for said Office.
That At said election. the de
lcndant. Jones. was a regularly
nominated and duly qualified can
diddtc Tor the same office. as the!
Republican nominee. and that his
name appeared upon the ballot as
such candidate under the Rcpub-
lican device. thc log cabin.
Plaintiff states that at the time
and place required and dcsignat-
cd by law. the Madison COUNTY
Board OF Election Commission
crS duly and legally met and can
va>scd the returns OF said cleo
ton between plaintiff and de
icndant. and certified the result
uf said election "a havin" been in
favor of defendant hv three votes
and that plaintiff received 0OG!
votes. and defendant 669 votes.
and that pursuant TO said count
and certification, did issue to de
fcndant on the 18th day OF No
rcInber, 1921. certificate OF clcc
,ion to said Office
Plaintiff states that the number
IF votes returned by the election
officers in their official certifi-
Gates. and upon which certificates
the County Board of Election
commissioners based their final
action. as having been cast for de
fendant and plaintiff respectively
l. not true and does not CORES
pond to the number, of votes aCtu
ally cast for said parties, "a
shown by the ballots returned
that said certificates OF election
officers are not true statements
OF the facts a theyappear. and
did at the close OF the election
appear. by the ballots themselves.
Said certificates state great
MANY more votes were cast for
defendant than were actually cast
Tor plaintiff. and that a great
many less votes were cast for
plaintiff than were actually cast
for HIM: all OF which will appear.
and can only be made to appear.
from an inspection OF the said bal
lots. Plaintiff ayers particularly
that i'll Biggerstaff precinct there
were eight more votes certified
by the election officers as having
been cast for plaintiff and defend
Il