The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
interference OF
new YORK WORLD
HIGHLY RESENTED
Many Ballots Found in
Sheds and Easements in
Poor Condition
H lave SPENT $4,000
"Fanatic Zealots" Is Term APP
piled to Contestants of Texas
Election, by Lawyer
Rureau Of Publication and Edueation

bureau OF Publication and Education
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March A.
my attention has been invited to
many statements appearing in the
public press purporting to come from
the attorneys of Mr.. Peddy in the
contest touching the right of Sena-
tor Mayfield to continue represent
ing the people of Texas in the SEN
ate of the United States" said w. F.
Zumbrunn, attorney for U. S. Sena
tor Earle B. Mayfeld, today. Contin-
uing about the matter, Attorney
Zumbrunn issued the following state
ments of facts today:
"The attorneys representing Mr..
Peddy are accredited with stating
that Mr.. Peddy is gaining in the re-
recount four to one over Senator May
field; that out of 40 counties in
which the recount has been complet-
ed, the entire recount in these coun-
ties has been rejected, meaning
thereby that the United States sem
ate or its investigating committee,
has not only refused to consider but
has rejected all ballots in these
counties; these attorneys apparently
sanctioned by Mr.. Peddy and those
fathering his false policy, would have
the people of Texas believe that all
Mayfield ballots in those counties
had been discarded by the senate of
the United States; these statements
are as false as the cause being cham
pioned by these men.
an the 40 counties in which the
recount has been completed, there
are five counties where the ballots
have been entirely destroyed, hence,
the official election certificates is
sued by the Texas officials will be
controlled when the senate is called
upon to act.
I'm IL counties out of the 40, from
two to five precincts in each county
are missing following as natural
sequence that in those IL counties
the recount will be rejected for the
obvious reason that, under law and
precedent where the sanctity of the
ballots has not been preserved in
tact, the election certificates issued
by Texas officials will be the only
evidence the senate will receive.
Thus l come to consider the re-
suit of the recount in the 33 coun-
ties out of the 40 where the ballots
have been apparently preserved in
tact. In these 33 counties, Senator
Mayfeld shows an increase over the
official Texas count of approximately
1900 votes. Under the recount in
these 33 counties, Mayfeld has in
creased his official lead over Peddy
by a margin slightly in excess Of 400
votes.
IF the public will read the re-
suit of the recount as given to the
press daily by the officers conduct
ing the same, a fairly accurate know
ledge will Immediately be gained of
the difference between the result OF
the recount and the official count is
sued by Texas officials. In the sem
ate recount Senator Mayfeld is
running very substantially ahead of
the majority given him by the Off
cials Of Texas.
GAS fair example, we might
mention Bexar county, Peddy
stronghold Mayfield gained 80 votes
over the official Texas count while
Peddy lost 113 votes, showing in that
county a net gain for Mayfield of 202
votes. This is fair example of the
result of the recount generally where
the ballots have been preserved in
tact.
This now brings me to a consider
alton of the wickedly false and ma
licious position publicly assumed by
Mr.. Peddy, his attorneys and those
furthering the cause of this mali
cious contest. The New York World,
the official mouthpiece of those fan
attic zealots is trying to control and
dictate to the people of Texas in pol
itical matters purely, of state con-
Germ. 1t takes a DR.. Butler, a resi-
dent of New York, championed by
the New York World to lead the
fight to raise funds and thereafter
prosecute a political controversy es-
sentially and wholly belonging to the
electorate of Texas. The people of