Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-29

cast or in other words lawfully
cast The facts evidenced by these
affidavits can be substantiated either
by the oral testimony or by the de-
positions of the citizens making the
affidavits and of the numerous
citizens whose names and addresses
are shown in the affldavits.
The contents Of these afiidavits
may be summarized as follows:
Il. In the election precinct
designated as Ward In the City
OF Portland at least four hundred
Republican ballots furnished by the
Secretary of State for use at said
election were fraudulently marked
for Frank G. harrington as the Re-
publican candidate for Governor,
and were placed illegally and
fraudulently with the ballots actually
cast in said ward in said election
for the candidates for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor. This
was done secretly after the polls
were closed and without any color
Of right and secretly after the polls
were closed names of voters on the
registration lists were checked
AOASiS " wa CcROhu Will lllC
number of ballots thus fraudulently
marked and placed with the ballots
cast for the Republican nomination
for Governor, and said ballots so
fraudulently marked and placed,
were wilfully, falsely and fraud
ulently included in the record and
in the return of the election Of
ficials of said Ward 4, although they
were not actually cast in said ward
in said election for the purpose of
deceiving the canvassing board
which should review this matter.
thus vitiating the return of the said
election officials and discrediting the
vote Of said ward except as it may
be determined by other competent
evidence.
III. 1t appears by the official re-
turns of Fort Kent, Frenchville,
Grand Isle, Madawaska, Saint
Agatha, Van Buren,. Cyr Plantation,
Hamlin Plantation, New Canada
Plantation and Wallagrass Plantation
that 2,062 votes were reported in
the last Primary election for the
Republican nomination for Cover
nor, of which 2,036 were returned
for Frank G. Harrington as Republi-
can nominee for Governor and &c
ASA ANolPIi ~. oICWSlST dS
nominee for Governor. Affidavits
are attached of John A. Sweeney,
Town Clerk of Fort Kent, of John
b. Pellctier, Town Clerk of Van
Buren,. of Joseph G. Ouellette. Town
Clerk of Saint Agatha, and of
Arthur j. Nadeau, prominent citi-
zen and attorney in Fort Kent,
showing that over a thousand of the
votes cast in these. several towns
and plantations were marked by the
election officials in defiance of the
law, rather than by the voters them
selves, and affidavits of individual
voters are also attached showing
illegal marking of their ballots in
this way. 1t further appears by the
affidavit of Joseph B. Ouellette,
Town Clerk of Saint Agatha, that
the polls of said town were not
closed until $50 P. NJ. Standard
Time on June 16. 1924. and the
thirty ballots were marked by the
election officials and placed in the
Dox after the legal time for closing
the polls at 9 o'clock. All of the
ballots shown by the record and
return of said town were marked
for Frank G. Harrington as the Re-
publican nominee for Governor. It
further appears by said affidavit
that election booths were not used,
out all ballots were marked at
tables in an open room.
iii. In Ward 4 in the CITY of
Lewiston 22S Republican ballots
were reported by the election Of.
hcials in said ward as lawfully cast
In the last Primary election on Mon
dag. June 1G, 1924. No enrollments
were made on election day by the
erection officials, according to their
ofncfai return and prior to that date
the total enrolment of Republican
voters in said Ward was 1871 and
TINS list of enrollments was com
pied prior to 1916 and no changes
mad been made therein since that
GATE. A comparison of the check
nsts and the enrollments will show
the number of ballots which could
nave been lawfully cast in said
ward in said election.
Inc hrst tabulation OF the Of
nclal returns showed an apparent
majority for my opponent of AGO
votes. The affidavits which are filed
nere~lth show that at least
fourteen hundred illegal and
lraudulent votes for my opponent
were included in that tabulation en- :
.reiy ASIDE from any question of
ehe ballots Illegally cast by voters
VINO voted without enrolment. This
Moula show that the illegal and
Irauduient votes reverse the result
OF the election. ui'
,,,,,. =, RALPH o. BREW srER."
July II, 1924. >A'
Questions
me following questions have
arisen In connection with tho er
ANIMATION of ballots as aforesaid.
In Ward Four, City OF L.w;..or
ing claim: Aoiio"-
900 In ward in the city of Lewiston
go Republican ballots were re-
ported by the election officials in
SAID ward as lawfully cast in tho
last Primary election on Mondav
June 10, 1924. No enrollments ware
mace on election day by the elece
ZION omciais, according to their
9ciai return and prior to that
oa,e the total enrolment of Re
puohcan voters in said Ward wes
aoI ana this list Of enrollments was
ouS,pued prior TO 1915 and no
s;moa nau been made therein
t, ce tnat date. A comparison of
III, eneck lists and the enrollments
VIII show the number OF hallnts
which could have been lawfnIIv
cast in said ward in said eIection:
ta) Have the Governor ana
council right. power, AUTHORITY and
outy to inquire into the circ,nn-
stances of the voting in said Ward
as set forth above ana N
particular to inquire whether votes
were received at said Rapuhlicao
primary election from nersors
heretofore or on said day not dniy
enrolled as Republican voters. and
II SO. what is their power to examine
Witnesses. compel the production of