Evening star., 1927-11-24

proper and legal number Of clerks and
judges were not appointed by the
electoral board and that James w.
Head. who was appointed and served
as judge at said precinct. was dis
qualified to act as such judge on the
ground that the said James w. Hea !
was at the time of said election a Fed
eral employe. and as such disqualified
from acting as Judge of said election
| or in any other official capacity in con
nection Herewith.
Disqualification Seen.
80 Petitioners are advised and
| therefore allege and charge that at
| the precinct in said county known as
| Virginia Highlands, located In Jeffel'
son magisterial district. one T.. j. Skid
! more, who was appointed and served
as Judge at said precinct, was dis
qualified to act as such judge on the
| ground that the said h. J. Skidmora
was at the time of said election a Fed
eral employe, and as such disqualified
from acting az judge of said election
| or IN any other official capacity in
connection Herewith.
"3. Petitioners are advised and
therefore allege and charge that at
| the precinct known AS Carne precinct,
in Washington magiSterial district,
one f.. w. Gushing. who was appoint
ed and served as a judge at said pre-
cinct. was disqualified to act as such
Judge on the ground that the sa'd
f. w. Gushing was at the time of said
election Federal employe and aS
such. disqualified from acting as q
Judge of said election or in any other
| official capacity on connection there
with.
II. Petitioners are advised and
| therefore allege and charge that at
the precinct known as Carne precinct.
in Washington maCisterial district of
said county. persons other than those
duly qualified to vote at said precinct
| were permitted to enter In said pre-.
cinct and there to solicit votes for the
said Howard 3. Fields. against the
said A. c. Clements: to assist in the
marking of the ballot of many of the
voters who cast their ballots for the
said Howard +. Fields. against the
| said 4. {. Clements. at said precinct:
were furnishing sample hallcts show
| ing the manner and form i'm which
| the said hallot should be marked 10
| vote for the said Howard +. Fields
against the said A. c. Clements for
| the Office of sheriff of said county. and
! the petitioners are further advised
and, therefore. allece and charge. that
certain persons worked in the interest
| Of the said Howard +. Fields for the
office Of sheriff of said county and
against said A. c. Clements. in order
to induce certain qualified voters who
participated in said election at said
precinct TO vote for the said Howard
E. Fields. and there paid money to
said voters in said election to induce
and influence them To cast their vote
for the said Howard s. Fields against
A. c. Clements.
Marked Ballots Hit.
THAT at the said precinct known as
Carne precinct the petitioners are ad-
tiSed and therefore allege and charge
that an official ballot was obtained and
marked TO be voted for the said How
ard B. Fields against the said A. c..
Clements: that the person to whom
the said ballot was illegally delivered
received from the judges of said pre-.
clnct another official ballot. which was
| illegally taken from the said precinct,
marked and delivered to another
voter to be cast who in turn brought
the official ballot delivered to him by
the judges of election out OF the pre-
cinct to be delivered to still another
NolCt, dHu ttidl tHiS neInOu OF N0ttn2
| was carried on throughout the day Of
| said election, thus defeating the object
and intention of the laws with respect
| to pure elections.
%. Petitioners are advised and there.
fore allege and charge that at the
precinct known as Arlington precinct.
in Arlington magisterial district. that
| the persons working in behalf of the
said Howard 3. Fields and against
! the said A. c. Clements were per.
mitted to enter the precinct on numer.
Gus occasions during the day on which
said election was held, and to assist
| duly qualified voters participating in
said election voting for the said How.
ard B. Fields. against the said A. c.
Clements
&c. The petitioners are advised and
therefore allege and charge that voters
participating in said election at Ar.
lington- precinct in Arlington magis.
terial district in said county were
permitted to leave the precinct after
| having obtained an official ballot and
receive assistance from persons Oh
| the outside in marking the said ballot
for the said Howard B. Fields against
the said A. c. Clements, and to then
return to the precinct and cast ballots
| thus marked and then counted among
the votes cast in said precinct.
| ~. That your petitioners are ad-