Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-27
INDEPENDENTS
ARE ANSWERED
BY DEMURRERS
Six Hidalgo Officers,
Including Baker,
File Paper Counter
ing Charges

EDINBURG, Tex, Dee. 27.-R)-
General demurrers 10 all Of the
allegations upon which independent
republicans are basing their CON
tests Of the November election for
county and local offices in Hidalgo
county, were on file in district court
today.
Those filing demurrers were A. Y.
Baker, sheriff; Cam Hill, county
clerk; J.. +. Leslie. district judge;
A. w. Cameron, county judge, and
W. ID. Chaddick and W. L. Lipscomb,
county commissioners.
Robert Henderson, only independ-
ent declared elected, filed a demur-
rer 70 the contest which his demo-
cratic opponent for county commits
sioner has launched against his cleo
ton.
Cam Hill, A. w. Cameron and w.
L. Lipscomb as contestees siled bonds
for double the amount Of their an
nual respective salaries as provided
By article 3043 of Vernon's Texas
statutes.
Charges Made
The replies set forth the follow
ing charges:
That some persons voted for con-
t~estants who had not resided in the
state for IL months; that votes were
cast for contestants by persons who
had not resided in the county for six
months preceding the election; that
some votes were east by persons
who had MT resided in election pre-
eincts IN which they cast their bal
lot on the date Of the election; that
some persons wrongfully cast ballots
IN the McAllen box upon which the
presiding judge OF the election had
not written his signature MS provid-
ed for BY law; that some persons
who were not citizens Of the United
States; that some votes were east
for contestants BY persons who had
not paid their poll tax for 1927;
that some votes were counted by va
rious election judges for contestants
when as a matter Il fact these votes
had not been EAST for contestants;
that some votes were cast for con-
testants by persons whose names did
not appear on the poll lists and that
they did not make affidavit before
presiding judges that they were en-
titled TO z vote; that some voted for
Contestants who made false affi-
dayits for the purpose Of voting;
that some persons cast their ballots
for contestants who after having re-
eeived a ballot used a paTsr card, a
pocket book. q vanity case, "a spec
tacle case, the hand cuff sleeve or
other thing upon which was writ
ten memorandum 0r lists Of per-
sons for whom they intended To .ote;
that some persons wrongfglly voted
in the San Juan box and that their
ballots were weld because the presid-
ing judge failed TO write his sigma
ture on the back Of the ballots; that
some votes east for contestants in
the Edcouch box should not be con-
sidercd By the election board be-
cause the election judges did not
sign n tally sheets or poll list as
required By law; that some persons
who voted lt McAllen ard who claim
ed exemption failed q secure an ex-
emption certificate from the payment
az the poll tax from some tax coli
%lector; that in McAllen some per-
sons voted for contestants who
claimed TO have paid their poll tax
in another county in the state cid
not less than four days prior to the
election present 70 the tax collector
their poll tax for tran fer.
The suits filed were styled: Cor
don Griffin vs.. j. +. Leslie; "A. v.
Williams IS. W. D.. Chaddick; +. c.
Couch vs.. A. VI. Cameron; Joe Burns
IS. w. T.. ~Lipscomb; n. w. Lembury
Us. c. Z. Hill; ID. r. Handley VS.. A.
Y. Baker; contestee's reply o. con
tcstant's statement Of grounds Of
contest. The ore Independent reply
filed was Marvin Evans vs.. Robert
Henderson. contcstee's reply to con-
testant's statement Of grounds Of
contest.
All suits with the exception Of
the one contest Of the judgship Of
the 93rd Judicial Court were filed in
the 93rd District Court. The re-
naming contest has been filed in the
10Th Judicial Court.