The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-08
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FINAL EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
TO STATE ELECTION BOARD
IN ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES
No New Charges in Support
of Petition for Dermid's
Removal; New Affidavits
Cumulative in Effect

Additional evidence to support
n petition requesting the removal
of L. r. Dermid as chairman OF
the Henderson county board of
elections was mailed to the state
board Of elections yesterday aft
crnoon by Richard Albritton, who.
with C. II. Roberts, recently petit
toned the state board for Mr..
Dermid's removal.
No new charges were preferred
against the Henderson county
chairman, and evidence submitted
yesterday is cumulative in nature.
Petitioners originally sought the
removal of Dermid on the grounds
of irregularities in the use Of alb
sentee ballots in the November 3
election.
Evidence submitted yesterday
was contained in nine affidavits.
seven Of them signed by Vance p.
Hill, one signed by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Hollingsworth, and one
signed by Mrs. 0cie Merrell. Al
fidavits made by Hill were relative
to information obtained in an ex-
animation of all absentee ballots
cast in the election.
AfridavitS submitted were as
follows:
/. Hill affirmed that in eXamin-
ing absentee ballots he observed
that "a ballots had been voted be-
fore October 9, the date on which
the Republican party first fad
knowledge that absentee ballots
or certificates had been printed or
distributed. A list Of these was
appended. He further stated that
these ballots were largely nota-
rized BY Ben Few, clerk of the
election board. but that j. II. yell
ton, Lula Jones, and Mabel Miller,
notarics, had notarized q small
number of these.
2. In a second affidavit, Hill af-
irmed that SO certificates of APP
plication were filed with the chair
man of the election board prior
to Octboer 2. the first date on
which Republicans were first al
lowed either certificates or absen-
tee ballots.
8. Hill affirms that he observed
that the absentee ballots and GER
tificate of Mrs. J. A. Moody were
both in the same envelope, that
the ballot of Alfred l.. Montford-
Bebb, with certificate and applica-
ton were all dated Wichita. Kan,
October 81, and contained in the
same envelope; that the absentee
ballot Of Fred G.. Beddingfield and
certificate and application for bal
lot were contained in one en-
velope, all dated the same day.
October 81, notarized by an Off
Ger outside the State of North
Carolina, and that he observed
other applications, absentee bal
lots, and certificates contained IN
the same envelopes, from respec-
tive voters, dated the same day.
He affirms that he believes these
were mailed out or delivered to
others for being mailed out, and
sent to voters by the chairman
without any applications therefor
from voters. the practice being to
mail out ballots, affidavit, and ap-
plication all at one time, to De
executed and returned by the
voter at the same time. g,
4. Hill affirms that he observed
40 applications, all executed IN
the handwriting of one and the
same person, and not in the hana-
writing of voters, that in some
instances said applications were
made without the consent OF
knowledge Of the proposed voters
appointing individuals as agents
the individuals being Leary JenK-
ms, L. Jenkins, l.. l.. Jenkins, +:
s. Jones, F. Kuykendall, and that
the above constitute only three
separate individuals, all employed
and regularly working in Demo
cratic headquarters. He arirms
that the handwriting was known
TO Dermid. and in issuing ballots
upon said application, said Der
mid necessarily issued ballots
mon the signature of applications,
FOO numerous to be escaped, IN
the same handwriting.
S. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollingsworth
affirm that two or three weeks
before November 3, Walter Justus
and John Harrell came to their
home at Bolton, S. c., and brought
absentee tickets or ballots which
they voted and that they were not
notarized and they d. not sign
their names on the tickets. They
said they signed the applications,
which were not notarized.
8. Hill, in connection with this
affidavit, affirms that the records
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