The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-10
TAKEN
AFTER
\ Holds Further In
& in Complaints Not
legally Warranted
|nFICATION SIGNED
|0NLY 2 MEMBERS

,,,.erday's contest, were
~ This morning by the coun-
,,,i Of elections, with Joe
r.1royth. Republican men,
J,.s board. refusing to sign
SzynS
!. g,llipgsworth made the fol-
!, .,a,ement relative TO his
70 certify the returns:
! Srlire 10 certify the re-
~ ne entire county and OF
dots upon the ground that
! .o,yinced by the greater
!, n the evidence that there
rOugh Irregularities prac-
/, NE entire county to JUS
:, 70 believe had they not
,1c,ieed. and the voters had
y, 70 their own conscience
~ their ballot without per-
=, or coercion, in person or
e. that the results would
ssr much different. There
Trce the law requires me as
ksn5sr Of the county board OF
y;o,s 20 certify to what |
q % Be true and right that |
r. az in ms own mind, there
: / decline to certify these re-
Rs
n, board this morning placed
| y record the finding of fact
ll allegations contained in the
kr,n Of Richard Albritton and
4 Roberts. fled last Thursday,
k.sard Yesterday morning. The
ID. found no evidence in cases
b. allegations were not heard
lr,iay.
ah,iye to paragraph % of the
|rtcn. which requested the cleo
!, Na,d to investigate all cleo
J. .oxes in the county, the board
j the following official action:
ns board found as a fact that
} .0ard was requested by Mr..
h1-on 10 set Monday, Novem-
} 3 and proceeded to hear all
Farce presented by the petit
|rS At the time the petition
! Es'e represented by the Hon.
srgs ". Pritchard, attorney, OF
IssNIls, and the board proceed
|. % ,ule on matters as present
/ Iri that the said Pritchard
a,'t he had presented all the
N::,ee available at the time, and
'reSet the board TO summon as
t,'Ses every person who voted
as,.ee, and examine them as TO
;, vote; that no further COM
~ or bill Of particulars, no list
H:srS challenged. and no spe-
: reasons was assigned, as pro-
~ oy the rules.
u thiS motion, Chairman L. T.
Cd and L. B. Prince. Demo-
te members, voted yes. Mr..
A1sswOrth was recorded as
sSn;, but not voting.
That the board find that no
~ mad been made on Thurs
" Friday and Saturday to sub
"a any further witnesses: that
'SordS were made available to
!. COMPLAINING parties; that the
uran was available and did is
for all witnesses re-
We vote on this motion was
l'mOus.
= ! That the board find that the
5~OnerS We're not diligent and
!, .'' eonfOrmed TO the rules
Jung charges in writing with
aaneS Of voters and reason
y SO as grounds for holding
, Y, illegal.
! HolIingSworth voted mo- or
: notion,
~ as 10 law, that the
49,; md; that it's authority to
=. -;Oe the ballots is not con
!, ~ N any act of the legisla'
!, .. oe'ng limited to the author,
inferred, ~, under the rules OF
- ,'A'e board Of elections: that
r. provide tRule q, "Sucf
, ~, protests as shall specify
|, ,S'9eS Of each vote illegally
,,, $40 shall state the reason oil
!, n, assigned as grounds fol
n legality;
,fo,. no attempt was made Il
MI MN 70 the rule and the boarC
, A.. .1ut authority to consider
y, a q request or statement.
r,o n',o'ilngsworth voted mo- OF
d ~ he was not in accord
an ), Interpretation of Articl,
tC,sSa.e duties Of the board haC
Oaanued on page three)
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