The truth of the matter is both parties mist produce evidence to support the allegations of the notice of contest and the answer thereto. if I understand the law correctly. But I do not want to get too far away from: the main purpose that I started out on. This House has decided that you must prove something more than the mere fact that an alien born has been defectively registered. you must go further and prove that that man was not a naturalized citizen at the time he voted. Not only that. but the Supreme Court of Missouri. following. I suppose. this decision. has settled this case. That is the very question that came up in the Supreme Court of Missouri. a~d that court held that a defective registration. some neglect. something left undone by a clerk. as failing to record the name of the court issuing the naturalization papers to the voter or to note that the voter was naturalized. would not disqualify the judges from accepting the vote of the person who appeared and answered to the name on the roll. I notice that the majority in their report admonish us to follow the statutes md decisions of the proper officials of States in this matter. and if you are going to do that. that disposes of the whole 2.000 claimed to be illegally registered votes. The Supreme Court of Missouri has passed on that question. and. as I said. these men are legally entitled to vote. Before you have the right to reject a vote cast by an alien born because of defective registration. merely showing him to be foreign born. you must not only show that he is not now naturalized. but you must show for whom he voted. Now. in reply to the contention of the gentleman that Theron Catlin had knowledge of the large expenditure of money during ills campaign. that the congressional committee was invited to Ihis falthers residence. and that he was present with them. I would inquire of the gentleman what is the purpose of a congressional committee?
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