Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-09-02 | Page 3 | Missouri Vote Trial Begins

Missouri Vole Vote Trial rial Begins K KANSAS SAS CITY Sept F P- P The first trial arising from an investigation of alleged vote frauds in the 1946 primary election election elec elec- tion Hon opened Tuesday in federal district court The defendants are five precinct precinct precinct pre pre- election officials and party workers named In the first Indictment Indictment indictment indict Indict- ment returned by a aa special fed fed- T era eral grand jury which indicted 31 34 persons The 1946 1948 primary drew wide attention after President Harry HarryS S Truman indorsed Enos Axtell forthe for for- the Fifth district congressional i al nomination His opponent was Rep Roger G. G Slaughter Axtell won the nomination but was defeated defeated de de- de- de by Republican Albert LReeves LReeves L L. Reeves in the general election A state grand Jury and the federal federal federal fed fed- eral grand jury were called after the Kansas City Star initiated an investigation of alleged voting ir ir- ir regularities The men going on trial were Morris Klein roeln Harry Burke John Melham Frank L. L Holmes and William D. D Wilson They are charged with ing to violate the civil rights of voters and to deprive the government government government govern govern- ment of its right to have a correct correct correct cor cor- count of the votes for United States senator and representatives tives in congress