The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-27 00:00:00

ma le se alsrming szteet. Valeg.papen ham bees
inganod wholeals. Mlt wets from lie barn of voters
by samthorieed prams without Me wait and in many
withal the knowbsdfe. et the Meth These perrans
who mes gained pompaseat of the papal placed Ms
latish of Me voter ageless the wanes alf the candidates
wished to elected. and thee eland
ths s▪
oler'e name to the foot of the paw!, without tb• wink
or guaranty of the voter. sae. as Wore roontiosed, in
nnaii without Me lesowlede
.0 the voter. The
comaittee IVO Of trainee Mat bad tbe latest each
(ennead it of vonnslapers has heat
_practised be..
brought to the notice of the Warming officer before tle
cl es of the election, be would hare been fully Jugatfind to
rd.this •wrge somber of voting-Paws. which, In the
name of aoy oblation Ming wad. be did not feel
i.unniiin riiecune ; sad the committee are of opinion
that if all the douboul vating.p mere had been rejected
the molt of tla. recent @Melton WO% bona been &Estee
to what It Vol.
The committee call attestios to the following cam
which have come to their khowledge. via :
A—As matalsarieed penes called at a ooteer's house Is
hi. annnen sod sate his wit.: be &Mad for the voting
Raper, arm they
.wasted to elect metals aandidetes. He
wg•ed sad Stained lb. Mara I. the name of the Tow;
It was does without te• voter's wish or authority.
e—k yaw wite Informed that two ment were mills' at
tan nßionsing bonne sod =Mini out the voting
Me rota'. pear Ina taken away by • Italy giol, sad
brought beck noted and Initialed without her authority.
3 —Two unauthorised potions called at. roter's boas
ad sated for the voting perm. The voter MOW that
it was not tim day for giving up IM voting imam
Whilst Mast from the roam on. of the persoes
the voter's ratline against thanes."' &certain tend
reterniss to the room the Total found the piper bad
tn. niggad by bet doubter. The next day tbo yea,
inn,* out the initials placed Men by this porton, and
....an bra initial. amnia Me names of the candidates for
whoa she wished to vote.
t —Two unauthorfori persons called it a voter's bolas !
nod washed to leeks out his voting paper for him bet he !
reseed to let them have it
3.—As tramithonsed anion called at timbals* of • voter
Is hie Mance, obtalesd hi. voting paper from hie
&gala, belle the Paper ...sr with him, and aloe-
...rte brought it teak IniUgled sod signed. The voter On
long east had lawn done, wee very indignant. sad
itragi tweak the Initials which were pima on the !
pear easiest Ms sane. of three of tai candidates, sad
gieeoi the WSJ, to resale wench were written against
tb• as. of the two candidata for whom he Maisel(
skied Is ""
uneutborised penwas met • voter and asked for
hi.n▪
nbig paper. the voter named to prement It to Mem.
y—A. voter's most was takes swsy by some oes sad
break% beck signal. Neither the eons: nor big wife
gigged the paper as they could not writs.
—yas rots. did not Digs leis paps. It we. signed by
some am is kis name, but be.oriM sot say who did it.
—n penes celled at • voter's house in his Amara sad
kio ink. He 'eked for the retain paper, and without ,
unee pieced her hasband*. rafting against the Daum
cdtdclatea and 'hosed ber bulimia.; name at
the lo.t i tic OMAN.,
If —an unauthorised person called at • voter's hones fOI
ROodoy. in his abeeric.. saw th• wife and melted foe the
voting woof. She sot she dit not care eho got lOW afi
10.1 Swat H. took the paper Into an adjoining boos%
ssd is tlari pree-nce of the ampler be sigma her
kaansd'e name to the ptpor and wrote her habend's
houois against some names. She did not hsk bits to sign
the Nat.
11. —An unauthothrad paws called at • voter's house
He ask-d the rota whom she wanted to vote for, sae mid
ninb•R to vote for the best. It was her wish to vote
lot two particular candidates. The person Opined be. name
sod ore,. her initials agonies some Romeo on the side of
tin rating paper, hut the name. won not Mode of the
craddetes for whom sbe wished to vote.
Then we various other casos in which, upon comparing
aagnatures to certain voting papers with the hand-
.n„o, of tease persoas who have fabricated voting
ripero there can be no douht but that thews voting papers
ao were falai...met by these persons, sod the com-
mittee Imo gnat d tool upon enquiry such would
peva to be the case. They are elan of OpiOlo that It
would he of great avantase if future elections of members
of this L ted Bond *raid be conducted Icy ballot instead
of 1,7 WWI*. as the present system gives
,grartunities to utiptiocipled person. of tampering with
and lo•ricsung the ',ding papers.
The Comnotire nin•t n. leave the matter in the heads
n( tn. B!ard to take such stops as they think proper.

(Sgis<AL ,
H (enemas'''. 4•1111.11 Ball, Charles P.tod. Jobs
moe'roi.e. T. M Parke, J. 0. E. Lawhosica.
Mr. Basso expressed his regret .1 what the sral of ammo
has epperiatly lwd them to do. H. spoke of tbe
to premott listeni of voting, which lwft, room
for unilow iodireepe, an.l aupportwd the suggestion that
the ho lot shmild he adopted.
K. Hottest could sot r • the way dear to take further
steps in the or tor, and esid b. was satiOted with the
eud as It was sad ales satisfied with the Board as it is.
Bestowed that tb• report be laid—he would not say under
thr table. hat ea the table,
finlyn ...e.mdpi the proposition. H. explained his
raress for writing to the 1. iesi Government Brand. and
p.pg thp followins reply which he had received Iron
them :
o Local tioeernment Board.
Whitehall. 8 W. lit May, 1979.
" Sia,—l no directed by the Local 0 merament Board
to arAsimiledse the receipt of your letter of the 19th ult..
with enclosures, and to stets in reply that they hare
pe piper to interfere in skitters relating to the election 09
the Blaroalord lore,. 1,1-a Bud.
" ft.,.. or,
" Your phwilont 'errant,
"Watts* J. Swot:PAD,
" Assistant Secretary.
"To Fe B Smith. Epp Blandford, Doses-
Kr. PalUli erattely 41.14,..th•••,1 Ihe p a etrrie.l no
at the hut .eeettoo, en.l •ethl 1.. thnUallit eetoe of to perm
might to le h•I r, the nleefetratet. Ai isentral
ambers sore &wet he proposed limit the coneol•retiosi
a the garietien lo wijourn-ri till tbe next mooting, to
bra dead. what stew .lrl.l be taken.
Kr. B W. Aaaorr waviest thiA nod 'poke In faros:
of prosecotions hems instimted.
Kr. P. A Banes, read • v.rontly..urded PePer 0011'
assumes the art 00 01 the B Ares forth WOW
her& remarks Irma it,. PAM. It. H. W. A. 10017, Mr.
Pon, and the Glisten**.
All., Bosse farther dtexuasion Mr. Horace withdrew big
pr
it.. P. A. reill.NlS aaked whether the Board intended to
auks any isputrtion on ti.• new inembers, and several
members 'steml that no such mins was •ver intended.

r. Pui prW. ulnniataly pat and curial'.
Ida.r. U W. Aldiolt, I....ranee, Park, Pond,
nn I Abbott round for it, and Kamm
4\ Brown. P. A. Barnes. and J. T. Buns. a.t.ui it
N. Madsen &locomen* from voting.
Robe, will In. wet to Garry IDeMbnIT at Ufa Board that
Ow rennet will tie considered at Ow arzt rawettwi.