Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-27
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Frdnds in 3Ae Electric Franchse--Eorc Pine Lari y
The Coiumhns Statesman has furnished curious
piece Of statistics, which shows us the enormous frauds
that were prac,lsed hy the Wings Of Ohio at the late
election II pre- tabular view Of the votes given
in 1888 and $50, iur Governor Of Ohioand also tic
number OF votes returned by the Assessors in the SPRING
of 1889. The system Of " Pipc-laying has been car
ried on in Ohio iiightful extent II appears that
IT. great many counties there were larger number oil
votes given than there were voters in the Counties
Tbs generally done BY hired miscreantS who went
from other counties, or from poll TO poll in the same
counties And every day satisfies MS that this VAS done
the latter in particular, al the Presidential election 10
even greater extent than the 18th. 1t became alb
souely necessary tho 30th, 10 prevent detection
on the 18th, b. comparing votes There is no mistake
about these things, sGuirm the wicked leaders may
1.-THE entire vote thrown the 18th ut 212 Of
being increase since 1888, which severely
contested any previous election Of 81 isl. OfhS
increase, 1889 Democratic votes, and II ,S99 Fe-
deral votes. Tia, is, The Federal vote is increased
enough in two years not only to nenra!iz Shannon
major ~ Of 3,0Oa and upwards in 1888, but TO orcray
his increase Of nearly 290G0, this year, with some
Geo spnre With this general result in view, nohn-
dy will be surprised 10 find locking into the details,
that the vote in certain countless where some o. the
greatest changes in favor of Whggery have been
wrought FIR crcecds HE uhoie nnher IF resilient mates
Of c agc of2l ascertaned BY the enumeration made
las wear
For instance, in the county of Be'moni--l3l more
votes than there males of age i'll 81, and tie
Federal vote has increased in two years 200 taa
the Democratic vote, in the same tune OF course, the
Democratic majority Of 4o in IS, is changed to Fc-
dcral majority OF So in $40
Dc'a,carc-1J 5S1 more votes than there were
males OF age in 30 Federal increase in years,
u 323 more than the Democratic increase-wi.ich is
al the precise increase of the Federal majority
IN the time.
knor-I:- 3lJ more votes than there were males Of
agein -. The Democratic majority is reduced in ;wo
years n 257.
.Wami-n-.' 4lo votes than males Of age in 80
Tie Federal majority Of course jumps W. in two wears
from ii3 to u 9li.
Noagomay-lJ1 23o more votes than there were
males oyer 81 in 1899. n 4 Democratic majority of
239 changes in twoyears to Federal majority Of l57
But we lay before readers very impressive ar
ticlc from the Globe, this suh;ect-Yet the COM
plant of pe-laying is by confined 10 the
State of Ohio. We have before Us, received By the
last mail, urgent remonstrances from Connecticut,
Delaware, and New York The Press Of Illinois is
ringing with abuses which have been prac,sed in that
State, Counties are specified, in which many more
under the late No party, that s,oops 10 con-
qaer by such vile means, can come 10 good NONE.
WIG ELECTION FRAUDS.
The Ohio Statesman Of the 18th, comes 10 us richly
filed with valuable matter for future Reference
Among other things, it contains table Of the official
votes cast in each county of the State, for the Demo
cratic and Federal tickets in the elections of 1885 and
1910 Also table prepared from the census of 1890
showing the whole number Of white male inhabitants
of the age of twenty-onc years and upwards in each
county Of tho State. To those who have any curiosity
to investigate the practical efficacy Of "wpe oyiag,
and to those who incredulous the charge made
by the Democracy of Ohio, that Mr. Van Buren, has
been dcfraudcd ont of the electoral vote of that State
by base conspiracy agans, the RICH, of suffrage and
the purity of the ballo-hnx, we commend careful pe-
rusal of this document. 1t be forgotten ,ha,
the Gubernatoral election Of Ohio, in 1888 was an en-
NJ hyo,t forth H. r,i.
lawful energies of both parties Some few Of the Ahe
lition party may not then have voted for Gen Vance
yet that did not materially affect the aggregate vote OF
the State, is shown by the votes given for members
of Congress- and of the State Legislature
The whole vote, as shown by the table, at The I
time 2lO,237, of which Governor Shannon received
l079S, In 1910, two years after, the whole vote is
663, Of which Governor Shannon had 29,lS6, be.