Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-21
For the Standard.
THE LATE CORPORATION ELEC
TION.
For the Standar

Editor Standard
Sir: Ii is seldom in this age of the |
world and in the peaceful and quiet viii
lage Of Georgetown that something Oc-
ours calling into use the pen Of the pri
vate individual. Occasionly, however,
such has been the result Of circumstan
ces in our history that the usually taci-
turn citizens have become perhaps reluc'
lanlly pulic newspaper scribblers; and
in the opinion Of your humble cOrreSpOn-
dent a review of he late corporation e.
lection in this place is sufficient WarraD-
ty to justify this appe aTance.
That portion Of your readers who re.
side within the corporation know, that, by
an ordinance the annual election iOrMay.
or and commOnalIy is to be holden on the
first Monday of every May. Il is not be
denied that there was sembIGnce OF an
election on that day, but that that pre-
tended election was unfair, illegal, and
unlawful, many voters who were disfran-
chised feel very confident, and the fac s,
when rightly understood, will satisfy the
public that those convictions were not
formed in error. We will see: A board
Of electors as judges Of the election was
organized and The ballot box opened for
the reception Of votes, perhaps al prop.
e. time. The election was continued
until 2 o'clock P. NJ. when without
warning or notice tO:ihe elsctors,ihe polls
were closed, thus prohibiting some eight
or ten individuals from voting. who were
standing near TO the window when the
election was held. Wheh they demand
ed that their votes be received
they wers refused by the board
Of electors for the election who gave as
a reason that the time had expred-thal
the polls we're TO be closed at 2 O'clock
P. M. This, as all must know, was er>
, rOneous,and yet when lhelaw was Tread III
, their hearing Chat The time w,s extsnded
10 8 o'clock P. M, they still continued
TO refuse the admission Of votes upon tie
ground that the election for the first yea
J of the corporation closed al 2 O'CLOCK
, Did they not knOwthat the ordinace above
alluded, extending the time TO O'Clock
P. M. was enacted Immediately after the
first election aud before the second, un'
der the act of incorporation ibid they no
know, as individual electors, that at every
3 election since the first that the polls haC
! invariably been kept open until SS'elock
have not done with you yet gentlemen
After having been convinced, as you
must have been, that you had closed the
: election one hour before the expiration
{ of the time pescribed by law, was it no
3 your duty acting under the solemn obli'
, cations Of al oath, 10 comply with iheiI
demands by reopening the ballot box anG
receiving their suffrages. Again, by the
I result Of The election az shown by your
: return, for Mayor, 8. C. Snider receiv-
, ed Is votes, aud Mr.. Kay l6. Now
gentlemen, ddyoH not know that two OF
three votes Of lhnse who stood before
t you demanding The reception Of theil
votes would have changed the election
in favor Of Mr.. Kay. If you do not 9th,
eFs do. Twill not say that you were so
deeply interested in the result as TO de-
! sign the defeat Of Mr.. Kay. dare not
But will saylhal you stand in a YER, un
enviable situation before The public, anC
that the public demands an explanation
of your conduct on this occasion. Al
honorable men you are bound to give it.
Before | close the present article, permit
me TO devote word 10 his precarious
honor, s. G. Snider, May " elect. <,There
is rumor in progress that some of the
Council chosen al the late election viii
refuse 10 serve, believing that the elec'
tiOn was illegal and lheN would il be al
imposition upon the corporation. Indeed
they say that they could not hOnOrably d.
sO!Will his precarious honor considerihis
Runs there mot drop Of Virginia bIoot
in his veinsi Aye. But il Is said tha
Virginia is not what she was. Will Mr.
Snider except The public may know
when the pFocesdinsof the secretbackroon
meetings Of the Mayor and Council are
prOmulged. A MECHANIC.