The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-01-22
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i yet another ba lot required, 10 make up tho
tnumber returned BY the judges for Mr. VIII
ford. II may have besn los, as CarIn sweafs
1 there was no knot or stick on The end OF The
string 10 confhe the tickets, but there Il eth.
OF eyidencs concerning il that demands con.
4 sideration. ltwas once on the strinq, for
Powell and Hickok found il there on The
might OF their examination. But fufihsr, The
Pnll-Books show, and The Judges swear, thai
i thsre were 80 Democratic tickets sgipen at
the election for Siarkweather, Pratt and 'rsn-
plston, and ss fer Tottep, and eae ON which
bis name was erased, and so for Lorah.--
Hickok, the assistant clerk, man who acts a
4 conspcions part IN this contest, swears that
be tailed Ior every vote called by the judges,
and that the tallies for the clerks sgreed---
There is ample testimony clearly showing
that 50 democratic votes al least wore given.
Hickok swcars, as also Kline, one OF The
Judges, and the poll books show that there
were 3 votes given for George Kremer, for
Commissioner, and SO for Henry Krsm-
er. making 90: aud Hckok swsars that Will.
fords name was read in connexion with Hem
ry and George Kroner. Cafney The printer,
swesrs that in printing the Democraiic tick
cts, the name Of George Kremer was errons-
ously printed instead Of Henry Kremer, on
about one tenth of the tickets, and il was too
late 10 correct before they had oobtaned cir
culaiion--and that there was no such man
as George Kremer in the county. which 10
not denied. There can, therefore, be no
other conclusion, tbsro having been faund
| in the box tickets for Geo. Krcmer AID
SO for Henry Kremer, this being additional
evidence, but there must have been SO dem
ocrstic tickets deposited in the ballet. Ne
enc would earase the name of Henry Krem-
or, and insert that Of George Kremsr, be-
cause there was no such man a. George
| Kremer in the county.
| After the votes were counted, as appears
by the deposition of Hickok, the poI-bsoks
aad statute, and the ballot were pu, in,o tho
box locked BY one Of the judges aud the
key given to Pawell, the then clerk Of
the township. Hickok took the box hons
with him where it remained until taken BY
him 10 Wooster on the 5ih of Nov. Powell
kopt the key except the time it was in Car
Inns hands during the examination on the
| 10th ef Oct. until the 24ih of Oct. On the
evening previous 10 the examination by
Howe, Leopold and others, the clerk Pow
ely went to Hickoks nfter The Statute and
the latter brought the box down stairs, and
they examined the tickets and counted them,
and found, az before stated, 276, and did
not discover any erasure. The box was il
Hickok's ksepiag and he is satisfied il was
! not opaned except at the two examinations.
Such being the case, il is clear il any tickets
wore distracted, or any alteration made in
any Of them, j, must havs been done BY
] Hickok or Powell, or during the examination
/ on the 10Th Of Oct That there is an erased
ticket. there is 10 question, and although
plainly erased, the judges did net discoverit.
| That there were SO democratic votes in tho
hox, seems 10 your committee 10 be clearly
proved, Independent oe the legally concIu-
siye evidence Of the Judges return.
Il lis charged on the part Of Wilford, that
the erasure was made and this other volo
distracted by Hickuk This loads 10 an la
i quiry as TO the character and standiag oe
fiickok He is political friend Of Mr.. Cox.
and has manifested sems considerable anxi-.
, ety in the result Of the election and contest,
/ II appears he was convicted Of forgery in
i Medina county and sentenced TO the peni.
Tertiary for three years, and the eremplifca-
ten of the record Of the court in Medins
county, forms part Of the testimony on tho
part Of the centesies. Without Essuming 70
i |s,y any thing respecting the imputation thus
thrown upon Hickok; as under the law We
do not conceive this proof on either side Of
3 material character, your committee feel
/ confident the Senate will sustain them in
the opinion, that upon the examina,isA Of
/ the ballots alone, under such circumstances,
f if this were the only question involved i'm
, the contest, No one ceuld expect 10, be .
successful contestor for a seat upon this flect.
, Euch pnint must stand out clearan6 certa n
4 itself; and in the opinion of The commi.-
tee this second point in the contest, admit
. tHg the ballots to be evidence is net sufi-
. ciently sustained to admit MI. Cox to 4 seat.
!, The third poiut Of contest is that IN Lake
: and Molecsn Townships in Ashland county,
and Salt Crcck township ia Wayne county,
, the Judges returned one more veto fsr viii.
, ford than he actually received.
!, There is no evidence before The commit.
lee showing tha. any error 81 this kind Ok.
! listed in Lake township. unless tb0 the de-.
position Of James irvine, taken " tho contes-
tor who swears on his cross exanination be
examined me ballots in Lake and Perry
townships ard that he found all correct ia
Perry, and that in Lake the poIl-books cal.
led for 9S ballots, but fouRd on The string
hut 96, which being correctly tailed gave
!, each candidate for Senator one cote lass than
returned BY The judges, not changing there