The daily union., 1856-10-29
THE CONTEsTED-ELECTIoS CASE IN THE THIRD
DISTRICT OF ONO.


the coNTEsrED-ELEcrToS CASE IN THE THIRD
DISTRICT OF OHIO.
The whole country will learn with pleasure that Hon. O.
l. Vaandigham yielding to the acknowledgements
wishes OF his friends has consented 10 contest the election
of Hon. L. D. Campbell in the third district Ohio How
this contest viii result viii not permit ourselves to
doubt Mr.. yaandigham received beyond all cavil or
dispute clear and decided majority Of all the legal votes
cast at the late election in his district ID matters not
how the record may appear from the fraudulent votes
Of minors imported voters and negroes 1t will have to
be examined and ceansed by committee Of the House Of
Representatives and the sanctiy of the baotbox vind
Gated in the person chosen by the democracy Of the district
to be their representative
We sincerely rejoice at the which Mr. V. has
adopted for ii will certainly end in his triumphant adms
sion to the seat to which he is honestly and legally enh
tied His presence in the national hall the repre-
sentative of the glorious third district of Ohio will be
hailed with the yeiet satisfaction by democrats in every
section of the Union. Boldly eoquenty and most eec
lively has he waged upon the enemies of the Union
and the constitution, and his friends look forward
with joy and confidence 10 the time and the for
display in national sphere of those preeminent talents
which have long been reverted to with feelings of just
pride by the people of his district
The following is copy of the notice Of contest served
upon Hon. L. d. Campbell:
10 The Hon. LeVis ID. Ca,apJeH:
SIR You will take notice that will contest your right
to seat in the House of Representatives the member
from the third congressional district of Ohio in the Thr
y fifth Congress-the grounds of contest being fol-
lows
/. That az the election held on the l4th of October
1885, in counting out sundry ballots rejected by the
unU zrfat haua haap ntAA far
q That in counting out, sundry ballots counted
by the judges of election for you which should have been
rejected
B. That suudry persons were permitted vote for you
in townships and wards Of which they not legal
idents.
A. That sundry qualified electors who offered to vote
for and who legal residents of the ward town
ship in which they offered TO vote wrongfuy re-
fused their votes ON the ground OF nonresdence In the
ward or township.
g. That sundry persons not legal residents electors
of Montgomery county permitted TO vote for you in
said county, while sundry Others legal residents and cleo
tors thereof who offered to vote for Illegally
ected.
That sundry persons not legal residents electors OF
Prebe county permitted to vote for you in said
W while sundry Others legal residents and electors there
Of, who offered TO vote for me, were illegally rejected
That sundry persons not legal residents electors Of
Butler county permitted vote for you said
ty while sundy Others legal residents and electors there
OF, who offered to vote for me- illegally rejected.
That sundry electors permitted to vote for you
9. That sun1ry qualified electors by threats pro-
cured 10 vote for you who but for said threats would
have voted for and sundry other qualified electors
by threats deferred from voting for me- who but for such
threats would have SO voted. .r.
To- That sundry qualified electors some able read
at ALL and sundy Others able read the English Ian
guaga fraudulently furnished with ballots which
they led to believe and did believe contained my
name WHILE in fact said ballots contained yours
blank by reason whereof said electors prevented
from voting for me they intended
H. the Second ward the CITY of Dayton John
Chapman, one OF the councilmen of said city for said
ward declined 10 judge of said election and of
his authority and without any choice
otherwise by the electors present. appointed Sth NJ Sui
yan to act judge of election in his place objection his
said Ohapmans ight appoint being at the time made
by electors present
H. That sundry persons not Of the age Of twenty
years permitted to vote for you
l3 That sundry persons not residents of the State
year next preceding the election permitted for
you.
IA That sundry persons, idiot and insane were permit
ted 10 vote for you
l5 That sundry persons white male citizens Of the
United States were permitted TO vote for you.
l6 That Alfred j. Anderson, John M Mitchell, James
Robins Reuben kedman Thomas Tester John d. Robbins
Alexander Proctor, Cyrus H. Cowan, Robert Gongs, W.
Griffith and twenty-five others muattoes and persons Of
color, not qualified electors under the constitution and
laws Of Ohio, were permitted to vote for you.
IL That sundry persons not having all the legal and
constitutional qualifications OF electors permitted
vote for you
Is That sundry persons having all the legal and con
stuuonal qualifications Of electors within this State and
who offered TO vote for me, were rejected.
l9 That other Irregularities defects, and ilegalites
were permitted occurred in conducting said election
whereby my rights as candidate prejudiced.
You will further take notice that claim 10 have re-
ceiyed majority OF all votes legally said election
and that am therefore, legally entitled represent the
qualified electors OF the third congressional district Of Ohio
in the Thrty-fhh Congress
c. L. vALLANDIGHAM
DAYTON oct "a, 1856.