The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-02

the place OF election. Some attempts made to swea
them but two Of the judges ere prevailed upon not TO
Sc and none were sworn an,' as many as chose voted
There were but few resident ers az the polls Inc sci
tement sparse-about 25 ac ua settlers voted out
leS votes east leaving so Illegal votes Qo, After tn
voting was the Missourians vent to their wagon
and commenced leaving for home.
The most shameless fraud practsed apon the rights
the settlers at this election the Seventh district
is remote settlement about rs mi ~ from the Mis-
s0rrf se and contained in February, Az d. 1902 treC
moasss afterwarh, when the census taken but S;
voters and yet the poll books show that votes were
cast Fac election was held al the house OF frey McGee
at ps.ee called llo" But few Of the a. auai settler
resided IN jackson county, Mo- and well acquainted
with the citizens of tina. county 2 says that bs saw
and many indviduas hs knew from jackson county lie
was in their tents and csaversed vita Of the @ and
ing he wehs to the pois intending for Fl emo
kim and his ticket being Of diEerenc color from ne
been appointed ses but did serve ,ael
Raston, citizen of Missouri acting IN his pla 20
by the Of Nolan whom be knew toresde in Jackso o
county Finally the thing hushed up the witness
had good many friends there from that caunty and it
might lead to fight IL he challenged any votes
Both voted and he then down their camp He there
saw many of his old acquantanees whom he knew had
who still resided in that State By careful covparison Of
the poll lists with the census rolls, find But12 names
ON the poll book who were voters when the caHsus
taken three months afterwards, and satisfied
that not more than 20 legal could have bean poed
at that election. The only residents who known
TO have voted are named by the Witness and are Is in
number-thus leaving 5s4 Illegal votes cast in q remote
district, where the settlers within many miles were
quaintcd with each other.
The total number OF white inhabitants in Eleventh dis
trict in the month of February, A. d. 1866 including
men, women and children, was SO, OF whom "
voters-yet the poll lists in this district show tfn6 245
votes cast at this election. gor stated here
after in regard to the election the 30th of March your
committee unable to procure the attendance of wit
from this district From the records tc,eary ap
that the votes castcouid not have been by la
sdent The best In the absence Of direct proof
BY which to ascertain the number Of legal votes by
comparison OF the census roll with the poll book,-by
which appears that but resident settlers voted and
23s votes were illegally and fraudulenty given.
The election in the Fourteenth district was held at
the house OF BENJAMIN Harding, few miles from the
town Of ST. Joseph Missouri. Before the pols
opened large number Of citizens of Buchanan county
Missouri, and among them many Of the leading citi
zens Of St. Joseph, were at tho place Of voting and
made majority Of the company present. Az the time
ss. &C. 9s ~ e.
Of the Judgesbut the crowd vo,c down the proposition
ss' s.Ss e. e ssa %
hs BY hs who s c Js s s
Joseph Al that time he the City Attorney Of thai
Claimed the night before ns sas the house
and al Ht $
pr @ co y q a
not resident After discussion Judge Leonard
yS
and served as nass q ess'sa as. day After the election
roy
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me S majority % Se he
s 70 s Tssy s Ss @ s II s on
gave vote; that Construction Of The
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this district Of hundred and y three the
The elecon ID ihe Fifteenth held at Penseman
Stranger creek few mcs from Weston. Missouri On the
a cy
q them given by The witnesses 16. They generally IN
hayps claim in the Territory could vote no matter where
SWORN Some Of residents did not vote purpose o.
se IN yS1g was M & % e be & to make Ssnsas
casof ibsm hnd ba 81 The rolls ees
from he testimony that not 100 q those who yoed hal
any s % 70 ss ssvsg a. s bs;re 5 s s s
worth twas then sma village q three four houses To-
There mere ss. spsrsyey few settlers then In the dis.
% S hc Ss on % a ~ IN a
Of Platte clay and Ray counties crossed the rvermosi OF
ssmp sG% %es & is5'' and wagons about the town.
They were In companies or messcs Of ten to fifteen
brouehi their provisions and cooked hemselve.
ny s .. ssss sSSn "s their po so en oas as ss @
we're several persons Of ini.ense where they resided
ION. 4 S *. Ts ss. A 4S.S claimed i% a q be s ss % % the
se @ K S dss % 70 nsss ses "a s ys .
% . esS so n s P Ae and p @ %
attempted 70 get 70 the polls afternoon,
crowded and pulled back e then outside Of the crowd
and hurrshed General WHITFIELD and OF those who
did not know him said That's good pro sirvcry aud
ned him their heads that he crawled their
heads put person who from the
Of his ticket that for General Whitfield cried
lie damned abolonist-lc him down, and they drop
ped him @ Others passed 70 the polls In the same
way, and others crowded the hest they could Az
this mockery Of election the residents
turned their homes in Missouri OF the 32 votes not
$50 by legal voters.
The following abstract exhibits the whole number
this election each canddate the number legal ~
legal each district and the number o legal
In each disirie In February iollowing-