The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-11-05
Dulitital.
From the Dayton Empire.]
THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT.


served upon l.. D. Campbell
To tile Hon. Le10iS Z. Campbell:
SIR You will take notice that 1 will
contest your right to a seat in the House
of Representatives as tho member from
the Third Congressional District of
Ohio, in the thirty-ifth Congress-the
grounds of contest being as follows:
l.. That at the election held on the
I4th of October, 1856, in counting out,
sundry ballots were rejected by the
Judges of election, which should have
been counted for me.
8. That in counting out, suudry
ballots were counted by the Judges of
election for you, which should have been
rejected.
8. That sundry persons were per-
mitted to vote for you in townships and
wards of which they were not legal resi-
dents.
A. That sundry qualified electors who
| offered to vote for me, and who were
legal residents of the ward or township
in which they offered to vote were
wrongfully refused their votes on the
ground of non-residence in the ward or
township.
5. That sundry persons not legal res
idents or electors of Montgomery coun-
ty, we're permitted to vote, for you in
said county, while sundry others, legal
residents and electors thereof, who Of
fered to vote for me, were illegally re-
jected.
6. That sundry persons, not legal res
idents or electors of Preble county,
were permitted to vote for you in said
county, while sundry others, legal resi-
dents and electors thereof, who offered
to vote for me, were illegally rejec-
ted.
7. That sundry persons not legal res
ideuts or electors of Butler county, we're
permitted to vote for you in said county,
while sundry others, legal residents and
electors thereof, who offered to vote for
me were illegally rejected.
8. That sundry electors were permit
ted to vote for you more than once at
said election.
9. That sundry qualified electors were
by threats, procured to vote for you,
who, but for said threats, would have vo-
ted for me, and sundry others, quail
fed electors, were by threats deferred
from voting for me, who, but for such
threats, would have so voted.
10. That sundry qualified electors
some not able to read at all, and sundry
others not able to read the English Ian
guage, were fraudulently furnished with
ballots which they were led to believe,
contained my name, while in fact, said
ballots contained yours, or were blank
by reason whereof said electors were
prevented from %votirz - me as they
intended,
IL. That in the second ward of the
city of Dayton, John b. Chapman, one
of the councilmen of said city for SAID
ward declined to serve as q Judge o.
said election, and of his own authority
and without any choice riva voce or 9th
erwise, by the electors present, appointed
Stith NJ. Sullivan to act as Judge O
election in his place, objection to hi'
(said Chapman) right, to appoint being
at the time made by electors present.
IL That sundry persons not of the
age of twenty-one years, were permitted
to vote for you.
Is. That sundry persons not resident:
of the State one year next preceding
the election, were permitted to vote fol
you.
IA. That sundry persons idiot and in
sane, were permitted to vote for you.
Is. That sundry persons, not "white
male citizens of the United States
were permitted to vote for you.
16. That Alfred j. Anderson, John
NJ. Mitchell, James Robbins, Reuben
4GSuIDdu, 1HOLHaS 4CS1Si cOuu II. 1lOU-
bins, Alexander Proctor, Cyrus II.
Cowan, Robert Goings, w. Griffith and
twenty-five others, mulattoes, and per.
SOM of color, not qualified electors IN,
der the Constitution and laws of Ohio,
were permitted to vote for you.
II. That sundry persons, not having
all the legal and constitutional qualifca-
tions of electors, were permitted to vote
for you.
Is. That sundry persons, having all
the legal and constitutional gualifica-
tions of electors within this State and
who offered to vote for me, were reject
ed.
Is. That other Irregularities, defects
aud illegalities wers permitted or occur
red in conducting said election, whereby
my rights as a candidate were prejudic-
ed
You will further take notice that I
claim to have received a majority of all
votes legally cast at said election, and
that 1 am therefore legally entitled to
represent the qualified electors of the
Third Congressional District of Ohio, in
the Thirty Fifth Congress.
G. l.. VALLANDIGHAM.
Dayton. Oct. "a, 1856.