Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-03-06
NO. So.
The Frauds of the State Canvass.

The Frauds of the State Canvass.
The following table shows in clear and com
pendious form the majority of votes polled for
Coles Bashford at the last election, what MAORI.
ties were thrown out by the State Cauvasscrs,
and what fraudulent supplements were admitted
by them to bring out Barstow l57 ahead:
Mukwa Canvass (Which included Clowns
in Waupacca County. 1T
North Lebanon in said county. thrown out
by State Canvassers, and not inclu-
qed IN the above, .-.--...---.-.--- 81
One town thrown out in La Fayette Co., 81
One precinct in Portage County, (not re-
turned to County Canvassers, $500. 6
One town thrown out in Manitowoc Co.. 3
In the three Counties from which no re-
turns were received by State Can
vassers, (St. Croix, La Crosse and
La Pointe,) Bashford had a majority
OF --.-.------ 22
Making majority not counted for Bash
ford: tho duly poed, of. 2l0
Deduct Barstow's majority las declared
by State Canvassers,) of. ISL
And Bashford has n majority, allowing
Barstow every vote counted by said
CanvaSSerS, Of 81
10 which should be added . votes il She.
boygan County, 10 in Washington
County, and 10 in Jackson County
counted for Barstow by said State
CanvasserS-more than the official
returns from said counties, %
Making Bashfords majority. 81
Mr. Bsashford has in his possession concu-
sive evidence that when The polls clio
aU will
County the vote stood for Barstow
2S0, for Bashford 2l9, leaving a ma
Jorty for Barstow of g. instead of
45l as returned for him, making
difference in favor of Bashfori Of. AIS
Barstow has been allowed upon what are
called "Supplements
From Bridge Creek, Chippewa Co... ~
From Gilcert's Mills, Dunn $500 80
From Menomonee, " 43
From Spring Creek, Polk " - "a
From Town %, Range l0,Waupacca Co., IS
-,chere there nere polls held. Al
these supplementary returns are torgcrics
MAKING BAsHFoRD's MAJORITY, 1890 S23
This might be still further increased by de-
Quoting votes cast for Barstow where no legal
towns or precincts were organized, which were
rejected by the county Canvassers, and suisse
quently illegally counted in hy the State Can
proof; and it is for this reason that Barstow's
counsel seek continually pretexts to delay, and
attempt to avoid the issue by objecting to the
jurisdiction ofthe Supreme Court This is why
the Respondent affected to consider the pen
ding suit mere joke, and sent in his counsel
to bully the Court by informing it that he was
Department. that he was the Judge of his own
election, that he should not reg ard its judg-
ment, and that he condescended to appear be-
in, ODD
might appear in one of his own courts, to an
swer to his own summons" This monarch
may recover from his rmerry mood" and come
to the conclusion that the proceeding is not
such prodigious joke after all Madison Jour.
THE FoRTIFICATIONS AT LAWRENCE, will
be a hard nut to crack-when the Missouri ruff
ans again invade Kansas. A correspondent
writes:
The several Notifications which were hastily
thrown zap curing the late war IN this city, have
been manned, and sentnes are at each, con-
stantly on duty, keeping guard There arc
four of these places which are circular in FORM
and are raised about five feet high, with a ditch
on the outside Within these, Temporary bar
racks have been made, and here the citizen sol
dery are quartercd. Fort necessity-or Fort
Smith, as it is called by some-is situated near
the foot of Massachusetts street, commands the
tordlng place over the river, and is designed as
4 retreat for the women and children, if the
town should be besieged or bombarded. high
staff is planted i'll the centre of this fort from
which our national ensign floats in the breeze
About fifty rods south of Fort Necessity, and
a few rods east of Massachusetts, street, is Fort
Hunt, now i'll the command of Hon. Morris
Hunt, recently elected Judge of our Supreme
Court He has twelve men under his charge
each armed with Sharpe's rife.
Fort Holiday is few rods west of Massachu-
sets street, and designed as q protection of the
town from cannon at Dread Mount. This is the
best built fertilization of the four, and probably
will have to stand the principal charge when
the contest is opened upon us.
Fort Drkey is somewhat north of the latter
fort, and is designad to protect the town against
an invasion from the West.
A circular redoubt is thrown across Masschu-
sets street, between Forts Hunt and Holiday
and would be very effective resort for the
citizens with arms, iii case ola charge from the
south.
All along Massachusetts street, between the
last mentioned entrenchment and Fort Neccssi.
ty, are breast works thrown up between the
houses, forming a sort of fence on either side.