Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-12-03
From the St. Paul Minnesotian Nov. 10th
Minnesota Observation-Disclosures Frauds
Discovered.

| Discovered
| We tell the Pioneer and its party, that it can
not by raising sepulchral hal ha! or no! no!
escape from the grave charge of endeavoring
| by false or forged election returns, to elevate
Mr.. Sibley into the Gubernatorial Chair over Mr..
Ramsey, who has received majority of all the
People, of every kind, who really voted at the
recent October election.
Let the charge be well understood: We are not
complaining now, that hundreds of Irishmen
voted here in Ramsey County, several times
apiece for the Democratic ticket:
Nor of the Fort Smelling and Mendoza swindle,
at the residences of Mr.. Sibley and his brother
n-law, Frank Steele, where hundred illegal
votes, at least, were polled:
Nor of the importation of forty Democratic
voters in Lakeland precint of Washington Co.,
from Wisconsin, under the ten day clause of the
Constitution:
Nor of the illegal voting of officers and crew
of the steamer Northern Belle, at Brownsville,
in Huston County, for the Democratic ticket:
Nor of the open importation Of Irishmen over
from La Crosse, in Wisconsin, to La Crescent in
the same County
Nor of the stuffing of the ballot box and
packing the poll lists at Shieldsvile, in Rice
County:
Nor of the alleged destruction by the Dem
ocratic editor of the Red Wing Gazette, of the
returns of Republican precinct in Goodhue
Seat:
Nor of the polling of over hundred votes
at Manom.H, Mr.. Fridley's farm, where there
are hardly that many souls let alone legal
voters:
Nor of the voting of sixty or seventy Win
nebago Indians in Blue Earth County. under
the auspices of General Fletcher Indian Agent
and Maj Cullen, Indian Superintendent:
Nor of the practice of the same game of
breech cout fraud at the Sioux and Chippeway
agencies:
Nor of numerous other frauds committed
by the Democratic party at different points where
polls were opened, and votes, legal and illegal,
were received.
These are matters to be determined by investi-
cation, judicial or otherwise; but the charge
against the Democratic party at this time. or
rather against its corrupt leaders, embracing
mainly the officers of the Federal Government
Is entirely different from the allegation of simply
polling illegal and fraudulent votes Being pro.
gressive Democrats, they have reached, on this
occasion, still lower depth of villainy, and
are getting up Democratic maorities without
any votes being polled at all
We charge them now with originating, organ
izing and perpetrating a grand and comprehen-
sve scheme for forging Election Returns, for
ging poll lists containing the names of men not
in existence forging the names and signatures
of ictions Judges and Clerks of elections and
uSIlccs vi the eace, 10 cerflty 10 tnem-f0rg
ing the very oaths which they are represented
to have sworn to-and all this, without any cleo
ton whatever having been held at the precincts
from which the forged returns purport to GOMEZ
This is the charge, and now for part of
the facts the rest will be forthcoming in due sea-
son:
On Sunday night the oath of October, a eau
Gus of Democratic politicians was held at the
American House, in this city, to consider the
sta tn of ha
to be done about them At this caucus there
were in attendance government office holder
who is a near connection of Mr.. Sibey-and ex.
sheriff OF Rams county, who owns nearly the
whole of an adjoinging Every smalD county, a
man of approved reputation for inscriptions
skulduggery--an Indian Agent or Superinten-
dent, who had already proved his devotion to
his salary by winking at the voting of the Win
nebago Indians in Blue Earth County-an ex-
Governor, who wants badly to be U. S. Senator,
and whose hopes of success hang a great deal
upon Sibey's influence should he be the Gov
ernor-and several others, whose names we have.
but whom we refrain from indicating, at this
time, for prudential reasons! The condition of
the returns on Governor having been exhibited
and discussed, this Sunday conclave determined
that it was necessary to have at least $50 more
majority for Sibley by hook crook from some
place, and 1t was further resolved that Pembina
ana the north country generally should be made
10 disgorge the required votes!
Our information is, that at least one poll book
W as forged, then and there in the very presence
and tins is believed to be that of ST. Tincent
Pemblna County. We are not certain on this
last point: but will be able to speak more pos
itively after while. At all events this much is
undoubted that this precious Sunday Caucus
trelghted an Agent-a connection of a IT, S of
fee holder-with blank Poll books, in due form
obtained for the purpose from the Pioneer Offices
and that he started up the country with them
TO hold the elections and forge the papers a. such
places, and in such manner as might seem adj
vlsa6ie upon consultation with the proper
parties up north.
In due course of horse flesh, on Thursday the
2oth OF October ut., this agent of the Sunday
caucus arrived in Morrison county, at the place
generally known as Swan River Ferry and
at that time and place. it can be proven. had in
his possession BLANK returns from Brecken
ridge, White Oak Lake, Mansfield, and Red
Lake" precincts. The Democratic agent for
the Sunday Caucus there said to sundry parties.
whose assistance in the forgeres he solicited -
'Slbey is about six hundred votes behind Ram
sey, and our friends in St, Paul say it has got to
be made up out of Cass, Todd, and Pembina
Counties or words TO that effect
A letter from Swan river gives the further
proceeding of the agent" as follows:
Mr. made out the poll books for Brecken.
anu gave IL II. SlDIey lOS
votes and Ramsey :.
The poll book for White Oak Lake precinct
was forged in the same manner, giving Sib,ev
AZ votes
The poll books for Mansfield and Rec Lake
were made out at Crow Wing, and to the heat
ofmy belief, were fixed up by Jo.-, Mr.,
(the agent) and Major. United States fed.
eral office holder.
AT Otter Tail city they return 90 votes where
we all know, there are not ten men,
Here, fellow citizens, you have some Of the |
facts touching the grand conspiracy of the fed. |
sral Office holders to cheat Mr. Sibley into the
chair over Ramsey, who is fairly
elected BY majority OF the true people of Min.
lesota.
NAVIGATION CLoSED.-The last boats TO leave
ur levee this season were the Envoy and Min.