Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-10

ont the city. in indicating and bshing their
rights aud ressrins the good name Of Baltimore 1t
h their declared purpose eoitosunite in guatasry5rg
hereafter the purity Of the ballot box and absofate
freedom Of access thereto and in promoting and So
curing by all lawful and fair means the election Of
honest competent and faithful men, without distinc
ton Of party. to the various Offices Of Municipal Ju
dical and Executive trust in this city. Every mem.
Der Of the Association, while binding himself to the
exclusion OF party purposes and preferences from its
counsels and action. remains free and uncommitted
to pursue his political convictions in all matters of
general government and policy. The Association
has been organized by the election Of the permanent
officers, whose names are subscribed hereto. As its
first and most appropriate public act it has resolved
to make the present appeal to the community, and
it's members therefore respectfully and earnestly in
vte their fellow citizens to operate with them, by
the formation of kindred associations in the different
wards, with view to the peaceable and lawful at
tanment of the objects which they have disclosed,
and which are a common and vital necessity to men
of every honest calling and every shade of political
opinion"
The following from one of exchanges, will
show how the late election in Baltimore was man
aged by the Know Nothings
"How THE BALTIMORE ELECTION WAS MANAGED
One Of the judges of the recent Baltimore election
named Ballard, publishes letter in the Baltimore
Sun, giving history of what he election day.
Any doubts that may have been raised to the fraud
ulent character Of the election entirely put to rest
by the testimony Of this witness He says that be-
fore the hour for opening the polls, crowd of men
and boys congregated about the window. openly as
sertng that should vote who did not vote the
Swami ticket. Gentlemen of known responsibility
and standing. who were suspected of intention to
vote otherwise, were rudey thrust from the polls
Men and boys voted often as they pleased and
the officers permitted tickets 10 be taken from sup
posed electors within hacks and omnibusses, and
al a. I'll L.n1k
nearly every case two three times as many votes
were handed in as there were persons in the hacks.
Those who offered to vote tickets not marked on the
back were not permitted to vote at all, while other
favored individuals stepped up with properly mark
ed ticket in each hand and deposited them both in
the box. Mr.. Ballard says that he left the window
early in the day, determined to have nothing to do
with the election judge, but he remained spec
tator of the proceedings. From a seat in the back
part of the room where the election officers sat, he
witnessed a continued repetition of voting by the
persons until their faces became familiar as
the SUM- From votes taken at the time, he conf
IDENTIFY affirms that person voted in that ward
from eighty to one hundred times and that his bal
| lot received often offered. From an init
mate knowledge of the people Of the ward he is con.
fdent that not more than one thousand legal votes
| were poled, although the returns showed nearly
thirty two hundred. To sustain this assertion, he
went to the trouble Of canvaSsng, since the election
and in six blocks containing about 100 voters, found
that one hundred did vote, showing how large the
illegal poll must have been.
! This testimony adds to the general weight of fact
going to show that the government of Baltimore i,
in the hands of lawless and reckless partzans, and
that they have been aided and abetted by the autho
rites who should have restrained them. An cleo
ton law that admits of such gross corruption certain
| ly needs amendment. If register Of the names O
all persons voting was kept and preserved, similar
to that of Pennsylvania. it would be easy to deec
and expose these whoesa frauds upon the ballo,
| box"