The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-18


residing in the township, to take the legal
oath that such persons had not and would
not vote in any other place. That one OF
said Judges, in presence of the Others,
and without objection by them, in order
to aid you, threatened to commit violence
upon a citizen who challenged the votes |
of certain persons who offered to vote at
said polls, none of whom had any right |
TO vote, but did vote for you That said |
Judges allowed many persons TO vote at
said polls without question or oath, whom |
they had never seen before, and who did |
not reside in the township embracing said
polls, well knowing such votes were ille-
gal. Thus, there was polled in said Gra-
vols precinct one hundred and eighty five
names as voters, more than one hundred
and twenty of whom voted illegally, be-
ing minors, non-residents, non-naturalized
foreigners, persons who had voted else
where, and persons who, if residents, had
no sufficient residence; whereas two years
before, at the general election, the whole
number Of votes there, was fifty eight,
and at the late election, the number of
persons residing IN said precinct was less
than at the previous election; and
charge that you were present at the said
Gravois polls on the day Of the election,
and were cognizant of the facts stated in
relation to said proceedings, and connived
at the same that one of said Judges
could neither write nor read, aud that none
of the Judges of said polls were sworn or
affirmed to discharge their duties and
furthermore, that James Horton, one Of
the Judges at said polls, was, in February,
1850, convicted Of a conspiracy to cheat
and defraud John II. Simpson of his prop
erty by false pretences; and John II. Da-
Wis, one of the clerks at said polls, was
particeps crin1inis with said Horton, and
was convicted by the same jury with said
Horton, of the same crime.
XII. l charge that one of the Judges of
the eastern precinct of the ninth ward,
conducted the polls held there, with gross
improperly against me, and partiality for
you, in failing to administer oaths or put
questions to persons offering to vote in
refusing to ALLOW challenges to be made of
votes offered and that the other Judges
were constrained to submit to his proceed
ings, by the violence and threats of your
friends who surrounded the polls, by
means whereof many illegal votes were
given to you in said precinct.
NH. l charge that the Judges of the
election at the eastern precinct of the
eighth ward, failed and refused to admin
lister oaths and put proper questions to per-
sors present offering TO vote, and by means
whereof many illegal votes were given to
you in said precinct That by these
means, and by bribery and corruption to
procure votes for you, and by votes of
minors and non-residents, and by non
| naturalized foreigners, and by voting re-
| peatedly under assumed and fictitious
names, and by votes of persons having
not sufficient residence, more than one
thousand illegal votes were given to you
in the Eighth and Ninth W ards of this
city at said election the aggregate vote in
said Eighth and Ninth Wards at said
elections, being greater by 1044 votes than
at the municipal election, four months
previous, in April, 1858.
XIV. l charge that votes that were re-
ally given for Inc, were illegally and
fraudulently counted for you in said cleo
ton, and that votes were given for me
which were not counted at all.
Nv. charge that in every precinct in
the city, there were illegal votes given for
you by minors, non- naturalized foreign
ers, non-residents, persons having no suf-
fcient residence, and that there was also
double voting for you, and voting for you
by persons under fictitious names, there
being no such persons in fact residing in
this Congressional District.
XVI charge that many persons in
the employ of the County Court of St.
Louis County, and many Others in the en-
ploy of the different railroad companies in
which the County of St. Louis is the
owner of stock, were induced to vote for
you, and against me, by the threats oi
Aaron H. Hackney, one of the Judges o.
the County Court of st. Louis County, to
the effect that he had control of said rail
roads, as one of the Judges, that he was
already empowered by order of said Cour
to vote the stock of the County in man.
; ner that gave him control of said roads
that he should in this way obtain tn,
management of said roads at the next eec
I ton from the directors therein, and then
he would turn out all persons SO employ
, ed, who did not vote for you.
XVII. 1 charge that many persons
who could not read the English Language
| were induced to vote for you by partisan
of yours, who put into their hands you
ticket, falsely and fraudently represent
ing said ticket to be mine, said persons
wishing to vote for me, and really believe
E ing that they were voting for me.
r XVIII 1 charge that at the genera
election for Members of Congress in tn
: year 1856, the vote stood as follows, t,
r wit:
4 Kennett, 5549; Reynolds, 2ls1; Blair
= 6035; and that at the last election on tn
Y % of August, 1858, the vote returne,
1 stood as follows, to wit : Breckenridge
r 1868; Barret, 1857; Blair, $500, show
9 ing natural and reasonable increase 70
l Mr.. Breckenridge over Mr.. Kennets vote
5 and for me over my former vote, Will
a the increase for youis within a fraction @
S five thousand votes over that of Mr.. Rey
d nolds-the increase alone being man
+ times larger than any vote ever polled f.
r your party in this county, and nearly tn
e entire increase taking place in a few pre-
cincts, there being no corresponding in
e crease in the other precincts; and tn
It precincts in which the increase has take
e place, being precisely the same in whic
e the improper conduct of the Judges {
d elections. and of your partisans, give
IS room to suspect the fraudulent practices
o which have charged.
g XIX. l charge that at the followin
|, precincts of said election, the Judges an
|, clerks, or some of them, were not quail
d fed to act by taking the oath or afirms
i ton required by law; that is to sa.-, h
l. Eastern precinct of the Fifth Ward, til
Eastern precinct of the Sixth Ward, tn
It Eastern precinct of the Seventh Ward, th
# Eastern precinct of the Eighth Ward, th
+ Gravois Coal Mines. George Ssppington
Is house, and the "Harlem's House" pre-
Ie cinct: that these objections may be r,
d garded as technical, and they certainl