Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-18
Thc Coshocton Contested Election
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The retuns Of the judges Of election in thiI
case gAyeMr. WILKIN majority Of three votes
The deposisions which we're before the commit
lee on Privileges and Elections, and were read
at the Clerks desk in the House, show that si1
illegal votes were cast for him. Hence, Il was
proved that Mr.. GAnDLE received majority Of
three, of the legal votes given for Representa-.
tive Of CoshoctOn county, on the second Tdes
day of October last, TIE deposltions in behalf
of WlLKIN, TO prove ihas illegal votes we're cast
for GAMBLE, are admitted TO be an entire fail
ure. The minority report (Which, by the way,
| ia one Of the abless documents that have been
prepared during this session, and which is high
" creditable to Mr.. CoNvERsEj its author), out
OF abundant caution, rejected one vote given
for GAMBLE by man named WEsTLArE, whose
famil, had lived in this State more than q year,
and whose right to vote ought not to be quts-
toned, we think. The proof that SIX illegal,
votes were counted for WILKIEs was clear
enough to compel any impartial jury in d court
Of justice to render averdict against the votsrA,
had they been on trial for violating the Elec-.
tion Law. Indeed, il would be hard to conceive
how q clearer case ofillegal voting could be
made out,,s lir7 eai $50 ,fa5lstray yfb
bvHow the majority I'D the House Of Represent
atlyes can justify themselves, in the face Of
such testimony, for giving WILKIN the seat ard
rejecting GAMBLE,is more than we can tell I'M,
less it be the grornd suggested by one Of them'
viz: "That cOatestea election cases had GI,Oays
been decided on party grounds, and not on tht tes
timony; and that q man is a,focl to contest an
elecsion before alegislative body, unlessA mar
jority Of them are his polisiCal friends for they
are neither disposed to give hin, the seat, nor
pay the expenses Of the. contest, rhoWsger jlst
his claim may be---hoWever great thefrAuds BY
which he was defeated. >" pc oi5W --,g
The following is the vote on Mr., FL4Ge's
proposition; referring the whole matter back to,
the people of COshOclon county fot decision;
80 YEas-2 Ault, Blocker, BoeseI, Converse; Dres.
q, Ferguson, Ferrill, Flagg, Glessnerj Gribben,,
Guhsaulus, High Holden, Jefries, Kebnon,
Keyser Of Monroe, Lind, Maffett, Marsh, Mon
roe, Reisinger, Smythe, Snyder, Stewart, Siiers,
Taylor, Thofp, Titus, Uhl, Vasce, Wilson
81. Ea'ts ''7l'i s' rlA - = -sisI
NAYs--Bartram, Bates, Bayard, Brschmsn,
Btadbury,5 Clarke, Grouse, DickmaD, Fee of
Vinton, Griswold, Harrison. Harsh, Hills,l
Howard. HustonI Johnston, Keek, sKsysef of
Noble, Krun, Latham, Msstersl Means, Mil
Ter NY sfs, McCl elan, McGlll, 0dlin. Pierce,
ParseIi, Reilly, Robb, Roberta, Rockwells Ross, |
Scott Siea, pnitb, Stanton, Silver, Tiffany,
Wallsr, WARNER West, Whitney Woodbury., |
ZInu, SbeakefA47.i ic @liafpp s5Thi '1sia .,s /
AssENr on nor vcrrk6-AEisbteeild ba'a d
Not single Republican III the Aiirmatives-a-
TIE following "Unon Democrats voted with |
the regular Democrats, for the proposition: Fer
rilI, Flaeg, Glessner, Ghnsaulus, Kennoh, Lind,
March (AmericaD), Stewart, Thorp.
The old Democratic Instincts Of justice, right |
and oOnhacnee N the people, still belong to
sbess Representatives, and, We trust, always
viii. 1t s hoped, that they viii meyer consent
o be lied to tbe tsllOf the Republican kite, or
IlIow the Abolition car to roll over them and
rush out their mlnhOodi Z
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