Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-23
The Contested Election for Member Of
Congress.


Hon. George P. Fisher has served upon Mr.
Temple the following notice Of his determination
to contest tie right OF the aforesaid Temple to u
seat in the next Congress, for the reasons here
in suited -
DovER, Nov. 20. 1862
SlR Yuu will please take notice that in
tend to contest your right to seat in the House
OF Representatives, as member from the district
of Delaware in the thirty-eghth Congress, the
grounds of contest being as follows, viz
lst. That Mt the election held on the 4th day
of November, 1862, in counting out the ballots,
suudry ballots were counted for you which should
hnve been counted for me-
ID That divers persons wh) were not qualified
electors voted for you.
3D. That divers persons who were qualified
electors were prevented from voting by the deci-
sions Of the Judges Of the alection, who would
have voted for me had they not been so pre-
vented.
4tl. That ballots which were given for me,
aud received by the judges Of the election, were
not counted
9th. That in some Of the hundreds and clec-
tion districts more votes were eountel for you
than there were ballots in the ballot hoK with
your name upon them
9Th. That u some Of the hundreds aud cleo
ton districts a less number of votes was counted
lof int lnun Nbeft Nttt DAllpta luNluHy gwen
with my name upon them.
7th. Tint unnnturnlized foreigners voted for
you.
Stb. That foreigners voted for you upon the
presentation Of naturalization papers which had
been issued by persons having no lawful author
ity to issue the same, and through which said
foreigners acquired no right to vote.
9Th. That persons of foreign birth, who had
never taken the oath OF allegiance to the Govern
ment Of the United States, voted for you.
10th. That persons who could not read the
ballots, aud who intended to vote for me, were
through fraud aud misrepresentation made to
vote Tor you
llth That persons having voted for you in
one of the hundreds or election districts after
wards, the same daY, voted for you in one or more
of the hundreds or election districts
18th That in some of the hundreds aud cleo
tion districts the judges certtei that greater
number Of votes had been gwen for you than
they had received ballots with your name on
them, and that a less number had been given for
me than they had received ballots with my name
on them
18th. That in some OF the hundreds and cleo
ton districts, persons nctpd as judges and clerks
Uf the election who had not been chosen and
| qualified according to law.
| l4lh. That In some Of the hundreds and cleo
tion districts the Inspectors, after having reeri
we'd from sOino of the electors ballots with my
name thereon us Representative threw away said
ballots and placed in the ballot box other ballots
in lieu thereof with your name thereon as Repre-
sentative.
You will further take notice that claim ia
have received majority Of all the votes legally
east at said election, and that | am therefore
legally elected to represent the qualified elector,
of the District of Delaware in the thirty-tightl
Congress. [Siguedl
Yours, respectfully,
GEO. p FISHER.
| Hon. WN. TEMPLE,
Smyrna, Delaware.