Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-23
From the Des Mones Statesman
The Election i'm IOwa..-HOv Adolf
ton .Iaioritics Mcrc Secured.

We have met several persons from the country,
who in discussing the result OF the election. ac
count for the large increase in the Repub. lean
vote bv sitting that men voted in their townships
who were not known as residents Of the townSh
Men who have lived in the county for fifteen
years and supposed they knew every voter in
their townships. were surprised to- find strangers
voting with them, and when challenger. were
still more surprised to find them swearing their
in Several in this township were
known to the oldest inhabitants; hut, nothing
daunted. when challenged. demanded To have the
oath administered to them
We believe il is conceded that the vote in this
country and hroug hout the State is larger than
ever cast before, Notwithstanding have sent
from the State nearly fifty thousand men to the
field. ana our population was depleted very con-
siderably nv las: springs emigration To Pike
Peak and California How is this increased vote
to be accounted Tor. unless unon the hypothesis
that there have been gross frauds practised on
the ballot boxI
From The Keokuk Constitution
As every citizen of Iowa and of the whole
country are ed "a well as ourselves in the
result of the election in this city. il becomes our
duty as a public journalist. to mike known the
facts which rran~pired here on yesterday in refer
ence To the election
At the Opening of the township polls, the SOL
around and take an active par, in our township
election by peddling tickets out to the citizens
This continued all the forenoon but without any
acts of violence. At the opening of the polls
after dinner, band of music WAS stationed in
front of the entrance to the ballot-box, and bat a
few feet therefrOm.
At this time the whole front of the place Of
voting was crowded BY soldiers, who commenced
sezing the Democratic tickets in the hands OF
the canvaSsers. and destroying them
This continued during nearly the whole
afternoon, while the voting was going on Demo-
Gratis we're not allowed To peddle their tickets at
the polls. or to keep them in SIGHT for the use Of
voters while both Republican citizens and SOL
ders stood around with h,iIdsful OF Republic u
tickets, urging them OF voters AS they came TO
the polls and i'm several instances. forced the &c
tickets on Democrats. who voted them throueh
fear Democrats finally left the field to the Re
publican solers and citizens who had every
thing their own way during the greater part of
the afternoon. when several huud ed votes were
poled
We have given the facts in relation to the cleo
ton here Yesterday. ia their mildest torn that
the circumstances will admit of We nav here
after refer to il again more in detail Whatever
nav be the result, after counting the votes.
there is no earthly doubt but that Jackson town.
ship, including the city of Kcokuk. Is Demo
cratic. and would have given majority tor that
party OH Yesterday, If soldiers from the hospitals,
who never lived in the county had not inter
ferei at the ballot box.
1t must not be forgotten that Gen futile. a
War Democrat, running for Governor OF
Iowa as the Democratic candidate.