Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-11
The April Election.
ISDIANAPoLIs, April I, 1863


EDrroR SENTINEL: In your issue of this morn
ing, speaking of the election of yesterday, you
remark:
Major Conklin, formerly of the Both regiment
went up about 4 o'clock accompanied by Mr.
Richard Simpson and another friend. He got
his ticket and presented it, giving his name. He
was asked what sort of a ticket il was. The
ply was that it was the ticket he desired TO vote
The judges still hesitated. The Major opened
out his ticket. He said he was Democrat, and
a true Union man. He desired that ticket put in
the box. Tor he would vote no other. Tn. ticket
WIS put in, but the words ''go for him. was
passed around"
Now, we the officers at the poll where Major
Conkn voted on yesterday, do aver that no lan
guage such rs stated. nor any similar, was used
by the members of the Board. Mr. Conklin
came to the window aud gave his name, but of
fered no ticket. The clerks were about to enter
the uame when il remarked by Mr.. John W
Hamilton, Judge. that the voter had not given
his ticket, and he requested to do Mr..
Conklin then handed his ticket folded in the
usual way to Mr. Hamilton. No inquiry was
made of the voter by the Board. or by any mem
Der thereof, what kind of ticket he had. nor who
he voted for. Ii any remarks were made by Mr..
Conkn, such rs related the officers of the polls
failed TO hear them.
D. V. CULLEY, Inspector.
WILLIS w. WRIGHTl C,o.l,,
+. q. HOLIDAY,
The occurrence at the Poll No. |, above re
ferred to, transpired rs stated while was receiv
ing the ballots at the window. The name of the
person do not recolect but presume it was Mr..
Conklin. as stated by my associate members
of the Board john W HAMILTON.
The statement in our article was not received
from Major Conklin, but from one of his friends
We afterwards saw the Major, and he said it
substantially correct The language may not
have been the exact words used, or all the words
used; but th, substance was there, and conveyed
the impression made upon his mind and the
minds of his friends, and that impression still re-
mains.
Ii is little singular that the board did not
hear the words Ego tor him. the ralying cry of
the moo or rather the orders of the leaders OF
the mob 10 their obedient followers Major
Conklin had scarcely left the window when that
signal was given, and 1t was repeated from mouth
to mouth several times before he ten feet
away The treatment Major Conklin received
after leaving the window was much worse than
we described it, and so of Others. We only gave
n few instances Of violence. and left the reader
to Judge from them of the disgraceiul affair
twill be observed that the board singles out
but one case of the many given, and that the one
where the slightest injury was inflicted. How of
all the othersy What have they. or the authcri-
ties whose duty it WIS to preserve the peace, TO
saw about itg We know some of the apOlogists
assert that those who were assailed brought the
attacks upon themselves, but that is false There
were no disloya sentiments uttered by those who
we're assailed, rs they solemnly assert; there was
no boasting and no offence at all, un ess it is an
offence 10 hold Democratic tickets, or TO vote
them on election day.
The truth i. our city disgrdced, and there
can be no apology for It,