Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16
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Nix. EDITOR:--I noticed in that very Low;
sheet, the Muscatine Courier, OF Jan. 6, 1876:
a most unwarrantable Misrepresentation {
the Board Of Supervisors, in regard to tn
election Of Supervisor Of Lake township
On reading said article, my first impressio
was to do as did the man who was kicked b
.jackass to considsr the source from whic
it came, and let it pass unnoticed-but it
but just to myself, as member of the Boar
and of the Committee on Credentials, as we
as to the other members of the Board, that
history of the matter be given to the public
In the first place, will state, upon the in
formation of the Clerk of Lake township, tina
printed tickets were furnished our friends @
the "Constitution as it is and the Union a
it was persuasion of Lake township, for tn
October election, by the Courier Office, par
Of which read, For Supervisor, J. P. Hitch
cock" and part, "For Supervisor, J. R
Hitchcock" Now, if the voters of LAX
township were deceived by using said tickets
the Courier Office should bear the blame
The Revised Code, sec. SOP, provides that tn
judges shall make return in writing, settin!
forth in words at length the whole humble
of ballots cast for each officer, the name o
each person voted for, and the number o
votes given to each person for each differen
office, said return to be certified as correct by
the judges and clerks, which was done, giving
j. P. Hitchcock SO votes, j. R. Hitchcock 81
votes and j. Crane So votes, but the judges
in their return, state that "we suppose the
votes cast for J. R. Hitchcock were intended
for j. P Hitchcock"
l deny that the judges had any power tc
call new election, as asserted by the Courie,
of Jan. Sth, from the reading of the Code,
sec. 49s, chap. 32-said section only relating
to cases where the ballots exceed the number
of voters in the poll list, and where there is
tie vote, neither of which was the case.
The Code, sec. SOC, chap. 80, provides that
the Board of Canvassers Board of Supervis.
ors) shall open and examine the several re-
turns, and make abstracts, stating the mum.
Der of ballots cast in the county for each
officer, the name of each person voted for and
the number Of votes given to each person for
each different office; and sec. sos says the
person having the greatest number of votes
for any Office shall be declared elected; all of
which was done by the Board at the proper
time, and J. Crane, having the greatest mum.
Der of votes, as shown by the poll books, was
declared elected. Then comes the time for
contesting the election. According to chap.
81, secs. 573, 574, SIS, &C., Mr. Hitchcock did
not see proper to contest the election until the
time (twenty days. had expired, but claimed
a seat at the January term, which the Board,
considering all the former proceedings in the
case, very properly refused, and admitted
Mr.. Crane. Now comes the abuse and mis-
alluded to, for not doing what
it could not have legally done under the cir
The Judge feels very sore since his defeat
for Congress, and is full of sympathy for his
defeated friends of the " Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was" Hence his violent
attack upon the Board. But the coolest part
played by the Judge was, right upon the
heels of the insult offered to the Board, an
application for the patronage of the county in
publishing receipts and expenditures of the
county.
am unable to imagine any excuse for the
Judges slang, since he exercised the functions
If County Judge for several years, being IA
miliar with the law pertaining to such cases.
twill be remembered that during the reign
If the Judge, the patronage of the county
was almost without exception conferred upon
6 the faithful" j. E. RoBB.
Fulton township, Jan. 10.
~ Among the number of soldiers dying
n the hospital at St. Louis, last week, we
notice the names of Charles Clymer, of Co.
J, and VIM. Mckinney, of Go. G, s7th,
Gray -BearD regiment, the former of remit
ant fever, and the latter of inflammation of
the knee.
The general health of the regiment is rep
to be excellent. They are comfort
IDLY quartered in Schofeld Barracks, said to
De the best arranged barracks in or about the
;ity.
The regiment attracts universal attention,
Ind is highly commended by all.
tnp1rf nY1a6
Q o'clock, P. M.
The case Of the Marietta Bank VS.. Shobe,
was decided in favor of the defendant.
The following additional cases were decid-
I'd:
The State Of Iowa vs.. Kline, verdict of not
guilty.
The State of Iowa VS. Streeter, appeal from
Justice affirmed.
State vs.. Dow, prosecution abandoned.
18th.
~ Court yesterday had the case of Gil
bert vs. M. & M. R. R. Co., before it. The
defendants were sued for the value of some
pigs killed by them, some time since, verdict
for defendants.
Dennison VS.. Weed, Bridgman & Kent
In this case the evidence was closed, written
are to be submitted to the court.
Daily, 18th.
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