The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-11-20
. A Few Figures.

- Wv g. eAs Po'AsAeoi S<iuipdiSu VI loOu, Wnen
all parties were thoroughly aroused, there were
polled for the office of Governor, in the State
Of Pennsylvania, $4,000 votes. Since then
About 200, 900 men have gone out of the State
into the army. Of these at least $4,000 we're
! voters at that election. This would leave at
home, Of the voters Of that year, All, ,O0O.-
Now, mt the late election for Governor, the
State Is represented to have polled 523,667
votes, about 100000 more than in 1860! No
reasonable man will claim that this increase is
natural and normal, and it requires but little
acuteness of perception to see that it is fictitious
and fraudulent. That the State should DOLL
lO6,O0O more votes than it did in 1860, after
sending 100000 men to the war, is preposter-
ous. But if any one doubts that this apparen,
increase is not fraudulent, let the doubter look
at the statistics Of the State and be convinced.
For instance: The proportion of voters to the
number of saxables has generally been compu.
ted at 900 of the former to about every | 400
OF the latter. Cat the gubernatorial election of
1857, It was 1000 to l,645). Now the num-
ber OF taxable inhabitants of the State, Us re-
ported by the late Board Of Revenue Commits
noners, is GIL ,632 Taking the proportion of
1000 voters to every 400 taxabes, the full vote
OF Pennsylvania would be at present, 465, ,45s,
OF aS,209 less than were polled at the late cleo
lion! Bradford county, which gave Curtin near
ly 1900 majority, has 8, 1882 taxables and poll
cd 9,776 votes, which would indicate that there
are only LOG taxables in this county who are
not voters! According to the usual ratio of 1000
voters to every ], 400 taxabss, Bradford coun-
~ should have polled only 1868 votes, or 2, 7Is
less than it did poll. In this county, then, there
must have been cast nearly 5000 illegal votes
In Chester, at the above-named ratio, the vote
should have been l1,700 or !, ,7S6 less than the
number polled at the late election, to wit s.
l3,4S6. In this county Curtin had $500 ma
jority. In Huntingdon the vote should have
been 4,628 instead of 5,427, or about 300 less
than it was. Huntingdon county gave Curtin
nearly 100 majority. In Erie, if the whole
vote were cast, it would foot up to only 8,2S7
instead Of 9,5l9 Curtin had 5000 majority
in Erie. In Somerset the whole vote ia only
S,9l5 instead of 1902 as figured up at the late
election Somerset county gave Curtin 1926
majority. In Philadelphia, the entire vote could
be only 1852. At the late election it is rep
resented to have been 82,467. Phila0epha
gave Curtin7 900 majority But, to give few
more figures let us assume that the vote Of the
State as reported to have been cast at the late !
election, was honest and legal This assumption
makes the proportion of voters to the number of
taxables 900 to every l,254 Now, Bradford
county has 1852 taxables; therefore, accord |
ing to the ratio Of voters to taxabes, exhibited
BY the late election, that county should not have
poiled over $3.50 votes. But it poled, as we
have seen, 9,776l Soii Erie, which ha. Il .6O2
taxabes the vote should have been 9,252. in
stead Of $685. in Huntingdon, which has G. ,4sO
taxables, the vote should have been 5,I67 in
stead OF 5,427; and in Somerset 4,37I instead
OF 1902. Thus it will be seen that these strong
Abolition counties greatly exceed ID their num-
her Of voters even the dispr6portioned ratio tx
ed by the late election, And those are only ex-
smples. Wherever the Abolitionists made heavy
gains, this undue proportion of voters to taxa
bles exists. Thus the fictitious increase in the
number of voters since 1860, isfully developed
Can any man longer doubt'that Judge Wood
ward Is really and by majority Of tho lawful
rotes OF the State, the Governor elect Of Penn.
'ylvanias
DARING RoBRERY On Tuesday night last the
iouse Of VIM. NJ. Cook, of this place, was en-.
cred and some $40 worth Of clothing and mon
y taken gtherefrom.s The burglar effected an
ntrance at window, want up stairs, into the
Dom u which Mr.. Cook was sleeping. and took
ir. Cocks poahet; ;book, from his breeches pock-
within a few feet of. Mr.. C's bed aT
Mig .YCl t-7------l- -----------------.- = s-l, II
IA DECIDED IMPROVEMENT. Col Hafer has {
ltely erected new portico in front of the |
'sdford HOTEL This is decided improve I
ient. He has also re-6lted and re-furnished s
70 house and his guests will find his hotel d
lore comfortable than ever, iaA't 9