Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-26
How republicans Carry Elections
Force and Grand an Delaware


whether State or individual, are Of very lille
importance now a-days, the method BY which
WILLIAM CAxxox was made Governor did not
excite much attention. We propose to show our
citizens Just what Is in store for them if the pres
eut Administration Is continued in power, in or
der simply to teach them to behave themselves
with genteel seli-respect aud to eat the leek
without making more grimaces than are abso-
lutely necessary.
We shall not quote one Democratic witness.
but only Republicans, on oath.
Governor CANNON appeared before a commit
tee of the Legislature. We adduce specimen
of his fraukness and truth
q. Do you know at whose solicitation troops
were brought into the State TO be here on the
dav OF the general electiOnl
A From facts and reasonable grounds, of
which knew from responsible men in Baltimore
and other hundreds. that the secessonists in Ma
ryland and Democrats in Delaware had threat
ened 10 take the polls in Baltimore and other
hundreds Of Sussex county, and from the threat
ening OF a man with an unlawful weapon at the
little election in Broad Cresk hundred. that the
Union men should not vote, induced me to write
to Col Wallace. requesting him. il compatible
with his official duty, to see that there was a fair
election in Little Creek. Broad Creek. Dagsbo-
rough and Baltimore hundreds; for feared that
there would be a conflict between the Union
men and those who intended to prevent them
from voting.
q. Will YOU state who we're the responsible
men in Baltimore and other hundreds, to whom
you allude, and from whom you received the in
formation upon which you actedg
A. Their names Ar, not on my mind now. |
do not recollect their names | had satisfactory
information that Curtis W Jacobs had threatened
to come over from Maryland. and believe be
did cume over on the 4th of November to deter
the Union men from voting on that day. | was
Informed that there were fifteen or twenty who
did come over from Maryland on horseback for
that purpose
Q When did you receive the information that
Curtis W Jacobs intended to come. and did come
over from Maryland for the purpose of prevent
ing fair election?
A. | think ! was informed about the 10Th Of
October, and also about week before the cleo
tion of his threatening to come over.
q. Will YOU state from whom you received
that iHiormatong
A The citizens of Baltimore hundred
q Can you name any of themg
A | do not like To answer certainly, ms might
make mistake.
Q Do you say that you do not recollect any
single individual who gave you that informa-
tonI
A Not to name him. am certain was told
by several.
q. Do YOU say that you cannot recollec, any
single individual that gave you that information.
with sufficient accuracy to name himI
A cannot remember any one with sufficient
accuracy to name him.
Now. how do our readers suppose troops got
into Delaware to influence the electionl
Q Do you know whether any citizen of this
State. being in Washington. did solicit soldiers
in the service OF the United States to be brought
into this State. aud to be present on the day of
the last general election?
A | solicited the Secretary of war to send
troops TO the places | have named in Sussex
county to see that there was a fair election and
TO keep the peace. while ! was on other business
at Washington
q How long this previous to the day Of
the last general election?
A About two or three weeks.
Q. Do you know whether any person other
than yourself made the same request?
A. 1t is my impression that Mr. George p.
Fisher made the same request. / do not remem-
Der any other person who made the request
q Was George p Fisher "A candidate on the
ticket with you for election last fal3
A. He was
q. Was the instance which you have named
the only time that you or any other person sole.
tied the Secretary of War TO send troops to be
here on the day of the last general electionf
A. | think solicited him once before. Soon
after the inspectors election was informed o: u
man being injured at Georgetown and at Milford,
and was fearful that there would be trouble
II a
force
Q. Were the two instances which YOU have
named, the only times when YOU or any other
person. so far as you know. solicited United
States forces To be sent into the State and TO be
here on the day of the last general electionf
A | may have asked the Secretary of War
more than twice do not now recollect.
Q Do YOU say that you do not know any
person but George p Fisher and Yourself who
ever made the request that troops should be
in this State on the day of the general election :
do not now recollect any other person.
Z Did YOU at any time. or any other person,
so tar as you know. ever write To the Secretary
of War requesting him TO send troops TO be here
on the day of the last general election?
A. do not recolect of myself or any other
person writing Tor that purpose
Q Do You say that YOU solicited Col Wallace
10y letter To bring the troops under his command.
or part OF them into this State. 10 be present on
the day OF the last general election. and that YOU
twice. aud probably more frequently. solicited the
Secretary OF War 10 send troops into the State to
be prt sent on the same day, and that Mr. George
p Fisher made similar request OF the Secre-
tary of War?
| wrote to Colonel Wallace on Saturday
previous to the election. after | supposed that
the Secretary OF War would not send any |
had previously solicited the Secretary of War to
send troops. and supposed they would be here
before that time: but they tailed to come
wrote 10 Wallace TO send troops for the four
hundreds have mentioned think Mr. George
p Fisher made similar request OF the Secre
sary of War.
Now let US see what was the use OF the soldiers
The Mayor of Wilmington, who voted the
Union" ticket. being consulted by the Republi-
can managers as to the necessity of troops at
Wilmington:
A. They wished TO consult me the subject
OF having military force in Wilmington on the
day OF the election in order to keep the polls
open and free of vhether / wished a
force for this purpose. replied that | did not
wish any military force in Wilmington: that
satisfied in my own mind that with the police
force could keep better order than could with
military force. and that | required no military
force to keep order.
Q Did the presence OF the military at the polls
in the CITY of Wilmington conduce to the preser-
walton of good order!
A No, sir.
force would have preserved better order than the