The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-16
Proceedings Of the Wayne County Union
Central Committee.

The R<pSsious and Broad Are are greatly exercised
the proceedings of the Central Committee, last
week. The prospect Of the Soldiers vote is SO dis
tressng shat they contain themselves Never
theless as do openly object to the soldiers
voting they must conjure up other preteIs for
I their wrath.
The Repsd2seas says, the committee met in " secret
session." and notice Of the meeting given In
the Pa1adus alone. But the fact is, that each MEM
Der Of the committee specially and personally no
tilted of the meeting and all the Julian members flour
in number were promptly in attendance. The COM
mittee met the conrt house, the time Of meeting be-
ing announced by the ringing eff the bell The doors
were OPEN and every person, who desired, had OPP
portunty TO be present.
The broad Are styles it meeting of the Short
Horn Committee which we fear will shock the feel
ings of good friends DanT Huff Gates, Davis and
Nicholson, who belong TO the committee and took part
in the meeting. II says, the first move to place
in Chairman, C. H. Burchenai, saeakinJ copper
head" This ridiculous assertion needs refutaton
in this county, where Mr. Burchenal is known. But to
those who do not know the fact that the charge
is maciousy false.
Both the Republican and Are aver that the committee
changed the of voters from that fixed by the Tn
ion ConvenGon.'' This charge is false, any one
by comparing the I'd resolution adopted by the Com
vention. The latter reads follows,
"'Resoved that the Township Committees be nstruc-
ted allow vote, at the nominating election
who is known to be unconditional Union man, in
favor of vigorous prosecution of the war and is will
ling support the Administration in its various
measures"
This was the only test adopted BY the County Con-
vention and will be that the Committee adhered
strictly and literally that tes-they neither added
nor took from it, in any respect
1t is charged that the Committee resolved to allow
vote any precinct m the county, and ott1,
they ptease" Any one who will read the 4th resou
ton of the Committee will that this a lie. Ithas
always been the custom at nominating elections for
persons to vote any poll where they might happen
be-but the Committee has restricted this privilege
such only shall satisfy the officers Of the election
they unavoidabIy absent from their proper
ship, duly qualified aud haee .i roted, aud ,eu not
roas al any Other place.
They say that the of the soldiers the field is
to be taken in such manner produce the greatest
AMOUNT of fraud" But they have not shown, and
not show ho~ any fraud is to be produced.
They say that the - counting of the post
poned for month after the election, give
time and opportunity stuff e baottot," &c; also,
that the returns to be locked up in Bickle L
Burchenal's law office, month before the votes
are counted. How any man could have the har-
lilhS1 10 assertions, Wnel the RESOLUTIONS
themselves staring him in tine face the time,
cannot imagine The 9TH resolution expressly pro-
rides that
" The result Of the election, at each POLL shall be
luly ascertaned certified, seaid up and deposited in
he hands of the Chairman of tine Tocnship Commit
ee to be by him produced at the appointed tins, be-
ore the board of canvassers."
The sth Resolution provides that the votes cast in
he different Regiments in the field shall be counted
here, by the proper officers, and the result certified
nd scoied ,l together with the list of votes and for
rarded to the Chairman of the Central rcommittee.
order to afford time for the receipt of the
rom Regiments in the field the final canvass of the
lrns postponed until May 9TH, by which tins, it
Ias supposed, they could all be in. Now, where
81, Is any chance for fraud, if any designed
here is any opportunity for "stufng ballot boxes.
he votes will be publicly counted on the day of cleo
on. The result will be well known and remembered
that it could not be altered in any instance without
election.
So with the vote in the army-the result will be
nown To the soldiers at the time they will communi
made, without instant discovery.
This cry of " fraud" is all bosh. No fair minded
nan will be imposed upon by it for moment So, gen.
emen, you had better come out at and complain
your real grievance-which is, the Soldiers "rote"