Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-08-04


Of these three men, under advice, deliber-
atelv threw away the entire balance OF the
soldiers seof Bedford and Fulton colln-s
ties. These men had solemnly signed the
returns at home. under oath, which they
now reject, and thus every soldier 10 the
two counties Of Bedford and Fulton were
,7fsf;al,chise,f n ordel that the district might
attain to the high homo, Of hiring Nessrs
HelerS aud FG,pollqJ to represent L at Har-
risburq. The only preteSt for this action
was the fact that six or seven OF the Bed
ford county Judges had not signed the re-
tnrns-vet il was we'll understood that they
did not refuse to sign by reason of anything
that was IN the return, but BY reascn of the
fact that something was left out which
should have been put in; to wit, the l8a
votes rejected BY Mr. Shannon. The table
If RETURNS for President Judge exhibits the
same state ee facts, and the action of the
.Judaes was the same except that the sol
dier vote Of FUlton county was counted
Not one, however. of the Bedford county
soldiers was allowed a.yote in this arrange
ment. W may add tlEae up to this hour,
not a man has ever preteaded that any Of
the soldiers who voted in Bedford or Fulton
counties we're not lawful voters although
646 soldiers were DISTINGUISHED in Bedford
county and 81 in Fulton.
The people of the State had decided by
an. immense majority that soldiers should
enjoy the right of suffrage, and had made
II a part of the Constitution of the State,
But a few of the so-caled Democratic lead-3
ers. bv the aid Of Democratic Prothonota-
nv. declared that Bedford county soldiers
sbo,,t1 not vote. These are now the espe-
Eeial friends of the soldiers, and hope TO OBJ
tain their votes at the coming election
/ TIE very men who, of late years, have
been ldd6less and most frequent in their pro-
testations of loso for the Constitution, are
the first to disregard osc Of Its most sacred
provisions
From the foregoing tables ie 1nast not be
supposed that Meyers was only beaten i92
and Findley 10 votes in the district. 1t ls
true that MEYERS kept 42 votes behiBa Find
lev. But the true and real majority was
much larger. It must be remembered chat
| I52 was the majority against Meyers ac>
cordns to Democratic returns,
As already seen Mr.. Shannon disposed Of
i3q soldiers. Only part of these voted for
| Assembly. The part so voting gave IA
majority against Meyers and Endley. The
Fulton county Judges threw out % votes.
These gave some ten majority against Mey-
ers and Findiey. Some ten returns for Con-
eress were brought from Harrisburg which
were not certified fer Assembly These
gave eight more majority against Meyers
and Findley. Then. return from Phila-
delphia, part of the 1S6th Regt, was not
counted Tor Assembly. By an oversight oi
the officers holding the election. these votes
were not counted because two names were
contained on each ticket. There 10 maiori-
ty against Meyers and Fndley were lost.
Aiding these and we have
Democratic tablemaiority against Meyers 15z
Rejected by shannon. "A
lRDo do. Fulton county Judges, s,,....i.. lt
Sfes aars;fied fram Harrisburg 49,. .........
Not counted of the lS6th, ....--.,.....'. u
a clear majority against Meyers off,, 20'
: Judge Kimmeli did not demand com
mission of election Meyers did claim his
scat. OF course he did not get it. Is j
ans wonder that he and his friends mus
stir up dust now and then to dupe aud gul
: his mistaken and misguided followers Thi
" accounts for the anonymous pamphlets.