The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-04

matter. III each were stripped Of everything but
that which could properly be called q particular
relies in the contest very little would be left in
either The contestant, however, confined his proof
to the allegations affecting four precincts only viz
18th district Of the 8th ward 18th district Of the
18th ward Sd district Of the 2ls ward aud the 7th
district Of the 2lst ward. And the sitting member
confined his own proof TO reply 70 that offered BY
the contestant In relation to those precincts. II
therefore became necessary for the committee TO
examine further the other allegations on tho one
side and tho other. In the opinion OF the commit
tee there Is contained In the several allegations Of
the contestant respecting these four precincts dis.
tnct allegation Of fraud in the election, and error
in the return, sufficiently specific TO require an an
swer from the sitting member, aud TO form the basis
Of fair trial Of the facts involved In the issues
thus made up. Upon these issues the committee
have heard the parties attentively and at great
length during more than three weeks Of daily sit
tings and now, after careful elaboration upon all
that has been offered Of proof and argument, they
submit to the House their conclusions In respect TO
each Of these four precincts, and upon the whole
mntter referred to them"
The official canvass showed the following result
FOR ME- Brooks.
For Mr. Thomas j. I,s4I
Giving plurality (which elee,s) to Mr. Brooks OtlIs
| votes.
The committee after an elaborate statement Of
the facts ELECTED by their investigation, conclude
their report BY submitting the results Of the whole
| case, as follows:
The omtisl reiurn Tor MI Brooks was
nI ssSesn s rsir, f,c p.;,i: 22
Twenty .hrst ward. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 100
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p...,. = 49,
The ofnolsl return for Mr.. Dodge wAs.......s,435
Deduct Illegal return from Fifteenth District,
Deduct Illegal return from seventh District
Twenty first wRrd....
"a so7
|
Majority for Mr.. DOdge..................... los
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~ however, II snai, 90 deemed oy tne mouse .
saier precedent and more In accordance win
Jnsuee 10 reject from tne return from the seventh
district, IN the Iwenty-hrst ward, only the thirty
illegal votes proven TO have been cast Tor the sitting
member, leaving the return otherwise as u was
made notwihstanding the presence in II Of eighty
SIX votes believed to be fraudulent, though for
whom cast u Is not known, the result would still
show majority for Mr.. Dodge, as follows:
Ihs oasisl return for Mr. Brooks s5s3
EiShtssntb wspS nv" ih'een'n u''"ie' %,
| Deduct Illegal votes c.,t Tor him in Seventh
district, twenty hrst wsrd........."..,... 50
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| -.
om,,.l rstn,0 "a, Mr. pod9s. ............ A, "S1
| Deduct illegal return fro N Fifteenth district
Eighteenth ward. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 81
ISIS
| M.Io,itv n, n,daa
| Eron n ~. ra,nrn from H. 's..n,h ai..r;o,
Twanty o., w.rJ h. ra,oin.5 ai,acn,h". nn,S-;,h
s,"ndi5g The "ccumnI.tsJ sv;Jsncs ~ Al. sranJn.
Iont yotss a contains s,iI, ,hn oonoIns;on vonid
not he cbaneoJ hnt tbs rs.n, ,sonId ~ y. so,,o-.
1TSc,sI rstnIs r. NJ Rroor. "O1u w - VS. ss3
Deduct illegal return from i5th DIST is ward an
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$500
oh n r e tor M, rodge'I..;'.,.:... $50
ism ward "oD i''a u' AZ