The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-11
Democratic Seduction OF Ballot
R0x-A Tale of A. Wolf. ~

D0X-A Tdlt VI A. WOIs
Through the politeness of some
friends in German Township, we have
been favored with the details of one
of those little episodes " with which
the unterrifed I" are wont to vary
the monotony of political campaigns,
an incident illustrative of the pecu-
liar honesty of the UnionIoving,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, law -abiding
Democracy. 6oa ono 5f.H hnb iTaa.
The official returns of German
Township at the late election gave
Judge DEBRULER SO votes. 80
The Union men of that township,
and the county generally, were aston
ished at result so much at, variance
with the facts demonstrated by care
full canvass few days before the cleo
ton, and supported by a variety of
collateral circumstances. They be-
lieved that an outrage had been per-
petrated; that one or more members
of the Election Board, following the
well-remembered example of JOEL,
atLamasco Precinct, had had a CON
6dential interview with the ballot
box of sufficient duration to produce
a monstrous birth. I" q Ioi .' 81 : I
j Accordingly, Mr. ADAM EGLER
prepared the following document and
circulated it among the Union voters
of the township 81 sae ,s,le -..g,.o, s
We, the undersigned, resident citizens of
German Township, in Vanderburgh
County, Indiana, and entitled to vote
at the October election. in the year
1866, I'm said township, did vote at
said election in said sownship for
Judge Lemuel O. DeBruler, the candi-
date for Representative on the Republican
Union ticket.
TO this declaration the. signatures
of 123 legal voters of German Town
ship are affixed. and there are others
who voted the Union ticket whose
names have not yet been obtained.
All these men will make oath be-
fore any duly authorized Magistrate
that they voted for LEMUEL O. De-
BRULER. VIZ. Il .i .,.'' as.l NIX ,,3 .is FL
81 The Election Board was uconsti@
tuted as follows: ADAM WOLF, Trus-
tee and Inspector, (Cop); JOHN
BAUER, Judge, (Cop.); JOHN BUMP.
Judge, (Uniou); CHAs. g.. DIRLAM,5
Clerk, (Cop,); FRED. UMBAcH, Clerk,
(Cop.) ~ a I'D @l. x III -
Mr.. BUMP is a gentleman of ad-
vanced age, and of the best intentions,
but in this case he permitted himself
TO be outwitted and overreached by
the canine cunning of the sagacious
WOLF. fs.t eHa "a
There is reason, to believe that
when this lupine Inspector, wearied
with patriotic toll, betook himself at
MONDAY to the house of a neighbor to
procure refreshment for the outer
man, the ballot box carefully locked,
went with him, while the key reposed
in the breaches pocket of the too con.
fiding Mr.. BUMP. .Ne' - : ~
Of course that honest Inspector,
that revered father of the township,
would not violate the sancity Of a.
locked ballot box. The tempting
proximity of a duplicate key would
never induce so good Democrat to
swerve hairs breadth from the path
of rectitude.' Yet it is certain that
by some magic art, more than thirty
five honest Union votes were alb
stracted from that boxsa9t baa smDlr
i While the voting was in progress
we are informed that WOLF made a
mistake with the ballot ofliMr. Cox
NELIUs BATTLES, and concealed it be-
tween his legs instead of depositing it
in the proper receptacle, St a few ir-
reverent but expressive words from
Mr.. BATTLES and his friend EGLER
recalled that obliyious functionary to
ia sense of official duty, and the ballot
went iatQ the box stq await = more
convenient opportunity for lupine
prestidigitation. mib 6
We are informed that the Union