Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-22
Majority for Reid, Democrat.

To enable JULIAN, thus defeated to Sc
cure the certificate which would allow him
to take his seat, the Radical Board of In-
spectors met at Centerville on the 18th
instant, in order to examine and compare
the returns of the several polls in the county
of Wayne, when they determined to throw
out the vote of one of the Southern elec-
tion precincts in that county, which give
REID POI of majority. The excuse given
for the facts connected with this outrage
is given in the Indianapolis Sentinel, by
which we learn that Wayne township.
in which is the city of Richmond, at
the time of registration had but one
precinct for voting, and but one reg
istry was made of the whole township.
On the completion of the registry it was
found to exceed 5000 votes, aud supposed
to be too large to vote within the time al
lowed by the law at one precinct.
The Commissioners of the county were
petitioned to establish another one, which
they did, making the National road the di-
viding line of the township, and naming
the two precincts north and south. They
complied with the request, and a Radical
Inspector and Judge were appointed, to
whom the registryl list was sent.
The Township Trustees made an exact
duplicate of the register or poll book, and
gave it to the south precinct, keeping the
original for the north, and no special re-
port was made for either the one or the
other.
The north precinct is largely Republi-
can, while the south is heavily Democratic.
The election in each precinct was lawfully
conducted under the law, as understood by
the officers, and so returned to the Board of
vote of the county found to be 1,691 of a
majority for Julian.
The Chairman OF the Republican Central
COMMITTEES, by telegraphing to the several
counties of the District, found that this
did not elect JULIAN, by some eighty five
votes, and then it was proposed to throw
out some Democratic precinct, sufficient to
defeat REID. The south precinct of Rich
mond would do this, and motion was
made by JULIAN, through Judge NIMRoD
JOHNSON, his attorney, to commit this
damning outrage. Apparent causes were
easily found. and the Board of Inspectors,
in violation of all-law and all power or au-
thority, either given or shown in the regis
try law or the general election act, refused
to receive the south poll of Richmond,
although it came from the old and original
voting place of the township, by which act
eleven hundred voters OF the precinct were
disfranchised. the vote of the people of the
District changed, defeating the candidate
of their choice, in order that JULIAN might
receive the certificate of election, and at
tempt under his fraudulent election, to
hold the seat in Congress which righttully
belongs to Judge Rid.
The ground upon which the south poll
was thrown out is, that there had been no
separate registry of the voters in it, but the
same logic would throw out the north poll,
for there was no separate registry of the
voters in it. The registry was for both
precincts. If one is thrown out, so ought
the other. The south poll gave over 200
Democratic majority. The north poll gave
over 1000 Radical majority. To throw out
both would probably elect Mr.. HEN
DRICKs, as well as Judge REID. In their
anxiety to send JULIAN back to Congress,
the RAIDS. have started question that may
not end very satisfactory to them.
The question presents ltse!f to legal
minds, can such things be law? Does the
Board of Inspection sit as court compe-
tent to try and adjudicate on elections, or
are they only board of examination and
certification OF the reported vote OF the
several townships of each county? 1t is
believed that the latter is the true jurisdic-
tion OF this board, and that they have no
authority to adiuGicate the legality or ille-
gality of any acts of any of the original
Election Boards of the townships. Even if
they had, the outrage upon all privileges
of fair dealing is so great that no scoundrel,
not fit for felon's cell, would dare at
tempt to carry it out for election purposes
The Radicals divide the township, and
after appointing their own creatures to
preside at the election and to receive the
votes, disfranchised every man who voted
at tn. polls they erected, and while they
ordered the election to be held, in order to
secure the return of their candidate fol
Congress, after he had been fairly defeated
by the people. Ifthe new election precinct
the Radical Commissioners of Wayne
county, and if the Inspectors of Elections
had the right to throw out the vote of the
south precinct, the same obligation resteG
upon them to throw out that of the north
precinct, which gave Radical majority
greater than that given to the Democracy
in the southern. But to do this, would fai
to accomplish the great object in view
which was to elect JULIAN with or without
majority in his favor. To throw ou
both precincts, as both ought to have been
if one was, would not only elect REID tt
| Congress, but would make sure the elec.
ton of HENDRIcKsas Governor of the State
Than this action of the Board of Can.
vassers of Wayne county, Indiana, more
of arrant scoundrelism was never attempt
ed. If such is the "Let US Have Peace
policy, God save the Republic if GRAN.
should happen to be elected President.
Complimentary TO the DemaOcrac,
of Franklin.
a private letter, dated Cleveland, Octo
Der 10, contains the following compliment
ary notice of the Democracy OF Franklin
"You did nobly in Franklin, and had th
rest of the State done half so well, the vic
tory would have been ours. You CAV
Winans very close shave, and have n
doubt had the Negro vote in Xenia an
thereabouts been kept down, Thomas woul
have been elected by handsome majority
The thanks of the Democracy of Ohio ar
due the patriotic friends of the Union an
Constitution in Franklin for their gallan
services"
The Journal wishes the people of thi
locality to understand that it don't wan
Negroes to vote who are black; but that
| wants Negroes who ''are White men" t