Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-24
Ht Is I'm the Power Of the RPpubi
cans 10 Preserve Peace. and
They ARE Appealed to 10 do so.
COLUMBUS, o. Oct. 81 1868.

[ 3 Res0lued, That the Repu hlican Cuuntl
Ex' cutive Committee are ht rrhy rtq lcstrt
t agree upon aud AL ipt M a,urrS " 9TH til,
roper committee of the Democratic party
to secure the rights of all voters and peace
I'll citiZ'nS at the next election 20 Civ,
very reasonable and practicable iarilitl
tor the protection of legal, aud the cli;tl
longing OF illegal voters, and to i sur.
Deace and good order generally, and
tley publish such agreement as Lhey ma
make on the sul,j"ct in the papers of tni-
tiLv.
4. Resolred, That when this meeting ad-
,uru it shall stand adjourned to Saturla,
evening next to this plare to hear the re
lnrt OF tile Republican, County Executive
Commi; tee.
Rooms OF THE FRANKLIN CoUNTY)
X. PUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 2l. 1868 }
John G Thompson. John Getry, James &
Bull. George z. Sargent. j ,hn NJ. Pugh
Jacob Reiuhard, William S. Huffman
Democratic Executive Committee o
franklin County. @
| Ga>TLEMEN-Ata a meeting of the Repub-
leans of this city last evening. the enclos-
ed res ,lutious we've adopted. by which yot.
will see the warrant and object of this
communication to you.
We are thereiu instructed TO negotiat,
SINE terms with your committee to srcur
peaceful aud orderly voting in this CITY at
the coming and future elections, ami the
''nlv reqnirem mt tnat is nisde is. tl,at eve
ry person beiiLriug himself 70 be voter
shall have free cess to the .fgeS o.
Election TO su init his claims By this
| requirement. there is no purpose to a.
away with the usual party Instrumental
| ties, t., wiz: chalengerS Tor both parties
Hho will represent their respective 0rIan
/ Il m, -, rl.s
friends of the candidates of each party
but it does intend to guard all our citiz II
ciaming the right to vote, agam-t suulaw-
| I Il and unauthorized interference by IRE
s..onsible men, vino take upon themStlv
| t. determine who shall and who shall nu
IYb e.
| AS we we believe one way to secur,
peaceful elections is for the rrc"1niz =
com mitteeS of their respective parties t,
agree beforehand on the neil hod of con.
Quoting an election. aud as we fuI ti.er be
iieve that the tights of miuOritie in {
democratic form of government should u,
properly protected, we propose:
First, That You agree with US in til,
declaration embudieu in the secol d reso
luton: to-wit: 1T is the right oil ev, ry per
lSpn believing himself a voter To pee ent hi
claim 10 the Judges and to have it decide,
by III. M, without threats mo estation or in
j iry."
Second, That to carry out in good faitl
the spirit and intent of e above. we asi
also that you agree with us in adopting
IA I'd maiutainiIg the following rules. 10 b
IstrictIy observed at the election On the 3
of Novem ber mex
First, That in such of the warls of thi
city as have two d :mocratic Judges of th'
Election, the Republicans shall be conced
t,d and secured third Judge, and that il
such OF the wards as have two Republican
Judges the ID mncrat> shall be conceded
aud secured third Judge.
/ Second. Tnat the Executive committee
of the r publican and Democratic partie
shall each appoint Il challenging commit
tee of five persons for each of the wards o
this city, who Shall be re ident voters of tn
wards for Which they are appoi' ted, AM
whose names shall be published in the cir,
papers on or before the Both day of y O:to
| b :r. 1865 to whom alone shall be intrIlsiet
| the duty OF chailengi < all supposed lille
gal voters. When such challenge is mad
quiet and order shall prevail until the de
l ision b announced by the Jud .rs q
Electi III. and the deei- Oh 81 made. snail II
be acquiesced IL by b)th parties to
to seek his remedy, ii amy he has, JhrUu Il
thu courts; and said party. if refused hi
vote. s. all be requested to leave the pail
prreeably. aud his hit to SO leave shall b.
'note. ted and secured to MIN by both cilal
llenging committees. IT tue judges decid
that he has right to vote, ne shall he s.
cured that right without mol station 0
harm, and his peaceab.e departure iron
the polls shall be :, cured, as before STATED
Third, That rallying commit Pe T.,
eacl ward, of six persons, shall be ap
pointed by the proper c mmlttees of til
respective parties. who, III diSchargin.
their duties, shall in no wise obstruct tn
polls, but rather aid electors in the exer
else of their rights.
Fourth, That we pledge ourselves t.
each other TO carry out in GOOD faith TIL
above arrangements. iY
You are respectfully requested to con
sid r the above propositions, and send u
your reply thtrero, on or before Thursday
evening. of this week.
| We y Respectfully Yours,
| -5tB B. F. MARTIN. -a
| N. MEKI,N. , Committee.
| l7g7 GtoRGE X NASH