The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-04-09
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. 10.
BY THE EDITOR.

ty was in litigation, l had nothing to
say as to my opinion Of what the result
should or would be. Editors know a
great deal about almost everything, Gn
their own opinion,) but think some
times they are too accommodating in de-
Gliding cases in Court, and taking the
responsibilities from legislators. But
now Ipropose to say some things about
the recent contest, and there let
the matter rest.
At the election last fall, many DEM
ocratic voters were challenged in Lick
township on account of not having re-
sided a year in the State. Several of
these swore that they had resided
year IN the State, and as soon as their
votes were in, the Democrats would
laugh, and say that although the voter
had been in the State more than year,
his family had not been here year
A note of these boastings was made at
the time, for future reference. When
the returns were coming in, it was as
certained that the vote between the
candidates for Treasurer would be very
close. One Democratic township did
not send in the returns for day or
two, and when they did come in the
Democratic majority was so large as to
astonish the Democrats themselves.
l do not say there was any fraud in that
township, but why were the poll books
kept back SO lcng3
When the vote was counted, Cher
rington and Booth each had 1910 votes.
AS the Statute directs, the clerk and
two justices drew lots, and Booth won.
1t was after night. was at home,
more than quarter Of mile from the
clerks office, but the yells Of the drunk
en- Democracy were appa ling. 1t
sounded exactly like the yells of the
Democrats under John Morgan, when
they were plundering the stores Of our
citizens, burning the depot and destroy
ing the STANDARD Office. The wife Of
one of our citizens lay dying. Without
any regard to the decencies or proprie-
ties of life, the Democrats passed and
repassed the chamber of death, yelling
"Hurrah for Booth, hurrah for Booth"
and all because crippled soldier was
defeated.
Mr. Cherringten came to town in a
day or two, and told me to take the
necessary steps to contest the election.
| drew up the necessary papers, and Sc
lected D. w. Winfough, Republican
and a very fair man, and L. May, Q
Democrat, and the ablest justice ol
the party in the county, to take the
testimony. ! might have selected two
Republican justices, as they did in
Scioto county, but wanted the De
mocracy to have fair play in the matter
When the taking of the dcpositions
was commenced, Mr. DUNCAN appeared
as counsel for Booth. Mr.. Booth, G
David, and other choice spirits of the
party were on hand. When John Oil
er was asked how he voted, Mr..
DUNCAN told him not TO answer. The
justices very properly decided that he
must answer or go to Jail. He ther
said he voted for Booth. Mr. Dungar
then assumed very insulting and bull
lying tone, and induced the justices ii
all cases after that, to let the votersre
fuse to say how they voted. This
caused large amount of additiona
cost and loss of time, in procuring 9th
er witnesses to prove how tho parties
voted, when they should have beer
compelled to answer, Mr.. Dungar
took down all the testimony, and Mr.
Laird wrote the depositions
After Mr.. DUNCAN went to Columbus
Mr. DuHadway attended to the matter
| took no notes Of the testimony, de-
pending upon my memory, A large
number OF witnesses was examined
and the depositions covered nearly halt
ream of legal paper AS the Other
side took down all the testimony, and
thus caused much delay aud trou-
bic, l supposed that would be permit.
ed to have the depositions a reasonable
part of the time alter they were filed
They were filed on the second day oI
the term, aud Mr., Mayo then came in
to the case, and took possession of the
depositions, and l only could get them
two pieces of days. The case was
partly argued orally by Mr. Mayo aud
myself, and also by writtCn briefs sent
to the Judge at Macarthur. The de-