The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-20

Haven Register, in an article exposing the
infamous fraud. says:
The Smelling Committee" appointed
by the Legislature to figure cut the defeat of
Governor English, have completed ttheir
work to, at least, their own satisfaction
The history Of the State furnishes no prece-
dent Tor such an act-and thers Is no war
rant il the Constitution for 1T. The power
Of the Legislature to 60 back of the returns
of Town Officers, and reopen ballot-oo1es,
has been so thoroughly denied. that 1t Is
unnecessary to discuss it anew but there
are some peculiar features in this case that
should be noted, for future reference. From
the start. this has been one-sided affair
Democratic members could not serve on the
Committee; as they did not bslieve IN the
legality of the proceeding-and to take part
in it, would be to couutsnance the scheme
Besides, it is evident that the majority were
intent on forcing the issue. When, there-
fore, they found that the Fourth Ward box
did not contain as many votes as were re-
turned by the Rel ublicau Moderator-that
instead OF too many for English" there
were too few for Jewell! and the laugh was
upon thcm-a new device was inaugurated
the procurement of more signatures from
persons in the Ward than there were cOteS
for Jewell in the box. To effect this all the
machinery OF the Post Office and Custom
House put in motion, and the Fourth
I Ward was searched as with tlne tooth
comb" from Saturday morning, through
Sunday, up to Monday night-and when
voters could be got to appear in person. and
soy they voted the Republican ticket. it was
done; when they could not. Juhn w. Lane,
Of the Custom House, n. d. Sperry, Of the
! Post-O Office, or Others affirmed that such and
/ such electors did, to their knowledge. cast
| Jewell ballots. Now, let US look at the
! figures a momeut. The recount Of the
/ Fourth Ward box. (by the Committee. }
! showed only four hundred and seventy-nlns
! votes for Jewell-and his friends claimsd
| there ought to DO one hundred more--aEd
! that they must have been abstracted from
| the box There WIS no way ont Of the oil
/ lemma but to re-poll the Republican vote OF
! the ward and this was at once attempted.
with the following result: After the most
! strenuous e1ertions, by personal appeal, and
! every possible inducement. by personal at
/ tendance aud proxy. $50 names were col>
/ Iected. of these ten admitted that they voted
/ for Mr. Erglish-whch reduced the mum
/ ber to b50-and the dozen who were
| .'Vouched for reduces it say 10 $40. Oi
/ his number. we hear already Of seven who
! deny that they authorized any one to say
/ they voted the Republican ticket-which
/ reduces the list to 5aO-and of that number
! it is satisfactorily ascertaiued that. at least
| thirty nine have voluntarily boasted since
! he election. 10 friends. that they voted for
GovaInor English! This reduces the Jewell
vote to 4S9-tcn more than the re- count
gives him If this is not complete failure
to esta blish the alleged fraud, we have
nothing more to say. If bettsC result
could not be obtained, after the advice and
counsel of the notorious Allen and his New
York confederates. 70, near!y week. tho
wire puIlers have little for corSIatnlation.