Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-10-25
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A Democratic Outrage.


Judges of the Nineteenth Senatorial Dis
trict met ut Carlisie-as every honee'
Democrat aud Republican believed-tc
cast up the several county returns and
make out certificates Of election for those
persons who received the highest mum
Der Of votes cast at the late election. lr
the cast up of votes in said District
composed Of the counties of Cumber
land and Franklin, j. ". Weakely, Re-
publican. had 2 clear majority of 500
votes over Henry r. Pfeiffer. Democrat
There was only one duty here for the re,
surn judges to perform. and that was to
Issue certificate of election to Mr..
Wcakcly. This they, however, refused
70 do. under the following manifesto
from the District Attorney of Cumbcr-
land county:
Meters. Emmingrr and Skiles. Return
Judges for Cumberland and Franklin
countiee-Genrlemen If Mr. Pfeiffer
protests against the awarding of certii-
'ate to MIR. Weakely. and presents his
affidavit, or the affidavit of other Qualifi.
cd voters of the district, that the election
of Mr.. Weakely was secured by bri
berry and corruption. and that the same
can be proved. believe that you would
hs JUSTIFIED in refusing . certificate to
Mr.. cake ly, and that you should do so
&. L. MCLAUGHLIN.
The opinion Of the Dis;ric. Attorney.
which is ST no value save only to bring
another curse on the Democratic party.
brings out an affidavit to give some e1cu-
ses for the high handed and revolutionary
course that the return judges determined
10 pursue. The affidavit. reads as fol.
lows:
Personally appeared before me, a
clerk of the court in and for the County of
Cumberland, State Of peensylvauia, Jno
A. duncan, of the Borough of Carlisle.
who being dull sworn according to law.
d.poseth and saith that on Tuesday, the
Ilth day of October, 1871, he was, after
the hour Of ten o'clock. almost constant
ly in attendance on the election poll of
Shippensburg election district. and while
cenvcrsing with voter the said voter
was approached in his hearing and in
formed that he could have two dollars
for his vote; that short time after the
.ame party returned to said voter and re
marked to him, This ia a a mere matter
Of dollars and cents; do you want the
money g. or words to that effects, and
deponent firmly believes this vote, as
well as many others at that poll, we're in.
duenced by bribery and corruption. and
further saith not
John 4. Duncan, sworn before George
Sheaffer. clerk, 18th October, 1871.
Fortified with these two documents the
return judges are prepared for their
work of the violation of the voice of the
people, which they executed in the fol
lowing document
We, the return judges of the Nine.
teenth Senatorial District. having met at
the court house in Carlisle, on October
IL, 1871. to count up the votes cast in
The said district. composed of Cumber-
land and Franklin counties, for a Sena
Tor therefrom, do certify that upon the
county returns it appears that in the Co.
et Cumberland j. NJ. Weakely had
1868 votes, and that Henry X. Pfeiffer
had AHA votes.
In the connty Of Franklin j. N.
Weakeley had 46O5 votes and Henry X.
Pfeifer had 1851 votes and it appear
ing that fraud and bribery have been
made Use of in obtaining said votes to so
large an extent as to vitiate the election.
we decline to certify to the election Of
either of said candidates. and refer the !
subject to the Senate. which under the |
i, made the Judge Of the
qualifications of its own members
(Witness) JOHN EMMINaER,
II. G. SKILEs,
Return Judges Of the Nineteenth Sena-
torial District of Pennsylvania
Attest-J B. LLoYD. Clerk.
There are no discretionary power con-
ferred upon these judges. Their course
is revolutionary aud subversive Of law. !
Thereduty is plainly set forth in the fol-
lowing sections of the Pennsylvania cleo !
lion laws:
SECTION 81 When two or more coun- !
ties shall compose district for the choice
Of member or members Of the Senate
Of this Commonwealth, or of the House
of Representatives of the United States,
Or Of this Commonwealth. the judges of
The election in each county. having met
ls aforesaid, The clerks shall make out 4
air statement of all the votes which shall
nave been given at such election, within
he county. for every person voted for. as
Iuch member or members. which ehall be
igned by said judges and attested by the
Jerks; and one Of the said judges shall
axe charge of such certificate. and shall
produce the same at a meeting OF one
udge from each county. at such place. in
uch district, as is or may be appointed
" law for the purpose; which meeting
hall be held on the seventh day after the
lection.
SECTION 50. The Judges Of the sew
ral counties having met, q aforesaid.
hall cast up the .everal county returns.
nd make duplicate returns of all the
otes given for such Office in 8 id district.
nd of the name Of the person or psrsons
,ec:e3; and o,e of said returns, for each