The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-17
Prom tu. Iiu, Rock Gassttc March lath.
Gunter vs.. Wiltshire.


Prom OBJ. Little Rock Gazette March iath.
Gunter VS. Wiltshire.
Below we publish the notice Of Col
Thomas NJ (iuuter To Judge Wiltshire,
formally notifying Mr. W that he claims
~ be- elected tn Congress from the Third
Congressional District of Arkansas, and
will proceed tn assert that claim before
Congress. for the reasons therein stated
Col Guntcr statement of the case Is So
plain that we do not believe Judge vii
shire will attempt To- retute it. We can
add nothing. save that we have every rca.
son u believe that Col Guntcr can and
will establish every allegation made
IdruE Rock, March = 1873.
To Hon. W. w. Wiltshire
~u-On the eighteenth day Ut last
month his excellcncy, Elisha Baxter. Gov.
crunr of the State Of Arkansas issued and
published what he termed q proclamation
of the election in the Third congressional
district of said State tor u representative
FROM said district in the Forty third Com
gre, ol the Juitcd States copy ot which
Iape, iu print i, herewith presented and
made part hereof The governor proc
lamatiUn having heCu heretofore published
/, omitted.
And from said paper it appears no re
suit is reached or made known but merely
a statement Of the vote Ut yourself as one
candidate aud myself as the other. Is
made with certain notice or memoranda
in reference to the vote of certain counties
in said district But claim TO be legally
elected such representative, and will ask
the House of Representative ot the next
Congress of the United States. at the next
meeting ON the first day thereof to So de
clare, and to award me the seat as such
representative, notwithstanding any Claim
thereto that you may assert or put Tor
ward and upon these grounds
First-As you and were the only can
didate, running for such positions and
voted for at said election | claim all the
votes alluded to in said proclamation as
being east for "Guutee = NJ Gunter
IT NJ Guutee, "Thos NJ. Guutee
II Ross Gunter, "Thos. VI. Crentcr
and "Gmthcr were cast for mt and in
tended 50 az be- that is to say
IU In the county Of Montgomery, il
said district ! am entitled In lu7 vote,
which said proclamation places 10 the
name Of "Gunther
tl' And in the county Of Newton, il
said district, ! am entitled u ls4 votes
given in and by said proclamation t.
"Gunther also
lrl In the county of Pulaski in said dis
trict ] am entitled to have added t. m,
vote the l456 votes stated in said procla
nation 10 have been given 70 the severa
names above mentioned which would in
crease my vote in said county 10 3O17 in
stead Of 1921
~ecoud-In the county Of Scott, in SAT-
district an election was duly held for sucl
representative, and ] received in salt
county a majority over YOU Of $50 to which
am Justly entitled, but which such proc
lamatIon failed to notice, upon the pretex
that there are no returns Of such vote, bu
III truth such vote was legally east, and tn,
same was returned to the Office Of the sec
rotary of State Of said State and | an
justly entitled to have the same added t.
my list of votes
Third-ln the county of johnson Of sat
district, instead Of there being a majOrit
for YOU, as appears in said proclamation.
received a majority of 20 but although
such vote was legally cast, yet it was lie
gally and traudulently suppressed, anC
never returned by the returning or can
vassing officers OF said county, but | an
tubllltN % haNt inc SAINT duutu 70 my lis
Of votes.
Fourth-In the county of Clark, in sal,
district, instead Of there being q majorit
Tor you, as appears in said proclamation,
am entitled 10 a majority Of 90 votes owe
You and was defrauded out Of the sam,
by the caBvassing officers of said count,
trauduiently putting in the ballOt-bOx spu
rlous votes for you, and throwing out vote
tormc amounting together to over 7OOvotes
and l am entitled % have added t. nv vot,
said majority Of 90
Fiith-ln the county of Crawford, in sal
district 325 legal voters were Illegally an
IgaUdulcutly stricken from the list of voter
in said county, and were denied contrar
o. law the right to vote. all Of whOI
would have voted for me if permitted, an
they offered so 10 do at said election, and
am entitled to have that number added /
my list Of votes.
Sixth-ln the county of Franklin,
said district $50 voters legally qualift
were refused registration and denied Il
right 30 vote, contrary 10 law and they a
hould have voted for me, and offered so
do, and | claim they should be added
my number Of votes.
Seventh-ln the county of Sebastia
Az legal voters were refused registration
and stricken from the list of voters, fraut
ulently and contrary b. law, and they a
would have voted for me at such election
and offered 50 to do, but were denied th
right 10 vote, and | am entitled TO have ii
same added to my vote
Eighth-ln the county Of Pope in sal
district, 327 legal voters were illegally T,
fused registration, and stricken from Il
list Of voters in said county, all Of who
would have voted for me, and offered
do so, but were refused, and ! am e
titlcl 10 have the same added to my list
votes.
Ninth--In the said district a large nur
Der Of votes, to-wit $500 we're cast 1
me at the side polls, on certificate under Il
enforcement act of Congress, by duly al
legally qualified electors, and they we're
the following named counties, viz:
Sebastian county. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
lrawlurd county. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z
franklin county. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
10y county ,s..,...... ....s..s.s..ssss
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,lp, county Observation-Disclosures.
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wmeh snd votes we're not counted for i
III the estimate aforesaid. hut | am legal
ehIiIe9 20 nave them added 10 my vote
said election " ny WV
winch several errors and mistakes,
ing examined into aud Corrected L,, ii
House OF Representatives of Tho Eort
third Congress, as ! shall ask tn 10 a.
will show am legally elected such rem y
sentative over you by majority az q
thousand three hundred 5000 votes a
any clam you may assert to the seat
such representative is unfounded In
law and in fact. Respectfully,
THOMAS NJ. GUNTER
A, II, GARLAND, Attorney
H.