The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-19

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Total recommendation 11,499 1s sol
Scattered votes polled for "Guntee IS. NJ Gun
ter 1T. NJ Guntee," "Thos. NJ. Guntee." 1T RIOS
Gunter." and Thomas NJ. Crenter" in Pulaski
zone County has not been made part of the
third congressional district by any act OF the Legs
lature
and Newton Counties were probably Intended for
The scattering vote in Pulaski County given to
"Wilshire," "Guntee, rs. Nj Gunter IT NJ. Gun
tee,"'T RIOS Gunter, and ''Thos. NJ Crenter,'' Is a
literal copy Of the clerks returns.
certificate of the clerk II appended to the re-
turns from Washington County Questioning the va
Iidty of the election in Richland township, If this
objection Is allowed, the vote will stand: For VIII
shire $50. and Gupter, 1 ,i25
Sarber County has not been made part OF the
third congressional district by any act Of the Legs-
lature
There are no returns from the clerk of Scott
ounty
sTATE or ARKANSAS, Erecutire Office:
Whereas the acting Governor failed to issue GER
tifcate OF election to the person who received the
highest number Of votes for Representative In Con
gress from the Third Congressional District Of Ar
Kansas al the election held In said District on the
9Th day OF November, A. D. 1872; and whereas, on
the 14ih of day Of February, A d. 1873, the Score
tary OF state. In my presence did cast up the votes
polied Tor said Representative at said election from
the returns nle in his office;
Now, 'herefOrc, |, Elisha Baxter, Governor of the
State Of Arkansas. do certify that the foregoing
statement, with the explanatory notes i: fun,
Representative from the Third Congress onal Dis
trict OF Arkansas at the election held In said Dis
trict on the 9Th day Of November A. 1872, as ap.
pears from the returns OF said election on file and
certificates Of clerks deposited in the Office Of Sec
rotary Of State.
In TESTIMONY whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the State to be affixed.
1874.
lLs.l ELISHA BAXTER,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
j. NJ JOHNSON, Secretary of State.
This was no more a certificate of
election for one than for the 9TH
or, and what Congress should have done
was 10 have referred both to the Com
mittee on Elections and admitted neither
until the case had been heard But that
is not the style Of the Republican party.
Wiltshire was a Republican and Cjl Gun
ter a Democrat, and Republican House
said Wiltshire presented prjma tdcie evil
dence Of an election and admitted him to
a seat from which he has now been unani-
mously elected
During the debate, Mr.. McCrary Re.
publican), of Iowa, said
Now, ! grant you, Mr. Speaker if that
statement showed upon its face necessarily
or prjma fdcie that any gentleman wa,
elected, this certificate of the Governor
might be held to be sufficient. But the
certificate itself refers us 10 the schedule
and simply declares that that schedule is
correct statement ot the votes as returned
Now, sir, does the schedule show tina
Mr.. Wiltshire was elected? Gentlemen
say that it does, because it shows that h
received more votes than any other indi
yidual who is therein named Ii shows tina
Mr. Wiltshire received II, SD votes, whili
Mr. Gunter received Il ,96l and it show
l,4j6 votes returned as scattering. Tha
Is very remarkable fact upon the face o
1t, j should be inclined to suspect tina
there was something wrong with certiii
cate that returned so large a number o
votes as scattering without having sal,
for whom they were cast.
But the Governor appends as part Of tn
certificate what he calls "explanator,
notes; and in those explanatory notes w
are told that these scattering votes wer
polled for $. NJ. Gunter," IT. NJ. Gun
tee, D." "Thos. NJ. Guntee,' "T. Ros Gun
ter, and ''Thos. NJ Creuter." Nearl
1000 votes referred to as scattering are i
this note shown to have been cast for tn
names that / have read
Now, Mr. Speaker, it is almost self-evi
dent-it is morally certain to every ma
who will give moment 5 reflection to tn
matter-that every one of these votes thu
referred TO In the Governors certificate
and made part of it, were intended to b
cast for Thomas NJ. Gunter. 1t is a yer
easy thing to change capital IT, into
capital ,. Perhaps it mag have bee
originally written ''r. NJ. Gunter" and re
turned by some persons mistake as =
NJ. Gunter or, what is perhaps MOI
probable, returned IN that way by design
Then, here is the name "Guntee." III
questionably it is simply change of tn
last letter from an r to an e. maxim
1t read "Gsntee" instead of Counter.
Then | call the attention of the House {
the name printed II. iROs Gunter," whic
Is undoubtedly in the original '"Thos" {
Thomas at least, ] have no doubt Of
myself There is large number of vote
returned as scattering because the nan
was written in this way.
call attention Of the House to thes
matters not because they pertain to Il
case on It's merits for | do not 20 into tina
i call attention to them because they are
part OF the Governors certificate itsel
lie returns to the House this one in wbiC
he returns these votes as scattering whiC
are set down to these names Will an
DodY say such paper as that on the fa
OF 1t shows Mr.. Wiltshire was elected
the Representative from that district?
there was no explanation in regard to Il
votes returned as scattering, it might
claimed with some show of reason we n
forbidden to inquire whether any of the
was intended for either Of these gent
men but when explanation is given. II :
1t makes 1t morally certain to every man
the House these votes were thrown out /
cause the photography OF the name h
been slightly changed when thew w,
talrly and honestly cast for MIR. Gu1ter
Now, since the Governor does not cert
either OF these gentlemen is elected Sin
ne returns to us this abstract aud refers
70 these votes, and since on the face
these papers 1t is apparent there is at 10
great doubt as to the question which
these gentlemen is elected, it seems to