The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-21
Cox VS.. Strait.

MAJ. Strait has made formal reply
to the notice of contest by Mr.. Cox.
Concerning the various charges of
illegal voting by minors, non-residents
and foreigners, NJ j, Strait says:
regard them as too vague and in.
definite to justify the admission of evi'
dcnce under them, as they do not in.
form nc Of the specific or. particular
grounds Of objection to these persons,
or as to who these persons arc or were.
You arc fully aware that the name
Of every person who votes in our State,
is pnt in writing. at or before the time
Of depcsitiny the b.llots in the box
Now if you know those to BE- facts,
which you allcyc, you must necessari
ly kaow the names of the persons to
whom you refer.
therefore respectfully request you
to furnish to my attorney, within ten
! "a -,s after the receipt hereof by you a
list of'hc names Of all the persons to
whom you refer in your notice of con-
test.
TO the several charges Of irregulari-
ties aud wrongful counting Of votes, in
Kaudyo!.i, Lincoln, Lyon, Rcnvillc
and other counties he puts in a general
deui,l.
Mr.. Strait also, makes counter
charges.
First. That in certain Towns in
Carver county large number Of votes
were wrongfu'ly counted for the fol-
towing reasons.
1st. There was no lawful election
held on said 81 day Of November, A,
D. 1874, in either or any one of said
towns.
%. There was no registry poll list
made, posted, corrected or used in any
manner, prior to, or on said day, ia
either one or any CT said towns.
Sd. There were 10 judges or clerks
of election elected, appointed, or sworn
to perform the respective duties assign.
ed BY law for such officers.
4th. There were no legal returns
made from any one, or either of said
towns to the Auditors Office, in said
county.
9th. At the time of the county can
vass in said county, to-wit: Within ten
days after said election, there was moi
any legal evidence before said board
Of county canvassers, showing or tend
ing to show that any election whatever
had been held in any or either of sale
towns.
9th. There was no compliance O.
attempted at compliance, with an.
part, portion OF section of chapter on
Of the general statutes Of said State
by the residents or citizens OF sale
towns, or by those who assumed to b.
legal voters in said towns or by any o
those who assumed to be officials of sait
towns on said day, or on any day prio
thereto,
Charges, of similar import, are mad
in reference to specified Towns in l.
Seucr, Sibley, Nicollet, Brown, Dakot
and Wabasha counties.
t Mr.. Strait makes the following per
sonal charges against Mr.. Cox.
And you, sir, surreptitiously ant
frauduleatly got possession Of the bal
lots of certain legal voters who coul'
not read the English language, AM
who intended to vote for me, and frau
ulently erased my name and inserted
your own, and thereupon caused sai'
legal voters aforesaid to deposit sai
: altered and mutilated ballots in tn
! ! ballot-box in said towns contrary to tn
+ will aud intentions of said legal voters
You, sir, also represented to an
+ thereby deceived certain of said lega
voters who could not read the Englis|
language, that you were the Republi
can candidate for Congress, and that
. was the Democratic candidate, whereof
) |, you obtained large number Of sal
t legal votes in said towns which wou\
otherwise have been cast for me.
i You, sir, on said election day deal
. out and caused to be dealt out to larg
number Of legal voters Of the sal
: towns and in said county large quaint
. ties Of understandable spirituou
9 liquors and apirituous liquors Of a de
8 pfeciated quality to certain legal voter
! in said towns and county by whic
means you succeeded in benumbing th
a intellects and bedazing the minds Q
said legal voters, and thereby secure
their votes for YOU when otherWis